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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.
71 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
72 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
74 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
76 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
81 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
82 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
83 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
90 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
91 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
92 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
94 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
97 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
98 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
100 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
103 might do the trick for conversion.
106 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
107 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
108 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
112 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
113 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
119 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
120 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
121 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
122 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
123 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
126 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
138 A half-open articulation was added:
139 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
142 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
145 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
146 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
149 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
152 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
154 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
157 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
158 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
161 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
163 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
164 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
169 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
170 in lower layers which lie beneath:
172 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
174 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
175 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
177 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
178 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
184 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
186 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
191 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
192 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
197 inner-margin = 10 \mm
198 outer-margin = 20 \mm
203 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
204 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
208 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
209 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
210 manually unless you explicitly want to.
213 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
217 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
218 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
219 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
222 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
225 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
226 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
228 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
233 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
234 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
235 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
237 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
242 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
246 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
251 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
257 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
258 \context Staff = "up" {
261 \context Staff = "down" {
270 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
271 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
281 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
282 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
283 add the following line to your input files:
285 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
289 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
290 have been made variable thickness, and
291 partially dashed slurs are now available:
292 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
302 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
303 conductor for instructions:
304 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
305 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
306 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
310 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
311 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
316 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
317 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
318 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
319 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
320 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
321 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
323 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
324 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
325 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
326 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
327 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
328 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
329 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
331 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
332 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
333 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
334 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
335 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
336 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
338 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
339 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
340 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
341 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
342 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
343 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
347 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
355 For older news, go to
356 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
357 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
358 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.