* Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely (Polymetric

	notation): Clarify the use of compressMusic.

	* Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely (Grace notes): Clarify
	that the grace spacer note in other staves need the same duration
	and document the stroke-style property.

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+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2005-10-04  Mats Bengtsson  <mabe@drongo.s3.kth.se>
+
+       * Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely (Polymetric
+       notation): Clarify the use of compressMusic.
+
+       * Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely (Grace notes): Clarify
+       that the grace spacer note in other staves need the same duration
+       and document the stroke-style property.
+
 2005-10-03  Han-Wen Nienhuys  <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
 
        * Documentation/user/global.itely (Vertical spacing): document

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--- a/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
@@ -1607,8 +1607,12 @@ This notation can be created by setting a common time signature for
 each staff but replacing it manually using
 @code{timeSignatureFraction} to the desired fraction.  Then the printed
 durations in each staff are scaled to the common time signature.
-The latter is done with @code{\compressMusic}, which is similar to
-@code{\times}, but does not create a tuplet bracket.
+The latter is done with @code{\compressMusic}, which is used similar
+to @code{\times}, but does not create a tuplet bracket. The syntax is
+@example
+\compressMusic #'(@var{numerator} . @var{denominator}) @var{musicexpr}
+@end example
+
 
 
 In this example, music with the time signatures of 3/4, 9/8, and 10/8 are

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--- a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
@@ -1872,6 +1872,9 @@ Another option is to change the variables @code{startGraceMusic},
 @code{stopAppoggiaturaMusic}.  More information is in the file
 @file{ly/@/grace@/-init@/.ly}.
 
+@noindent
+The slash through the stem in acciaccaturas can be obtained
+in other situations by @code{\override Stem  #'stroke-style = #"grace"}.
 
 @seealso
 
@@ -1894,7 +1897,8 @@ care when you mix staves with grace notes and staves without, for example,
 @end lilypond
 
 @noindent
-This can be remedied by inserting grace skips, for the above example
+This can be remedied by inserting grace skips of the corresponding
+durations in the other staves. For the above example
 
 @example
 \new Staff @{ c4 \bar "|:" \grace s16 d4 @}