Re: When is "-" required in articulations?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

2008/5/20 Trevor Daniels <address@hidden>:
> @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.

The authorative source for this is the parser source itself. See
lily/parser.yy, and look for the symbol '-'.

Among others, articulation abbreviations (like . for staccato) always
require an indication.
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