From: Graham Percival Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:21:26 +0000 (-0800) Subject: More minor fixes. X-Git-Tag: release/2.11.38-1~67 X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3be0910d4231a9a7557085a6a3ee72b9daba6102;p=lilypond.git More minor fixes. --- diff --git a/Documentation/user/pitches.itely b/Documentation/user/pitches.itely index 539dc48500..855d8da0b9 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/pitches.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/pitches.itely @@ -245,9 +245,8 @@ A @notation{sharp} pitch is made by adding @code{is} to the name, and a @notation{flat} pitch by adding @code{es}. As you might expect, a @notation{double sharp} or @notation{double flat} is made by adding @code{isis} or @code{eses}. This syntax is derived -from note naming conventions in Nordic and Germanic languages, -like German and Dutch. To use other names for accidentals, see -@ref{Note names in other languages}. +from Dutch note naming conventions. To use other names for +accidentals, see @ref{Note names in other languages}. @lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] a2 ais a aes @@ -255,9 +254,9 @@ a2 aisis a aeses @end lilypond @noindent -The above notes are the Dutch note names. In Dutch, @code{aes} is -contracted to @code{as}, but both forms are accepted in LilyPond. -Similarly, both @code{es} and @code{ees} are accepted: +In Dutch, @code{aes} is contracted to @code{as}, but both forms +are accepted in LilyPond. Similarly, both @code{es} and +@code{ees} are accepted: @lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] a2 as e es @@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ ceseh ces ceh c cih cis cisih @seealso Music Glossary: @rglos{sharp}, @rglos{flat}, @rglos{double sharp}, -@rglos{double flat}. +@rglos{double flat}. @c FIXME note names Learning Manual: @rlearning{Accidentals and key signatures}. @@ -399,14 +398,11 @@ define are: @end multitable @end example -@c TODO: move most of this junk into glossary -@noindent Note that in some languages such as Norwegian and Swedish, the usual spelling for accidentals is a double @q{s} such as in @code{ciss} or @code{cess}. For both historical reasons and a greater simplicity, LilyPond uses a single @q{s} for all these languages. -@noindent Similarly, in Germanic and Nordic languages, alterations of@tie{}@code{a}, like for example @code{aes} and @code{aeses}, are usually contracted to @code{as} and @code{ases} @@ -414,7 +410,6 @@ of@tie{}@code{a}, like for example @code{aes} and names are defined in the corresponding language files (this also applies to the suffixes for quartertones below). -@noindent Some music uses microtones whose alterations are fractions of a @q{normal} sharp or flat. The note names for quartertones defined in the various language files are listed in the following table. @@ -422,7 +417,6 @@ Here the prefixes @q{semi-} and @q{sesqui-} mean @q{half} and @q{one and a half}, respectively. For the other languages, no special names have been defined yet. - @example @multitable @columnfractions .2 .6 .05 .05 .05 .05 @headitem Language