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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}.
53 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
55 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
57 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
58 which scares away people.
60 * Write complete sentences.
62 * only show user-visible changes.
67 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
70 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
72 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
77 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
78 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
82 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
83 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
84 manually unless you explicitly want to.
87 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
91 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
92 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
93 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
96 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
99 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
100 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
102 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
107 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
108 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
109 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
111 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
116 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
120 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
125 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
131 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
132 \context Staff = "up" {
135 \context Staff = "down" {
144 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
145 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
155 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
156 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
157 add the following line to your input files:
159 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
163 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
164 have been made variable thickness, and
165 partially dashed slurs are now available:
166 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
176 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
177 conductor for instructions:
178 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
179 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
180 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
184 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
185 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
190 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
191 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
192 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
193 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
194 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
195 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
197 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
198 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
199 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
200 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
201 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
202 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
203 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
205 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
206 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
207 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
208 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
209 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
210 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
212 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
213 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
214 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
215 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
216 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
217 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
221 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
229 For older news, go to
230 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
231 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
232 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.