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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 A half-open articulation was added:
68 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
71 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
74 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
75 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
78 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
81 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
83 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
86 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
87 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
90 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
92 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
98 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
99 in lower layers which lie beneath:
101 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
103 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
104 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
106 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
107 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
113 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
115 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
120 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
121 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
125 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
126 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
127 manually unless you explicitly want to.
130 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
134 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
135 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
136 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
139 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
142 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
143 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
145 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
150 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
151 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
152 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
154 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
159 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
163 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
168 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
174 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
175 \context Staff = "up" {
178 \context Staff = "down" {
187 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
188 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
198 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
199 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
200 add the following line to your input files:
202 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
206 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
207 have been made variable thickness, and
208 partially dashed slurs are now available:
209 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
219 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
220 conductor for instructions:
221 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
222 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
223 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
227 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
228 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
233 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
234 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
235 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
236 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
237 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
238 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
240 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
241 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
242 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
243 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
244 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
245 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
246 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
248 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
249 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
250 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
251 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
252 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
253 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
255 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
256 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
257 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
258 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
259 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
260 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
264 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
272 For older news, go to
273 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
274 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
275 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.