1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
6 @macro inputfileref{DIR,NAME}
7 @uref{../../../\DIR\/out-www/collated-files.html#\NAME\,@file{\DIR\/\NAME\}}@c
9 @macro usermanref{NAME}
10 @inforef{\NAME\,,../../user/out-www/lilypond/lilypond}@c
15 @macro inputfileref{DIR,NAME}
18 @macro usermanref{NAME}
19 See user manual, \NAME\
27 @unnumbered New features in 2.5 since 2.4
33 Markup texts can be appended to a @code{\score} block or toplevel
34 music expression, for example,
36 @lilypond[verbatim,relative=1,raggedright]
38 \markup { first text }
39 \markup { second text }
42 See @inputfileref{input/regression,score-text.ly}.
46 @TeX{}'s @code{kpathsea} library is loaded dynamically, so installing
47 LilyPond does not require installing @TeX{} anymore.
50 Point and click editing is now supported in the PS/PDF backend as
54 @uref{../../user/out-www/lilypond/Point-and-click.html,Point and click}
57 the section Point and click in he user manual.
61 White mensural ligatures now conform more closely to Renaissance
66 With the new @code{tieWaitForNote} property, arpeggios may be written
67 out using ties, for example,
69 @lilypond[fragment,verbatim,relative=1,raggedright]
70 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
71 \grace { c16[~ e~ g]~ } <c, e g>4
74 Thanks to Steve Doonan for funding development of this feature.
77 Individual objects may be assigned colors, for example,
79 @lilypond[fragment,relative=1,verbatim,raggedright]
80 \override NoteHead #'color = #red
85 The PostScript backend is now used by default. This backend requires
86 less machinery to run, and gives more consistent results.
89 GhostScript 8.x is required for PDF output. Earlier versions may hang
90 while converting PostScript to PDF.
93 Separator slashes may be inserted between systems in a score. For an
94 example, see @inputfileref{input/regression,system-separator.ly}:
97 Locations of errors in the input are now calculated more precisely.
100 LilyPond now uses Pango and FontConfig for selecting and rendering
101 UTF-8 input in non-@TeX{} backends. A font may be selected by using a
105 \override TextScript #'font-name = #"Serif"
110 or using the classic font selection mechanism
113 \override TextScript #'font-family = #'roman
114 \override TextScript #'font-series = #'bold
117 Any Type1 and TrueType font recognized by FontConfig is available in
121 Metrics of blocks of text can be retrieved from (La)@TeX{} directly,
122 using the @code{-f texstr} output backend. This provides exact metrics
123 for texts, including kerning and accents.
126 LilyPond now uses FreeType read the Feta font as an OpenType
127 font. This is cleaner design and more robust. A recent version of
128 FontForge (11122004 or newer) and Freetype is required.
130 As a result, the SVG backend is now a fully functional backend.
133 A new script, @code{\espressivo} has been added, for a combination of
134 crescendo and decrescendo on a single note.
137 In markups, expressions stacked with @code{\column},
138 @code{\center-align}, etc, are not grouped with @code{< ... >} anymore,
139 but with @code{@{ ... @}}, eg:
142 \line @{ first line @}
143 \line @{ second line @}
148 LilyPond will now avoid line breaks that cause long texts to stick
149 outside of the page staff.
152 Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered by letting the
153 grace notes follow a skip in a parallel expression, for example,
157 { s2 \grace { c16[ d] } } >>
162 This can now be shortened by doing
165 \afterGrace @{ d1 @} @{ c16[ d] @}
169 Pagebreaks can now be forced or forbidden after title blocks. This is
170 achieved by setting @code{breakbefore} in the @code{\header} block to
174 Shaped note heads. This feature has been sponsored by Jonathan Walther,
176 @lilypond[relative=1,fragment,verbatim,raggedright]
177 \set shapeNoteStyles = ##(do re mi fa #f la ti)
178 c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c
182 Layout for titles, page header and footer can now be entered as
183 @code{\markup} commands.
185 @item Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually
187 @item Grace notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue notes.
189 @item Cue notes can now be created with
192 \cueDuring #@var{voice-name} #@var{direction} @{ @var{music} @}
196 This will set stem directions and put the cue notes in the @code{cue}
200 @item Stemlets, short stems over beamed rests, have been added.
202 @lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,fragment,raggedright]
203 \override Stem #'stemlet-length = #0.75
210 For older news, go to
211 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.4/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html}.