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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 auotbeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
71 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
72 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
73 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
76 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
77 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
81 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
82 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
84 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
85 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
89 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
90 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
93 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
96 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
100 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
101 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
102 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
103 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
104 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
108 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
109 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
110 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
111 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
112 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
113 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
114 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
118 The SVG backend has optional support for
119 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
120 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
121 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
124 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
125 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
127 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
129 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
134 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
135 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
136 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
143 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
144 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
145 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
147 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
150 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
151 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
153 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
156 might do the trick for conversion.
159 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
160 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
161 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
165 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
166 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
172 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
173 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
174 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
175 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
176 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
179 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
191 A half-open articulation was added:
192 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
195 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
198 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
199 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
202 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
205 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
207 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
210 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
211 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
214 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
216 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
217 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
222 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
223 in lower layers which lie beneath:
225 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
227 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
228 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
230 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
231 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
237 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
239 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
244 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
245 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
250 inner-margin = 10 \mm
251 outer-margin = 20 \mm
256 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
257 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
261 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
262 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
263 manually unless you explicitly want to.
266 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
270 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
271 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
272 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
275 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
278 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
279 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
281 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
286 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
287 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
288 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
290 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
295 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
299 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
304 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
310 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
311 \context Staff = "up" {
314 \context Staff = "down" {
323 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
324 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
334 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
335 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
336 add the following line to your input files:
338 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
342 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
343 have been made variable thickness, and
344 partially dashed slurs are now available:
345 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
355 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
356 conductor for instructions:
357 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
358 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
359 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
363 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
364 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
369 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
370 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
371 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
372 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
373 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
374 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
376 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
377 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
378 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
379 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
380 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
381 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
382 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
384 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
385 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
386 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
387 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
388 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
389 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
391 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
392 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
393 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
394 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
395 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
396 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
400 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
404 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
405 it more flexible and easier to control.
412 For older news, go to
413 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
414 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
415 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.