@cindex color property, example
@cindex NoteHead, example of overriding
-@lilypond[quote,fragment,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=1]
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=1]
c4 d
\override NoteHead.color = #red
e4 f |
b c |
@end lilypond
+The @code{\once} prefix may also be used in front of many
+predefined commands to limit their effect to one musical moment:
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=1]
+c4 d
+\once \stemDown
+e4 f |
+g4 a
+\once \hideNotes
+b c |
+@end lilypond
+
+However, predefined commands of the form @code{\...Neutral},
+@code{\...Off} and @code{\un...} use @code{\revert} internally rather
+than @code{\override} so prefixing these with @code{\once} has no
+effect.
+
@node The \overrideProperty command
@unnumberedsubsubsec The @code{\overrideProperty} command
@end lilypond
The command to revert to the default behavior is
-@code{\textLengthOff}. Remember @code{\once} only works with
-@code{\override}, @code{\set}, @code{\revert} or @code{\unset},
-so cannot be used with @code{\textLengthOn}.
+@code{\textLengthOff}. Alternatively, @code{\once} may be used
+with @code{\textLengthOn} if the effect is to be limited to just a
+single musical moment.
@cindex markup text, allowing collisions