Re: NR appendices D and E are confusing

[Trevor Bača]

On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 3:59 PM Kieren MacMillan <
kieren@kierenmacmillan.info> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> > I very much dislike that.  We use different fonts (via different
> > indexing commands) to provide a clear distinction between concepts and
> > commands, and LilyPond's clean naming schemes for properties, context,
> > engravers, etc., should additionally help a user to find the stuff he
> > or she needs.
>
> Dickson’s History of the Theory of Numbers has two non-overlapping
> indices: an Author Index and a Subject Index. Having used that book — and
> referred to both indices — literally thousands of times in my life, I can
> honestly say that if they were in a single index, differentiated only by
> fonts, it would have been a far more frustrating experience.
>

Hey Kieren,

Do you ever use Appendix D? Or only ever Appendix E?

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