@end lilypond
@knownissues
-Manual ties inside @code{\retrograde} will be broken and
-generate warnings. Some ties can be generated automatically
-by enabling @ref{Automatic note splitting}.
+@code{\retrograde} is a rather simple tool. Since many events are
+@q{mirrored} rather than exchanged, tweaks and directional
+modifiers for opening spanners need to be added at the matching
+closing spanners: @code{^(} needs to be ended by @code{^)}, every
+@code{\<} or @code{\cresc} needs to be ended by @code{\!} or
+@code{\endcr}, every @code{\>} or @code{\decr} needs to be ended
+by @code{\enddecr}. Property-changing commands/overrides with a
+lasting effect will likely cause surprises.
@seealso
Notation Reference: