Alexander Kobel <n...@a-kobel.de> writes: > On 2015-09-12 02:17, Tim Reeves wrote: >> > Am 11.09.2015 um 20:17 schrieb David Bellows: >> > > Urs, I'd still like to see a poll or at least all the answers >> > > collected and analyzed etc. >> > >> > I didn't intend to drop that poll idea. >> > But I find this thread very interesting and also touching, and it should >> > not be just buried in the mailing list archive. We should let it fade >> > out and then see if we can give it a decent place somewhere. >> > >> > Urs >> >> >> So far, in the small, non-random sample we have, it looks like the >> average user's age is somewhere around 60. I guess you can teach old >> dogs new tricks! ;) > > Well, another interpretation is that to be able to spend the amount of > time required for using LilyPond, you need to be either retired or (by > profession) really desperately in need for its specific feature set...
Actually, it's more like if you're trying to teach old tricks, you better look for old dogs. Text-based entry is an old trick in computing terms. It appeals to people considering a keyboard as the principal means of input and who think of a mouse primarily as the main enemy of punch cards. Now I'd like to think that this should generally make sense to the average musician, given that a lot more people play pianos, organs, flutes and other instruments with digital 10-finger input than, say theremins or other vague pointing instruments. But I have to admit that bowed strings have quite a bit of analog input, and a trumpet does not sport more buttons than the average mouse these days. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
