Re: Patch for 1.3.151

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> > I disagree. When I encounter a new program, I start looking at FAQs,
> > introductions, readmes, screenshots, etc. The manual is the last thing
> > I'd be looking for.
> 
> lily isn't a typical program.  it's closer to a language.  when you
> want to learn C, you don't look at FAQs, screenshots, etc.  you do a
> combination of two things: you read k&r and look at other people's
> code.  and you have to do both.  without a good book like k&r, your

I agree, however  the toplevel index is aimed people just surfing
by. They will not be helped by a manual and source code. 

> > More to the point, many of the questions on the mailing list indicate
> > that the manual isn't even read *after* downloading and running lily.
> 
> maybe people try the documentation and give up?

I don't know. I wish people would just tell me what they think instead
of letting me do the guesswork.


<Sigh>



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