@lilypond[raggedright,verbatim,fragment,quote]
\time 3/4
- \relative { c2 e4 g2. }
+ \relative { c2 e4 g2. }
\addlyrics { play the game }
\addlyrics { speel het spel }
\addlyrics { joue le jeu }
@end lilypond
+@c TODO - this isn't such a great place for this note, but I can't
+@c find a better place without rearranging a lot of lyric stuff.
+@c It's yet another thing to look at post-3.0.
+
+The @code{\addlyrics} command is actually just a convienient way
+to write a more complicated LilyPond structure that sets up the
+lyrics. You should use @code{\addlyrics} unless you need to
+fancy things, in which case you should investigate
+@code{\lyricsto} or @code{\lyricmode}.
+
+@example
+ @{ MUSIC @}
+ \addlyrics @{ LYRICS @}
+@end example
+
+is the same as
+
+@example
+ \context Voice = blah @{ music @}
+ \lyricsto "blah" \lyricsmode \new lyrics @{ LYRICS @}
+@end example
+
+
@node Entering lyrics
@subsection Entering lyrics
@cindex punctuation
Lyrics are entered in a special input mode. This mode is is introduced
-by the keyword @code{\lyricmode}. In this mode you can enter lyrics,
+by the keyword @code{\lyricmode}, or by using @code{addlyrics} or
+@code{lyricsto}. In this mode you can enter lyrics,
with punctuation and accents, and the input @code{d} is not parsed as
a pitch, but rather as a one letter syllable. Syllables are entered
like notes, but with pitches replaced by text. For example,
Lyrics are printed by interpreting them in a @internalsref{Lyrics} context
@example
- \context Lyrics \lyricmode @dots{}
+ \context Lyrics \lyricmode @dots{}
@end example
@cindex automatic syllable durations
The following example demonstrates the @code{neomensural} style
-@lilypond[quote,fragment,raggedright]
- \set Score.skipBars = ##T
+@lilypond[quote,fragment,raggedright,verbatim]
+ \set Score.skipBars = ##t
\override NoteHead #'style = #'neomensural
a'\longa a'\breve a'1 a'2 a'4 a'8 a'16
@end lilypond
The following example demonstrates the @code{neomensural} style
-@lilypond[quote,fragment,raggedright]
- \override Rest #'style = #'neomensural
+@lilypond[quote,fragment,raggedright,verbatim]
\set Score.skipBars = ##t
+ \override Rest #'style = #'neomensural
r\longa r\breve r1 r2 r4 r8 r16
@end lilypond
The following examples shows the differences in style,
-@lilypond[raggedright,relative=1]
+@c why isn't relative working?
+@lilypond[raggedright,relative=1,quote]
{
\fatText
\time 2/2