> I think it hasn't been stressed enough yet that the text input by itself is a > huge hurdle. I mean, not the syntax but the plain fact.
Amen. > If you're looking at a real-world score's input file it's overwhelmingly > daunting. …even for me, and I’m one of Lily’s biggest users in terms of number and size and “real-ness” of scores. Here’s my experience: 1. I've tried to convince at least a dozen people — all of whom are of high intelligence (though none “programmers”) — to try Lilypond. 2. Every single one has preferred (or at least claimed to prefer) Lilypond's output to that of the engraving software they use — most are on Sibelius; a few use Finale. 3. About half took the time to install Lilypond and compile a simple example file. 4. To my knowledge, exactly one tried a second example. Result? Not a single successful convert to date. > Most people I tried to persuade simply said "this isn't my cup of tea, I'm > not a programmer”. THAT is the main problem right there — one we are likely never to overcome, as much as I hate to admit it. Cheers, Kieren. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
