@lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
c1^\markup { hello }
c1_\markup { hi there }
-c1^\markup { hi \bold there, is \italic anyone home? }
-c1_\markup { "\special #characters" }
+c1^\markup { hi \bold there, is \italic {anyone home?} }
+c1_\markup { "\special {weird} #characters" }
@end lilypond
@noindent
be expanded, and the appropriate number is added automatically
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
-\time 4/4 r1 | R1 | R1*2
+\time 4/4 r1 | R1 | R1*2 \time 3/4 R2. \time 2/4 R2 \time 4/4
\set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*17 R1*4
@end lilypond
* Easy Notation note heads::
* Analysis brackets::
* Coloring objects::
+* Parentheses::
@end menu
@node Balloon help
named normal color.
+@node Parentheses
+@subsection Parentheses
+
+@cindex ghost notes
+@cindex notes, ghost
+@cindex notes, parenthesized
+
+Objects may be parenthesized by prefixing @code{\parenthesize} to the music event,
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,verbatim,ragged-right]
+<
+ c
+ \parenthesize d
+ g
+>4-\parenthesize -.
+@end lilypond
+
+
@node Automatic notation
@section Automatic notation
This section describes how to change the way that accidentals and
beams are automatically displayed.
-FIXME: this might get moved into Changing Defaults. Please send
-opinions to lilypond-devel. Thanks! :)
+@c FIXME: this might get moved into Changing Defaults. Please send
+@c opinions to lilypond-devel. Thanks! :)
+@c wow, this is embarrassing. I changed added this a year
+@c ago, and it was supposed to be a "fix in 2 weeks" thing.
+@c unfortunately, I forgot to add -gp to it, so when I was
+@c searching for last-minute stuff before 2.8 came out, I
+@c missed it. :(
+@c
+@c BTW, this will definitely be moved. :)
+
@menu
* Automatic accidentals::
@end itemize
For example, if automatic beams should always end on the first quarter
-node, use
+note, use
@example
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 1 4)