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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 Black mensural notation has minimal support.
73 Support for obliqua shapes within white mensural ligatures enhanced.
75 \context MensuralStaff
79 \override NoteHead #'style = #'semipetrucci
81 \override NoteHead #'style = #'blackpetrucci
83 \revert NoteHead #'style
84 \override NoteHead #'ligature-flexa = ##t
85 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #3
88 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #5
91 \revert NoteHead #'style
98 Compound time signatures are now supported by the @code{\compoundMeter} command,
99 which can be used instead of @code{\time}:
102 \compoundMeter #'(3 1 8)
104 \compoundMeter #'((2 8) (5 8))
106 \compoundMeter #'((1 2 3 8) (1 4) (3 8))
107 c8 c c c c c c4 c8 c c
112 Lyrics above a staff must have their @code{staff-affinity} set to
113 @code{DOWN} or must have their @code{alignAboveContext} property
114 set in order to be properly aligned. For more information, see
115 @ruser{Placing lyrics vertically}.
118 @code{stringTunings} property values have changed from a list of
119 semitones above middle C to a list of LilyPond pitch values.
120 convert-ly will handle the change automatically where the value
121 of @code{stringTunings} is set to a Scheme constant value.
123 New commands @code{makeStringTuning} and @code{contextStringTuning}
124 allow the creation of string tunings in the form of a Lilypond
128 By using @code{\cueDuringWithClef}, cue notes can now also have their own
129 clef, which is correctly reset at the end of the cue notes. At the begin
130 of each line, the standard clef is still displayed, but the cue clef is
131 shown after the time/key signature in smaller size.
133 vI = \relative c'' { \clef "treble" \repeat unfold 40 g4 }
134 \addQuote vIQuote { \vI }
138 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" { R1 } |
139 c4 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" {
143 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN "soprano" { R1*2 \break R1 } |
149 \new Staff \new Voice \Solo
156 Note names can be selected with a new
157 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
158 can be used in safe mode. The old
159 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
160 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
164 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
165 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
166 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
167 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
170 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
171 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
175 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
176 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
178 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
179 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
183 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
184 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
187 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
190 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
194 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
195 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
196 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
197 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
198 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
202 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
203 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
204 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
205 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
206 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
207 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
208 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
212 The SVG backend has optional support for
213 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
214 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
215 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
218 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
219 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
221 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
223 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
228 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
229 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
230 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
237 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
238 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
239 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
241 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
244 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
245 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
247 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
250 might do the trick for conversion.
253 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
254 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
255 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
259 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
260 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
266 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
267 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
268 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
269 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
270 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
273 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
285 A half-open articulation was added:
286 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
289 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
292 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
293 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
296 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
299 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
301 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
304 stringTunings = #`(,(ly:make-pitch 1 3 NATURAL)
305 ,(ly:make-pitch 1 1 NATURAL)
306 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL)
307 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL)
308 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL)
309 ,(ly:make-pitch -1 5 NATURAL))
310 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
313 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
315 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
316 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
321 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
322 in lower layers which lie beneath:
324 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
326 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
327 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
329 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
330 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
336 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
338 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
343 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
344 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
349 inner-margin = 10 \mm
350 outer-margin = 20 \mm
355 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
356 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
360 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
361 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
362 manually unless you explicitly want to.
365 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
369 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
370 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
371 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
374 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
377 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
378 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
380 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
385 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
386 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
387 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
389 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
394 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
398 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
403 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
409 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
410 \context Staff = "up" {
413 \context Staff = "down" {
422 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
423 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
433 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
434 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
435 add the following line to your input files:
437 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
441 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
442 have been made variable thickness, and
443 partially dashed slurs are now available:
444 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
454 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
455 conductor for instructions:
456 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
457 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
458 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
462 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
463 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
468 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
469 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
470 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
471 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
472 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
473 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
475 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
476 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
477 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
478 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
479 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
480 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
481 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
483 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
484 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
485 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
486 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
487 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
488 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
490 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
491 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
492 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
493 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
494 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
495 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
499 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
503 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
504 it more flexible and easier to control.
505 The spacing between staves within a system can now change
506 to better use the space on the page.
507 User-defined contexts may participate in this flexible spacing,
508 depending on how their @code{staff-affinity} is defined.
509 Some page formatting variables (@code{page-top-space},
510 @code{between-system-space -padding}, and
511 @code{before- between- after-title-space}) have been replaced
512 by flexible vertical dimensions.
519 For older news, go to
520 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
521 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
522 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.