@node Community
@unnumbered Community
+@divClass{link-headings}
@divClass{column-center-top}
@subheading Interacting with the community
@end itemize
@divEnd
+@divEnd
@divClass{hide}
@menu
@warning{When asking questions, please use @ref{Tiny examples}!}
+@subsubheading LilyPond Snippet Repository
+
+The LilyPond Snippet Repository is a large collection of
+user-submitted examples, which can freely be copied and used
+in your own works. See what other people have written,
+and add your own!
+
+@example
+@uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it}
+@end example
+
+Particularly instructive examples from LSR are included in our
+official documentation, in @ref{Snippets}.
+
@subsubheading IRC
German forum}
@uref{http://groups.google.com/group/lilypond-brasil,
-Portugese group}
+Portuguese group}
@uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user-fr,
French mailing list}
If you have discovered a bug which is not listed, please help us
by creating a bug report.
-@warning{We only accept bug reports in the form of @ref{Tiny
-examples}. We have very limited resources to deal with bug
-reports, so any non-minimal example will be rejected. Almost
+@warning{We only accept bug reports in the form of
+@ref{Tiny examples}. We have very limited resources to deal with
+bug reports, so any non-minimal example will be rejected. Almost
every bug can be demonstrated in four notes or less!}
Here is an example of a good bug report:
%% change the output at all!
\version "2.10.0"
-\paper@{ ragged-right=##t @}
\relative c''' @{
c1
#(set-octavation 1)
Once you have verified that the issue is not already known and
created a bug report, please send it to us!
-Unfortunately there is a strict @qq{no top-posting} check on the
-bug list, which is often incorrectly triggered by lilypond files.
-To avoid this, please add
+@divClass{keep-bullets}
+@itemize
+
+@item
+If you are subscribed to the @uref{mailto:bug-lilypond@@gnu.org,
+bug-lilypond@@gnu.org} mailing list, send an email like normal.
+
+@item
+If you are not subscribed, you can still post a bug report with
+the
+@uref{http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs,
+gmane lilypond.bugs web interface}.
+
+However, there is a strict @qq{no top-posting} check on the gmane
+interface, which is often incorrectly triggered by lilypond files.
+To avoid this, please add:
@example
> I'm not top posting.
@end example
@noindent
-(you must include the @code{>} ) to the top of your bug report.
+(you @emph{must} include the @code{>} ) to the top of your bug
+report.
-@uref{http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs,
-Post with the gmane lilypond.bugs interface}, or send an email to
-@uref{mailto:bug-lilypond@@gnu.prg, bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}.
+@end itemize
+@divEnd
-Once your bug has been sent to the list, our Bug Meister will
-examine the report. He may ask you for more information, or may
-add the report to the tracker and let you know what the issue
-number is.
+Once your bug has been sent to the list, our Bug Squad will
+examine the report. Please allow up to 24 hours, as we have a
+limited number of volunteers for this task. They may ask you for
+more information, or may add the report to the tracker and let you
+know what the issue number is.
You may mark the bug so that you automatically receive emails when
any activity on the bug occurs. This requires you have a google
@end ifset
+@c we normally don't allow named references, but in this case
+@c it's good to emphasize the "stable" part. -gp
@warning{These are @emph{unstable development} versions. If you
have the slightest doubt about how to use or install LilyPond, we
-urge you to use the stable @ref{Download}, and read the stable
-@ref{Manuals}.}
+urge you to use the @ref{Download, stable Download}, and read the
+@ref{Manuals, stable Manuals}.}
@divEnd
@subheading Regression tests
@divClass{keep-bullets}
-@itemize
@ifclear web_version
+@itemize
@item
@uref{../../input/regression/collated-files.html, Regression tests}:
This release's regtests.
@uref{../../input/regression/musicxml/collated-files.html, MusicXML tests}:
This release's musicXML tests.
(@uref{../../input/regression/musicxml/collated-files.pdf, pdf version})
+
+@item
+@uref{../../input/regression/abc2ly/collated-files.html, abc2ly tests}:
+This release's abc2ly tests.
+(@uref{../../input/regression/abc2ly/collated-files.pdf, pdf version})
+
+@item
+@uref{../../input/regression/lilypond-book/collated-files.html, lilypond-book tests}:
+This release's lilypond-book tests.
+(@uref{../../input/regression/lilypond-book/collated-files.pdf, pdf version})
+@end itemize
+
@end ifclear
@ifset web_version
+@subsubheading Development version
+
+@itemize
@item @regtestDevel (@regtestDevelPdf{})
@item @regtestDevelXml (@regtestDevelXmlPdf{})
+@item @regtestDevelAbc (@regtestDevelAbcPdf{})
+
+@item @regtestDevelLilypondBook (@regtestDevelLilypondBookPdf{})
+@end itemize
+
+@subsubheading Stable version
+
+@itemize
@item @regtestStable (@regtestStablePdf{})
@item @regtestStableXml (@regtestStableXmlPdf{})
+
+@item @regtestStableAbc (@regtestStableAbcPdf{})
+
+@item @regtestStableLilypondBook (@regtestStableLilypondBookPdf{})
+@end itemize
@end ifset
+@subsubheading All versions
+
+@itemize
@item @uref{http://lilypond.org/test, Archive of regression tests}:
Comparisons between versions.
