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Re: New LilyPond website
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John Roper |
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Re: New LilyPond website |
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Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:21:39 -0500 |
So, does texinfo create all the markup and you add the styling, or do
you add some of the markup? If so, where is it?
On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 7:07 PM, John Roper <address@hidden> wrote:
> https://github.com/johnroper100/LilyPond-Web-Redesign
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 6:55 PM, John Roper <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I am going to put the code in a GitHub repo for now so that I can keep track
>> of it.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 30, 2016 6:53 PM, "John Roper" <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am prepared to take my design and start to convert it over to the text
>>> info generator (at least on the home page).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2016 6:29 PM, "Carl Sorensen" <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/30/16 2:58 PM, "Noeck" <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >I was a bit disappointed that the suggestions have narrowed down so
>>>> >quickly to something so close to the old layout. But perhaps the chances
>>>> >are better to get somewhere from there than to have ~10 to quickly ~50
>>>> >completely different proposals.
>>>>
>>>> Here's my view of the course of this discussion:
>>>>
>>>> 1) John came up with a Wordpress layout. (I never saw that layout,
>>>> because it has been replaced with the new "just adjust the CSS" lilypond
>>>> example).
>>>>
>>>> 2) Some people expressed appreciation for the new layout; others
>>>> expressed
>>>> concerns about the technology. John, in an impressive burst of work
>>>> created multiple versions responding to people's concerns.
>>>>
>>>> 3) Several users discussed preferences for the old design.
>>>>
>>>> 4) Some developers chimed in about the desire/necessity to keep the
>>>> website auto created and pointed out that it would be straightforward to
>>>> change the CSS.
>>>>
>>>> 5) John followed that lead and jumped in with changes to the CSS.
>>>>
>>>> It seems likely to me that we are not too far from having new CSS that
>>>> can
>>>> be added to the LilyPond source to make some incremental, but significant
>>>> improvements to the website.
>>>>
>>>> Once John has worked on getting the new CSS implemented, he'll be in much
>>>> better shape to make recommendations for changes that are or can be made
>>>> consistent with our current infrastructure. Such changes have a very
>>>> high
>>>> likelihood of implementation. Since my time being involved with
>>>> LilyPond,
>>>> I can't remember a developer who proposed changes in the website that
>>>> could be implemented in our current framework failing to get those
>>>> changes
>>>> adopted.
>>>>
>>>> Changes that require shifting large parts of our current source (and by
>>>> that I mean documents, not code) to some different infrastructure will be
>>>> met with skepticism by the development community, I believe. Someone who
>>>> wants to have such changes made will need to shoulder most (or all) of
>>>> the
>>>> burden to make those changes. But if someone is willing to do that, and
>>>> the new infrastructure will support our translation process as well or
>>>> better than our current infrastructure, I would expect those changes to
>>>> eventually be implemented.
>>>>
>>>> I hope John doesn't feel like he's had a negative response. I believe
>>>> he's had a response that points out the minefields he needs to avoid in
>>>> order to get the website changed. And it looks to me like he's jumping
>>>> in
>>>> and navigating the minefields, which I think is great.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Carl
>>>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> John Roper
> Freelance Developer and Simulation Artist
> Boston, MA USA
> http://jmroper.com/
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John Roper
Freelance Developer and Simulation Artist
Boston, MA USA
http://jmroper.com/
- Re: New LilyPond website, (continued)
- Re: New LilyPond website, Karlin High, 2016/11/30
- Re: New LilyPond website, Noeck, 2016/11/30
- Re: New LilyPond website, Carl Sorensen, 2016/11/30
- Re: New LilyPond website, John Roper, 2016/11/30
- Re: New LilyPond website, John Roper, 2016/11/30
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