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Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?
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Francisco Vila |
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Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond? |
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Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:15:52 +0100 |
2008/11/3 Graham Percival <address@hidden>:
> - The problem is not explaining how to use lilypond. We have the
> tutorial for that. If the tutorial isn't clear, improve the
> tutorial.
I still advocate for a not-so-serious resource from users to users.
> - 95% of the people who post "where r teh buttonz" will never even
> try to use lilypond once they realize that they can't do things
> with a mouse, so don't bother trying to explain it to them.
>
> - the remaining 5% can use lilypond perfectly well after reading
> the docs.
I still know about another 5% that will use it if they survive to the
first hour, before reading the docs. But among others, first
impression needs to improve, remember the bugs of
Welcome_to_lilypond.ly ?
> - new users neither know, nor care, about the tuxfamily wiki.
> However, it's still useful to have a webpage that you can point
> people to. But they won't discover this page on their own.
Definitely!
> 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.
I propose to put a README.txt on the Desktop which we can say new
users to read. It should include the FAQ, at very least.
> Of course, this requires screwing around with the windows GUI
> code, which 1) isn't in the normal git source, 2) is a pain, and
> 3) requires people to care about windows.
I do not volunteer, but I sent a patch against Spanish resources of
lilypad.exe. I'm CCing to -devel.
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Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
http://www.paconet.org
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