Re: notation reference lyrics example issue?

[Graham Percival]

Ok then.  Just add single { } around the examples.  Or maybe two
{{ }} ?  Find the doc section about file structure; it should be
possible to figure it out from there.


We didn't manage to finish Vocal music during the last big
documentation push, and I don't think we'll have the resources to
work on this for at least 4 months.

Sorry,
- Graham


On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 04:25:21PM +0000, Philip Potter wrote:
> Thanks for the reference. However, I don't understand how that section
> of the learning manual applies. Quoting from "How to read the
> manuals":
> 
> "Why omit the braces? Most examples in this manual can be inserted
> into the middle of a longer piece of music. For these examples, it
> does not make sense to add \relative c'' { } – you should not place a
> \relative inside another \relative! If we included \relative c'' { }
> around every example, you would not be able to copy a small
> documentation example and paste it inside a longer piece of your own.
> Most people want to add material to an existing piece, so we format
> the manual this way. "
> 
> Since the examples I highlight *do* include a \relative block, they
> are neither compilable as a standalone program nor includable inside
> another \relative block.
> 
> Phil
> 
> 2010/1/9 Graham Percival <address@hidden>:
> > Read the beginning of the Learning Manual again; you want a
> > section called something like "How to read the manuals".  It
> > discusses this specific issue.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > - Graham
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 03:25:32PM +0000, Philip Potter wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> There seems to be a problem with the example in the notation reference, 
> >> section
> >> 2.1.2 [1]:
> >>
> >> \time 3/4
> >> \relative c' { c2 e4 g2 e4 }
> >> \addlyrics { gran- de_a- mi- go }
> >> \addlyrics { pu- "ro y ho-" nes- to }
> >> \addlyrics { pu- ro~y~ho- nes- to }
> >>
> >> If I try to compile this under 2.12.2 as a complete file I get
> >> lyrics.ly:1:0: error: syntax error, unexpected \time
> >>
> >> If I move the \time directive to within the \relative block, it compiles 
> >> ok. Is
> >> this an error with the documents or is there some context in which this 
> >> example
> >> might make sense? I notice that some later examples in the same section put
> >> \time within \relative, but not all - particularly this one:
> >>
> >> \time 3/4
> >> \relative c' { c2 e4 g2. }
> >> \addlyrics { play the game }
> >>
> >> and this one:
> >>
> >> \time 3/4
> >> \relative c' { c2 e4 g2. }
> >> \addlyrics { play the game }
> >> \addlyrics { speel het spel }
> >> \addlyrics { joue le jeu }
> >>
> >>
> >> [1]
> >> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Entering-lyrics#index-lyrics
> >>
> >>
> >>
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