Re: When is "-" required in articulations?

[Reinhold Kainhofer]

Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2008 schrieb Trevor Daniels:
> I'm drafting a section for the Notation Reference which says:
>
> When adding articulations to notes the direction indicator,
> @code{^}, @code{_} or @code{-}, can usually be omitted, in which
> case @code{-} is assumed.  But a direction indicator is
> @strong{always} required before
>
> @itemize
> @item @code{\tweak} commands and
> @item @code{\markup} commands.
> @end itemize
>
> Can someone please confirm that this is correct and that there
> are no more note articulations which _require_ a direction indicator.

@item any articulations after a @code{\tag} command,
@item fingering instructions, e.g. -1 and
@item shortcuts, e.g. -., --, ->, etc.

Cheers,
Reinhold


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