Re: [GLISS] basics

[Thomas Morley]

2012/9/24 Janek Warchoł <address@hidden>:

> I also think that it will take more than a week to collect all user feedback.

Likely.

> Also, are we going to do something like this on general user list?

Why not?


2012/9/24 Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden>:

> IMHO the discussion should not focus only on "beginners", as there are
> some parts of LilyPond syntax that are still confusing/difficult even
> for longstanding users.  I think this category of users, engraving
> _intensely_ scores with LilyPond (and that are not besides lily devs),
> are maybe much more concerned by lily syntax than beginners.


2012/9/25 Francisco Vila <address@hidden>:
> 2012/9/24 Janek Warchoł <address@hidden>:
>> Good idea.  For starters:
>>
>> 1) what do you find confusing in LilyPond syntax?  For example, are
>> you sometimes uncertain in what order should you write code elements,
>> or what capitalization to use?
>> 2) is there anything particularly unreadable or cryptic in LilyPond
>> syntax?  Names or symbols that don't fit the objects they represent?
>> 3) what do you find inconvenient in LilyPond syntax?  For example,
>> something that feels easy to describe, but needs a lot of coding to
>> get done?
>> 4) what do you find difficult to express in LilyPond syntax?  For
>> example, things that need to be done by moving something manually
>> instead of describing the logic behind it.
>>
>> Oh, and some "preamble" about our motivation.
>
> I like it. Let's do it.

+1

 I would add the question: "your self-perceived
> level of mastering the language is -beginner? -medium? -advanced?" so
> that we don't limit to starters.

Ok, I'm convinced not to focus on beginners.
But I'd like to describe that in the "preamble" and not to use an
additional question.

-Harm