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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 user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
71 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
75 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
76 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
78 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
79 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
83 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
84 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
87 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
90 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
94 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
95 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
96 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
97 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
98 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
102 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
103 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
104 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
105 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
106 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
107 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
108 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
112 The SVG backend has optional support for
113 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
114 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
115 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
118 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
119 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
121 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
123 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
128 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
129 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
130 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
137 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
138 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
139 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
141 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
144 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
145 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
147 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
150 might do the trick for conversion.
153 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
154 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
155 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
159 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
160 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
166 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
167 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
168 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
169 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
170 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
173 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
185 A half-open articulation was added:
186 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
189 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
192 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
193 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
196 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
199 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
201 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
204 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
205 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
208 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
210 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
211 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
216 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
217 in lower layers which lie beneath:
219 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
221 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
222 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
224 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
225 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
231 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
233 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
238 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
239 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
244 inner-margin = 10 \mm
245 outer-margin = 20 \mm
250 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
251 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
255 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
256 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
257 manually unless you explicitly want to.
260 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
264 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
265 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
266 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
269 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
272 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
273 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
275 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
280 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
281 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
282 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
284 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
289 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
293 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
298 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
304 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
305 \context Staff = "up" {
308 \context Staff = "down" {
317 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
318 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
328 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
329 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
330 add the following line to your input files:
332 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
336 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
337 have been made variable thickness, and
338 partially dashed slurs are now available:
339 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
349 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
350 conductor for instructions:
351 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
352 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
353 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
357 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
358 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
363 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
364 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
365 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
366 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
367 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
368 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
370 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
371 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
372 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
373 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
374 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
375 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
376 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
378 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
379 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
380 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
381 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
382 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
383 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
385 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
386 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
387 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
388 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
389 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
390 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
394 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
398 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
399 it more flexible and easier to control.
406 For older news, go to
407 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
408 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
409 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.