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3 @settitle LilyPond Changes
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37 @top New features in 2.13 since 2.12
40 This document is also available in @uref{changes.pdf,PDF}. It is part of
41 the @uref{lilypond/manuals.html,LilyPond Documentation}.
44 @allowcodebreaks false
52 * add new items at the top
54 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
56 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
58 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
59 which scares away people.
61 * Write complete sentences.
63 * only show user-visible changes.
68 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
69 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
75 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
76 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
77 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
78 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
79 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
82 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
93 A half-open articulation was added:
94 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
97 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
100 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
101 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
104 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
107 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
109 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
112 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
113 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
116 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
118 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
119 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
124 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
125 in lower layers which lie beneath:
127 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
129 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
130 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
132 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
133 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
139 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
141 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
146 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
147 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
151 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
152 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
153 manually unless you explicitly want to.
156 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
160 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
161 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
162 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
165 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
168 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
169 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
171 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
176 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
177 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
178 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
180 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
185 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
189 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
194 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
200 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
201 \context Staff = "up" {
204 \context Staff = "down" {
213 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
214 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
224 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
225 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
226 add the following line to your input files:
228 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
232 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
233 have been made variable thickness, and
234 partially dashed slurs are now available:
235 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
245 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
246 conductor for instructions:
247 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
248 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
249 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
253 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
254 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
259 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
260 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
261 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
262 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
263 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
264 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
266 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
267 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
268 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
269 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
270 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
271 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
272 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
274 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
275 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
276 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
277 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
278 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
279 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
281 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
282 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
283 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
284 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
285 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
286 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
290 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
298 For older news, go to
299 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
300 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
301 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.