On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:42:37 +0000 (UTC) Carl Sorensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chris Snyder <csnyder <at> adoromusicpub.com> writes: > > > It seems to me that the documentation (which has been tremendously > > improved over the last year - thanks Graham et al) could be a bit > > clearer on this. Perhaps including a blurb like the following: > > > > "Note that \textLengthOn does not necessarily increase the spacing > > of the note that the text is attached to. Rather, the shortest > > moment in time when the text occurs will get the added space. For > > instance, in 4/4 time if text is added to a whole-note while > > another staff contains quarter-notes, the space will be added > > between the first and second quarter-notes of the measure." > > > > If you'd like to propose additions to the docs, we'd appreciate it if > you'd tell us where the addition should go. I'm sure this is in NR 1.8 Text. That's officially Valentin's exclusive providence for the next 6 days. :) (well, his and mine -- I always reserve the right to do anything to stuff that GDP people are working on) > Also, in a case like this, a simple example that shows the behavior > being described can help understand possibly-confusing wording. > If you could work up a simple example (one bar long) that > demonstrates the point you're trying to make, I'll add it to the > documentation. Enthusiastically seconded -- text is easy to misunderstand, especially for non-native speakers. A single bar example can clear up so many questions. Cheers, - Graham _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
