Re: Reading the fine manual.. hint [was Re: MultiMeasureRest - trying to be clever ...]

2006-07-05 Thread Andrew Thorne
> Hi, Simon (et al.):> > > Personally, I find it easier to work with the one page html version  > > and just let the browser search for hopefully good keywords.> > (The pdf version does not work as well due to the search being  > > slower and I cannot seem to copy text from it..)> > Interesting..

Re: Reading the fine manual.. hint [was Re: MultiMeasureRest - trying to be clever ...]

2006-07-05 Thread Walter Hofmeister
On 7/5/06 1:58 AM, "Simon Dahlbacka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> And no disrespect, but I think Thibault is spot on with his first >> sentence. The lilypond documentation is the size of a small novel! >> Finding what you're looking for isn't easy. > The size of the manual for any capable nota

Re: Reading the fine manual.. hint [was Re: MultiMeasureRest - trying to be clever ...]

2006-07-05 Thread Simon Dahlbacka
On 7/5/06, Kieren MacMillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Simon (et al.):> Personally, I find it easier to work with the one page html version> and just let the browser search for hopefully good keywords.> (The pdf version does not work as well due to the search being > slower and I cannot seem to

Re: Reading the fine manual.. hint [was Re: MultiMeasureRest - trying to be clever ...]

2006-07-05 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi, Simon (et al.): Personally, I find it easier to work with the one page html version and just let the browser search for hopefully good keywords. (The pdf version does not work as well due to the search being slower and I cannot seem to copy text from it..) Interesting... I find the PDF

Reading the fine manual.. hint [was Re: MultiMeasureRest - trying to be clever ...]

2006-07-05 Thread Simon Dahlbacka
And no disrespect, but I think Thibault is spot on with his firstsentence. The lilypond documentation is the size of a small novel! Finding what you're looking for isn't easy.Personally, I find it easier to work with the one page html version and just let the browser search for hopefully good keywo

RE: MultiMeasureRest - trying to be clever ...

2006-07-05 Thread Anthony Youngman
keep the manual small you have to leave things out, if you put everything in people can't see the wood for the trees. What do you do? Cheers, Wol -Original Message- From: Graham Percival [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 July 2006 16:37 To: Anthony Youngman Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: MultiMeasureRest - trying to be clever ...

2006-07-04 Thread Thibaut Chevalier
First, I think you are doing a wonderful job with the manual since it is so big and complete.I am wondering, seeing all the simple "howto" questions you answer giving a link in the documentation, if I would not be useful to simply gather on a page all those "howto" questions and the related links w

Re: MultiMeasureRest - trying to be clever ...

2006-07-04 Thread Graham Percival
Anthony Youngman wrote: Is there any way I can change its value within the Score or Staff context, and have it take effect at Voice level? I did try \set MultiMeasureRest.expand-limit = 1 Look at \set in the index! This will direct you to 9.2.3. The VERY FIRST EXAMPLE of \set involves chang