Re: Re:orchestral template, please comment

[Keith E OHara]

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:15:21 -0700, Keith E OHara <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:20:48 -0700, <address@hidden> wrote:
> All,
>    How about the other proposed changes?
> Do they help to give new users a starting point for the types of scores you 
> write?
> Do they steer new users away from issues and traps?
>
> > 2) Change the key signature to something other than C.
> > 3) Enter notes as written on parts, as opposed to concert pitch.
[ . . . ]
> > 5) Add \midi{}.
> > 6) Remove redundant parts

Having heard no complaints, a snippet with these changes is in the LSR awaiting 
approval.

> > 4) Add some introductory text

Short comments in the snippet itself point out the specifics, so the 
introductory text is again very brief:

"This template demonstrates the use of nested @code{StaffGroup} and 
@code{GrandStaff} contexts to sub-group instruments of the same type together, and a way 
to use @code{\transpose} so that variables hold music for transposing instruments at 
concert pitch."