From: Janek Warchoł <lemniskata.bernoullego@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:03:16 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: changes: mention that decimal numbers can be written without #
X-Git-Tag: release/2.17.25-1~6
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=59ee8eafd377bd11a4b0bf104db9aafc96b56d27;p=lilypond.git

changes: mention that decimal numbers can be written without #

(change introduced by commit 680df85187d0f38)
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diff --git a/Documentation/changes.tely b/Documentation/changes.tely
index 2111c8d3a2..f2266666d0 100644
--- a/Documentation/changes.tely
+++ b/Documentation/changes.tely
@@ -61,6 +61,26 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+Decimal numbers can now be written directly in music,
+without a hash sign.  Together with the previous change
+in the way object properties are specified, the code to
+change the length of stems has changed from this:
+@example
+\override Stem #'length = #5.6
+e' f' g' a'
+@end example
+to this:
+@example
+\override Stem.length = 5.6
+e' f' g' a'
+@end example
+
+One has to write a digit on both sides of the dot -- values like
+@code{4.} or @code{-.3} are not allowed.
+
+Decimal fractions are also not accepted in @code{\chordmode}.
+
 @item
 A number of shorthands like @code{(}, @code{)}, @code{|},
 @code{[}, @code{]}, @code{~}, @code{\(}, @code{\)} and others can