My problem is that too much of it is written like the following response from Elaine, which looks like Pprogrammers Only Need Apply.
I get frustrated when I'm looking for something to answer the question "How do I increase/decrease the space between the bottom system and the footer?" ...and cannot find an answer that begins "Here's how to increase/decrease the space between the bottom system and the footer."
If Lilypond such a complex program that I should not expect it to meet me at the intersection I just described?