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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 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
71 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
72 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
73 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
74 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
78 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
79 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
80 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
81 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
82 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
83 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
84 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
88 The SVG backend has optional support for
89 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
90 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
91 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
94 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
95 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
97 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
99 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
104 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
105 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
106 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
113 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
114 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
115 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
117 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
120 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
121 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
123 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
126 might do the trick for conversion.
129 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
130 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
131 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
135 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
136 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
142 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
143 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
144 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
145 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
146 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
149 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
161 A half-open articulation was added:
162 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
165 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
168 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
169 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
172 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
175 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
177 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
180 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
181 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
184 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
186 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
187 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
192 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
193 in lower layers which lie beneath:
195 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
197 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
198 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
200 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
201 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
207 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
209 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
214 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
215 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
220 inner-margin = 10 \mm
221 outer-margin = 20 \mm
226 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
227 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
231 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
232 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
233 manually unless you explicitly want to.
236 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
240 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
241 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
242 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
245 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
248 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
249 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
251 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
256 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
257 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
258 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
260 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
265 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
269 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
274 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
280 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
281 \context Staff = "up" {
284 \context Staff = "down" {
293 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
294 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
304 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
305 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
306 add the following line to your input files:
308 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
312 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
313 have been made variable thickness, and
314 partially dashed slurs are now available:
315 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
325 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
326 conductor for instructions:
327 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
328 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
329 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
333 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
334 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
339 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
340 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
341 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
342 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
343 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
344 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
346 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
347 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
348 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
349 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
350 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
351 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
352 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
354 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
355 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
356 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
357 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
358 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
359 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
361 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
362 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
363 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
364 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
365 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
366 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
370 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
378 For older news, go to
379 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
380 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
381 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.