Re: doc work

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Mats,

> I have never seen any question on the mailing list on how to turn  
> the MIDI off

That's because I figured it out by myself...  ;-)

> quite a number of questions on if it's possible to get MIDI output  
> and how to do it.

My answer: "RT(F)M".  =)

> If you have ever touched some other music typesetting program,
> you will certainly be acquainted to the possibility of listening
> to the output for proof "reading" and will expect to have the same  
> in LilyPond.

Yes, but that's comparing apples and oranges: in Finale (e.g.), you  
don't have to *add* a line of code in order to make the MIDI work  
(or, alternatively, remove it in order to disable MIDI output).

Furthermore, there are *many* things about MIDI that are neither  
clear nor simple — witness the number of questions on the list about  
changing MIDI tempo, making dynamics work in multiple staves, etc. I  
think it would be "cleaner" to put MIDI all by itself in its own doc  
section: that way, if a user has gone to the trouble of getting MIDI  
output in the first place, they're already in place to learn about  
other MIDI features and tweaks without bothering the list.

> Well, you decide!

I'll keep the thread open for a while, and then make a final decision  
based on the majority of responses I get.

Thanks!
Kieren.