From 9ffa73ba77c71de44c0e7ca81a65fb48d29b381c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Trevor Daniels Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:42:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: NR 1.2.5 Bars: clarify manual bar lines (thanks to Mark Polesky) --- Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely index 733b9820c3..4e451ea27a 100644 --- a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely +++ b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely @@ -1989,12 +1989,18 @@ counter is not increased. To force a line break see @cindex measure lines, manual This and other special bar lines may be inserted manually at any -point. When they coincide with the end of a measure they replace the -simple bar line which would have been inserted there automatically. -When they do not coincide with the end of a measure the specified bar -line is inserted at that point in the printed output. Such insertions -do not affect the calculation and placement of subsequent automatic -bar lines. +point. When they coincide with the end of a measure they replace +the simple bar line which would have been inserted there +automatically. When they do not coincide with the end of a measure +the specified bar line is inserted at that point in the printed +output. + +Note that manual bar lines are purely visual. They do not affect +any of the properties that a normal bar line would affect, such as +measure numbers, accidentals, line breaks, etc. They do not affect +the calculation and placement of subsequent automatic bar lines. +When a manual bar line is placed where a normal bar line already +exists, the effects of the original bar line are not altered. Two types of simple bar lines and five types of double bar lines are available for manual insertion: -- 2.39.5