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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}.
44 @allowcodebreaks false
52 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
54 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
56 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
57 which scares away people.
59 * Write complete sentences.
61 * only show user-visible changes.
66 A half-open articulation was added:
67 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
70 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
73 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
74 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
77 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
80 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
82 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
85 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
86 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
89 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
91 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
97 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
98 in lower layers which lie beneath:
100 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
102 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
103 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
105 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
106 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
112 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
114 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
119 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
120 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
124 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
125 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
126 manually unless you explicitly want to.
129 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
133 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
134 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
135 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
138 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
141 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
142 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
144 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
149 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
150 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
151 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
153 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
158 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
162 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
167 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
173 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
174 \context Staff = "up" {
177 \context Staff = "down" {
186 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
187 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
197 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
198 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
199 add the following line to your input files:
201 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
205 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
206 have been made variable thickness, and
207 partially dashed slurs are now available:
208 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
218 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
219 conductor for instructions:
220 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
221 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
222 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
226 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
227 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
232 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
233 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
234 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
235 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
236 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
237 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
239 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
240 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
241 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
242 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
243 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
244 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
245 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
247 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
248 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
249 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
250 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
251 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
252 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
254 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
255 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
256 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
257 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
258 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
259 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
263 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
271 For older news, go to
272 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
273 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
274 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.