Re: Wiki: add to same page?

On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM Gabriel Ellsworth <
[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Jun 2026, Carl Sorensen wrote:
>
>> It would be a new snippet, which would create a new wiki page.  We don't
>> edit the wiki; it's automatically generated from the snippets.
>>
>
>
> I believe the spirit of the Wiki is that anyone can edit it. Only those
> snippets that are marked Category:Included in the official documentation
> - LilyPond wiki
> <https://wiki.lilypond.community/wiki/Category:Included_in_the_official_documentation>
> should not be touched.
>

It was very kind of you not to say that I was wrong, but ... I was wrong
and your information is correct.


> But …
>
>> You could prepare your new snippet, and ask on the -user list to see if
>> there's a consensus that your snippet should replace the existing snippet.
>>
> … as Carl suggests here, getting input from this user list before adding
> a snippet to the Wiki is often a good idea. I have done so myself.
>
> In case this is helpful inspiration … here is an example of a Wiki page
> that intentionally shows multiple ways of doing the same basic thing all
> within a single page/snippet: Typesetting IPA transcriptions for lyrics -
> LilyPond wiki
> <https://wiki.lilypond.community/wiki/Typesetting_IPA_transcriptions_for_lyrics>
> .
>

I think this example is perfect, and that David should definitely add his
method to the current snippet, so that both are shown in one file.

Thanks for the correction!

Carl