On Tue 03 Aug 2021 at 09:44:33 (+0200), Silvain Dupertuis wrote:
> The files you mention do not seem to contain PDF documentation
> but only different snippets...
It's unclear to me what you mean. I mentioned a website, and I see it
contains files such as:
[ ] lilypond-2.20.0-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2020-03-01 17:55 139M
[ ] lilypond-2.21.0-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2020-04-09 15:39 141M
[ ] lilypond-2.21.1-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2020-04-28 11:45 141M
… … …
[ ] lilypond-2.21.82-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2020-12-15 13:20 191M
[ ] lilypond-2.22.0-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2021-01-10 15:45 191M
[ ] lilypond-2.22.1-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2021-04-26 08:55 191M
[ ] lilypond-2.23.0-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2021-01-24 14:59 191M
[ ] lilypond-2.23.1-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2021-03-23 12:10 189M
[ ] lilypond-2.23.2-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2021-04-12 12:37 189M
[ ] lilypond-2.23.3-1.documentation.tar.bz2 2021-07-04 09:30 193M
[TXT] readme.txt 2017-06-10 14:27 236
Now, excuse me if I don't download lilypond-2.22.1-1.documentation.tar.bz2
as I already have lilypond-2.22.0-1.documentation.tar.bz2 and which
contains the following PDFs (size and filename):
$ tar -tvf lilypond-2.22.0-1.documentation.tar.bz2 | grep 'pdf$' | cut -c
20-31,48- | sort -k 2
145683 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes.de.pdf
123940 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes.es.pdf
148374 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes.fr.pdf
145806 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes.it.pdf
141120 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes.pdf
1086419 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/contributor.pdf
1284790 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay.de.pdf
1302093 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay.es.pdf
1058975 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay.fr.pdf
1287247 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay.hu.pdf
1293605 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay.it.pdf
1284038 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay.pdf
384284 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/extending.de.pdf
413587 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/extending.es.pdf
439844 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/extending.fr.pdf
383906 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/extending.pdf
4692816 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/internals.pdf
1786251 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning.ca.pdf
1811419 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning.de.pdf
1817486 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning.es.pdf
1813993 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning.fr.pdf
1126970 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning.hu.pdf
1774430 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning.it.pdf
1556621 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning.nl.pdf
1710978 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning.pdf
135830
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/ancient-headword.pdf
48917
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/ancient-headword.preview.pdf
54225
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/aucun-snippet.pdf
50682
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/aucun-snippet.preview.pdf
251868 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/bach-bwv610.pdf
72512
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/bach-bwv610.preview.pdf
77618
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/bach-schenker.pdf
77302
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/bach-schenker.preview.pdf
136405 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/cary.pdf
135956
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/cary.preview.pdf
50486 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/chart.pdf
50494
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/chart.preview.pdf
55963 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/granados.pdf
55901
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/granados.preview.pdf
355129 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/orchestra.pdf
355448
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/orchestra.preview.pdf
143978 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/sesto-full.pdf
78477
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/sesto-full.preview.pdf
123921 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/sesto-piano.pdf
62477
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/sesto-piano.preview.pdf
73769
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/sesto-violin.pdf
50812
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/sesto-violin.preview.pdf
78869
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/stockhausen-klavierstueckII.pdf
78860
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/stockhausen-klavierstueckII.preview.pdf
115794 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/tab-example.pdf
114320
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/tab-example.preview.pdf
34969 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/theory.pdf
34956
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/ly-examples/theory.preview.pdf
675798 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/music-glossary.pdf
6964914 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation.ca.pdf
6482632 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation.de.pdf
7445465 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation.es.pdf
7501098 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation.fr.pdf
7010561 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation.it.pdf
7092094 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation.pdf
21408
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/pictures/context-example.pdf
2928585 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets.de.pdf
3058516 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets.es.pdf
3086174 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets.fr.pdf
2882195 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets.it.pdf
2862621 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets.pdf
505211 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage.ca.pdf
516522 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage.de.pdf
587850 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage.es.pdf
616092 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage.fr.pdf
444089 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage.hu.pdf
558292 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage.it.pdf
533198 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage.pdf
2596463 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.ca.pdf
2692792 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.de.pdf
2660651 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.es.pdf
2672946 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.fr.pdf
2237838 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.hu.pdf
2678279 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.it.pdf
2568470 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.nl.pdf
2636714 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.pdf
2620861 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web.pt.pdf
56168
./share/doc/lilypond/html/input/regression/abc2ly/collated-files.pdf
4363966 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/input/regression/collated-files.pdf
368323
./share/doc/lilypond/html/input/regression/musicxml/collated-files.pdf
$
> But for such a huge documentation, maybe PDF is not the best choice.
Well, the OP did write "with 2.18 I have all the information in one
huge pdf. [ … ] I'd rather actually have the pdf that I'm used to/need."
> Using HTML with all the internal links to pages and snippets is probably
> better.
The same archive can offer:
$ tar -tvf lilypond-2.22.0-1.documentation.tar.bz2 | grep 'big-page' | cut -c
20-31,48- | sort -k 2
22868 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes-big-page.de.html
19303 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes-big-page.es.html
24415 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes-big-page.fr.html
21494 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes-big-page.html
23089 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes-big-page.it.html
15887 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/changes-big-page.ja.html
839006 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/contributor-big-page.html
157515 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay-big-page.de.html
162107 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay-big-page.es.html
131762 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay-big-page.fr.html
149512 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay-big-page.html
151093 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay-big-page.hu.html
157507 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/essay-big-page.it.html
252610 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/extending-big-page.de.html
291053 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/extending-big-page.es.html
302592 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/extending-big-page.fr.html
265487 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/extending-big-page.html
3034438 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/internals-big-page.html
982841 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.ca.html
850736 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.cs.html
1004826 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.de.html
1009370 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.es.html
1013679 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.fr.html
914079 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.html
564888 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.hu.html
993546 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.it.html
1118405 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.ja.html
844088 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/learning-big-page.nl.html
688035
./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/music-glossary-big-page.html
4199257 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation-big-page.ca.html
3938538 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation-big-page.de.html
4629157 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation-big-page.es.html
4571758 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation-big-page.fr.html
4270689 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation-big-page.html
4336589 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation-big-page.it.html
4831816 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation-big-page.ja.html
1701999 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets-big-page.de.html
1783490 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets-big-page.es.html
1815944 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets-big-page.fr.html
1891875 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets-big-page.html
1709430 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets-big-page.it.html
2184870 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/snippets-big-page.ja.html
342561 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage-big-page.ca.html
331674 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage-big-page.de.html
397833 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage-big-page.es.html
410418 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage-big-page.fr.html
359671 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage-big-page.html
291794 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage-big-page.hu.html
382933 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage-big-page.it.html
426618 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/usage-big-page.ja.html
574140 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.ca.html
516605 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.cs.html
593496 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.de.html
595965 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.es.html
606597 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.fr.html
651276 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.html
504283 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.hu.html
588669 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.it.html
614334 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.ja.html
556925 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.nl.html
573004 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.pt.html
530766 ./share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/web-big-page.zh.html
$
as well as a myriad of individual pages. Hence my “Multiple languages
in multiple formats for "every" version.”
> It might be possible, if one likes to use documentation locally, to
> download the site with a utility like httrack
> <https://www.httrack.com/page/1/en/index.html>
The experience is very different from "flipping through the pages" of
a PDF/book. But each to their own.
Cheers,
David.
