Re: Notation Reference 1.8 "Text" : ready for review

[fiëé visuëlle]

Am 2008-10-05 um 17:46 schrieb Valentin Villenave:

> "LaTeX (pronounced /ˈleɪtɛx/ or /ˈleɪtɛk/) is a document markup
> language and document preparation system"
>
> click on "document preparation system": it redirects to
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_processor
>
> That being said, if you do not regard LaTeX as a word processor, I can
> understand while you don't want me to call LilyPond a word processor.

"We the TeX people" tell everyone, "Word is about words, TeX is about  
text", so "we" wouldn't call any TeX system a word processor.
Whoever caused that redirection in Wikipedia was a renegade or at  
least no real believer.

> > {
> > \writeSomeNote \addSomeArticulations
> > \quoteARandomInstrument \RestABit
> > \putCoolSoloHere
> > }
> > (ok, now I actually want to write a piece like that.  This is the
> > first time I've ever been tempted to write a Cage-like piece.  :)
>
> Really? I thought you had already been working on Strasheela :-)

While you are at it, please add
\createNumberOneHit \becomeRichAndFamous

> > You don't need to quote stuff that you've done.  I know that I'm
> > right.  I really don't need the ego boost of having you tell me.  :)
> We all need ego boosts every now and then: look, even I always get
> plenty from you :-)

Please explain to a non-native speaker: Is "boost" the same as "blast"?

> \smaller \bigger may sound better, but we already have
>
> \teeny \tiny \small \large \huge  markup commands, not
>
> \teeny \tiny \small \big \huge.

But shouldn't teen-y markup look like, say, SMS?

> Using a specific syntax, text blocks can be spread over multiple
> pages, making it possible to print text documents or books (and
> therefore to use LilyPond as a word processor). This syntax is
> described in Multi-page markup.
>
> with
>
> Separate text blocks can be spread over multiple pages,
> making it possible to print text documents or books entirely
> within LilyPond.  This feature, and the specific syntax it
> requires, are described in @ref{Multi-page markup}.


At last something serious:
This replacement is a good one (even if you could leave out that last  
"specific") - please don't start with a subordinate clause if you can  
avoid it.
Simple sentences are much better comprehensible for non-native speakers.



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