From: gpercival <gpercival>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 08:47:47 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Clarifies that multi-measure rests can be used for a single bar.
X-Git-Tag: release/2.6.4~17^2~105
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=032adc2f8f63c6fc8a2498f38c83d7d7e5c146d9;p=lilypond.git

Clarifies that multi-measure rests can be used for a single bar.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a294feab9c..0a805ea649 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 	\justify and \wordwrap, add "upright is the opposite of italic".
 
 	* Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely: shaped->shape,
-	add (cons (markup "foo")) type of example to text markup.
+	add (cons (markup "foo")) type of example to text markup,
+	reword multi-measure rests section.
 
 	* lily/note-heads-engraver.cc: changed Shaped->Shape in a
 	comment.  No actual code was touched.
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@
 	* Documentation/user/global.itely: document \score{\header{}}
 	behavior.
 
+	* Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely: reword multi-measure
+	rest discussion in Rests.
+
 2005-08-08  Mats Bengtsson  <mabe@drongo.s3.kth.se>
 
 	* Documentation/user/programming-interface.itely (Markup
diff --git a/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
index 70c713ac09..e825a961aa 100644
--- a/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/advanced-notation.itely
@@ -556,13 +556,15 @@ individual parts.
 @subsection Multi measure rests
 
 @cindex multi measure rests
+@cindex full measure rests
 @cindex Rests, multi measure
+@cindex Rests, full measure
 @cindex whole rests for a full measure
 @cindex @code{R}
 
-Multi-measure rests are entered using `@code{R}'.  It is specifically
-meant for full bar rests and for entering parts: the rest can expand
-to fill a score with rests, or it can be printed as a single
+Rests for one full measure (or many bars) are entered using `@code{R}'.  It
+is specifically meant for full bar rests and for entering parts: the rest
+can expand to fill a score with rests, or it can be printed as a single
 multi-measure rest.  This expansion is controlled by the property
 @code{Score.skipBars}.  If this is set to true, empty measures will not
 be expanded, and the appropriate number is added automatically
diff --git a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
index 1f74a80250..89a11742b6 100644
--- a/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/basic-notation.itely
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ r1 r2 r4 r8
 @end lilypond
 
 Whole bar rests, centered in middle of the bar,
-must be done with multi-measure rests.  They are discussed in
+must be done with multi-measure rests.  They can be used for a
+single bar as well as many bars, and are discussed in
 @ref{Multi measure rests}.