From 86922b24296cdb5c122f731d70c9e186b7f6b9bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Trevor Daniels Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:13:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: Issue 4226: Document action of bar checks in lyrics Add a paragraph describing the rather surprising behaviour of bar checks in lyrics Re-position the text to avoid breaking up the discussion of bar checks in music --- Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely | 25 ++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely index a2c506cbbe..6e6d5fcf3e 100644 --- a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely +++ b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely @@ -3064,15 +3064,6 @@ next example, the second bar check will signal an error. \time 3/4 c2 e4 | g2 | @end example -Bar checks can also be used in lyrics: - -@example -\lyricmode @{ - \time 2/4 - Twin -- kle | Twin -- kle | -@} -@end example - An incorrect duration can result in a completely garbled score, especially if the score is polyphonic, so a good place to start correcting input is by scanning for failed bar checks and @@ -3082,6 +3073,22 @@ If successive bar checks are off by the same musical interval, only the first warning message is displayed. This allows the warning to focus on the source of the timing error. +Bar checks can also be inserted in lyrics: + +@example +\lyricmode @{ + \time 2/4 + Twin -- kle | Twin -- kle | +@} +@end example + +Note that bar check marks in lyrics are evaluated at the musical +moment when the syllable @emph{following} the check mark is processed. +If the lyrics are associated with the notes of a voice which has a +rest at the beginning of a bar, then no syllable can be located at the +start of that bar and a warning will be issued if a bar check mark is +placed in the lyrics at that position. + @funindex | @funindex "|" -- 2.39.2