Small changes from mailist.

diff --git a/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
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--- a/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
@@ -358,6 +358,12 @@ c'4^\markup{ raised }
 c'4^\markup{ \hspace #0 \raise #1.5 raised }
 @end lilypond
 
+Some situations (such as dynamic marks) have preset font-related
+properties.  If you are creating text in such situations, it
+is advisable to cancel those properties with
+@code{normal-text}.  See @ref{Overview of text markup commands}
+for more details.
+
 
 @seealso
 

diff --git a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
index 7fcdf24a76d5a550ebcfec19a7769e54836e0eb0..30716c2d10a6e0f79963bca6056aec8b9d708f63 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
@@ -2232,7 +2232,8 @@ c2\fp c\sf c\sff c\sp c\spp c\sfz c\rfz
 A crescendo mark is started with @code{\<} and terminated with
 @code{\!} or an absolute dynamic.  A decrescendo is started with
 @code{\>} and is also terminated with @code{\!} or an absolute
-dynamic.  Because these marks are bound to notes, you must
+dynamic.  @code{\cr} and @code{\decr} may be used instead of
+@code{\<} and @code{\>}.  Because these marks are bound to notes, you must
 use spacer notes if multiple marks are needed during one note
 
 @lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]

diff --git a/Documentation/user/global.itely b/Documentation/user/global.itely
index 5e51cfc2e872ea8747d22c31e9c97341e2d4adb3..cc79879b5fb3fcb8aff1c2407fcc41ee5b3cab27 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/global.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/global.itely
@@ -1056,11 +1056,12 @@ more systems onto one page.
 
 Normally staves are stacked vertically.  To make staves maintain a
 distance, their vertical size is padded.  This is done with the
-property @code{minimum-Y-extent}.  It takes a pair of numbers, so
-if you want to make it smaller than its default @code{#'(-4 . 4)},
-then you could set. When applied to a
+property @code{minimum-Y-extent}.  When applied to a
 @internalsref{VerticalAxisGroup}, it controls the size of a horizontal
-line, such as a staff or a line of lyrics.  
+line, such as a staff or a line of lyrics.  @code{minimum-Y-extent}
+takes a pair of numbers, so
+if you want to make it smaller than its default @code{#'(-4 . 4)}
+then you could set
 
 @example
 \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-3 . 3)