Add stem-neutral example.

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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
        * darwin.patch: small patch from Erlend, thanks!
 
+       * Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely: add stem-neutral example.
+
 2006-02-08  Han-Wen Nienhuys  <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
 
        * Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely (Top): remove internal cleanup

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@@ -506,6 +506,19 @@ made invisible.
 @code{\stemNeutral}.
 
 
+@commonprop
+
+To change the direction of stems in the middle of the staff, use
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2,verbatim]
+a4 b c b
+\override Stem #'neutral-direction = #up
+a4 b c b
+\override Stem #'neutral-direction = #down
+a4 b c b
+@end lilypond
+
+
 @node Alternate music entry
 @section Alternate music entry
 @cindex Music entry