From a02ca233bc1a2af11980d8eab1e874c559cdff09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Trevor Daniels Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:32:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: NR expressive: clarify \fermata and \fermataMarkup --- Documentation/notation/expressive.itely | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/notation/expressive.itely b/Documentation/notation/expressive.itely index d31e59d94f..9ba59343ff 100644 --- a/Documentation/notation/expressive.itely +++ b/Documentation/notation/expressive.itely @@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Methods to create new dynamic markings are also discussed. @funindex \fermata @funindex \longfermata @funindex \verylongfermata +@funindex \fermataMarkup @funindex \segno @funindex \coda @funindex \varcoda @@ -159,6 +160,19 @@ may be manually placed above or below the staff; see Articulations are @code{Script} objects. Their properties are described more fully in @rinternals{Script}. +Articulations can be attached to rests as well as notes but they +cannot be attached to multi-measure rests. A special predefined +command, @code{\fermataMarkup}, is available for attaching a fermata +to a multi-measure rest (and only a multi-measure rest). This +creates a @code{MultiMeasureRestText} object. + +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] +\override Script #'color = #red +\override MultiMeasureRestText #'color = #blue +a2\fermata r\fermata +R1\fermataMarkup +@end lilypond + In addition to articulations, text and markups can be attached to notes. See @ref{Text scripts}. -- 2.39.5