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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 @code{stringTunings} property values have changed from a list of
71 semitones above middle C to a list of LilyPond pitch values.
72 convert-ly will handle the change automatically where the value
73 of @code{stringTunings} is set to a Scheme constant value.
75 New commands @code{makeStringTuning} and @code{contextStringTuning}
76 allow the creation of string tunings in the form of a Lilypond
80 By using @code{\cueDuringWithClef}, cue notes can now also have their own
81 clef, which is correctly reset at the end of the cue notes. At the begin
82 of each line, the standard clef is still displayed, but the cue clef is
83 shown after the time/key signature in smaller size.
85 vI = \relative c'' { \clef "treble" \repeat unfold 40 g4 }
86 \addQuote vIQuote { \vI }
90 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" { R1 } |
91 c4 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" {
95 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN "soprano" { R1*2 \break R1 } |
101 \new Staff \new Voice \Solo
108 Note names can be selected with a new
109 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
110 can be used in safe mode. The old
111 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
112 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
116 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
117 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
118 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
119 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
122 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
123 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
127 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
128 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
130 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
131 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
135 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
136 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
139 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
142 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
146 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
147 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
148 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
149 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
150 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
154 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
155 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
156 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
157 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
158 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
159 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
160 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
164 The SVG backend has optional support for
165 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
166 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
167 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
170 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
171 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
173 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
175 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
180 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
181 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
182 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
189 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
190 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
191 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
193 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
196 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
197 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
199 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
202 might do the trick for conversion.
205 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
206 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
207 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
211 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
212 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
218 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
219 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
220 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
221 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
222 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
225 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
237 A half-open articulation was added:
238 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
241 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
244 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
245 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
248 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
251 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
253 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
256 stringTunings = #`(,(ly:make-pitch 1 3 NATURAL)
257 ,(ly:make-pitch 1 1 NATURAL)
258 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL)
259 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL)
260 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL)
261 ,(ly:make-pitch -1 5 NATURAL))
262 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
265 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
267 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
268 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
273 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
274 in lower layers which lie beneath:
276 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
278 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
279 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
281 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
282 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
288 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
290 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
295 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
296 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
301 inner-margin = 10 \mm
302 outer-margin = 20 \mm
307 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
308 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
312 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
313 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
314 manually unless you explicitly want to.
317 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
321 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
322 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
323 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
326 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
329 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
330 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
332 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
337 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
338 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
339 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
341 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
346 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
350 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
355 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
361 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
362 \context Staff = "up" {
365 \context Staff = "down" {
374 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
375 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
385 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
386 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
387 add the following line to your input files:
389 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
393 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
394 have been made variable thickness, and
395 partially dashed slurs are now available:
396 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
406 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
407 conductor for instructions:
408 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
409 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
410 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
414 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
415 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
420 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
421 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
422 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
423 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
424 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
425 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
427 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
428 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
429 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
430 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
431 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
432 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
433 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
435 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
436 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
437 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
438 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
439 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
440 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
442 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
443 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
444 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
445 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
446 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
447 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
451 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
455 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
456 it more flexible and easier to control.
457 The spacing between staves within a system can now change
458 to better use the space on the page.
459 User-defined contexts may participate in this flexible spacing,
460 depending on how their @code{staff-affinity} is defined.
461 Some page formatting variables (@code{page-top-space},
462 @code{between-system-space -padding}, and
463 @code{before- between- after-title-space}) have been replaced
464 by flexible vertical dimensions.
471 For older news, go to
472 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
473 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
474 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.