example files (was "Re: SATB 2-staff template and request for suggestions")

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> almost by definition will include tens (if not hundreds) of 
> tips/tricks/techniques working together towards a well-defined, 
> "useful" goal. Being shown how a bolt fits into a nut is one thing; 
> seeing fourteen bolt-and-nut combos combined with three pieces of 
> dovetail-joined wood and a leather strap to make a portable bookcase 
> can often be more instructive to many people.
>
> Unfortunately, these "intermediate examples" are much more difficult to 
> develop properly than simple "one-trick ponies" -- I know, having been 
> involved in training and materials development for many years -- but 
> that fact should not deter us from doing our best.

(stretching the analogy).  I think it is better to just have a simple
portable bookcase as a demonstration.

The problem is in the number of examples. We already have about 400
small examples, and I think they're already hard to navigate. If you
want to show all the combinations, the number of files goes through
the roof.


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