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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 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
71 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
74 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
77 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
81 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
82 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
83 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
84 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
85 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
89 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
90 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
91 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
92 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
93 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
94 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
95 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
99 The SVG backend has optional support for
100 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
101 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
102 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
105 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
106 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
108 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
110 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
115 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
116 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
117 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
124 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
125 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
126 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
128 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
131 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
132 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
134 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
137 might do the trick for conversion.
140 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
141 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
142 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
146 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
147 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
153 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
154 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
155 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
156 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
157 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
160 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
172 A half-open articulation was added:
173 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
176 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
179 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
180 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
183 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
186 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
188 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
191 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
192 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
195 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
197 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
198 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
203 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
204 in lower layers which lie beneath:
206 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
208 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
209 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
211 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
212 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
218 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
220 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
225 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
226 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
231 inner-margin = 10 \mm
232 outer-margin = 20 \mm
237 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
238 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
242 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
243 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
244 manually unless you explicitly want to.
247 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
251 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
252 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
253 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
256 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
259 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
260 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
262 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
267 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
268 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
269 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
271 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
276 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
280 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
285 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
291 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
292 \context Staff = "up" {
295 \context Staff = "down" {
304 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
305 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
315 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
316 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
317 add the following line to your input files:
319 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
323 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
324 have been made variable thickness, and
325 partially dashed slurs are now available:
326 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
336 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
337 conductor for instructions:
338 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
339 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
340 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
344 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
345 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
350 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
351 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
352 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
353 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
354 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
355 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
357 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
358 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
359 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
360 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
361 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
362 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
363 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
365 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
366 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
367 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
368 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
369 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
370 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
372 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
373 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
374 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
375 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
376 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
377 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
381 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
385 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
386 it more flexible and easier to control.
393 For older news, go to
394 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
395 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
396 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.