Re: Fwd: German Notation documentation out of date and buggy example code

[c . buhtz]

Thank you for your feedback.

But in that case you should delete the translated version if there is no 
one to maintain. An outdated and unmaintained version harm the users 
more then an unexisting one.

Kind
Christian

Am 10.03.2022 19:40 schrieb Jean Abou Samra:
> Le 09/03/2022 à 09:08, c.buhtz@posteo.jp a écrit :
> > Betreff: German Notation documentation out of date and buggy example 
> > code
> > Datum: 09.03.2022 09:07
> > Von: c.buhtz@posteo.jp
> > An: bug-lilypond-request@gnu.org
> >
> > This is about the German version of the Notation reference.
> >
> > Please compare the example code in that German and English version:
> > https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/notation/displaying-rhythms.de.html#upbeats 
> > https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/notation/displaying-rhythms.en.html#upbeats 
> > The German version does not user { }. But the 2.22 release does need 
> > them. The example in the German version throws errors.
>
>
>
> I can't say I like this practice of the documentation, but this
> is not a bug. Have a look at
>
> https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/learning/entering-input.html
>
> “They [braces] may be omitted in some examples in this manual,
> but don’t forget them in your own music!”
>
> It is true, however, that the German documentation is generally
> not up-to-date (here the braces seem to have been added at some
> point). For several years, there has been nobody to update it.
> Werner Arnhold seemed interested at some point, not sure if that's
> still the case; CCing him. Like everything in LilyPond, translating
> the documentation is a volunteer effort. Consider volunteering
> yourself if you want up-to-date documentation in your native
> language.
>
> Best regards,
> Jean