=head1 DESCRIPTION
-Some questions that have been answered before. (note: relative paths
-are meant to be relative to the source directory)
+Q: HELP! I'm stuck!
+
+A: Please read this document carefully. If you are still at loss,
+send your questions to the B<mailing list>, and not to authors
+directly.
+
+Note: relative paths are meant to be relative to the source directory
+
=head2 Installing
Q: and where do the beams come into this picture?
-A: Beams are voicegroup-wide, and may be entered in any part of the
+A: Beams are voice-wide, and may be entered in any part of the
voicegroup:
< { [a ~ e] } { c ~ g } >
diff -urN old-directory/ new-directory/ > patch
Alternatively, you can use F<bin/make-patch.py>. Don't forget to put
-in your name and e-mail address.
+your name and e-mail address in the F<AUTHORS.pod> file.
Q: How do I learn the C++ code?
A: No. We have evaluated the standard GNU combination for compiling
programs (autoconf, automake, libtool) and found to be inadequate in
several respects. More detailed argumentation is included with
-LilyPond (see F<automake.urgh>)
+LilyPond (see F<Documentation/automake.urgh>)
+
Q: Why do I need g++ >= 2.7?
g++ (there are quite a few). Not having to support other compilers
saves us a I<lot> of trouble.
+
=head2 Running
+
Q: There are lots of warning messages for the printing, all
beginning with:
beams are PS C<\special> commands
-Q: My symbols are all messed up after I upgraded, and I get
-dvi-checksum errors!
+Q: My symbols are all messed up after I upgraded, I get the wrong
+symbols and dvi-checksum errors!
+
+A: We obviously mucked with the fonts in the upgrade. Remove I<all>
+previous fonts, including the F<.pk> and F<.tfm> fonts in
+F</var/lib/texmf>. A script automating this has been included, see
+F<bin/clean-fonts.sh>
-A: We mucked with the fonts in the upgrade. Remove I<all> previous
-fonts, including the .pk and .tfm fonts in F</var/lib/texmf>. A
-script automating this has been included, see F<bin/clean-fonts.sh>
Q: I don't get midi-output, even if I use B<-M>!
A: The MIDI output was originally put in as a proof that MIDI could be
done, and as a method of proof"reading" the input. The MIDI support
-is by no means finished.
+is by no means finished. Patches appreciated.
Q: I get