13 Mar
2004
13 Mar
'04
6:11 a.m.
Hello,
Jack O'Quin wrote:
But some JAMin discussion went on around here on LAU as well.
I'll probably try getting an initial proposal together in like a week,
and start a discussion on both lists on what we should want.
(Or should I
subscripe to LAD for this discussion? After all, Jamin was
born in LAD/LAU before my eyes, and now it's a usable thing as I
understand, so perhaps trying to get some development running is not
that bad an idea?)
LAD is probably the right forum for starting such a project. Almost any small project can benefit from good
technical writing.
There are more good programmers than good writers, and many of the
best are not native speakers of English, which remains the common
language for most free software development.
I'm also not a native speaker of English, but you won't notice it from
my writing :) in fact I make a living writing in English for native
speakers .
But, be aware that music notation is a very difficult
problem.
It certainly is, agreed.
For my
purposes, lilypond does a fine job. It *is* a bit hard to get started
with, but to me the results have been worth the effort.
It's not just about getting started. It's about a different way of
working with notation. A way that may be very good for programmers, but
does not lie wel with traditional musicians.
However, I agree that Lilypond is an excellent tool for preparing a
final layout for printing. Entry and editing are the problem, as well as
tuning the layout. Doing it through programming - and Lilypond is
somewhat of a programming language - is not acceptable for many
musicians.
Yours, Mikhail Ramendik