Re: tutorial and relative

[Graham Percival]

Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> Han-Wen Nienhuys <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > If anything, I think we should be looking to remove the optional pitch
> > argument, and force people to specify the octave in the first note
>
> Yes, I agree.  But I think we can explain that when we get to octave
> entry, and should fake it in the first few snippets.

I disagree; faking snippets is what started the whole thing.  I think we 
should simply not explain it for the first few snippets (ie the "here's 
how to use lilypad" stuff), and explain it in 2.2.

Beginners need to learn about \relative somewhere in the tutorial; in 
the long run, it doesn't matter if that happens after they learn \clef 
or before they learn durations.  In the short run, explaining \relative 
sooner avoids potential confusion.

Cheers,
- Graham