Small corrections to NR 1.8.1 "Writing Text"

(hopefully this section is now finished)

diff --git a/Documentation/user/text.itely b/Documentation/user/text.itely
index 67687b61304f8bc6918634a0d5bac818906c2aaa..8fef6bef56add10b697969fac9c7223164b22bb1 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/text.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/text.itely
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ default; to enable it, use
 Some performance indications, e.g., @i{rallentando} or
 @i{accelerando}, are written as text and are extended over many
 measures with dotted lines.
-
 Such objects, called @q{spanners}, may be created
-from one note to another by using the following syntax:
+from one note to another using the following syntax:
 
 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
 \override TextSpanner #'bound-details #'left #'text = "rit." 
@@ -134,9 +133,9 @@ e,\stopTextSpan
 
 @noindent
 The string to be printed is set through
-object properties. By default it is printed in italic characters,
+object properties.  By default it is printed in italic characters,
 but different formatting can be obtained using
-@code{\markup} blocks:
+@code{\markup} blocks, as described in @ref{Formatting text}.
 
 @lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2,verbatim]
 \override TextSpanner #'bound-details #'left #'text =
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ e,\stopTextSpan
 @end lilypond
 
 The line style, as well as the text string, can be defined as an
-object property. This syntax is described in @ref{Line styles}.
+object property.  This syntax is described in @ref{Line styles}.
 
 @predefined
 
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ Various text elements can be added to a score using
 the syntax described in @ref{Rehearsal marks}:
 
 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
-c4\mark "dolce" c c c
+c4\mark "Allegro" c c c
 @end lilypond
 
 This syntax makes possible to put any text on a bar line;
@@ -195,14 +194,14 @@ c1
 @end lilypond
 
 @noindent
-Such objects are only typeset above the top staff of the score; they
-can be placed above the bar line or between notes, depending on whether
-you specify it at the end or the middle of a bar. When specified at the
-beginning of a score or at a line break, the mark will be printed at
+Such objects are only typeset above the top staff of the score; depending on
+whether they are specified at the end or the middle of a bar, they 
+can be placed above the bar line or between notes.  When specified at the
+beginning of a score or at a line break, marks will be printed at
 the beginning of the line (the next line, in case of a line break).
 
 @lilypond[fragment,quote,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=2]
-\mark "dolce" c1
+\mark "Allegro" c1
 c\mark "assai" \break
 c c
 @end lilypond
@@ -282,6 +281,13 @@ text documents or books -- and therefore to
 use LilyPond as a word processor.  This syntax is described in
 @ref{Multi-page markup}.
 
+@predefined
+
+@funindex \markup
+@code{\markup},
+@funindex \markuplines
+@code{\markuplines}
+
 @ignore
 @snippets
 
@@ -290,8 +296,8 @@ TODO: add convenient snippets in input/new -vv
 
 @seealso
 
-Notation Reference: @code{Formatting text},
-@code{File structure}, 
+Notation Reference: @ref{Formatting text},
+@ref{File structure}, 
 @ref{Multiple scores in a book},
 @ref{Multi-page markup}.
 
@@ -300,13 +306,6 @@ Snippets:
 
 Internals Reference: @internalsref{TextScript}.
 
-@predefined
-
-@funindex \markup
-@code{\markup},
-@funindex \markuplines
-@code{\markuplines}
-
 
 @node Formatting text
 @subsection Formatting text
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ using the @code{\markup} mode specific syntax.
 @cindex typeset text
 
 A @code{\markup} block is used to typeset text with an extensible syntax,
-called @q{markup mode}.
+called @qq{markup mode}.
 Specific commands can be entered in this mode, using the
 backslash @code{\} character.
 @c TODO: move the following sentence (and add an example?) -vv