RE: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?

[Nick Payne]

> -----Original Message-----
y newcomers post to bug-lilypond?
> 
> What's the real solution to this?
> - when lilypond is run for the first time on windows or OSX, it
>   pops up a box that says something like "You must read the docs".
>   Or maybe slightly longer, like "To use LilyPond, you must write
>   text files which define the music.  To learn how to do this,
>   read the docs."  Maybe with a clickable URL in there.
>   No, wait; that would require an internet connection.  Dump a
>   copy of the relevant tutorial pages (HTML and/or pdf) with the
>   installer.
> 
Actually, Lilypond already does this (on Windows, anyway). If you
double-click the LilyPond icon on the desktop, it pops up
Welcome_to_LilyPond.ly in the Lilypad window. All it needs is for the errors
in the ly file to be fixed:-)

Nick Payne