Re: How do new users feel about LilyPond's documentation?

[Larry Kent]

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?

Thanks,

Larry Kent

Tampa, FL

On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Flaming Hakama by Elaine <address@hidden> wrote:

> What is the thing you (especially new users) like the least about LilyPond's documentation structure?

Insufficient explanation of the object model, the process model and the hierarchy of languages used and how they fit together.  Example:  Does anyone here really understand what a "voice" actually is?  How about an "engraver"?   (If so, I have many follow-up questions for you...)

At the root of the problem is that the documentation allows you to think that lilypond is a program to organize music.  When it is really a program to organize grobs.