New Essay:nitpicking

[Alexander Deubelbeiss]

I became aware of the Essay rewrite through the bug list and had a quick 
read-through of the new text. I agree it's an improvement over the old one, but 
would like to point out three minor matters.

Typo: In the penultimate paragraph of _1.3 Automated engraving - Getting things 
right_, please replace "acceptible" with "acceptable" (twice)

Typo: In _1.4 Building software - Music representation_, replace "heirarchical" 
with "hierarchical" (just before the music example preceding the Tidy Structure 
of Nested Boxes illustration)

Finally, for a less clear-cut problem: I can't follow the argument about sharp 
points in _1.2 Engraving details - Music fonts_ (the paragraph after the 
illustration comparing Opus with Feta/Emmentaler).

In the middle of a discussion of legibility and beauty in music fonts, a design 
choice (non-pointy angles) is justified through a technical restriction 
(fragile dies) that doesn't apply in a computer-based printing context. I'll 
happily agree that the Lilypond variety "just looks nicer", but if nobody can 
come up with a concise explanation to put in the essay, I'd suggest not 
mentioning the matter at all. The current text produces a somewhat fanboyish 
impression, justifying a design detail with "because The Masters did it that 
way" even while admitting that said Masters' reasons for choosing their 
solution no longer apply.

... <shrug> or leave it, I guess. I think the old essay had roughly the same 
text there, and it doesn't seem to have provoked any complaints.
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