2002-07-13 Han-Wen <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>

[lilypond.git] / lily / time-signature.cc

diff --git a/lily/time-signature.cc b/lily/time-signature.cc
index 1ba5fb873a96193dea6144d3a7da1ded8f770a2b..892baf6950a0af041792ab26a02ac9795a210929 100644 (file)
--- a/lily/time-signature.cc
+++ b/lily/time-signature.cc
@@ -82,12 +82,10 @@ Time_signature::special_time_signature (Grob*me, String s, int n, int d)
   if (!m.empty_b ()) 
     return m;
 
-  String message =
-      "unknown time signature `" + s +
-      "'; resorting to default layout with numbers";
-  warning (_ (message.ch_C ()));
-
-  // Resort to default layout with numbers
+  /*
+    If there is no such symbol, we default without warning to the
+    numbered style.
+   */
   return time_signature (me, n, d);
 }
 
@@ -122,3 +120,34 @@ Time_signature::time_signature (Grob*me,int num, int den)
   return m;
 }
 
+
+
+ADD_INTERFACE (Time_signature,"time-signature-interface",
+  "A time signature, in different styles.
+  The following values for 'style are are recognized:
+
+    @table @samp
+      @item @code{C}
+        4/4 and 2/2 are typeset as C and struck C, respectively.  All
+        other time signatures are written with two digits.
+
+      @item @code{old}
+        2/2, 3/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/4, 9/4, 4/8, 6/8 and 9/8 are
+        typeset with old-style mensuration marks.  All other time
+        signatures are written with two digits.
+
+      @item @code{1xxx}
+        All time signatures are typeset with a single
+        digit, e.g. 3/2 is written as 3. (Any symbol starting
+       with the digit @code{1} will do.)
+
+      @item @code{C}@var{M}@code{/}@var{N}, 
+@code{old}@var{M}@code{/}@var{N} or
+      @code{old6/8alt}
+        Tells LilyPond to use a specific symbol as time signature, 
+       regardless of the actual time signature.
+    @end table
+
+See also the test-file @file{input/test/time.ly}.
+",
+  "fraction style");