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Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU
From: |
Dominic Neumann |
Subject: |
Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU |
Date: |
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:47:03 +0200 |
I understand your position very well, Graham. But we should also try
to improve the way of helping via the mailing list to convince
newcomers of the power of LilyPond.
What about providing a signature to the mailing list explaining these
abbreviations? I donĀ“t know if this is possible, but it could help all
of us - the newcomers and the people answering rtfm questions.
2008/8/11 Mats Bengtsson <address@hidden>:
>
>
> Graham Percival wrote:
>>
>> In a few months, these will be second nature. There's no point
>> typing out "please see the Notation Reference 1.2.3" every time.
>> NR 1.2.3 is unambiguous, and saves time for people who spend time
>> answering rtfm questions.
>>
>
> But it may still cause lots of confusion to the newcomers who asked the
> question and
> don't even realize that NR has anything to do with the documentation.
>
> (OK, I know your reply: "If you haven't read the LM, we have no mercy", but
> even if you have
> read it, I'm not convinced that you will directly associate all the
> abbreviations LM, MG, NR, IR,
> SL and AU with documentation).
>
> /Mats
>
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- Re: it's all up to you users (was: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU), (continued)
- Re: it's all up to you users (was: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU), John Mandereau, 2008/08/18
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, Patrick Horgan, 2008/08/13
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, Peter Wright, 2008/08/13
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, Patrick Horgan, 2008/08/12
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, Valentin Villenave, 2008/08/12
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, Graham Percival, 2008/08/12
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, Valentin Villenave, 2008/08/12
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, Trevor Daniels, 2008/08/13
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, John Mandereau, 2008/08/16
Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU, Mats Bengtsson, 2008/08/11
- Re: Please forget LM MG NR IR SL AU,
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