d4 e d c
@end lilypond
-@cindex beaming in cadenzas
-@cindex beaming in unmetered music
-@cindex cadenza, beaming in
-@cindex unmetered music, beaming in
+@cindex beams, in cadenzas
+@cindex beams, in unmetered music
+@cindex cadenza, with beams
+@cindex unmetered music, with beams
Automatic beaming is disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled
by @code{\cadenzaOff}. Therefore, all beaming in cadenzas
@code{\times}, but does not create a tuplet bracket; see
@ref{Scaling durations}.
-@cindex beaming in polymetric music
-@cindex beaming in polymetric meter
+@cindex beams, with polymetric meters
+@cindex polymetric meters, with beams
In this example, music with the time signatures of 3/4, 9/8, and
10/8 are used in parallel. In the second staff, shown durations
@cindex beams, manual
@cindex manual beams
-@cindex beams, setting rules for
-@cindex beams, custom rules for
+@cindex beams, customizing rules
@funindex \autoBeamOn
@funindex autoBeamOn
c16 c8
@end lilypond
-@cindex melismata, beams
-@cindex beams and melismata
+@cindex melismata, with beams
+@cindex beams, with melismata
@warning{If beams are used to indicate melismata in songs, then
automatic beaming should be switched off with @code{\autoBeamOff}
Beaming patterns that differ from the automatic defaults can be
created; see @ref{Setting automatic beam behavior}.
-
@predefined
@code{\autoBeamOff},
@code{\autoBeamOn}.
@endpredefined
-
-@snippets
-
-
-@cindex line breaks and beams
-@cindex beams and line breaks
-
+@cindex beams, line breaks
+@cindex line breaks, beams
+@cindex beams, with knee gap
+@cindex knee gap, with beams
@funindex breakable
+@snippets
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
{beams-across-line-breaks.ly}
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
{changing-beam-knee-gap.ly}
-@cindex \partcombine and \autoBeamOff
-@cindex \autoBeamOff and \partcombine
-
+@cindex beams, \partcombine with \autoBeamOff
+@cindex voices, \partcombine with \autoBeamOff
@lilypondfile [verbatim, lilyquote, ragged-right, texidoc, doctitle]
{partcombine-and-autobeamoff.ly}
-
@seealso
Notation Reference:
@ref{Manual beams},
@rinternals{beam-interface},
@rinternals{unbreakable-spanner-interface}.
-
@knownissues
+Beams can collide with note heads and accidentals in other
+voices. In this case use @ref{Manual beams}.
-Beams can collide with note heads and accidentals in other voices.
+@lilypond[quote,relative=1,verbatim]
+c8 des'! c, [ des'! ]
+@end lilypond
@node Setting automatic beam behavior
@unnumberedsubsubsec Setting automatic beam behavior
-
-@cindex automatic beams, tuning
-@cindex tuning automatic beaming
-@cindex automatic beam generation
-@cindex autobeam
-@cindex lyrics and beaming
+@cindex beams, with lyrics
+@cindex lyrics, with beams
@funindex autoBeaming
@funindex baseMoment
\repeat unfold 6 { a8 }
@end lilypond
-
The default automatic beaming settings for a time signature
are determined in @file{scm/time-signature-settings.scm}.
Changing the default automatic beaming settings
@end itemize
-In the rules above, the beam-type is the duration of the
+In the rules above, the @emph{beam-type} is the duration of the
shortest note in the beamed group.
-For reference, the default beaming rules are found in
+The default beaming rules can be found in
@file{scm/time-signature-settings.scm}.
@snippets
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
{conducting-signs,-measure-grouping-signs.ly}
-@cindex beam, last in score
-@cindex beam, last in polyphonic voice
+@cindex beam, endings in a score
+@cindex beam, endings with multiple voices
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
{beam-endings-in-score-context.ly}