Re: lilypond-user Digest, Vol 85, Issue 56

[Jonathan Wilkes]

> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:27:23 +0000
> From: Ian Hulin <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: GUI
> To: Graham Percival <address@hidden>
> Cc: Jonathan Wilkes <address@hidden>,
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> Hi Graham,
> 
> On 18/12/09 09:38, Graham Percival wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 09:32:50PM -0800, Jonathan
> Wilkes wrote:
> >>>   If you can suggest an
> improvement, especially in the
> >>>   Introduction pages, please
> do.
> >>
> >> LilyPondTool, Frescobaldi, Emacs and Vim are
> listed under
> >> "Alternate Input."  Since this link is to the
> right of "Text
> >> Input," the implication is that they are
> alternatives to text
> >> input, which of course is false: All the
> information under the
> >> "Text input" link applies to these programs.
> >
> > Hmm.  I'm trying to tie these two together: text
> input and
> > alternate input are both the same color, and end in
> "input".
> >
> >> Maybe change "Alternate Input" to "Input
> software," or "Input
> >> programs," or "Progams, At least One of Which You
> Will Use to
> >> Enter Your Scores if You At All Value Your Time
> and Sanity."
> >
> > I'm willing to change the name, but I'm not convinced
> that any of
> > thsoe are more attractive than "alternate
> input".  More to the
> > point, the bottom of "text input" tries to direct
> people there,
> > with the "easier editing environments" stuff.
> >
> > Hmm, on second thought, what about calling it "Easier
> editing"?
> > That alliterates, so it gets a 20% bonus to its
> attractiveness. :)
> >
> The current /Alternative Input/ section really lists
> language-sensitive 
> text editors which have capabilities for handling Lilypond
> source. 
> They're sort of "Text Editors with Attitude" (hey, that
> alliterates too 
> :-} ) and the ones that allow compilation and preview of
> pdf output, 
> like Jedit/LilypondTool and Frescobaldi are well on the way
> to providing 
> an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Lilypond. I
> can't think 
> of anything really short and snappy so how about:
> /Text Editors with Lilypond Language Support/ or
> /Editors with Lilypond Language Integration/ or
> /Easier Lilypond Editing/.

I'd suggest changing the heading "Easier editing environments" at the 
bottom of "Text input" to "Choosing an editing environment."  In the box 
titled "Where now?", I'd change it to say something like "Read about 
several of the most popular editing environments to use with Lilypond" 
with a link to what's currently listed as "Alternate input."  Then change 
the menu option "Alternate input" to "Editors," so that perusing (and 
hopefully choosing) an appropriate editor becomes an integral part of the 
introduction text.

-Jonathan