@end lilypond
Fingering instructions may be manually placed above or below the
-staff, see @ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+staff, see @ref{Direction and placement}.
@snippets
@seealso
Notation Reference:
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}
+@ref{Direction and placement}
Snippets:
@rlsr{Editorial annotations}.
@seealso
Notation Reference:
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
Snippets:
@rlsr{Editorial annotations}.
The rules for the default placement of articulations are defined
in @file{scm/@/script@/.scm}. Articulations and ornamentations
may be manually placed above or below the staff, see
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
@snippets
@rglos{portato}.
Notation Reference:
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
Installed Files:
@file{scm/@/script@/.scm}.
@code{\mp}, @code{\mf}, @code{\f}, @code{\ff}, @code{\fff},
@code{\ffff}, @code{\fp}, @code{\sf}, @code{\sff}, @code{\sp},
@code{\spp}, @code{\sfz}, and @code{\rfz}. The dynamic marks may
-be manually placed above or below the staff, see @ref{Controlling
-direction and placement}.
+be manually placed above or below the staff, see
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
c2\ppp c\mp
@rlearning{Articulation and dynamics}.
Notation Reference:
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
Snippets:
@rlsr{Expressive marks}.
@code{\slur@emph{DIR}}, where @code{@emph{DIR}} is either
@code{Up}, @code{Down}, or @code{Neutral} (@code{Neutral} is the
default). Slurs may be manually placed above or below the staff,
-see @ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+see @ref{Direction and placement}.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
c4_( c) c^( c)
@rglos{slur}.
Notation Reference:
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
Snippets:
@rlsr{Expressive marks}.
@code{\slurUp} will have no effect on a phrasing slur; instead,
use @code{\phrasingSlurUp}, @code{\phrasingSlurDown}, and
@code{\phrasingSlurNeutral}. Phrasing slurs may be manually
-placed above or below the staff, see @ref{Controlling direction
+placed above or below the staff, see @ref{Direction
and placement}.
You cannot have simultaneous phrasing slurs.
@seealso
Notation Reference:
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
Snippets:
@rlsr{Expressive marks}.
@rlearning{Working on input files},
@rlearning{Music expressions explained},
-@rlearning{Score is a single (compound) music expression}.
+@rlearning{Score is a single (compound) musical expression}.
@node Multiple scores in a book
@menu
* Input modes::
-* Controlling direction and placement::
+* Direction and placement::
* Distances and measurements::
* Spanners::
@end menu
-@node Controlling direction and placement
-@subsection Controlling direction and placement
-
-TODO: Maybe rename section to "directions".
+@node Direction and placement
+@subsection Direction and placement
In typesetting music the direction and placement of many items is
a matter of choice. For example, the stems of notes can
@node Spanners
@subsection Spanners
+Many objects of musical notation extend over several notes or even
+several bars. Examples are crescendi, trills, tuplet brackets, and
+volta repeat brackets. Such objects are called @qq{spanners}, and
+have special properties to control their appearance and behaviour.
+Some of these properties are common to all spanners; others are
+restricted to a sub-set of the spanners.
@node Titles and headers
@section Titles and headers
@section Controlling output
@menu
-* Extracting fragments of notation::
+* Extracting fragments of music::
* Skipping corrected music::
@end menu
-@node Extracting fragments of notation
-@subsection Extracting fragments of notation
+@node Extracting fragments of music
+@subsection Extracting fragments of music
It is possible to quote small fragments of a large score directly from
the output. This can be compared to clipping a piece of a paper score
Dots are normally moved up to avoid staff lines, except in
polyphonic situations. Predefined commands are available to
force a particular direction manually, for details
-see @ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+see @ref{Direction and placement}.
@predefined
The automatic placement of the tuplet bracket above or below the
notes may be overridden manually with predefined commands, for
-details see @ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+details see @ref{Direction and placement}.
Tuplets may be nested:
The vertical placement of ties may be controlled, see
Predefined commands, or for details, see
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
@cindex ties, appearance
@funindex \tieDotted
to a score, as demonstrated in the following example.
Such indications can also be manually placed
above or below the staff, using the
-simple syntax described in @ref{Controlling direction and
+simple syntax described in @ref{Direction and
placement}.
@lilypond[quote,fragment,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=1]
@seealso
Notation Reference: @ref{Formatting text},
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
Snippets:
@rlsr{Text}.