@end example
In relative mode, each note is assumed to be as close to the
-previous note as possible. This means that the octave of pitches
-in @var{musicexpr} is calculated as follows:
+previous note as possible. This means that the octave of each
+pitch inside @var{musicexpr} is calculated as follows:
@itemize
@item
@cindex semi-flats, semi-sharps
Quarter tones may be added; the following is a series of Cs with
-increasing pitches
+increasing pitches:
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
ceseh1 ces ceh c cih cis cisih
warning and correcting the octave if a note is found in an
unexpected octave.
-To check the octave of a specific note, specify the absolute
+To check the octave of a note, specify the absolute
octave after the @code{=}@tie{}symbol. This example will generate
a warning (and change the pitch) because the second note is the
absolute octave @code{d''} instead of @code{d'} as indicated by
@node Automatic accidentals
@unnumberedsubsubsec Automatic accidentals
-@cindex automatic accidentals
-@cindex accidentals, automatic
-@cindex accidentals
@cindex accidental style
-@cindex default accidental style
@cindex accidental style, default
+@cindex accidentals
+@cindex accidentals, automatic
+@cindex automatic accidentals
+@cindex default accidental style
@funindex set-accidental-style
There are many different conventions on how to typeset
@item modern-cautionary
@cindex accidentals, modern cautionary style
-@cindex modern style accidentals
-@cindex modern style cautionary accidentals
@cindex modern accidental style
@cindex modern cautionary accidental style
+@cindex modern style accidentals
+@cindex modern style cautionary accidentals
@funindex modern-cautionary
This rule is similar to @code{modern}, but the @q{extra}
@end lilypond
@item modern-voice
-@cindex accidentals, multivoice
+@cindex accidental style, modern
@cindex accidentals, modern
+@cindex accidentals, multivoice
+@cindex modern accidental style
@cindex modern accidentals
@cindex multivoice accidentals
-@cindex accidental style, modern
-@cindex modern accidental style
@funindex modern-voice
This rule is used for multivoice accidentals to be read both by
}
@end lilypond
-@cindex accidental style, modern voice cautionary
@cindex accidental style, cautionary, modern voice
+@cindex accidental style, modern voice cautionary
@cindex accidental style, voice, modern cautionary
@funindex modern-voice-cautionary
@item modern-voice-cautionary
@end lilypond
@item piano
-@cindex piano accidentals
-@cindex piano accidentals
+@cindex accidental style, piano
@cindex accidentals, piano
@cindex piano accidental style
-@cindex accidental style, piano
+@cindex piano accidentals
This rule reflects twentieth-century practice for piano notation.
Its behavior is very similar to @code{modern} style, but here
@internalsref{AmbitusAccidental},
@internalsref{AmbitusLine},
@internalsref{AmbitusNoteHead},
-@internalsref{ambitus-interface}.
+@internalsref{ambitus-interface}.
@knownissues