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diff --git a/scm/documentation-lib.scm b/scm/documentation-lib.scm
index b246fb82b1..182f581272 100644
--- a/scm/documentation-lib.scm
+++ b/scm/documentation-lib.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;;; This file is part of LilyPond, the GNU music typesetter.
 ;;;;
-;;;; Copyright (C) 2000--2010 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
+;;;; Copyright (C) 2000--2012 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
 ;;;;                 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;;;
 ;;;; LilyPond is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
        (node-children node)))
 
 (define (processing name)
-  (ly:message (_ "Processing ~S...") name))
+  (ly:basic-progress (_ "Processing ~S...") name))
 
 (define (self-evaluating? x)
   (or (number? x) (string? x) (procedure? x) (boolean? x)))
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ string-to-use).  If QUOTE? is #t, embed table in a @quotation environment."
   name)
 
 (define (ref-ify x)
-  "Return @ref{X}. If mapping ref-ify to a list that needs to be sorted,
+  "Return @ref{X}.  If mapping ref-ify to a list that needs to be sorted,
    sort the list first."
   (string-append "@ref{" x "}"))
 
@@ -175,10 +175,21 @@ string-to-use).  If QUOTE? is #t, embed table in a @quotation environment."
 (define (writing-wip x)
   (ly:message (_ "Writing ~S...") x))
 
+(define (identifier<? a b)
+  (ly:string-ci<?
+   (symbol->string (car a))
+   (symbol->string (car b))))
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; property  stuff.
 
+(define (verify-type-name where sym type)
+  (if (eq? type #f)
+      (ly:error (_ "cannot find description for property `~S' (~S)")
+                sym
+                where))
+  (type-name type))
+
 (define (property->texi where sym . rest)
   "Document SYM for WHERE (which can be translation, backend, music),
 with init values from ALIST (1st optional argument)
@@ -190,7 +201,7 @@ with init values from ALIST (1st optional argument)
 	 (doc-name (string->symbol
 		    (string-append (symbol->string where) "-doc")))
 	 (type (object-property sym type?-name))
-	 (typename (type-name type))
+	 (typename (verify-type-name where sym type))
 	 (desc (object-property sym doc-name))
 	 (init-value (assoc-get sym alist)))