If you do not specify a duration, the previous duration is used
for the next note. The duration of the first note defaults to a quarter.
-To create @rglos{dotted notes}, add a dot @samp{.} to the duration number.
+To create @rglos{dotted note}s, add a dot @samp{.} to the duration number.
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
\relative c'' {
@cindex staccato
@subheading Articulations
-Common @rglos{articulations} can be added to a note using a dash @samp{-}
+Common @rglos{articulation}s can be added to a note using a dash @samp{-}
and a single character:
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim,fragment,relative=2]
@subsection Version number
@cindex versioning
- The @code{\version} statement marks for which version of LilyPond the file
- was written. To mark a file for version 2.10.1, place
+ The @code{\version} statement records the version of LilyPond that was
+ used to write the file:
@example
\version "2.11.23"
@end example
@noindent
- at the top of your LilyPond file.
+ by convention, this is placed at the top of your LilyPond file.
- These annotations make future upgrades of LilyPond go more
- smoothly. Changes in the syntax are handled with a special program,
- @file{convert-ly} (see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}), and it uses
- @code{\version} to determine what rules to apply.
+ These annotations make future upgrades of LilyPond go more smoothly.
+ Changes in the syntax are handled with a special program,
+ @file{convert-ly} (see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}), and
+ it uses @code{\version} to determine what rules to apply.
@node Adding titles
so) and click on the picture of the music. This will display the exact
input that LilyPond used to generate this manual.
+ For information about the structure of the rest of the manual, see
+ @ref{About this manual}.
+