@node About the documentation
@section About the documentation
-FIXME: still needs some work.
+This section explains the different portions of the documentation.
-This section explains the different manuals:
+@c leave these lines wrapping around. It's some texinfo 4.12 thing. -gp
+@menu
+* About the Learning Manual (LM):: this manual introduces LilyPond, giving in-depth explanations of how to create notation.
-@itemize
-@item
-Learning Manual (LM): this introduces LilyPond, giving in-depth
-explanations of how to create notation.
+* About the Music Glossary (MG):: this manual explains musical terms and gives translations of terms in other languages.
-@item
-Music Glossary (MG): this explains musical terms and gives
-translations of terms in other languages.
+* 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.
-@item
-Notation Reference (NR): this 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.
-@item
-Application Usage (AU): this discusses the actual programs and
-operation system-specific issues.
+* About the Snippet List (SL):: this is a collection of short LilyPond examples.
-@item
-Snippet List (SL): this is a collection of short LilyPond examples
-(@qq{snippets}).
+* About the Internals Reference (IR):: this document gives information about LilyPond internal programming information, which is required for constructing tweaks.
-@item
-Internals Reference (IR): this gives information about LilyPond
-internal programming information, which is required for
-constructing tweaks.
-
-@item
-Other documentation: there are a few other portions of the
-documentation, such as News items and the mailist archives.
+* Other documentation:: there are a few other portions of the documentation, such as News items and the mailist archives.
-@end itemize
-
-@menu
-* About the Learning Manual (LM)::
-* About the Music Glossary (MG)::
-* About the Notation Reference (NR)::
-* About the Application Usage (AU)::
-* About the Snippet List (SL)::
-* About the Internals Reference (IR)::
-* Other documentation::
@end menu