Re: your mail

[Cameron Horsburgh]

On Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 09:28:38PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> Good morning!
> 
> Today I downloaded LilyPond, gave it a first try, and liked it a lot.  
> So I will see if I can get to learn the how-to. I have started with  
> my string quartet ( I still prefer to write with my own hands, but it  
> is a nice way to practise) 

Lilypond is a great typesetting tool, but it's awkward for
composition. Personally, I find the best way to compose is the old
fashioned way --- sitting down with your instrument, pencil and paper,
and not getting Lily involved until you're finished.
 
> Of course, I find an enormous quantity of things that somehow don't  
> work as they should just yet, but I have started reading that pdf  
> user manual. I will post, if it is all right in this place, some  
> questions as they arise and I don't find the answer in the documents.
> 

Sounds good! If you can't find something in the documentation that you
think should be there, let us know. If it's missing, or not in an
obvious place that's a bug that needs to be fixed. Even better, if you
can suggest what needs to be written and where it should be put we
would be most appreciative!

> But something aesthetic comes to mind: do people refer to LilyPond as  
> "Lily"? That gives the work a nice female name. But maybe one should  
> not first-name her before getting well acquainted.
> 

Here in Australia the use of first names is normal, and it's only in
specific situations that you you would use 'Mr' or 'Miss'. It's quite
normal to call your doctor or lawyer or priest or Member of Parliament
by their first names. It's not rude --- it is a way of suggesting to
people that even if we are not well acquainted we consider each other
as equals and worthy of each others attention. Formal ways of
addressing one another outside of accepted contexts can actually be a
subtle form of rudeness. 

So over here, at least, Lily is 'Lily', sometimes 'LilyPond' but never
'Miss Pond'. Some people think she's a little stand-offish at first,
but she really does want to be your friend! 

(When Lilypond was being used by British Intelligence she was referred
to as 'Pond. Lily Pond.' I never did understand the British.) 

> Nice to meet you all,
> 
> Manuel

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