Re: lily in scheme

[Stefaan Himpe]

> I think that is a good idea, because there would then be a proof of
> concept to show to developers.  I think what has happened is that the 
> developers have concentrated on features and output.  That is great,
> because the output is pretty impressive.  They did not think about
> language design, though.  And lilypond is basically a programming
> language.
>
> One thing I'm not sure about is how TeX like it should be.  For
> example, in lilypond
>
> \markup{ \italic this is some text}
>
> is subtly different from TeX
>
> {\it this is some text}
>
> In the first, only "this" is italic.  In the second, the entire 
string > is italic.  I'm not sure if these should be rationalized or not.
>
> I think the first thing I will do is put together a language
> reference.  The fact that one does not exist shows that the language
> has been something of a second class citizen to output.  Once I see
> what is there, perhaps how best to simplify things will be more
> apparent.

Hi,

Sounds like an interesting plan, but have a look at the existing 
documentation first, I think there is already quite some reference 
documentation available. (from the website: follow the links to 
documentation, then program reference)

Best regards,
Stefaan.