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3 @settitle LilyPond Changes
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39 @top New features in 2.13 since 2.12
42 This document is also available in @uref{changes.pdf,PDF}. It is part of
43 the @uref{lilypond/manuals.html,LilyPond Documentation}.
46 @allowcodebreaks false
54 * add new items at the top
56 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
58 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
60 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
61 which scares away people.
63 * Write complete sentences.
65 * only show user-visible changes.
70 By using @code{\cueDuringWithClef}, cue notes can now also have their own
71 clef, which is correctly reset at the end of the cue notes. At the begin
72 of each line, the standard clef is still displayed, but the cue clef is
73 shown after the time/key signature in smaller size.
75 vI = \relative c'' { \clef "treble" \repeat unfold 40 g4 }
76 \addQuote vIQuote { \vI }
80 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" { R1 } |
81 c4 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" {
85 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN "soprano" { R1*2 \break R1 } |
91 \new Staff \new Voice \Solo
98 Note names can be selected with a new
99 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
100 can be used in safe mode. The old
101 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
102 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
106 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
107 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
108 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
109 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
112 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
113 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
117 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
118 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
120 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
121 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
125 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
126 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
129 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
132 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
136 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
137 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
138 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
139 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
140 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
144 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
145 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
146 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
147 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
148 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
149 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
150 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
154 The SVG backend has optional support for
155 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
156 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
157 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
160 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
161 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
163 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
165 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
170 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
171 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
172 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
179 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
180 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
181 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
183 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
186 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
187 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
189 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
192 might do the trick for conversion.
195 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
196 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
197 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
201 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
202 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
208 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
209 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
210 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
211 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
212 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
215 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
227 A half-open articulation was added:
228 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
231 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
234 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
235 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
238 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
241 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
243 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
246 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
247 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
250 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
252 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
253 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
258 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
259 in lower layers which lie beneath:
261 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
263 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
264 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
266 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
267 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
273 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
275 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
280 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
281 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
286 inner-margin = 10 \mm
287 outer-margin = 20 \mm
292 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
293 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
297 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
298 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
299 manually unless you explicitly want to.
302 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
306 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
307 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
308 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
311 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
314 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
315 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
317 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
322 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
323 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
324 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
326 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
331 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
335 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
340 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
346 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
347 \context Staff = "up" {
350 \context Staff = "down" {
359 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
360 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
370 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
371 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
372 add the following line to your input files:
374 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
378 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
379 have been made variable thickness, and
380 partially dashed slurs are now available:
381 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
391 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
392 conductor for instructions:
393 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
394 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
395 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
399 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
400 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
405 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
406 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
407 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
408 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
409 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
410 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
412 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
413 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
414 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
415 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
416 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
417 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
418 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
420 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
421 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
422 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
423 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
424 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
425 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
427 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
428 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
429 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
430 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
431 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
432 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
436 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
440 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
441 it more flexible and easier to control.
448 For older news, go to
449 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
450 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
451 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.