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39 @unnumbered New features in 2.11 since 2.10
42 This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
43 the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} .
55 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
57 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
59 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
60 which scares away people.
62 * Write complete sentences.
64 * only show user-visible changes.
69 @code{\setEasyHeads} has been renamed to @code{\easyHeadsOn}, and a new
70 command @code{\easyHeadsOff} reverts note heads to normal heads.
73 @code{\fatText} and @code{\emptyText} have been renamed to
74 @code{\textLengthOn} and @code{\textLengthOff}, respectively.
77 Underlining is now possible with the @code{\underline} markup command.
80 It is now possible to specify, using the @code{page-count} variable in
81 the paper block, the number of pages that will be used.
84 A new page breaking function, @code{ly:minimal-breaking}, is dedicated
85 to books with many pages or a lot of texts.
88 A table of contents is included using @code{\markuplines \table-of-contents}.
89 Elements are added to it using the @code{\tocItem} command.
92 Text spreading over several pages is entered using the
93 @code{\markuplines} keyword. Builtin markup list commands, such as
94 @code{\justified-lines} or @code{\wordwrap-lines} may be used, and new
95 ones created using the @code{define-markup-list-command} Scheme macro.
98 Particular points of a book may be marked with the @code{\label}
99 command. Then, the page where these points are placed can be refered to
100 using the @code{\page-ref} markup command.
103 Page breaking and page turning commands (@code{\pageBreak},
104 @code{\noPageBreak}, etc) can be used at top-level, between scores and
108 The following options are now changed as a @code{-d} sub-option:
109 @code{--backend}, @code{--safe}, @code{--preview} and
110 @code{--no-pages} (which became @code{-dno-print-pages}). The @code{-b}
111 option does not exist any more.
114 Improved testing procedure now catch changes in CPU and memory
115 performance, page layout, MIDI results and warnings. This helps to
116 reduce the number of regression errors during development, resulting
117 in more stable releases.
119 See @uref{INSTALL.html#testing} for more information.
121 Nested properties, such as @code{details} in @code{Slur}, can be
122 reverted as well. The syntax for this is
125 \revert Slur #'(details closeness-factor)
129 All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of
130 their end points. This includes glissando, voice followers, text
131 crescendos and other text spanners. The old syntax for setting
132 text on line spanners is no longer valid.
134 @c with ragged-right we can't see the gliss.
137 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \hcenter \bold down }
138 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'Y = #-4
139 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'padding = #0.0
140 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'arrow = ##t
141 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #3.0
142 \override Glissando #'style = #'trill
148 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
152 The environment variable LILYPONDPREFIX has been renamed to
156 Notes or rests, such as a typical end note, that fill an entire
157 measure are preceded by some more space.
159 @lilypond[ragged-right]
169 @item All @code{\score}s in a lilypond-book fragment are now inserted
170 into the document. Also, toplevel markups don't result in an entire
173 @item Alterations (such as a sharp and flat) may now be arbitrary
174 fractions. This allows some forms of microtonal music. For example,
175 Turkish makam music uses 1/9th tone alterations.
177 @lilypondfile{makam.ly}
181 @item Tie directions may be set with @code{^~} and @code{_~}
183 @item Tablature now supports harmonics and slides,
185 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
188 <c g'\harmonic> d\2\glissando e\2
192 This feature was sponsored by Mike Amundsen
194 @item Horizontal spacing now follows object outlines more
195 accurately. This allows tighter horizontal spacing.
197 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
205 @item Objects that belong outside of the staff are
206 now positioned automatically to avoid collisions.
208 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
210 \once \override TextScript #'self-alignment-X = #CENTER
211 a,^"this doesn't collide with the c"
212 b^"this goes above the previous markup"
213 a8_"this goes below the dynamic"
217 @item Staves are spaced vertically using a skyline algorithm. This helps to avoid
218 uneven vertical spacing.
220 @lilypond[ragged-right]
222 %% todo: fix 'landscape PDF.
223 #(set-default-paper-size "a6" )
231 a,,1 | a'4 b' c'' d'' \break
232 \repeat unfold 2 {a' b' c'' d''} | b''''1
243 For older news, go to
244 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
245 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.