Doc: clarify use of durations with \skip

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / notation / rhythms.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely
index 5ff676c0b7436ab62ae6a40f083b0f359169df41..e0321d305883f04350737058b7755a038335ef0e 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely
+++ b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely
@@ -703,7 +703,9 @@ s2 c
 Spacer rests are available only in note mode and chord mode.  In
 other situations, for example, when entering lyrics, the
 command @code{\skip} is used to skip a musical moment.
-@code{\skip} requires an explicit duration.
+@code{\skip} requires an explicit duration, but this is ignored if
+the lyrics derive their durations from the notes in an associated
+melody through @code{\addlyrics} or @code{\lyricsto}.
 
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