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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 Note names can be selected with a new
71 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
72 can be used in safe mode. The old
73 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
74 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
78 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
79 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
80 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
81 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
84 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
85 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
89 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
90 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
92 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
93 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
97 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
98 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
101 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
104 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
108 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
109 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
110 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
111 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
112 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
116 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
117 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
118 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
119 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
120 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
121 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
122 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
126 The SVG backend has optional support for
127 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
128 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
129 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
132 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
133 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
135 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
137 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
142 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
143 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
144 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
151 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
152 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
153 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
155 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
158 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
159 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
161 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
164 might do the trick for conversion.
167 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
168 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
169 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
173 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
174 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
180 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
181 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
182 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
183 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
184 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
187 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
199 A half-open articulation was added:
200 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
203 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
206 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
207 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
210 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
213 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
215 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
218 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
219 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
222 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
224 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
225 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
230 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
231 in lower layers which lie beneath:
233 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
235 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
236 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
238 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
239 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
245 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
247 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
252 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
253 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
258 inner-margin = 10 \mm
259 outer-margin = 20 \mm
264 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
265 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
269 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
270 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
271 manually unless you explicitly want to.
274 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
278 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
279 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
280 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
283 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
286 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
287 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
289 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
294 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
295 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
296 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
298 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
303 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
307 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
312 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
318 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
319 \context Staff = "up" {
322 \context Staff = "down" {
331 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
332 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
342 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
343 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
344 add the following line to your input files:
346 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
350 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
351 have been made variable thickness, and
352 partially dashed slurs are now available:
353 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
363 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
364 conductor for instructions:
365 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
366 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
367 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
371 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
372 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
377 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
378 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
379 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
380 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
381 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
382 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
384 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
385 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
386 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
387 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
388 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
389 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
390 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
392 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
393 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
394 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
395 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
396 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
397 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
399 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
400 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
401 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
402 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
403 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
404 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
408 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
412 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
413 it more flexible and easier to control.
420 For older news, go to
421 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
422 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
423 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.