From: Graham Percival <graham@percival-music.ca>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:18:04 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Add info from mailist.
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Add info from mailist.
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diff --git a/Documentation/user/non-music.itely b/Documentation/user/non-music.itely
index 16ed517ad8..c0af45a2ec 100644
--- a/Documentation/user/non-music.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/non-music.itely
@@ -785,7 +785,15 @@ to a score, for example,
 
 The tempo is specified using the @code{\tempo} command.  In this
 example the tempo of quarter notes is set to 72 beats per minute.
+The tempo
+specification can not take dotted note lengths as an argument. In this
+case, break the dotted notes into smaller units. For example, a tempo
+of 90 dotted quarter notes per minute can be specified as 270 eighth
+notes per minute
 
+@example
+tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 270 8)
+@end example
 
 If there is a @code{\midi} command in a @code{\score}, only MIDI will
 be produced.  When notation is needed too, a @code{\layout} block must