I follow. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts on this! Ben
David Kastrup wrote > SoundsFromSound < > soundsfromsound@ > > writes: > >> Interesting. >> >> David, in your opinion, would a solid background in LATEX really >> increase the options (and power) for the LilyPond user? > > No. It will make it easier to get into the way of thinking. So would a > serious PhD in old languages and philosophy, "serious" implying > sufficient for scientific work rather than rote learning, including good > translation skills in classical Greek (or should I say "puzzle-solving" > skills?) and mastery of formal logic. > > Philosophy is one of those areas where it is much easier to get even an > advanced degree than be competent enough to make an actual difference in > the field on any scale. > > But I digress. > >> As a composer, I'm always looking for ways to maximize the efficiency >> of my notation process. I know basic LATEX, and basic SCHEME / >> Python, so I'm curious, what do you suggest for getting the most out >> of LilyPond? > > LaTeX comes in handy in connection with LilyPond-book, but while this is > a nice combination, the parts are still separate with regard to the > required knowledge. > >> Where should the focus really be on, if you were me? >> >> Mastering LATEX? Scheme? Lisp? C++ lol? :) > > Scheme in the context give by LilyPond and GUILE. I don't think that > learning it separately will be all that productive, like learning Common > Lisp is nice but not immediately helpful for working with Emacs. > > However, if you want to change LilyPond, learning about GUILE/Scheme > outside of LilyPond might extend your horizons and make you realize how > you might want to see things done differently or Scheme-accessible in > LilyPond. > > -- > David Kastrup > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@ > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user ----- composer | sound designer -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Instrument-switching-with-a-new-staff-possible-tp141635p141694.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
