Hi all,
I'm getting a bit overwhelmed working on the documentation, so I'm
asking for help. I've posted a list of tasks to the -devel mailist.
Some of them require very little previous knowledge of LilyPond, and
are actually a great way to learn. You can read them here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2006-04/msg00231.html
Apart from those tasks, I have on more request: please don't forward an
email from -user to -devel or the bug mailist with the message "you
should improve the docs in this area". If you think an email contains
important information or clarification of the documentation, please
take the time to propose *exact* changes to the documentation. If you
are personally involved in the discussion, then you probably know more
about this area than I do. This is certainly true if the issue
involves anything that is covered in Chapter 7 Instrument-specific
notation.
Finally, some background about me: I'm just a normal user. In August
2004, I volunteered to become Documentation Editor, because I speak
English as a first language and have some time to contribute. I didn't
program LilyPond, nor do I have any special training in music
publication. I play cello and viola at a high level (as a university
undergraduate performer); my knowledge about printed music comes from
reading music. I have seen a lot of string music, and some orchestral
scores, but I have very little knowledge of vocal music, piano, guitar,
and the like. If you play any of those instruments -- anything which
is in Chapter 7 -- then I practically guarantee that you know more
about using LilyPond to create music for those instruments.
For information about proposing changes to the docs, see
http://lilypond.org/web/devel/participating/documentation-adding
Thanks,
- Graham
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