Add one paragraph in tutorial and introduction

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / user / introduction.itely

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@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ makes it easy to mix music and text in documents.
 This section explains the different portions of the documentation.
 
 @c leave these lines wrapping around.  It's some texinfo 4.12 thing. -gp
+@c This is actually a limitation of texi2html. -jm
 @menu
 * About the Learning Manual (LM)::  this manual introduces LilyPond, giving in-depth explanations of how to create notation.
 
@@ -796,11 +797,11 @@ This section explains the different portions of the documentation.
 
 * About the Notation Reference (NR)::  this manual is the main portion of the documentation.  It provides detailed information about creating notation.  This book assumes that the reader knows basic material covered in the LM and is familiar with the English musical terms presented in the MG.
 
-* About the Application Usage (AU)::  this discusses the actual programs and operation system-specific issues.
+* About the Application Usage (AU)::  this discusses the actual programs and operating system-specific issues.
 
 * About the Snippet List (SL)::  this is a collection of short LilyPond examples.
 
-* About the Internals Reference (IR)::  this document gives information about LilyPond internal programming information, which is required for constructing tweaks.
+* About the Internals Reference (IR)::  this document gives reference information about LilyPond's internal structures, which is required for constructing tweaks.
 
 * Other documentation::         there are a few other portions of the documentation, such as News items and the mailist archives.
 
@@ -814,6 +815,12 @@ This book explains how to begin learning LilyPond, as well as
 explaining some key concepts in easy terms.  You should read these
 chapters in a linear fashion.
 
+There is a paragraph @strong{See also} at the end of each section,
+which contains cross-references to other sections: you should not
+follow these cross-references at first reading; when you have read all
+of the Learning Manual, you may want to read some sections again and
+follow cross-references for further reading.
+
 @itemize
 
 @item
@@ -869,7 +876,7 @@ all.
 @cindex foreign languages
 @cindex language
 
-@ref{Top,Music glossary,,music-glossary}:
+@rglosnamed{Top,Music glossary}
 this explains musical terms, and includes translations to various
 languages.  If you are not familiar with music notation or music
 terminology (especially if you are a non-native English speaker),
@@ -898,9 +905,9 @@ gives details about special notation that will only be useful for
 particular instrument (or vocal) groups.
 
 @item
-@ruser{Input syntax}:
-discusses general information about LilyPond files and controlling
-output.
+@ruser{General input and output}:
+discusses general information about LilyPond input files and
+controlling output.
 
 @item
 @ruser{Spacing issues}:
@@ -950,7 +957,7 @@ a complete index.
 @node About the Application Usage (AU)
 @unnumberedsubsec About the Application Usage (AU)
 
-This book explains how to execute the program and how to integrate
+This book explains how to execute the programs and how to integrate
 LilyPond notation with other programs.
 
 @itemize
@@ -992,10 +999,10 @@ formats to the @code{.ly} format.
 @cindex snippets
 @cindex LSR
 
-@ref{Top,LilyPond Snippet List,,lilypond-snippets}: this shows a
+@rlsrnamed{Top,LilyPond Snippet List}: this shows a
 selected set of LilyPond snippets from the
 @uref{http://lsr@/.dsi@/.unimi@/.it,LilyPond Snippet Repository}
-(LSR).  It is in the public domain.
+(LSR).  All the snippets are in the public domain.
 
 Please note that this document is not an exact subset of LSR.  LSR
 is running a stable LilyPond version, so any snippet which
@@ -1010,17 +1017,18 @@ The list of snippets for each subsection of the Notation Reference
 @node About the Internals Reference (IR)
 @unnumberedsubsec About the Internals Reference (IR)
 
-@ref{Top,Internals Reference,,lilypond-internals}: this is a set
+@rinternalsnamed{Top,Internals Reference}: this is a set
 of heavily cross linked HTML pages which document the nitty-gritty
 details of each and every LilyPond class, object, and function.
-It is produced directly from the formatting definitions used.
+It is produced directly from the formatting definitions in the
+source code.
 
 Almost all formatting functionality that is used internally is
-available directly to the user.  For example, all variables that
+available directly to the user.  For example, most variables that
 control thickness values, distances, etc., can be changed in input
 files.  There are a huge number of formatting options, and all of
-them are described in this document.  Each section of the notation
-manual has a @b{See also} subsection, which refers to the
+them are described in this document.  Each section of the Notation
+Reference has a @b{See also} subsection, which refers to the
 generated documentation.  In the HTML document, these subsections
 have clickable links.