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Re: [GLISS] basics
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Thomas Morley |
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Re: [GLISS] basics |
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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:40:54 +0200 |
2012/9/24 Janek Warchoł <address@hidden>:
> I also think that it will take more than a week to collect all user feedback.
Likely.
> Also, are we going to do something like this on general user list?
Why not?
2012/9/24 Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden>:
> IMHO the discussion should not focus only on "beginners", as there are
> some parts of LilyPond syntax that are still confusing/difficult even
> for longstanding users. I think this category of users, engraving
> _intensely_ scores with LilyPond (and that are not besides lily devs),
> are maybe much more concerned by lily syntax than beginners.
2012/9/25 Francisco Vila <address@hidden>:
> 2012/9/24 Janek Warchoł <address@hidden>:
>> Good idea. For starters:
>>
>> 1) what do you find confusing in LilyPond syntax? For example, are
>> you sometimes uncertain in what order should you write code elements,
>> or what capitalization to use?
>> 2) is there anything particularly unreadable or cryptic in LilyPond
>> syntax? Names or symbols that don't fit the objects they represent?
>> 3) what do you find inconvenient in LilyPond syntax? For example,
>> something that feels easy to describe, but needs a lot of coding to
>> get done?
>> 4) what do you find difficult to express in LilyPond syntax? For
>> example, things that need to be done by moving something manually
>> instead of describing the logic behind it.
>>
>> Oh, and some "preamble" about our motivation.
>
> I like it. Let's do it.
+1
I would add the question: "your self-perceived
> level of mastering the language is -beginner? -medium? -advanced?" so
> that we don't limit to starters.
Ok, I'm convinced not to focus on beginners.
But I'd like to describe that in the "preamble" and not to use an
additional question.
-Harm
- Re: [GLISS] basics, (continued)
Re: [GLISS] basics, Federico Bruni, 2012/09/23
Re: [GLISS] basics, Thomas Morley, 2012/09/23
Re: [GLISS] basics, Janek Warchoł, 2012/09/24
Re: [GLISS] basics, Joseph Rushton Wakeling, 2012/09/25
- Re: [GLISS] basics, Janek Warchoł, 2012/09/26
- Re: [GLISS] basics, David Kastrup, 2012/09/26
- Re: [GLISS] basics, Janek Warchoł, 2012/09/26
- Re: [GLISS] basics, David Kastrup, 2012/09/26
- Re: [GLISS] basics, Janek Warchoł, 2012/09/26
Re: [GLISS] basics, Joseph Rushton Wakeling, 2012/09/26
Re: [GLISS] basics, Janek Warchoł, 2012/09/27
Re: [GLISS] basics, Joseph Rushton Wakeling, 2012/09/27