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@@ -137,11 +137,12 @@ which will be placed by the first and third through sixth macros,
and is initially defined as \verb|\def\txt{3}|.
The macro
\verb|\tuplettxt| serves the same role for the last two macros.
-The font used is
-\verb|\txtfont| which is by default \verb|\eightit| (in normal music size) but may be re-defined.
-The first four
-are to be used with beamed xtuplets. As indicated in the
-last column, the last four produce a sloping bracket and are to be used with
+The font used is defined by
+\verb|\txtfont| and is, by default, \verb|\eightit| (in normal music size) but may be re-defined.
+
+The first four commands in the table
+are normally used with beamed xtuplets. As indicated in the
+last column, the last four produce a sloping bracket and may be used with
unbeamed xtuplets.
@@ -252,6 +253,25 @@ use the macros without gaps.
\notesp\downtuplet O16\ccu e\en\notesp\cccu g\en
\end{verbatim}\end{quote}
+A modern notation uses a \emph{ratio} to specify the intended duration
+of an x-tuplet. This is supported in \musixtex\ by the command
+\keyindex{xxtuplet}, as in
+
+\begin{music}
+\nostartrule
+\startextract\addspace\afterruleskip
+\notes\xxtuplet5:6o\ibl0j3\qb0{jklm}\tql0n\en
+\endextract
+\end{music}
+
+\noindent with coding \verb|\xxtuplet5:6o\ibl0j3\qb0{jklm}\tql0n|. For the
+other x-tuplet commands (apart from \verb|\triolet|, which is defined in terms of \verb|\xtuplet|),
+it is possible to define \verb|\txt| or
+\verb|\tupletxt| as a ratio, as in
+\begin{quote}\begin{verbatim}
+\def\txt{5:6}
+\end{verbatim}\end{quote}
+
\section{Ornaments}