Hi; Dumb documentation question here:
Kind of like a FAQ but also kind of like an index. So this would be a "translation" of layman's terms to Lilypond/professional terminology and an index; it could even point to existing indices (in Notation) and/or the Glossary. Q: Does Lilypond do X (layman's term/phrase)? A: Yes, and this is the Lilypond description/verbiage/etc... see Learning (precise section URL); see Notation (precise section URL); etc (Glossary, Snippets) Now, if I didn't have the correct terminology, I could still obtain what I was looking for. Also, if the grouping or categorization of the concept is not where I would expect it, I might not know where to find it. A text based search of the HTML or PDF either does not result in any hits, or incorrect hits or too many hits; this is very frustrating. The Lilypond documentation is EXCELLENT, but I think that this might be helpful for some people. Example: Q. Does Lilypond generate MIDI for articulations/ornaments (such as mordant, prall, arpeggios)? A. Yes/No; see articulate feature description. I think that this might help people who aren't high-level musicians and/or high-level engravers navigate the excellent Lilypond documentation. Now, I'd be willing to assist with a very simple beginning of this Q&A/FAQ from a layman's perspective, perhaps on a text basis, using some of my own questions on this mailing list with some of the answers I've received. Is this a useful idea? Is it redundant/superfluous? It looks like a lot of work to gather the info and implement within the documentation format, but I'd be willing to try to add some value in my limited knowledge. Thanks, Ken Wolcott
