From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 20:06:27 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Invoking midi2ly): Update.
X-Git-Tag: release/1.7.21~75
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e0f452d41144135352ee437df2127019851de06b;p=lilypond.git

(Invoking midi2ly): Update.
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 321a3d2cf9..aec6a67cfc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-05-26  Jan Nieuwenhuizen  <janneke@gnu.org>
+
+	* Documentation/user/converters.itely (Invoking midi2ly): Update.
+
 2003-05-26  Han-Wen Nienhuys  <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
 
 	* lily/text-spanner.cc (brew_molecule): clean up function. This
diff --git a/Documentation/user/converters.itely b/Documentation/user/converters.itely
index e548a14472..d06da954b6 100644
--- a/Documentation/user/converters.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/converters.itely
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ to import files from a program that has no converter for its native
 format.
 
 @file{midi2ly} will convert tracks into @internalsref{Staff} and
-channels into @internalsref{Voice} contexts.
+channels into @internalsref{Voice} contexts.  Relative mode is used
+for pitches, durations are only written when necessary.
 
 It is possible to record a MIDI file using a digital keyboard, and then
 convert it to @file{.ly}. However, human players are not rhythmically
@@ -102,34 +103,31 @@ It is invoked as follows:
 The following options are supported by midi2ly:
 
 @table @code
-@item -b, --no-quantify,
-    Write exact durations, e.g.: `a4*385/384'.
-@item -D, --debug,
-    Print lots of debugging stuff.
-@item -h, --help,
-    Show a summary of usage.
-@item -I, --include=@var{dir},
-    Add @var{dir} to search path.
-@item -k, --key=@var{acc}[:@var{minor}],
+@item -a, --absolute-pitches
+    Print absolute pitches
+@item -d, --duration-quant=@var{DUR}
+    Quantise note durations on @var{DUR}
+@item -e, --explicit-durations
+    Print explicit durations
+@item -h,--help
+    Show summary of usage
+@item -k, --key=@var{acc}[:@var{minor}]
     Set default key.  @var{acc} > 0 sets number of sharps; @var{acc} < 0
-sets number
-    of flats.  A minor key is indicated by ":1".
-@item -n, --no-silly,
-    Assume no plets or double dots, assume smallest (reciprocal) duration 16.
-@item -o, --output=@var{file},
-    Set @var{file} as default output.
-@item -p, --no-plets,
-    Assume no plets.
-@item -q, --quiet,
-    Be quiet.
-@item -s, --smallest=N,
-    Assume no shorter (reciprocal) durations than N.
-@item -v, --verbose,
-    Be verbose.
-@item -w, --warranty,
-    Show the warranty with which midi2ly comes. (It comes with @strong{NO WARRANTY}!)
-@item -x, --no-double-dots,
-    Assume no double dotted notes.
+    sets number of flats.  A minor key is indicated by ":1"
+@item -o, --output=@var{file}
+    Write output to @var{file}
+@item -s, --start-quant=@var{DUR}
+    Quantise note starts on DUR
+@item -t, --allow-tuplet=@var{DUR}*@var{NUM}/@var{DEN}
+    Allow tuplet durations @var{DUR}*@var{NUM}/@var{DEN}
+@item -V, --verbose
+    Be verbose
+@item -v, --version
+    Print version number
+@item -w, --warranty
+    Show warranty and copyright
+@item -x, --text-lyrics
+    Treat every text as a lyric
 @end table