From: Trevor Daniels <t.daniels@treda.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:21:25 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Docs: NR 5.5 Clarify placement of Bézier override
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Docs: NR 5.5 Clarify placement of Bézier override
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diff --git a/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely b/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely
index c395ad9dd3..3c4c3e6ff9 100644
--- a/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/changing-defaults.itely
@@ -3334,13 +3334,16 @@ scaling can be achieved by applying the same transformation to the
 curve's control points.
 
 For the example above the following override gives a satisfactory
-tie:
+tie.  Note the placement -- it has to be immediately before the note
+to which the start of the tie (or slur) is attached.
 
 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
 <<
-  \once \override Tie
-    #'control-points = #'((1 . -1) (3 . 0.6) (12.5 . 0.6) (14.5 . -1))
-  { e1 ~ e1 }
+  {
+    \once \override Tie
+      #'control-points = #'((1 . -1) (3 . 0.6) (12.5 . 0.6) (14.5 . -1))
+     e1 ~ e1
+  }
 \\
   { r4 <g c,> <g c,> <g c,>4  }
 >>