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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}.
53 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
55 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
57 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
58 which scares away people.
60 * Write complete sentences.
62 * only show user-visible changes.
68 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
69 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
73 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
74 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
75 manually unless you explicitly want to.
78 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
82 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
83 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
84 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups. This feature
85 is based on Nicolas Sceaux's work.
88 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
91 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
92 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
94 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
99 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
100 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
101 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
103 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
108 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
112 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
117 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
123 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
124 \context Staff = "up" {
127 \context Staff = "down" {
136 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
137 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
147 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
148 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
149 add the following line to your input files:
151 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
155 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
156 have been made variable thickness, and
157 partially dashed slurs are now available:
158 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
168 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
169 conductor for instructions:
170 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
171 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
172 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
176 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
177 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
182 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
183 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
184 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
185 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
186 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
187 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
189 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
190 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
191 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
192 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
193 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
194 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
195 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
197 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
198 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
199 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
200 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
201 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
202 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
204 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
205 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
206 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
207 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
208 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
209 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
213 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
221 For older news, go to
222 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
223 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
224 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.