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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 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
71 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
72 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
73 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
74 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
75 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
76 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
80 The SVG backend has optional support for
81 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
82 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
83 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
86 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
87 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
89 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
91 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
96 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
97 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
98 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
105 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
106 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
107 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
109 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
112 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
113 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
115 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
118 might do the trick for conversion.
121 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
122 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
123 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
127 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
128 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
134 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
135 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
136 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
137 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
138 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
141 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
153 A half-open articulation was added:
154 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
157 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
160 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
161 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
164 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
167 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
169 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
172 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
173 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
176 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
178 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
179 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
184 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
185 in lower layers which lie beneath:
187 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
189 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
190 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
192 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
193 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
199 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
201 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
206 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
207 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
212 inner-margin = 10 \mm
213 outer-margin = 20 \mm
218 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
219 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
223 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
224 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
225 manually unless you explicitly want to.
228 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
232 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
233 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
234 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
237 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
240 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
241 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
243 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
248 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
249 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
250 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
252 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
257 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
261 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
266 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
272 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
273 \context Staff = "up" {
276 \context Staff = "down" {
285 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
286 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
296 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
297 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
298 add the following line to your input files:
300 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
304 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
305 have been made variable thickness, and
306 partially dashed slurs are now available:
307 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
317 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
318 conductor for instructions:
319 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
320 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
321 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
325 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
326 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
331 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
332 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
333 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
334 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
335 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
336 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
338 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
339 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
340 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
341 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
342 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
343 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
344 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
346 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
347 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
348 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
349 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
350 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
351 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
353 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
354 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
355 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
356 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
357 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
358 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
362 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
370 For older news, go to
371 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
372 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
373 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.