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3 @settitle LilyPond Changes
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37 @top New features in 2.13 since 2.12
40 This document is also available in @uref{changes.pdf,PDF}. It is part of
41 the @uref{lilypond/manuals.html,LilyPond Documentation}.
44 @allowcodebreaks false
52 * add new items at the top
54 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
56 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
58 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
59 which scares away people.
61 * Write complete sentences.
63 * only show user-visible changes.
68 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
69 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
70 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
74 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
75 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
81 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
82 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
83 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
84 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
85 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
88 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
99 A half-open articulation was added:
100 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
103 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
106 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
107 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
110 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
113 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
115 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
118 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
119 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
122 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
124 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
125 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
130 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
131 in lower layers which lie beneath:
133 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
135 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
136 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
138 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
139 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
145 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
147 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
152 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
153 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
157 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
158 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
159 manually unless you explicitly want to.
162 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
166 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
167 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
168 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
171 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
174 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
175 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
177 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
182 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
183 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
184 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
186 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
191 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
195 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
200 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
206 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
207 \context Staff = "up" {
210 \context Staff = "down" {
219 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
220 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
230 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
231 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
232 add the following line to your input files:
234 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
238 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
239 have been made variable thickness, and
240 partially dashed slurs are now available:
241 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
251 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
252 conductor for instructions:
253 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
254 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
255 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
259 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
260 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
265 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
266 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
267 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
268 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
269 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
270 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
272 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
273 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
274 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
275 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
276 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
277 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
278 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
280 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
281 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
282 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
283 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
284 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
285 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
287 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
288 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
289 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
290 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
291 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
292 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
296 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
304 For older news, go to
305 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
306 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
307 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.