* Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely (Setting automatic

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diff --git a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
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--- a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@c -*- coding: latin-1; mode: texinfo; -*-
+@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
 @c This file is part of lilypond.tely
 
 @c A menu is needed before every deeper *section nesting of @node's; run
@@ -1872,6 +1872,9 @@ Another option is to change the variables @code{startGraceMusic},
 @code{stopAppoggiaturaMusic}.  More information is in the file
 @file{ly/@/grace@/-init@/.ly}.
 
+@noindent
+The slash through the stem in acciaccaturas can be obtained
+in other situations by @code{\override Stem  #'stroke-style = #"grace"}.
 
 @seealso
 
@@ -1894,7 +1897,8 @@ care when you mix staves with grace notes and staves without, for example,
 @end lilypond
 
 @noindent
-This can be remedied by inserting grace skips, for the above example
+This can be remedied by inserting grace skips of the corresponding
+durations in the other staves. For the above example
 
 @example
 \new Staff @{ c4 \bar "|:" \grace s16 d4 @}
@@ -2173,12 +2177,15 @@ with dynamics, see @ref{New dynamic marks}.
 Dynamics that occur at, begin on, or end on, the same note
 will be vertically aligned.  If you want to ensure that dynamics
 are aligned when they do not occur on the same note, you can
-increase the @code{padding} or @code{staff-padding} properties.
+increase the @code{staff-padding} property.
 
 @example
-\override DynamicLineSpanner #'staff-padding = 2
+\override DynamicLineSpanner #'staff-padding = #4
 @end example
 
+You may also use this property if the dynamics are colliding
+with other notation.
+
 
 @refcommands
 
@@ -2983,7 +2990,7 @@ Isolated percents can also be printed. This is done by putting a multi
 measure rest with a different print function,
 
 @lilypond[fragment,verbatim]
-\override MultiMeasureRest #'print-function
+\override MultiMeasureRest #'stencil
   = #Multi_measure_rest::percent
 R1
 @end lilypond