Design update. It looks better and attracts more users to the software.

On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 4:46 PM, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote:

> John Roper <johnroper...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> >> On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 4:16 PM, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Urs Liska <u...@openlilylib.org> writes:
> >>>
> >>> > Am 03.02.2017 um 18:20 schrieb Federico Bruni:
> >>> >> Il giorno ven 3 feb 2017 alle 11:31, John Roper
> >>> >> <johnroper...@gmail.com> ha scritto:
> >>> >>> OK, I was asking because I have written a static command line HTML
> >>> >>> site generator that builds from HTML, Markdown, reStruturedText,
> >>> >>> Textile, Plain Text (.txt), and Microsoft Word (.docx).
> >>> >>> http://jmroper.com/blended Is that versatile enough for you? Also,
> >>> >>> how do you handle translations?
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Yet another static site generator (SSG)? The purpose is simplicity?
> >>> >> (as compared to other SSG)
> >>> >> I don't have time to test it in the coming days.
> >>> >> The templates are simple HTML files with the added value of using
> >>> >> {{variables}}? I mean, you are not using any existing template
> system?
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> > I can't comment on that right now.
> >>> >
> >>> >> ...
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Personally, I think that switching (for the website only!) from
> >>> >> texinfo to a static site generator based on markdown/html source
> files
> >>> >> and a simple template system would be wonderful.
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> > +1
> >>> >
> >>> > Separating website content from general documentation should
> definitely
> >>> > be an option.
> >>>
> >>> What advantages do you expect from it?
> >
> > It is easier for users to write and it looks better.
>
> Who are "users"?  What are we wanting them to write?
>
> > Blended exports human-readable files.
>
> We already export human-readable files in a host of formats including
> PDF, HTML, plain text.
>
> > Look at the website. http://jmroper.com/blended/
>
> My question probably was not clear enough.  What tangible benefits for
> LilyPond's website and its ongoing maintenance do we expect to reap from
> a move to Blended as its content management system?
>
> --
> David Kastrup
>



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John Roper
Freelance Developer and Simulation Artist
Boston, MA USA
http://jmroper.com/
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