To save other ignorant folks like me the trouble:
Scores of Beauty is the lilypond blog at http://lilypondblog.org/
Scheme is a programming language used by lilypond:
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/extending/scheme-tutorial
I wonder if http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page would be a good format for
developing a “book”.
Happiness to all.
On Dec 23, 2014, at 5:29 AM, Urs Liska <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Am 23. Dezember 2014 12:07:52 MEZ, schrieb Peter Gentry
> <[email protected]>:
>> There are two strands in this.
>>
>> 1. Questions related to the use of LilyPond.
>>
>> 2. Questions related to the use of Scheme etc coding for tweaking
>> LilyPond.
>>
>> The first is best served by the lilypond-user community.
>>
>> The second is dealt with to some extent in the "Scores of Beauty" but
>> only goes so far.
>
> I'd even say there are only tiny appetizers on our blog.
>
>> Information in the strange world of Scheme
>> is rather patchy and usually assumes a high level of familiarity with
>> the terms used. The list concept for instance and control of
>> memory not to mention smobs. In these areas on line forums such as
>> Stackoverflow provide a useful resource.
>>
>> It is arguable that (for example) the LilyPond interfaces ly:etc could
>> be better explained.
>
> I also think that there should be much more information available,especially
> introductory gently-paced tutorials. I see three steps here,and as they are
> not fulky explained in a coherent manner it's extremely difficult to get
> somewhere:
>
> - Scheme in itself is difficult to grasp
> - it's even more complicated as there are so many dialects around. Solutions
> found on the net don't necessarily apply to Guile/LilyPond
> - Hiw Scheme gets Information out of LilyPond (the ly: aspect) is another
> big step.
>
> What would be needed IMO was a "book" like the Learning Manual that covers
> all if this. But of course: who should write this???
> One *possible* approach could be to conceive tutorials as chapters of such a
> book. So people coukd contribute a comparably small section without having to
> tackle a complete book.
> But that would require that a number of those who are able (and I don't count
> ne in here) commit themselves at least somewhat.
>
>>
>> I am well aware that skilled programmers, clear thinking logicians and
>> pedantic musicologists have little patience with blunderings
>> of mere mortals - although a few show remarkable forebearance.
>>
>> If Lily use is to prosper and expand surely detailed information on the
>> structure and philosophy of the code would benefit all.
>
> +1
>
> Urs
>>
>> It goes without saying that LilyPond is one of the finest examples of
>> open source collaboaration and is without equal in its genre.
>>
>> No harm in wanting the best to get better.
>>
>> Festive feliciatations to Lily folk everywhere.
>>
>> regards
>> Peter Gentry
>>
>>
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