Computers really aren't making the world paperless. (Unless we are in Matrix) I wont underestimate the importance of paper (I even enjoy folding paper aeroplanes, at one extend I was fired from my secondary school choir for "not respecting the composers" when I used some scores to fold an airplane), but for the past years in polytechnic, I have been typing more than I write, looking at powerpoint slides more than I look at the whiteboard, looking at pdfs more than I see printed notes.
Each composer have different way of composing. Mozart could take a pen and churn out a piece of work like how you would write "Hello World". Mahler and others could not compose without their piano. I don't compose, maybe just a little of arrangements. I usually try something on the piano, then repeat the rub and pencil process(some dust slipping down the piano). Thats why I would love a click and drag approach. (If I were Beethoven, my home would be filled with crushed, torn manuscripts, broken pens... If Beethoven were me, he might just need a good optical mouse with sufficient warranty ;) my $0.02, Joshua > >Not being the sort who can compose at a computer (I'm a pen(cil) and paper >man), I can't really understand this sentiment. I can respect it in >others, but I can't understand it. Typesetting software, in my opinion, is >not the best environment for composing; it is, however, an ideal >environment for taking something that's already composed and making it >look professional. I'm very comfortable using Finale, at least as >comfortable as I am with Lilypond. I still can't compose in it, in spite >of the fact that it is a (more) visually-based entry system. > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
