Updates from Ralph.

diff --git a/Documentation/user/editorial.itely b/Documentation/user/editorial.itely
index 99f32bff59fc57ab23631a4868533d68b0d142e4..d16acaeb13e8f732d124d9ab1cf3f544b1c6e582 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/editorial.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/editorial.itely
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ gis a
 gis a
 \override NoteHead #'color = #(x11-color "LimeGreen")
 gis a
-
 % this is deliberate nonsense; note that the stems remain black
 \override Stem #'color = #(x11-color 'Boggle)
 b2 cis
@@ -436,15 +435,19 @@ notes.
 \layout {
   \context {
     \Staff
-    \consists "Grid_point_engraver" %% sets of grid
+    \consists "Grid_point_engraver" 
+    % sets up grids
     gridInterval = #(ly:make-moment 1 4)
+    % this sets the grid interval to 1 quarternote (crotchet)
   }
 }
 
 \new Score \with {
   \consists "Grid_line_span_engraver"
-  %% centers grid lines  horizontally below note heads
+  %% centers grid lines  horizontally below note heads by default 
+  %the grid lines are aligned with the left side of the notehead
   \override NoteColumn #'X-offset = #-0.5
+  % this moves them to the right half a staff space
 }
 
 \new ChoirStaff <<
@@ -455,8 +458,9 @@ notes.
     }
   }
   \new Staff {
-    %% centers grid lines  vertically
     \override Score.GridLine #'extra-offset = #'( 0.0 . 1.0 )
+    % by default the grid lines join the middle line of each staff,
+    % this moves them up one staff space
     \stemDown
     \clef bass
     \relative c {

diff --git a/input/manual/editorial-headword.ly b/input/manual/editorial-headword.ly
index 6022cb472594d4bdd05423c79753bb907029dd6a..340971876f3630d452ad3881d68dcf74657366e3 100644 (file)
--- a/input/manual/editorial-headword.ly
+++ b/input/manual/editorial-headword.ly
@@ -46,18 +46,7 @@
       d'8-2 \staccato
       |
       c'4-3
-      r8
-      r16.
-      c'32-3 \pp
-      |
-      c'8-2
-      r16.
-      c'32
-      c'8
-      r16.
-      c'32
-      |
-      c'8
+      r4
    }
    
    % LH Staff
@@ -93,18 +82,7 @@
       d8-2 \staccato
       |
       c4-3
-      r8
-      r16.
-      c32-3
-      |
-      c8-2
-      r16.
-      c32
-      c8
-      r16.
-      c32
-      |
-      c8
+      r4
    }
 
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