2 This file is our personal scrapbook, listing what we want to do in the
17 ** staff-padding / padding.
21 ** \set / \override syntax
27 ** Sift examples, move into main doc.
31 ** Prune internals documentation.
33 ** Move Markup doc to docstrings.
43 News: rec.music.compose, comp.os.linux.apps, rec.music.makers(?)
45 Mail: abcusers, rosegarden, noteedit, tex-music, linux-audio-announce,
47 Web: freshmeat, linux-sound,
49 ** translation project.
51 ** mutopia submissions
56 ** Status and planning
58 [L] The book still needs a lot of work, but it is not insurmountable.
59 The pieces are there; they need to be re-ordered and integrated
62 [L] There are still some rough patches - whole pages - that still need
63 real work. The general polished sections still have a large number of
64 English errors. Some errors collected together; whole sentences need
65 to be completely rewritten.
67 [L] This will take an active partnership between the editing staff and
68 one or more authors. It will take 2 months or more of a lot of time
69 (~15hrs a week) on the part of the LilyPond maintainers, and then
70 another couple of months of occasional follow-up emails as we do the
71 fine-tooth comb English edits and get it ready for press.
74 ** Manual structure, fitting pieces together
76 *** [L] SKIP: Regression Tests for Developers -- input/regression
78 *** Templates -- input/templates/out-www/collated-files.tely
79 [L] Appendix to the printed manual.
81 *** Glossary -- Documentation/user/music-glossary.tely
82 [L] Appendix to the printed manual.
84 Get authors and license.
86 *** Examples -- input/examples
88 [L] These (or some of these) need to be integrated into the book. To
89 save space, each example should show just one page of music.
91 [L] The best way is to add an illustrative example as it's own sub-section
92 within the tutorial, after a section discussing a certain technique,
93 music issue, or typesetting problem. For instance, after a discussion
94 of how to do multi-voice notation, put a half page or one page choral
97 [L] I think this extra time is well worth it. It will add a *lot* of
98 value to the book relative to the amount of work being done. (A much
99 better value/time ratio than the countless necesary-evil hours we
100 spend doing "fine-tooth comb" English editing.)
102 [L] Before you spend any time on it, you should post a request to your
106 *** Compile -- Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.texi
108 [L] Normally, all our technical manuals include a section on How to
109 Install. Too terse and UNIX (problems) only.
111 UNDECIDED: Possibly get info from newweb/site/download/,
113 *** Program Reference -- Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond-internals
117 [L] I leave it up to you to decide which cross
118 references really must be included and then add the information to the
119 main text. Any reference to internal commands that aren't included in
120 the main text should be cut from the printed version. We can make a
121 note in the book that says "for complete information on every single
122 internal command, see http://www....."
124 Either add to manual in condensed form (we'll try that first), or
125 remove all x-references.
127 *** Tips and Tricks -- input/test/out-www/collated-files.tely
129 [L] I worry that important updates and helpful advice are lost in
130 here, instead of integrated into the manuscript.
132 [L] It sounds like a lot of the material is already completed. Can you
133 convert the Templates file into a Texinfo-formatted appendix?
138 *** SKIP: why switch? -- newweb/site/switch/advantages.html
139 *** SKIP: feature list -- newweb/site/about/features.html
141 [L] Useful source material for me when writing back-cover text, a sales
142 sheet or ad, but not needing integration into the manual itself.
144 *** SKIP: crash course -- newweb/site/switch/howto.html
146 [L] Some part of this might be useful as back-cover text, to help quickly
147 explain things while someone is standing in a bookstore, thinking
148 about it. However, it does not need to be integrated into the
151 *** SKIP: faq -- newweb/site/about/faq.html
153 *** SKIP: essay -- newweb/site/about/automated-engraving/
155 [L] The majority of the info in this essay has already been added to
160 *** INSTALL.texi -- CD
162 [L] After reading your notes about the compilation problems, I am even
163 more committed to doing it as a book&CD.
165 UNDECIDED: [L] I am not going to bother creating a ready-to-run live-CD.
167 *** Graphical interfaces