Karlin High <gne...@hotmail.com> writes: > On 12/3/2016 4:42 AM, Federico Bruni wrote: >> John, you resisted more than I would have expected. I wonder if we'll >> ever see "the best person for _this_ job". > > And, I have been admiring John's patience and flexibility. He faced more > resistance than I would have expected. Work on the website has an > oil-and-water requirement - modernize the website by building on systems > that are ancient by the web-development standards of today. > > In the 2 website-redesign discussions I've witnessed so far, I get the > impression that the LilyPond community is a bit of a tough audience for > web developers.
Absolutely. Usually a web designer expects to bring his own tools to the job and do it with them. With LilyPond, that would cut ties with a lot of other LilyPond technology. It's sort of a "rent-a-cook" business where the cook has to use the tools he finds in the house, and they are basically leftovers from a mad genius a century ago. Very good for what they are, but stone age and partly hard to recognize for what they are. > I don't mean that in a bad way; it's just that people here are more > typesetters than graphic designers. Make no mistake: it is a bad job, and it gets worse the more of a professional you are. Hobbyists are more tolerant to learning absurd but good tools for a one-off job. I also have been admiring John's patience and flexibility, and it is a pity that the situation finally got the better of him. I hope it isn't the last word, though. > I like Urs Liska's idea of having a wiki or contributor guide entry for > web developer work. Yes, it makes sense. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
