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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 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
73 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
77 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
78 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
79 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
80 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
81 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
85 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
86 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
87 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
88 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
89 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
90 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
91 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
95 The SVG backend has optional support for
96 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
97 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
98 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
101 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
102 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
104 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
106 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
111 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
112 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
113 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
120 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
121 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
122 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
124 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
127 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
128 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
130 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
133 might do the trick for conversion.
136 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
137 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
138 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
142 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
143 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
149 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
150 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
151 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
152 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
153 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
156 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
168 A half-open articulation was added:
169 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
172 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
175 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
176 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
179 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
182 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
184 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
187 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
188 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
191 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
193 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
194 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
199 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
200 in lower layers which lie beneath:
202 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
204 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
205 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
207 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
208 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
214 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
216 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
221 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
222 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
227 inner-margin = 10 \mm
228 outer-margin = 20 \mm
233 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
234 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
238 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
239 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
240 manually unless you explicitly want to.
243 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
247 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
248 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
249 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
252 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
255 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
256 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
258 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
263 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
264 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
265 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
267 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
272 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
276 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
281 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
287 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
288 \context Staff = "up" {
291 \context Staff = "down" {
300 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
301 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
311 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
312 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
313 add the following line to your input files:
315 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
319 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
320 have been made variable thickness, and
321 partially dashed slurs are now available:
322 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
332 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
333 conductor for instructions:
334 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
335 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
336 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
340 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
341 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
346 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
347 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
348 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
349 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
350 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
351 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
353 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
354 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
355 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
356 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
357 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
358 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
359 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
361 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
362 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
363 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
364 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
365 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
366 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
368 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
369 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
370 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
371 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
372 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
373 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
377 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
385 For older news, go to
386 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
387 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
388 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.