J Martin Rushton <[email protected]> writes: > On 02/12/18 11:31, David Kastrup wrote: >> J Martin Rushton <[email protected]> writes: >> >>> I'm not sure the single critical paragraph is that unfair. I've turned >>> the tables on the reviewer and added my own comments as an amateur who >>> came to Lily only a few years ago. >> >> [...] >> >>> "LilyPond source files appear to be written in a custom programming >>> language whose grammar is never discussed." >>> - I'm afraid this one is bang on target. However compare the situation >>> to other systems and at least you can programme rather than just >>> accepting a proprietary black box. >> >> Well, this author went the mile and actually learnt how to work with >> LilyPond before giving it a critical eye (and apparently sticking with >> it). I think we lose the majority of potential users even before >> getting anywhere as far. It's easy to laugh about those when they write >> up their impression, but of course the problem _is_ real. >> >> Frescobaldi is an impressive way to lower the threshold of getting >> acquainted with LilyPond's way of working. And Denemo is nice for not >> getting all that much acquainted with LilyPond's way of working. >> > > Hi David. I'm not quite sure whether you're telling me off for > criticising the original author, or praising me for as "this author"!
Neither. Sometimes I write stuff without specifically targeting a victim. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
