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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 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
71 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
72 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
73 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups. This feature
74 is based on Nicolas Sceaux's work.
77 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
80 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
81 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
83 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
88 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
89 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
90 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
92 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
97 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
101 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
106 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
112 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
113 \context Staff = "up" {
116 \context Staff = "down" {
125 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
126 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
136 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
137 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
138 add the following line to your input files:
140 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
144 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
145 have been made variable thickness, and
146 partially dashed slurs are now available:
147 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
157 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
158 conductor for instructions:
159 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
160 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
161 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
165 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
166 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
171 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
172 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
173 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
174 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
175 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
176 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
178 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
179 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
180 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
181 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
182 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
183 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
184 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
186 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
187 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
188 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
189 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
190 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
191 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
193 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
194 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
195 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
196 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
197 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
198 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
202 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
210 For older news, go to
211 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
212 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
213 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.