using a few years ago. @code{convert-ly} requires you to declare
which version of LilyPond you used.
-@item @strong{Include checks}: @ref{Bar check} and @ref{Octave check}. If
+@item @strong{Include checks}: @ref{Bar check} and @ref{Octave check}. If
you
include checks every so often, then if you make a mistake, you can pinpoint
it quicker. How often is ``every so often''? It depends on the complexity
of the music. For very simple music, perhaps just once or twice. For
very complex music, perhaps every bar.
-@item @strong{One bar per line of text}. If there is anything complicated,
+@item @strong{One bar per line of text}. If there is anything complicated,
either in the music
itself or in the output you desire, it's often good to write only one bar
per line. Saving screen space by cramming eight bars per line just isn't
worth it if you have to `debug' your files.
-@item @strong{Comment your files}. Use either bar numbers (every so often)
+@item @strong{Comment your files}. Use either bar numbers (every so often)
or
-references to musical themes (``second theme in violins,'' ``fourth
+references to musical themes (``second theme in violins,'' ``fourth
variation'', etc). You may not need comments when you're writing the piece
-for the first time, but if you want to go back to change something two or
-three years later, or if you pass the source over to a friend, it will
+for the first time, but if you want to go back to change something two or
+three years later, or if you pass the source over to a friend, it will
be much more
-challenging to determine your intentions or how your file is structured if
+challenging to determine your intentions or how your file is structured if
you didn't comment the file.
-@item @strong{Indent your braces}. A lot of problems are caused by an
+@item @strong{Indent your braces}. A lot of problems are caused by an
imbalance
in the number of @code{@{} and @code{@}}.
violin = \relative c'' @{
\repeat volta 2 @{
c4._\markup@{ \italic \bold dolce @} b8 a8 g a b |
- \once \override TextScript #'padding = #5.0
+ \once \override TextScript #'padding = #5.0
c4.^"hi there!" d8 e' f g d |
c,4.\markup@{ \dynamic f \italic \small @{ 2nd @}
\hspace #0.1 \dynamic p @} b8 c4 c-. |