Re: dimTextDim crescTextCresc

[Mats Bengtsson]

Martin Tarenskeen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is not working:
>
> \version "2.12.3"
> \relative c' { c\dimTextDim d e f\! | c\crescTextCresc d e f\! }
>
> I don't get an error message, but my pdf viewer does not display any 
> "dim" or "cresc" text in the pdf result.
>
> Same result with lilypond 2.13.10
>
> Am I missing something ?
Yes! If you look carefully at the example in 
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Attached-to-notes#Dynamics
you will notice that these commands just change the way that subsequent 
\> and \< directives work, i.e. you still have to use \> to start your 
diminuendo, for example. This should be better explained in the text and 
I will make a modification to appear in future versions of the manual.


   /Mats

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