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[lilypond.git] / Documentation / user / changing-defaults.itely

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--- a/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely
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@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ command to remain immediately adjacent to the object to which it is
 to apply after the input file has been converted to a music stream.
 This is often not the case, as many additional elements are inserted
 into the music stream implicitly.  For example, when a note which is
 to apply after the input file has been converted to a music stream.
 This is often not the case, as many additional elements are inserted
 into the music stream implicitly.  For example, when a note which is

-not part of a chord is processed, Lilypond implicitly inserts a
+not part of a chord is processed, LilyPond implicitly inserts a

 @code{ChordEvent} event before the note, so separating the tweak
 from the note.  However, if chord symbols are placed round the
 tweak and the note, the @code{\tweak} command comes after the
 @code{ChordEvent} event before the note, so separating the tweak
 from the note.  However, if chord symbols are placed round the
 tweak and the note, the @code{\tweak} command comes after the


@@ -1673,12 +1673,12 @@ and @code{\tweak} may be used to modify any single occurrence of
 these items.
 
 Notably the @code{\tweak} command cannot be used to modify stems,
 these items.
 
 Notably the @code{\tweak} command cannot be used to modify stems,

-beams or accidentals, since these are generated later by note heads,
-rather than by music elements in the input stream.  Nor can a
-@code{\tweak} command be used to modify clefs or time signatures,
-since these become separated from any preceding @code{\tweak}
-command in the input stream by the automatic insertion of extra
-elements required to specify the context.
+beams or accidentals directly, since these are generated later by
+note heads, rather than by music elements in the input stream.
+Nor can a @code{\tweak} command be used to modify clefs or time
+signatures, since these become separated from any preceding
+@code{\tweak} command in the input stream by the automatic
+insertion of extra elements required to specify the context.

 
 But the @code{\tweak} command can be used as an alternative to
 the @code{\override} command to modify those notational elements
 
 But the @code{\tweak} command can be used as an alternative to
 the @code{\override} command to modify those notational elements


@@ -1951,6 +1951,15 @@ indicator is @strong{always} required before
 @item articulation shortcuts, e.g. @code{-.}, @code{->}, @code{--}
 @end itemize
 
 @item articulation shortcuts, e.g. @code{-.}, @code{->}, @code{--}
 @end itemize
 

+These indications affect only the next note.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+c2( c)
+c2_( c)
+c2( c)
+c2^( c)
+@end lilypond
+

 @strong{The direction property}
 
 The position or direction of many layout objects is controlled
 @strong{The direction property}
 
 The position or direction of many layout objects is controlled


@@ -1988,6 +1997,17 @@ TrillPitchAccidental - not tried
 TrillPitchGroup - not tried
 @end ignore
 
 TrillPitchGroup - not tried
 @end ignore
 

+These indications affect all notes until they are cancelled.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+c2( c)
+\slurDown
+c2( c)
+c2( c)
+\slurNeutral
+c2( c)
+@end lilypond
+

 
 
 @node Distances and measurements
 
 
 @node Distances and measurements


@@ -3261,6 +3281,11 @@ Notation Reference:
 @node Modifying ties and slurs
 @unnumberedsubsubsec Modifying ties and slurs
 
 @node Modifying ties and slurs
 @unnumberedsubsubsec Modifying ties and slurs
 

+@cindex slurs, modifying
+@cindex ties, modifying
+@cindex Bézier curves
+@cindex Bézier control points
+

 Ties, slurs and phrasing slurs are drawn as third-order Bézier
 curves.  If the shape of the tie or slur which is calculated
 automatically is not optimum, the shape may be modified manually by
 Ties, slurs and phrasing slurs are drawn as third-order Bézier
 curves.  If the shape of the tie or slur which is calculated
 automatically is not optimum, the shape may be modified manually by


@@ -3309,13 +3334,16 @@ scaling can be achieved by applying the same transformation to the
 curve's control points.
 
 For the example above the following override gives a satisfactory
 curve's control points.
 
 For the example above the following override gives a satisfactory

-tie:
+tie.  Note the placement -- it has to be immediately before the note
+to which the start of the tie (or slur) is attached.

 
 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
 <<
 
 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
 <<

-  \once \override Tie
-    #'control-points = #'((1 . -1) (3 . 0.6) (12.5 . 0.6) (14.5 . -1))
-  { e1 ~ e1 }
+  {
+    \once \override Tie
+      #'control-points = #'((1 . -1) (3 . 0.6) (12.5 . 0.6) (14.5 . -1))
+     e1 ~ e1
+  }

 \\
   { r4 <g c,> <g c,> <g c,>4  }
 >>
 \\
   { r4 <g c,> <g c,> <g c,>4  }
 >>