Small clarifications; thanks Anthony!

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
        * Documentation/user/ various: minor spelling fixes;
        thanks Dave Luttinen!
 
+       * Documentation/user/ various: small clarifications;
+       thanks Anthony Youngman!
+
 2006-06-20  Han-Wen Nienhuys  <hanwen@lilypond.org>
 
        * po/fr.po: add \n appropriately.

diff --git a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
index 9c76e0554dd046b23e2956061b18ffd903cfb33c..359f592f139f404d548b34de6205aa5bebadb304 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
@@ -1485,6 +1485,9 @@ The syntax for this command is
 \partial @var{duration}
 @end example
 
+where @code{duration} is the rhythmic length to be added before
+the next bar.
+
 This is internally translated into
 
 @example
@@ -1621,8 +1624,9 @@ d4 e d c
 
 @refbugs
 
-LilyPond will only insert page breaks at a barline.  Unless the unmetered
-music ends before the end of the staff line, you will need to insert
+LilyPond will only insert line breaks and page breaks at a
+barline.  Unless the unmetered music ends before the end of
+the staff line, you will need to insert
 invisible bar lines
 
 @example
@@ -1630,7 +1634,7 @@ invisible bar lines
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-to indicate where line breaks can occur.
+to indicate where breaks can occur.
 
 
 @node System start delimiters

diff --git a/Documentation/user/working.itely b/Documentation/user/working.itely
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--- a/Documentation/user/working.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/working.itely
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ you didn't comment the file.
 imbalance
 in the number of @code{@{} and @code{@}}.
 
+@item @strong{Explicity add durations} at the beginnings of sections
+and identifiers.  If you specify @code{c4 d e} at the beginning of a
+phrase (instead of just @code{c d e}) you can save yourself some
+problems if you rearrange your music later.
+
 @end itemize