-
@end itemize
+
@divEnd
@divEnd
@node Authors
@unnumberedsec Authors
-@help{Under construction; this is not an accurate list!}
-
-
@divClass{column-left-top}
@subheading Current Development Team
@unnumberedsec Publications
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading What we wrote
+@subheading What we wrote about LilyPond
@divClass{keep-bullets}
-@itemize
-
-@item
-Han-Wen Nienhuys, @emph{LilyPond, Automated music formatting and
-the Art of Shipping}. Forum Internacional Software Livre 2006
-(FISL7.0) (@uref{http://lilypond.org/web/images/FISL7-slides.pdf,
-PDF 1095k})
-
-@item
-Erik Sandberg, @emph{Separating input language and formatter in
-GNU LilyPond}. Master's Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of
-Information Technology March 2006.
-(@uref{http://lilypond.org/web/images/thesis-erik-sandberg.pdf,
-PDF 750k})
-@item
-Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, @emph{LilyPond, a system
-for automated music engraving}. Proceedings of the XIV Colloquium
-on Musical Informatics (XIV CIM 2003), Firenze, Italy, May 2003.
-(@uref{ http://lilypond.org/web/images/xivcim.pdf, PDF 95k})
-
-@end itemize
+@include we-wrote.itexi
@divEnd
@divEnd
-
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
-@subheading What others wrote
-
-@divClass{keep-bullets}
-@itemize
-
-@item
-September 2009
-
-The German LinuxUser magazine wrote an
-@uref{http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2009/10/Digitaler-Notenschluessel,
-article about LilyPond}.
-
-
-@item
-February 2008
-
-In @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,
-articles on his personal site}, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale
-and LilyPond in general terms, and evaluates engraving
-capabilities of both pieces of software in detail. The second
-article is an instructive analysis of engraving issues in
-Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude No. 6, including comparisons with a
-hand-engraved reference edition.
-
-@item
-June 2006
-
-@uref{http://distrowatch.com,DistroWatch} awards LilyPond and
-@uref{http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20060605,writes}
-@qq{Ladies and Gentleman, we are pleased to announce that, based
-on readers' requests, the DistroWatch May 2006 donation has been
-awarded to LilyPond (@euro{}190.00) and Lua (US$250.00).}
-
-@item
-December 2005
-
-@uref{http://linuxjournal.com,Linux Journal} publishes an article
-titled @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364, Make
-Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}. It is an in-depth
-but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond graphics. Author
-Kris Shaffer remarks @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics
-that make commercial alternatives seem second-rate.}
-
-@item
-August 20, 2005
-
-The Belgian newspaper De Standaard investigates what drives Free
-Software authors in an article titled
-@uref{http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=G42H5GD6,
-Delen van KENNIS zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
-knowlegde) in its @q{DS2 bijlage}. LilyPond is used as an example
-and the article is interspersed with quotes from an email
-interview with Jan Nieuwenhuizen. This marks LilyPond's first
-appearance in mainstream printed press.
-
-@item
-June 2005
-
-A French article on the LilyPond 2.6 release appeared on
-@uref{http://linuxfr.org/2005/06/27/19210.html, linuxfr.org}.
-
-@item
-October 2004
-
-The editors of Computer!Totaal, a Dutch computer magazine,
-@uref{http://lilypond.org/web/images/computer-totaal.jpeg,
-describe LilyPond} in the October 2004 issue as: @qq{Wonderful
-free (open source) software [..] The sheet music produced by
-LilyPond is exceptionally pretty [..] a very powerful system that
-can do almost anything.}
-
-@item
-July, August 2004
-
-Dave Phillips wrote an introductory article for
-@uref{http://linuxjournal.com,Linux Journal}: At
-the sounding edge: LilyPond, parts
-@uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7657, one} and
-@uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7719, two}.
-
-@item
-March 2004
-
-Chris Cannam
-@uref{http://www.all-day-breakfast.com/cannam/linux-musician/lilypond.html,interviewed}
-Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen on linuxmusician.com
-(original site defunct). This interview was also reviewed in a
-@uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&tid=,
-slashdot story}.
+@subheading What people did with LilyPond
-@item
-February 2004
-Jazz singer Gail Selkirk writes about
-@uref{http://www.songbirdofswing.com/editorial_page/lilypond/,
-Diving into LilyPond}. @qq{... you can make lead sheets or full
-orchestral parts, and the results can be stunning.}
-@uref{http://www.computermusic.co.uk/, Computer Music Special},
-issue CMS06.
+@divClass{keep-bullets}
-@end itemize
+@include others-did.itexi
@divEnd
@divEnd
+@contactUsAbout{academic papers}
+
@node Old news
@unnumberedsec Old news
@include web/news-front.itexi
@include web/news.itexi
-
-
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