@setfilename index.info
@settitle Index to LilyPond documentation
+@html
+<!--- @@WEB-TITLE@@=Documentation --->
+@end html
+
@node Top, , , (dir)
@top
+@html
+<a name="everyone">
+@end html
+
@unnumberedsubsec General information
+
@itemize @bullet
-@item @uref{DEDICATION.html,Dedication}
-@item @uref{../topdocs/out-www/AUTHORS.html, Authors}
-@item @uref{../topdocs/out-www/README.html, Readme file}
-@item @uref{../topdocs/out-www/INSTALL.html, Installation instructions}
-@item @uref{CHANGES.html, Things recently done}
-@item @uref{../topdocs/out-www/FAQ.html,Very Frequently Asked Questions}, with answers
-@item @uref{http://appel.lilypond.org/wiki?LilyPondFaqs,Full Frequently asked questions}, with answers
+@item Lily is @uref{DEDICATION.html,dedicated to our friends.}
+@item
+It is released under the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html,
+GNU GPL}.
+
+@item The website is at @uref{http://lilypond.org}
@end itemize
-@unnumberedsubsec Manuals
-@itemize @bullet
-@item @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/lilypond.html,LilyPond user manual}
-@item @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/Reference-Manual.html,LilyPond reference manual}
-also available in @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.ps.gz,Postscript}
-@item LilyPond @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond-internals/lilypond-internals.html,internals}
-@item @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/Features.html, LilyPond features}
-work in progress, to me merged with reference manual.
-@item @uref{../user/out-www/glossary.html,A glossary of musical
-terms}, includes translations. Also available in @uref{../user/out-www/glossary.ps.gz,Postscript})
-@item @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond-book.html,lilypond-book}, a tool for
-integrating text and music in LaTeX and texinfo; also available in
-@uref{../user/out-www/lilypond-book.ps.gz,Postscript}
-@item @uref{../user/out-www/ly2dvi.html,ly2dvi} does page layout for
-LilyPond printout.
-@item @uref{../user/out-www/midi2ly.html,midi2ly}
-converts MIDI files to LilyPond input
-@item @uref{regression-test.html, LilyPond test document}
-Also available in @uref{regression-test.ps.gz,Postscript}
-@end itemize
+@unnumberedsubsec Information for users
-@unnumberedsubsec Logo
@itemize @bullet
-@item @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelieblond.png, logo} in large size
-@item @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelie-logo.png, logo} in medium size
-@item @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelie-icon.png, logo} in small size
+@item The complete @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/lilypond.html,user
+manual}, (also in @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.ps.gz,PostScript} and
+@uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.pdf,PDF}).
+
+The user manual contains a
+@uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/Tutorial.html,tutorial} which you
+should consult to learn LilyPond.
+
+
+@item
+The user @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.html, manual in one big page},
+for easy searching, or look it up in the
+@uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/Index.html,index}.
+
+@item
+A @uref{../user/out-www/music-glossary.html,glossary} of musical
+terms, including translations. (also in
+@uref{../user/out-www/music-glossary.ps.gz,PostScript} and
+@uref{../user/out-www/music-glossary.pdf,PDF}). Read this if you're not
+familiar with English terms for notation.
+
+@item Documentation of
+@uref{../user/out-www/lilypond-internals/lilypond-internals.html,internals},
+ generated from the source code. If
+you want to fine-tune output, you need the information in this
+document.
+
+
+@item
+ @uref{../../input/template/out-www/collated-files.html, Templates}, for
+different music styles. Add notes, and done!
+
+@item All of the @uref{../../input/test/out-www/collated-files.html,tips-and-tricks}
+ input snippets, with the corresponding
+output shown. Also available in
+@uref{../../input/test/out-www/test.ps.gz,PostScript} and
+@uref{../../input/test/out-www/test.pdf,PDF} formats.
+
+@uref{../../input/regression/out-www/collated-files.html,Regression Tests}
+are lot of snippets that test all basic features. Also available in
+@uref{../../input/regression/out-www/regression.ps.gz,PostScript} and
+@uref{../../input/regression/out-www/regression.pdf,PDF} formats.
+
@end itemize
+
+
@unnumberedsubsec Literature
@itemize @bullet
@item @uref{../bibliography/out-www/colorado.html,University of
-Colorado Engraving music bibliography}. Books refered from the
+Colorado Engraving music bibliography}. Books referred to at the
@uref{http://www.cc.colorado.edu/Dept/MU/Musicpress/,Big Site of Music
-Notation and Engraving} at University of Colorado.
+Notation and Engraving} at University of Colorado.
@item References on
@uref{../bibliography/out-www/engraving.html,engraving and music
notation}.
@end itemize
-@unnumberedsubsec Background information
+@html
+<a name="mailing-lists">
+@end html
+@unnumberedsec Mailing lists
+
+If you have questions, you can write to our mailing lists:
+@itemize @bullet
+@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel,lilypond-devel@@gnu.org}
+This list is for discussions concerning the development release of
+LilyPond.
+Searchable archives are available from
+@uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/lilypond-devel@@gnu.org}.
+@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-lilypond,info-lilypond@@gnu.org}
+is a low-volume list for information on the GNU Music project.
+ This list is moderated; ask
+ @email{drl@@gnu.org, David R. Linn} or
+ @email{hanwen@@cs.uu.nl, Han-Wen} to send announcements for this list.
+
+Searchable archives are available from
+@uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/info-lilypond@@gnu.org}.
+
+@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user,lilypond-user@@gnu.org}
+ For discussing every-day use of LilyPond, in particular the
+stable releases.
+
+Searchable archives are available from
+@uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/lilypond-user@@gnu.org}.
+
+@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond,bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}
+If you have bugreports, you should send them to this list.
+
+Please include in your bugreport the version of LilyPond that you
+experience the problem with, a description of your system and sample
+input to reproduce the problem. Do not send output files over the
+list, they tend to be very big and don't help with describing the
+problem.
+
+Searchable archives are available from
+@uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}.
-@itemize @bullet
-@item @uref{README-W32.html,Compiling and running on Windows32}
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-0.0.html, Change logs from 0.0 till 0.1 }
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-0.1.html, Change logs from 0.1 till 1.0 }
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.0.html, Change logs from 1.0 till 1.1 }
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.1.html, Change logs from 1.1 till
-1.2 }
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.2.html, Change logs from 1.2 till 1.3 }
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/NEWS-1.2.html, summary of changes from 1.1 till 1.2 }
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-0.1.html, Announcement of 0.1 (includes summary of
-changes)}
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-1.0.html, Announcement of 1.0 (includes summary of
-changes)}
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-1.2.html, Announcement of 1.2 (includes summary of changes)}
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/AIMS.html, Why LilyPond?}
-@item @uref{../misc/out-www/interview.html, Answers} to the Brave GNU world standard questions.
@end itemize
+@unnumberedsubsec Logo
+@itemize @bullet
+@item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelieblond.png, large} size.
+@item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelie-logo.png, medium} size.
+@item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelie-icon.png, small} size.
+@end itemize
+
@bye
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