Merge branch 'master' into lilypond/translation

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / user / rhythms.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/user/rhythms.itely b/Documentation/user/rhythms.itely
index 298028fb21b99c43e8d07cd9f8748dbf166db6ea..b4a225ee4b2f43a6e11a2e66343bc2ae396c0dd7 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/rhythms.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/rhythms.itely
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ indicate articulation, or @emph{phrasing slurs}, which indicate
 musical phrasing.  A tie is just a way of extending a note
 duration, similar to the augmentation dot.}
 
-A tie is entered using the tilde symbol @code{~}
+A tie is entered using the tilde symbol (@code{~}).
 
 @lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
 a2 ~ a
@@ -481,9 +481,37 @@ Predefined commands, or for details, see
 @funindex \tieSolid
 @funindex tieSolid
 
-Solid, dotted or dashed ties may be specified, see Predefined
-commands.
+Ties may be made dashed, dotted, or a combination of solid and
+dashed.
 
+@lilypond[quote, verbatim, relative=1]
+\tieDotted
+c2 ~ c
+\tieDashed
+c2 ~ c
+\tieHalfDashed
+c2 ~ c
+\tieHalfSolid
+c2 ~ c
+\tieSolid
+c2 ~ c
+@end lilypond
+
+Custom dash patterns can be specified:
+
+@lilypond[quote, verbatim, relative=1]
+\tieDashPattern #0.3 #0.75
+c2 ~ c
+\tieDashPattern #0.7 #1.5
+c2 ~ c
+\tieSolid
+c2 ~ c
+@end lilypond
+
+Dash pattern definitions for ties have the same structure as 
+dash pattern definitions for slurs.
+For more information about complex dash patterns,
+see the snippets under @ref{Slurs}. 
 
 @predefined
 @code{\tieUp},
@@ -491,6 +519,9 @@ commands.
 @code{\tieNeutral},
 @code{\tieDotted},
 @code{\tieDashed},
+@code{\tieDashPattern},
+@code{\tieHalfDashed},
+@code{\tieHalfSolid},
 @code{\tieSolid}.
 @endpredefined
 
@@ -509,7 +540,9 @@ Music Glossary:
 @rglos{tie},
 @rglos{laissez vibrer}.
 
-Notation Reference: @ref{Automatic note splitting}.
+Notation Reference: 
+@ref{Slurs},
+@ref{Automatic note splitting}.
 
 Snippets:
 @rlsr{Rhythms}.
@@ -849,16 +882,16 @@ setting, resulting bar-check warnings may not be displayed.
 @cindex kirchenpausen
 
 @lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
-{changing-form-of-multi--measure-rests.ly}
+{changing-form-of-multi-measure-rests.ly}
 
 @cindex multi-measure rests, positioning
 @cindex positioning multi-measure rests
 
 @lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
-{positioning-multi--measure-rests.ly}
+{positioning-multi-measure-rests.ly}
 
 @lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
-{multi--measure-rest-markup.ly}
+{multi-measure-rest-markup.ly}
 
 
 @seealso
@@ -1544,9 +1577,6 @@ Internals Reference: @rinternals{Beam}.
 
 @knownissues
 
-Automatically kneed cross-staff beams cannot be used together with
-hidden staves.  See @ref{Hiding staves}.
-
 Beams can collide with note heads and accidentals in other voices
 
 
@@ -2532,7 +2562,7 @@ c4 \grace c16 c4
 \grace { c16[ d16] } c2
 @end lilypond
 
-Lilypond also supports two special types of grace notes, the
+LilyPond also supports two special types of grace notes, the
 @emph{acciaccatura}--an unmeasured grace note indicated by a slurred
 small note with a slashed stem--and the @emph{appoggiatura}, which
 takes a fixed fraction of the main note and appears in small print
@@ -2611,7 +2641,7 @@ set directions.  Hence, when introducing layout tweaks to
 override the special settings, they should be placed inside
 the grace expression. The overrides should also be reverted
 inside the grace expression. Here, the grace note's default stem
-direction is overriden and then reverted.
+direction is overridden and then reverted.
 
 @lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
 \new Voice {