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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}.
44 @allowcodebreaks false
52 * add new items at the top
54 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
56 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
58 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
59 which scares away people.
61 * Write complete sentences.
63 * only show user-visible changes.
68 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
69 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
70 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
77 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
78 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
79 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
81 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
84 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
85 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
87 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
90 might do the trick for conversion.
93 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
94 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
95 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
99 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
100 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
106 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
107 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
108 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
109 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
110 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
113 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
125 A half-open articulation was added:
126 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
129 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
132 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
133 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
136 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
139 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
141 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
144 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
145 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
148 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
150 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
151 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
156 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
157 in lower layers which lie beneath:
159 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
161 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
162 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
164 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
165 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
171 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
173 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
178 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
179 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
184 inner-margin = 10 \mm
185 outer-margin = 20 \mm
190 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
191 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
195 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
196 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
197 manually unless you explicitly want to.
200 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
204 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
205 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
206 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
209 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
212 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
213 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
215 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
220 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
221 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
222 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
224 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
229 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
233 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
238 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
244 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
245 \context Staff = "up" {
248 \context Staff = "down" {
257 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
258 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
268 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
269 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
270 add the following line to your input files:
272 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
276 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
277 have been made variable thickness, and
278 partially dashed slurs are now available:
279 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
289 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
290 conductor for instructions:
291 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
292 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
293 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
297 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
298 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
303 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
304 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
305 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
306 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
307 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
308 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
310 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
311 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
312 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
313 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
314 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
315 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
316 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
318 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
319 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
320 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
321 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
322 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
323 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
325 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
326 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
327 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
328 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
329 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
330 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
334 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
342 For older news, go to
343 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
344 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
345 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.