Re: Coloring note heads by pitch

[David Kastrup]

Chris Angelico <address@hidden> writes:

> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Trevor Daniels <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Hi Chris
>>
>> Does the example in the Learning Manual help? I think it does exactly what
>> you want. See section 4.6.6.
>>
>> Trevor
>
> Strange. I just looked up the manual, and it doesn't HAVE a section
> 4.6.6... and then found out why. Seems that when you google for
> 'lilypond learning manual', the first hit is an older version. This is
> most peculiar, but it explains why I've been having trouble!

You have _installed_ a version of the HTML manual together with your
software.  It does not make sense at all to google for some online
version that does not fit with the rest of your installation.

Googling for software manuals accompanying the used software is one of
the most insane practices I have come across: you might get any version
from the time the software has been created.

You are not alone in that.  I have, as a maintainer, received bug
reports from people who used configuration instructions more than 10
years old without hesitation, while having the correct documentation
installed.

It is really somewhat frustrating because you can't hope to improve
age-old stuff left by somebody on an abandoned student account.

-- 
David Kastrup