;
> Yes, exactly. So it's not so difficult to package it up so that the
> same guidance is available courtesy of an item on the Windows menu, no?
> 'Lilypond > Lilypond Quickstart Guide'
... "Packaging it up" is extremely difficult.
Cheers,
- Graha
(and optionally, a desktop icon) that would
> load the aforesaid (HTML) quickstart guide when you click on it.
Ok.
> Similar for Mac OS.
OSX doesn't do desktop icons, and had no real system of menu
items. I suppose we could pollute the Dock with such an icon, but
the Dock just isn'
reate a menu item (and optionally, a desktop icon) that would
load the aforesaid (HTML) quickstart guide when you click on it.
Similar for Mac OS.
It was a response to David K.'s remark about the experience of having
people install Lilypond and then come back with remarks like, 'Where is
i
Joseph,
You said
>
> I'm talking about creating a 1-page quickstart readme guide, probably
> customized per platform, that would be _part of the install_ on
> platforms where people are used to GUIs.
But at the same time you prefaced this with
> Please let me emphasize that I'm not talking abo
I say people should be working on a Windows
development editor?
> So something like we already have on the download page?
Yes, exactly. So it's not so difficult to package it up so that the
same guidance is available courtesy of an item on the Windows menu, no?
'Lilypond > Lilypo
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:02:35AM +0200, Joseph Wakeling wrote:
> On 06/22/2010 09:38 PM, Graham Percival wrote:
> > WTM are you talking about? something like this:
>
> I'm talking about creating a 1-page quickstart readme guide, probably
> customized per platform, that would be _part of the ins
On 06/22/2010 09:38 PM, Graham Percival wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 09:16:34PM +0200, Joseph Wakeling wrote:
>> I was sure there was some kind of one-page quickstart guide in the
>> documentation, but looking on the development version doc pages at
>> http://kainhofer.c
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 09:16:34PM +0200, Joseph Wakeling wrote:
> I was sure there was some kind of one-page quickstart guide in the
> documentation, but looking on the development version doc pages at
> http://kainhofer.com/~lilypond/ I can't find one -- at least, it's not
>
he Lilypond icon and nothing happens?
>
> Hmmm ... so why not start by having the icon open a 'Quickstart' help
> page that explains how to use Lilypond on the platform in question?
> Trivial to implement, no?
I was sure there was some kind of one-page quickstart guide in the
docum
