+2004-08-11 Heikki Junes <hjunes@cc.hut.fi>
+
+ * Documentation/user/notation.itely,
+ Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.texi, input/test/ambitus-mixed.ly,
+ input/test/ambitus-mixed.ly: fix plurals:
+ english: ambit, pl. ambits; latin: ambitus, pl. ambitus.
+
2004-08-11 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
* lily/dynamic-engraver.cc (typeset_all):
@code{--preview}. The old wrapper script for La@TeX{} has been
renamed to @code{lilypond-latex}.
-@item Support ambituses has been rewritten. The Ambitus object is now
+@item Support for ambitus has been rewritten. The Ambitus object is now
a grouping object, composed of @code{AmbitusLine},
@code{AmbitusAccidental} and @code{AmbitusNoteHead}. These objects may
be tuned similar to accidentals and note heads.
The term @emph{ambitus} denotes a range of pitches for a given voice
in a part of music. It also may denote the pitch range that a musical
-instrument is capable of playing. Ambituses are printed on vocal
+instrument is capable of playing. Ambits are printed on vocal
parts, so singers can easily determine if it meets his or her
capabilities.
It denoted at the beginning of a piece near the initial clef. The
range is graphically specified by two note heads, that represent the
-minimum and maximum pitch. To print such ambituses, add the
+minimum and maximum pitch. To print such ambits, add the
@internalsref{Ambitus_engraver} to the @internalsref{Voice} context,
for example,
\header {
- texidoc = "Ambituses can be added per voice. In that case, the
+ texidoc = "Ambits can be added per voice. In that case, the
ambitus must be moved manually to prevent collisions."
}