Re: triplet problem in multi-staff score 2.7 and 2.6 versions

[Graham Percival]

On 22-Aug-05, at 3:06 PM, Erik Sandberg wrote:

> On Monday 22 August 2005 21.24, Jay Hamilton, Sound and Silence wrote:
> > But then Mats/Graham and others keep on recommending staying with
> > 'stable' which won't have the 'needed' features.  I'd love a
> > clarification on this one.
>
> It depends on what you expect from it: 2.7 _is_ usable, so you can use 
> it if
> you like. We also appreciate bug reports and comments. However, it's 
> not
> stable, which means that
> - there's a greater risk of random errors
> - people like Mats and Graham (and me) are less likely to help you if 
> you run
> into problems.

I'd like to clarify that somewhat: if you're using 2.7, then I expect 
more from
the user.  They should be aware that random notation errors occur, that 
random
packaging errors occur, etc.  If they report a bug, I'd like to see a 
minimal
example that demonstrates it, not "here's my whole project; bar 86 looks
weird".

If somebody running 2.7 is polite about reporting a problem and has done
some investigation of their own, then I'm delighted to help them.  More 
so
than somebody posting a random question about 2.6, in fact.

But if somebody seems surprised and upset that a feature in 2.7.7 is 
broken
when it worked in 2.6.3, or doesn't seem to know enough about lily to 
diagnose
problems, or is running a somewhat obscure operating system and has
packaging/installation problems, or just in general seems to prefer a 
stable
music creation program, I recommend 2.6.

Cheers,
- Graham