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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 Lyrics above a staff must have their @code{staff-affinity} set to
71 @code{DOWN} or must have their @code{alignAboveContext} property
72 set in order to be properly aligned. For more information, see
73 @ruser{Placing lyrics vertically}.
76 @code{stringTunings} property values have changed from a list of
77 semitones above middle C to a list of LilyPond pitch values.
78 convert-ly will handle the change automatically where the value
79 of @code{stringTunings} is set to a Scheme constant value.
81 New commands @code{makeStringTuning} and @code{contextStringTuning}
82 allow the creation of string tunings in the form of a Lilypond
86 By using @code{\cueDuringWithClef}, cue notes can now also have their own
87 clef, which is correctly reset at the end of the cue notes. At the begin
88 of each line, the standard clef is still displayed, but the cue clef is
89 shown after the time/key signature in smaller size.
91 vI = \relative c'' { \clef "treble" \repeat unfold 40 g4 }
92 \addQuote vIQuote { \vI }
96 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" { R1 } |
97 c4 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" {
101 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN "soprano" { R1*2 \break R1 } |
107 \new Staff \new Voice \Solo
114 Note names can be selected with a new
115 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
116 can be used in safe mode. The old
117 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
118 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
122 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
123 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
124 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
125 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
128 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
129 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
133 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
134 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
136 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
137 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
141 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
142 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
145 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
148 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
152 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
153 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
154 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
155 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
156 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
160 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
161 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
162 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
163 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
164 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
165 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
166 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
170 The SVG backend has optional support for
171 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
172 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
173 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
176 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
177 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
179 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
181 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
186 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
187 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
188 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
195 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
196 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
197 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
199 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
202 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
203 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
205 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
208 might do the trick for conversion.
211 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
212 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
213 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
217 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
218 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
224 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
225 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
226 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
227 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
228 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
231 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
243 A half-open articulation was added:
244 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
247 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
250 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
251 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
254 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
257 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
259 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
262 stringTunings = #`(,(ly:make-pitch 1 3 NATURAL)
263 ,(ly:make-pitch 1 1 NATURAL)
264 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL)
265 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL)
266 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL)
267 ,(ly:make-pitch -1 5 NATURAL))
268 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
271 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
273 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
274 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
279 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
280 in lower layers which lie beneath:
282 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
284 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
285 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
287 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
288 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
294 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
296 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
301 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
302 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
307 inner-margin = 10 \mm
308 outer-margin = 20 \mm
313 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
314 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
318 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
319 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
320 manually unless you explicitly want to.
323 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
327 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
328 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
329 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
332 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
335 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
336 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
338 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
343 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
344 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
345 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
347 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
352 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
356 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
361 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
367 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
368 \context Staff = "up" {
371 \context Staff = "down" {
380 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
381 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
391 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
392 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
393 add the following line to your input files:
395 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
399 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
400 have been made variable thickness, and
401 partially dashed slurs are now available:
402 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
412 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
413 conductor for instructions:
414 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
415 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
416 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
420 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
421 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
426 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
427 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
428 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
429 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
430 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
431 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
433 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
434 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
435 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
436 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
437 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
438 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
439 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
441 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
442 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
443 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
444 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
445 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
446 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
448 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
449 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
450 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
451 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
452 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
453 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
457 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
461 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
462 it more flexible and easier to control.
463 The spacing between staves within a system can now change
464 to better use the space on the page.
465 User-defined contexts may participate in this flexible spacing,
466 depending on how their @code{staff-affinity} is defined.
467 Some page formatting variables (@code{page-top-space},
468 @code{between-system-space -padding}, and
469 @code{before- between- after-title-space}) have been replaced
470 by flexible vertical dimensions.
477 For older news, go to
478 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
479 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
480 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.