Info from NEWS into the manual.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0d5b3e554448ac464e7378f41ff97baccc70392f..a83ed89be5c30577fd3ceeb87895218c8f9e304a 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-08-27  Graham Percival  <gpermus@gmail.com>
+
+       * Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.itely: add @c marker for
+       stuff I've processed.
+
+       * Documentation/user/ various: info from NEWS.
+
 2006-08-27  Joe Neeman  <joeneeman@gmail.com>
 
        * lily/paper-column-engraver.cc (finalize): Oops, this change

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
index 17a68755d8fb5e12e7076a39ab556799d3038bb9..eb121354595383969e96c4d46d1b48036f7f9d3d 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ Nested tuplets can have different formatting for each nesting level,
 
 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
 
+@c  TODO: I haven't processed stuff above this mark.  -gp
 
 @item
 New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with

diff --git a/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
index 5231745bfe049034d1f9c6e359fc54226055b576..f5802482a34600e18efbc0a7103e7c0007bc1f9f 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
@@ -1922,26 +1922,22 @@ Program reference: @internalsref{NoteHead}.
 @node Feathered beams
 @subsection Feathered beams
 
-Feathered beams are not supported natively, but they can be faked by
-forcing two beams to overlap.  Here is an example,
+Feathered beams are printed by setting the @code{grow-direction}
+property of a @code{Beam}.  The @code{\featherDurations} function
+can be used to adjust note durations.
 
-@c don't change relative setting witout changing positions!
 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=1,fragment,verbatim,quote]
-\new Staff <<
-  \new Voice
-  {
-    \stemUp
-    \once \override Voice.Beam #'positions = #'(0 . 0.5)
-    c8[ c c c c ]
-  }
-  \new Voice {
-    \stemUp
-    \once \override Voice.Beam #'positions = #'(0 . -0.5)
-    c[ c c c c]
-  }
->>
+\featherDurations #(ly:make-moment 5 4) 
+{
+  \override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
+  c16[ c c c c c c]
+}
 @end lilypond
 
+@refbugs
+
+The @code{\featherDuration} command only works with very short
+music snippets.
 
 @node Improvisation
 @subsection Improvisation

diff --git a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
index a511c189409c9adf0d45f2db61e782866813389d..4a8b13c73045aa87db5a96b93ab1b8a757d53fe1 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
@@ -1826,7 +1826,12 @@ e' ~ e' <c' e' g'> ~ <c' e' g'>
 @end lilypond
 
 When a tie is applied to a chord, all note heads whose pitches match
-are connected.  When no note heads match, no ties will be created.
+are connected.  When no note heads match, no ties will be created.  Chords
+may be partially tied by placing the tie inside the chord,
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=1]
+<c~ e g~ b> <c e g b>
+@end lilypond
 
 A tie is just a way of extending a note duration, similar to the
 augmentation dot.  The following example shows two ways of notating
@@ -1875,6 +1880,7 @@ for example, to tie a tremolo to a chord. For example,
 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
 \grace { c16[~ e~ g]~ } <c, e g>2
 \repeat "tremolo" 8 { c32~ c'~ } <c c,>1
+e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2
 @end lilypond
 
 
@@ -2550,7 +2556,13 @@ c\< c\! d\> e\!
 
 @noindent
 A hairpin starts at the left edge of the beginning note and ends on the
-right edge of the ending note.
+right edge of the ending note.  This may be modified by setting
+the @code{hairpinToBarline} property,
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
+\set hairpinToBarline = ##t
+c4\< c2. c4\!
+@end lilypond
 
 In some situations the @code{\espressivo} articulation mark may
 be suitable to indicate a crescendo and decrescendo on the one note,
@@ -2567,6 +2579,19 @@ example
 \override Voice.Hairpin #'minimum-length = #5
 @end example
 
+@cindex al niente
+@cindex niente, al
+
+Hairpins may be printed with a circled tip (al niente notation) by
+setting the @code{circled-tip} property,
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2,verbatim]
+\override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
+c2\< c\!
+c4\> c\< c2\!
+@end lilypond
+
+
 @cindex crescendo
 @cindex decrescendo
 @cindex diminuendo

diff --git a/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely b/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely
index e63bb9ab887b2e41429b5cf9274a1027bbea9f70..97525e0c4605e7dcff36c8025a07db4297aecf16 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely
@@ -393,6 +393,18 @@ beaming should be switched off with @code{\autoBeamOff}.
 @funindex \autoBeamOn
 @code{\autoBeamOn}.
 
+@commonprop
+
+Beaming patterns may be altered with the @code{beatGrouping} property,
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2,fragment,ragged-right]
+\time 5/16
+\set beatGrouping = #'(2 3)
+c8[^"(2+3)" c16 c8]
+\set beatGrouping = #'(3 2)
+c8[^"(3+2)" c16 c8]
+@end lilypond
+
 
 @refbugs
 

diff --git a/Documentation/user/instrument-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/instrument-notation.itely
index dff24703edf55eaa1f2aa66c27c34b29e6d96c71..900b5f551a0d56dde73ee0edfc976045fc6af872 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/instrument-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/instrument-notation.itely
@@ -4371,6 +4371,30 @@ Internally, the code produces markup texts.  You can use any of the
 markup text properties to override formatting.  For example, the
 vertical spacing of the figures may be set with @code{baseline-skip}.
 
+
+Figured bass can also be added to @code{Staff} contexts
+directly.  In this case, their vertical position is adjusted
+automatically.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,quote]
+<<
+  \new Staff = someUniqueName
+  \relative c'' {
+    c4 c'8 r8 c,4 c'
+  }
+
+  %% send to existing Staff.
+  \context Staff = someUniqueName 
+  \figuremode {
+    <4>4 <6 10>8 s8
+    
+    \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
+    <4 6>4 <4 6>
+  }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+
 @seealso
 
 Program reference: @internalsref{NewBassFigure},

diff --git a/Documentation/user/page.itely b/Documentation/user/page.itely
index 2c94b648fde5b05ffe2b247f5bae50e3623123a1..bce2eced588753b9622f356ee31e6fb1843fed25 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/page.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/page.itely
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ negative.
 
 @menu
 * Horizontal spacing overview::  
+* New spacing area::            
 * Changing horizontal spacing::  
 * Line length::                 
 @end menu
@@ -707,8 +708,6 @@ following work-around may be used to insert extra space into a score.
 No work-around exists for decreasing the amount of space.
 
 
-@c  FIXME:  include this in 2.9; currently removed for 2.8 -gp
-@ignore
 @node New spacing area
 @subsection New spacing area
 
@@ -719,15 +718,15 @@ sections with a different notions of long and short notes.
 In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new
 section, and hence the 16ths notes are spaced wider.
 
-@li lypond[relative,fragment,verbatim,quote]
+@lilypond[relative,fragment,verbatim,quote]
 \time 2/4
 c4 c8 c 
 c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
 \newSpacingSection
 \time 4/16
 c16[ c c8]
-@e nd lilypond
-@end ignore
+@end lilypond
+
 
 @node Changing horizontal spacing
 @subsection Changing horizontal spacing