From 65aaa693afc29019ebf3d358d00914bed6e8baf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Solomon Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:29:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update beam collision in the documentation. Notify users that beam collision avoidance does not occur for cross staff beams and suggest that users use manual beams for beams that end right before a staff change. --- Documentation/changes.tely | 7 +++++++ Documentation/notation/keyboards.itely | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/changes.tely b/Documentation/changes.tely index 0c468b14be..8c6563cfb3 100644 --- a/Documentation/changes.tely +++ b/Documentation/changes.tely @@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ which scares away people. @end ignore +@item +Lilypond now helps beams avoid collisions with other grobs! This feature +works completely with manual beams. It also works for all automatic beams +that do not end right before a change in staff. For this special case, please +use manual beams. Note that beam collision avoidance does not kick in for +cross-staff beams. + @item The Articulate script by Peter Chubb, which is GPLv3 licensed, is now a part of the distribution. It allows easy generation of improved diff --git a/Documentation/notation/keyboards.itely b/Documentation/notation/keyboards.itely index 11acf92a12..a7f12cd1a9 100644 --- a/Documentation/notation/keyboards.itely +++ b/Documentation/notation/keyboards.itely @@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ affected by a cross-staff spanner. The resulting collisions must be resolved manually, where necessary, using the methods in @rlearning{Fixing overlapping notation}. +@knownissues +Beam collision avoidance does not work for cross-staff beams, nor does +it work for automatic beams that end right before a change in staff. +To make the latter work, use manual beaming. + @seealso Learning Manual: @rlearning{Fixing overlapping notation}. -- 2.39.2