From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:50:04 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Add Changes entries for \absolute and \relative { ... }
X-Git-Tag: release/2.17.16-1~23
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=133ba9ff99bd61bf62df3b9c2f65e7952369c8ff;p=lilypond.git

Add Changes entries for \absolute and \relative { ... }
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diff --git a/Documentation/changes.tely b/Documentation/changes.tely
index ac4f8d8814..951dabd22b 100644
--- a/Documentation/changes.tely
+++ b/Documentation/changes.tely
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+When @code{\relative} is used without an explicit reference pitch,
+the reference pitch now is the middle of the first octave, making
+the first entered pitch indistinguishable from absolute pitch.
+Previously, omitting the reference pitch would have lead to a
+default of @code{c'}.  Since that choice was somewhat arbitrary,
+recommended usage was to always specify the reference pitch.
+
 @item
 A new command @code{\single} can be used for converting a property
 override into a tweak to be applied on a single music expression: