RE: A thought on Windows Experience

[Mark Stephen Mrotek]

Mr. Harkins,

Two or three hops are not too much for anyone that reads and follows directions.

Mark Stephen Mrotek

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Mark Stephen Mrotek <carsonmark <at> ca.rr.com> writes:

> The Lilypond website presents “Manuals” that when clicked displays a 
> page
that starts with “Text Input … Read this first.”
> That hot link goes to a page that has a section titled “Easier editing
environments.” A hot link takes one to a list including Frescobaldi.
> I cannot conceive of anything more straight forward.

I can. New users are likely to start with a download. So, the downloads page 
could include a section that explains what it means to download only LilyPond. 
Here is the most straightforward place to point to Frescobaldi/Denemo/etc.

OK, the download page has a link to "Text input" (which people are likely to 
ignore, because they're on this page looking for files to download -- if it 
doesn't look like an installer, it won't draw attention):

~~
Note: LilyPond is a text-based music engraver; it is more similar to a 
programming language than a graphical score editing program. Before downloading 
LilyPond, please read about our Text input.
~~

Downloads --> Text input --> Easier editing *if* they read the page carefully.

Sorry, but two or three hops is not the most straightforward path.

hjh


PS:

Thick Prince to Blackadder: "I say, I can't think of anything I could do with a 
woman that I couldn't do with you."

Blackadder: "I cannot conceive."


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