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RE: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?
From: |
Nick Payne |
Subject: |
RE: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond? |
Date: |
Tue, 4 Nov 2008 06:42:18 +1100 |
> -----Original Message-----
y newcomers post to bug-lilypond?
>
> What's the real solution to this?
> - when lilypond is run for the first time on windows or OSX, it
> pops up a box that says something like "You must read the docs".
> Or maybe slightly longer, like "To use LilyPond, you must write
> text files which define the music. To learn how to do this,
> read the docs." Maybe with a clickable URL in there.
> No, wait; that would require an internet connection. Dump a
> copy of the relevant tutorial pages (HTML and/or pdf) with the
> installer.
>
Actually, Lilypond already does this (on Windows, anyway). If you
double-click the LilyPond icon on the desktop, it pops up
Welcome_to_LilyPond.ly in the Lilypad window. All it needs is for the errors
in the ly file to be fixed:-)
Nick Payne
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, (continued)
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Francisco Vila, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Graham Percival, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Bailey James E., 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Toine Schreurs, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Francisco Vila, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Graham Percival, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Bailey James E., 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Francisco Vila, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Graham Percival, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Francisco Vila, 2008/11/03
- RE: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?,
Nick Payne <=
Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, David Rogers, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Laura Conrad, 2008/11/03
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Mats Bengtsson, 2008/11/04
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Valentin Villenave, 2008/11/04
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Graham Percival, 2008/11/04
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Valentin Villenave, 2008/11/04
- Re: Why do so many newcomers post to bug-lilypond?, Graham Percival, 2008/11/04