Re: Using Google to find documentation (was Re: naturalize pitches)

[Knute Snortum]

Something you can do with Google to find documentation is use the "site:" syntax:

site:lilypond.org/doc/v2.19 search terms here

Or, if you want to search several sites, set up a link or bookmark something like this:

https://www.google.com/search?q=searchKey+site:lilypond.org/doc/v2.19+OR+site:lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR+OR+site:lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com

Knute Snortum

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On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:02 PM, Jaime Oliver <address@hidden> wrote:

well, some examples of the LSR have "2.18 or higher” so you’d technically miss those if you only search for 2.19 examples. I guess there are also a certain number of core features that remain compatible through all versions, so there is a fair chance that these might work even if the version says 2.16. 

best,

J

On Mar 18, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Kristin Rollins <address@hidden> wrote:

Searching with Google tends to be more effective for me in solving my
issues with learning LilyPond and troubleshooting my work, especially
with the ability to simply type the query into the address bar of my
browser. (Though that is after I took the time to go through the
learning manual and at least review what documentation is available to
become familiar with it.)

The one thing I have learned, after a couple of instances of finding the
wrong version's documentation (or multiple versions of the
documentation): I always start my search with:

lilypond 2.19

and then my search terms. That will usually make the official
documentation for the proper version come to the top of the search
results and lower the risk of finding answers that relate to previous
versions.

Kristin

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 Kristin Rollins
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On Fri, Mar 18, 2016, at 06:44 AM, David Kastrup wrote:

That's one reason why it makes sense to look at the accompanying
documentation of a LilyPond installation rather than search blindly for
something on the net (which will frequently deliver outdated information
and infrequently advance information).

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