2005-11-16 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
+ * Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely (Top): add note about
+ refactoring.
+
* lily/tie-formatting-problem.cc (find_optimal_tie_configuration):
new function. Search region of 3 positions for best tie.
(score_configuration): new function.
@itemize @bullet
+@item
+Tie formatting now uses scoring. This opens the road to formatting
+which handles complex situations require tradeoffs between different
+beauty factors.
+This refactoring has been sponsored by Steve Doonan.
+
@item
Each grob property may also be a ``grob closure.'' This means that it
is possible to combine functions. For example, the @code{Y-offset} of