From: Trevor Daniels Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 22:40:31 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Avoid second person active in NR X-Git-Tag: release/2.15.39-1~14 X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/lilypond.git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3702fd8c9cd613e0c104a9d386a7185b2cabe4de;p=lilypond.git Avoid second person active in NR --- diff --git a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely index 872464c4ea..1b02b259fc 100644 --- a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely +++ b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely @@ -312,15 +312,15 @@ block, as discussed in @rlearning{Voices contain music}. @cindex scaling durations @cindex durations, scaling -You can alter the duration of single notes, rests or chords by a +The duration of single notes, rests or chords may be multiplied by a fraction @code{N/M} by appending @code{*N/M} (or @code{*N} if @code{M} is 1) to the duration. This will not affect the appearance of the notes or rests produced, but the altered duration will be used in calculating the position within the measure and setting the duration in the MIDI output. Multiplying factors may be combined like -@code{*L*M/N}. Factors are part of the duration: if -you don't specify a duration for subsequent notes, the default -duration taken from the preceding note includes any scaling factor. +@code{*L*M/N}. Factors are part of the duration: if a duration is +not specified for subsequent notes, the default duration taken from +the preceding note will include any scaling factor. In the following example, the first three notes take up exactly two beats, but no triplet bracket is printed.