Re: GDP: Opinions sought on markup command snippets

2008-04-14 Thread Neil Puttock
Hi everybody, I'd like to thank David and the two Trevors for their input on this issue. I've decided to follow the approach of examples in isolation for the majority of cases, plus fuller examples where warranted. Once I've added a few snippets, we'll get a clearer idea of what's likely to work

Re: GDP: Opinions sought on markup command snippets

2008-04-03 Thread Neil Puttock
Hi Trevor, On 03/04/2008, Trevor Bača <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My first thought was "stuff is, in general, almost always better with an > actual score example." But, clicking back through B.6 and rereading, I think > exactly the opposite conclusion is warranted here. I think the > examples-in

Re: GDP: Opinions sought on markup command snippets

2008-04-03 Thread Neil Puttock
Hi David, On 02/04/2008, David Fedoruk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello: > > In general I prefer the first option. However, may I propose a compromise? > > I always find examples *in context* the most valuable. That said, it > is sometimes difficult to tell where the example command illustrat

Re: GDP: Opinions sought on markup command snippets

2008-04-03 Thread Trevor Bača
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Neil Puttock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I'm just about to start work on creating snippets for each of the > \markup commands listed in appendix B.6. Excellent! Embedded examples will be *extremely* useful ... > Before I begin, I'd like to >

Re: Opinions sought on markup command snippets

2008-04-02 Thread Trevor Daniels
eil Puttock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lilypond-User" Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:55 PM Subject: GDP: Opinions sought on markup command snippets Hi everybody, I'm just about to start work on creating snippets for each of the \markup commands listed in appendix B.6. Befo

GDP: Opinions sought on markup command snippets

2008-04-01 Thread Neil Puttock
Hi everybody, I'm just about to start work on creating snippets for each of the \markup commands listed in appendix B.6. Before I begin, I'd like to canvass opinion on how they should be demonstrated. As I see it, there are two options: 1. Continue in the same vein as the two existing examples (