2013/11/26 David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org>: > Janek Warchoł <janek.lilyp...@gmail.com> writes: > >> 2013/11/26 David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org>: > >>> But if we are talking about a hundred tweaks per page, it is >>> extremely unlikely that those tweaks are _not_ dealing with >>> systematic problems, and dealing with systematic problems is >>> something that the computer does with a lot less effort and boredom >>> and tie-in than a human in the long run. >> >> Yes, i definitely agree! But i also agree with Joe wheh he says: >> >> 2013/11/26 Joseph Rushton Wakeling <joseph.wakel...@webdrake.net>: >>> A growing user base corresponds to a much broader range of engraving >>> scenarios and hence feedback that helps drive automation. >> >> Case in point: exactly _because_ i had used \shape to tweak over a >> 1000 slurs, i was able to see how to best improve it, and now we'll >> have the ability to use polar coordinates in \shape. >> Which is a step towards robustness and automation (for example, one >> \shape with polar coordinates can often fix multiple slurs). > > Aren't you confusing "automation" with "more comfortable manual tools" > here?
Not quite. Yes, as of now i've mostly worked on making tweaking more comfortable, but i gained insight that will be helpful when improving automation. >> Bottom line: after \shaping 1000 slurs, i got really bored and >> improved \shape. After using it for the next 500 slurs, i expect to >> get really bored again and fix some issues in slur formatting that >> will bother me the most - because i'll be _personally motivated_ to do >> so. Repeat ad infinitum :-) > > I haven't been doing any actual typesetting for years, so that approach > does not work all that much for me. > > My usual creative process involves explaining to people how to do > something with LilyPond and becoming so grossly embarrassed that > I change LilyPond rather than having to repeat that explanation. :-) _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
