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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 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
69 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
70 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
72 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
75 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
76 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
78 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
81 might do the trick for conversion.
84 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
85 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
86 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
90 A variant of the segno sign is provided:
91 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
97 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
98 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
99 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
100 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
101 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
104 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
115 A half-open articulation was added:
116 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
119 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
122 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
123 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
126 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
129 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
131 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
134 stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
135 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
138 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
140 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
141 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
146 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
147 in lower layers which lie beneath:
149 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
151 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
152 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
154 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
155 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
161 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
163 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
168 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
169 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
173 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
174 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
175 manually unless you explicitly want to.
178 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
182 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
183 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
184 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
187 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
190 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
191 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
193 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
198 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
199 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
200 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
202 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
207 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
211 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
216 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
222 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
223 \context Staff = "up" {
226 \context Staff = "down" {
235 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
236 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
246 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
247 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
248 add the following line to your input files:
250 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
254 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
255 have been made variable thickness, and
256 partially dashed slurs are now available:
257 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
267 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
268 conductor for instructions:
269 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
270 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
271 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
275 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
276 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
281 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
282 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
283 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
284 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
285 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
286 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
288 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
289 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
290 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
291 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
292 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
293 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
294 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
296 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
297 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
298 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
299 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
300 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
301 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
303 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
304 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
305 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
306 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
307 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
308 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
312 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
320 For older news, go to
321 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
322 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
323 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.