@refbugs
@c duplicated in Durations and Rests. -gp
-There is no fundamental limit to note durations (both in terms of
+There is no fundamental limit to rest durations (both in terms of
longest and shortest), but the number of glyphs is limited: there
-are flags up to 64th and rests up to 128th. At the other extreme,
-there are note heads up to longa (4x whole note) and rests up to
-maxima (8 x whole). Since beams can be stacked without needing
-extra glyphs, beamed notes can be arbitrarily short.
-
+are rests from 128th to maxima (8 x whole).
@node Tuplets
\alternative {{ <c e>2. r4 } {<c e>2\repeatTie d4 c }}
@end lilypond
-@cindex Laissez vibrer
-@cindex Ties, laissez vibrer
+@cindex laissez vibrer
+@cindex ties, laissez vibrer
@funindex \laissezVibrer
@funindex \tieUp
@funindex \tieDown
@node Rests
@unnumberedsubsubsec Rests
-@cindex Rests
+@cindex rest
@funindex \rest
@funindex r
@seealso
-Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
+Notation Reference: @ref{Multi measure rests}.
+
+Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}.
Internals Reference: @internalsref{Rest}.
@refbugs
@c duplicated in Durations and Rests. -gp
-There is no fundamental limit to note durations (both in terms of
+There is no fundamental limit to rest durations (both in terms of
longest and shortest), but the number of glyphs is limited: there
-are flags up 64th and rests up to 128th. At the other extreme,
-there are note heads up to longa (4x whole note) and rests up to
-maxima (8 x whole). Since beams can be stacked without needing
-extra glyphs, beamed notes can be arbitrarily short.
-
+are rests from 128th to maxima (8 x whole).
@node Skips
@unnumberedsubsubsec Skips
-@cindex Skip
-@cindex Invisible rest
-@cindex Space note
+@cindex skip
+@cindex invisible rest
+@cindex space note
@funindex \skip
@funindex s
@cindex multi measure rests
@cindex full measure rests
-@cindex Rests, multi measure
-@cindex Rests, full measure
-@cindex whole rests for a full measure
+@cindex rest, multi measure
+@cindex rest, full measure
+@cindex whole rest for a full measure
@funindex R
Rests for one or more full measures are entered using @code{R}
@node Time signature
@unnumberedsubsubsec Time signature
-@cindex Time signature
+@cindex time signature
@cindex meter
@funindex \time
the value of @code{timeSignatureFraction} also causes the symbol
to be printed.
-@cindex Measure groupings
+@cindex measure groupings
More options are available through the Scheme function
@code{set-time-signature}, which takes three arguments: the number
@node Bar lines
@unnumberedsubsubsec Bar lines
-@cindex Bar lines
+@cindex bar lines
@funindex \bar
@cindex measure lines
@cindex repeat bars
@node Bar numbers
@unnumberedsubsubsec Bar numbers
-@cindex Bar numbers
+@cindex bar numbers
@cindex measure numbers
@funindex currentBarNumber
\repeat unfold 4 { c1 } \bar "|."
@end lilypond
-@cindex Bar number alignment
+@cindex bar number alignment
Bar numbers by default are left-aligned to their parent object.
This is usually the left edge of a line or, if numbers are printed
@node Bar and bar number checks
@unnumberedsubsubsec Bar and bar number checks
-@cindex Bar check
+@cindex bar check
@funindex barCheckSynchronize
@funindex |
@node Rehearsal marks
@unnumberedsubsubsec Rehearsal marks
-@cindex Rehearsal marks
+@cindex rehearsal marks
@funindex \mark
To print a rehearsal mark, use the @code{\mark} command
@node Time administration
@unnumberedsubsubsec Time administration
-@cindex Time administration
+@cindex time administration
@funindex currentBarNumber
@funindex measurePosition