>>> - In Learning Manual > 5.4.2 Within-staff objects > The direction >>> property, in the list of predefined \objectDown \objectUp >>> \objectNeutral commands, every command in the “Revert” column is >>> \*Neutral, except for the command for arpeggio arrows, which is >>> \arpeggioNormal. Please change it to \arpeggioArrowNeutral to >>> match every other command. > >> Well, `\arpeggioArrowNeutral` doesn't make any sense! There are no >> arrows in the 'neutral' case. > >>> Additionally, it might be best to change the \arpeggioArrowDown >>> and \arpeggioArrowUp commands to simply \arpeggioDown and >>> \arpeggioUp respectively, in which case the reverting command >>> should become \arpeggioNeutral to match them > >> Carl Sorensen has changed this from `\arpeggioDown` to >> `\arpeggioArrowDown`, in version 2.11.51 (from 2008). Carl, do you >> remember why you did that? I would't object if this was renamed >> back to `\arpeggioDown` for consistency... > > I would suggest to keep these. These commands are conceptually not > the same as other Up|Down commands - the \arpeggioArrow* commands > don't change the position or direction of the grob but rather *add* > an arrow (pointing up or down). Likewise the \arpeggioNormal command > does not restore an "automatic" direction, but rather restores a > normal, un-arrowed arpeggio.
Souds convincing. I'm going to remove the arpeggio commands from this table; see https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/merge_requests/2741 Werner
