Re: Doc writing for unpure-pure-containers

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On Nov 14, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Peekay Ex wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> On 14 November 2011 10:18, address@hidden <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Hey all,
>> 
>> I've answered a couple questions recently where unpure-pure-containers have 
>> come in handy and think it'd be beneficial to have some text in the notation 
>> manual about them.  However, understanding pure properties is scary for 
>> developers, so I'd imagine that it'd be downright nightmarish for users.  
>> James - would you be interested in helping me out with this? I think that 
>> you're good at formulating things in a way that people understand.
>> 
> 
> No problem, but before you start on the work, suggest a place where
> you think it should go.
> 
> For example were you thinking
> 
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/advanced-tweaks
> 

This seems appropriate.

> Or thereabouts?
> 
> I ask because perhaps this kind of information may not be appropriate
> for the NR.
> 
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/extending/index.html
> 

This seems less well suited, as the use of unpure-pure-closures is not really 
programming work but rather a tweak.

Cheers,
MS