X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fcontributor%2Fregressions.itexi;h=7bca714f2c412b1aa56a77962c98e5fa7731216b;hb=e8fc7813b17822c138150807484197ef8d4e7c21;hp=5de3f8aa918572a3cbe34e9b0b6ec1fda61e2b97;hpb=73255e50558a62841500aa947ff7cad28636d144;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/Documentation/contributor/regressions.itexi b/Documentation/contributor/regressions.itexi index 5de3f8aa91..7bca714f2c 100644 --- a/Documentation/contributor/regressions.itexi +++ b/Documentation/contributor/regressions.itexi @@ -99,8 +99,20 @@ verify that the regression tests have, in fact, run.} The test comparison shows all of the changes that occurred between the current release and the prior release. Each test that has a -significant difference in output is displayed, with the old -version on the left and the new version on the right. +significant (noticeable) difference in output is displayed, with +the old version on the left and the new version on the right. + +Some of the small changes can be ignored (slightly different slur +shapes, small variations in note spacing), but this is not always +the case: sometimes even the smallest change means that something +is wrong. To help in distinguishing these cases, we use bigger +staff size when small differences matter. + +Staff size 30 generally means "pay extra attention to details". +Staff size 40 (two times bigger than default size) or more means +that the regtest @strong{is} about the details. + +Staff size smaller than default doesn't mean anything. Regression tests whose output is the same for both versions are not shown in the test comparison.