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Re: documentation download?


From: Eluze
Subject: Re: documentation download?
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:18:55 -0700 (PDT)

> Am 11.10.2012 09:48, schrieb Tom Cloyd:
>> Am  schrieb Eluze:
>>>>
>>> not sure what you mean by "download" - on this web-page all the manuals
>>> can be downloaded as pdf.
>>>
>>> there are also tools which allow to download a whole bunch of manuals
>>> specified in a list (e.g. Total Commander, Free Download Manager on
>>> Windows)
>>>
>>> then there is the link to "other material - all" (on the above page)
>>> where you can find the /Doc tarball for 2.16.0/
>>>
>>> Eluze
> Thanks for sticking with me on this. I have been to this page multiple
> times. The /download link for a single documentation file/ is simply NOT
> readily apparent - at least not to me, and I've been using Lilipond for
> years.
> 
> I finally see the problem: the link I want has this link text - " All 
> <
> http://www.lilypond.org/all.html
> >
> : previous stable versions and current as a compressed archive". As a
> programmer (amateur), and someone who has written documentation files for
> several of my own programs, I NEVER refer to a documentation file as a
> "stable version", nor have I ever seen anyone else do this. That term ONLY
> refers to code, which indeed may or may not be "stable". Documentation, on
> the other hand is /draft, revised, provisional, final,/ etc. It cannot be
> unstable - it's just text.
> 
> So, to me, that link simply cannot refer to documentation, and indeed
> looked seriously misplaced, as it's on a page about documentation. That is
> why I could not find the link which is indeed there.
> 
> Why not make this link plain, for Pete's sake: "_Documentation archive
> files for current and all previous versions_" would make it plain, and
> prevent the confusion I have been experiencing, in the future.
> 
> I have always vastly enjoyed the richness of Lilypond's documentation; I
> truly appreciate the love of the software which so much work represents.
> Not to make this download really obvious seems to me like a most
> unfortunate mistake. Previously, it was NOT difficult to find, as it was
> plainly labeled.
> 
> OK...I have my download. My sincere thanks to you for assisting me in
> finding the link...finally.

please always reply to the list…

since the page is headed with /Manuals for LilyPond 2.16.0/ for me it's
clear that /docs/ are referenced.

if you have good ideas how to design this page better and make it more
informative you are welcome to send them as an enhancement request to the
bug list!

Eluze



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