Add tie-configuration example.

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / user / basic-notation.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
index b7b8721e8e9f0a0cb4d13cf067b66040fc7cfa24..e488f6926996b069a836603eab5dc5ae2c403aed 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
@@ -1942,13 +1942,25 @@ notes need not be consecutive.  This can be achieved by setting the
 @code{tieWaitForNote} property to true. The same feature is also useful,
 for example, to tie a tremolo to a chord. For example,
 
-@lilypond[fragment,verbatim,relative=1,ragged-right]
+@lilypond[fragment,verbatim,relative=1,ragged-right,quote]
 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
 \grace { c16[~ e~ g]~ } <c, e g>2
 \repeat "tremolo" 8 { c32~ c'~ } <c c,>1
 e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2
 @end lilypond
 
+Ties may be engraved manually by changing the @code{tie-configuration}
+property.  The first number indicates the distance from the center
+of the staff in staff-spaces, and the second number indicates the
+direction (1=up, -1=down).
+
+@lilypond[fragment,verbatim,relative=1,ragged-right,quote]
+<c e g>2~ <c e g> |
+\override TieColumn #'tie-configuration =
+  #'((0.0 . 1) (-2.0 . 1) (-4.0 . 1))
+<c e g>~ <c e g> |
+@end lilypond
+
 
 @refcommands