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
32 Notes with ledger lines will be kept at a distance, so they never
36 Clefs that are below notes of other staves are now spaced according to
37 engraving conventions.
40 Markup texts can be appended to a @code{\score} block or toplevel
41 music expression, for example,
44 \relative @{ c' d e @}
45 \markup @{ first text @}
46 \markup @{ second text @}
48 @c FIXME, cannot use toplevel music examples in lilypond-book,
49 @c but it works at toplevel too, as shown.
50 @lilypond[quote,raggedright]
64 \markup { first text }
65 \markup { second text }
70 See @inputfileref{input/regression,score-text.ly}.
74 @TeX{}'s @code{kpathsea} library is loaded dynamically, so installing
75 LilyPond does not require installing @TeX{} anymore.
78 Point and click editing is now supported in the PS/PDF backend as
82 @uref{../../user/out-www/lilypond/Point-and-click.html,Point and click}
85 the section Point and click in he user manual.
89 White mensural ligatures now conform more closely to Renaissance
94 With the new @code{tieWaitForNote} property, arpeggios may be written
95 out using ties, for example,
97 @lilypond[fragment,verbatim,relative=1,raggedright]
98 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
99 \grace { c16[~ e~ g]~ } <c, e g>4
102 Thanks to Steve Doonan for funding development of this feature.
105 Individual objects may be assigned colors, for example,
107 @lilypond[fragment,relative=1,verbatim,raggedright]
108 \override NoteHead #'color = #red
113 The PostScript backend is now used by default. This backend requires
114 less machinery to run, and gives more consistent results.
117 GhostScript 8.x is required for PDF output. Earlier versions may hang
118 while converting PostScript to PDF.
121 Separator slashes may be inserted between systems in a score. For an
122 example, see @inputfileref{input/regression,system-separator.ly}:
125 Locations of errors in the input are now calculated more precisely.
128 LilyPond now uses Pango and FontConfig for selecting and rendering
129 UTF-8 input in non-@TeX{} backends. A font may be selected by using a
133 \override TextScript #'font-name = #"Serif"
138 or using the classic font selection mechanism
141 \override TextScript #'font-family = #'roman
142 \override TextScript #'font-series = #'bold
145 Any Type1 and TrueType font recognized by FontConfig is available in
149 Metrics of blocks of text can be retrieved from (La)@TeX{} directly,
150 using the @code{-f texstr} output backend. This provides exact metrics
151 for texts, including kerning and accents.
154 LilyPond now uses FreeType read the Feta font as an OpenType
155 font. This is cleaner design and more robust. A recent version of
156 FontForge (11122004 or newer) and Freetype is required.
158 As a result, the SVG backend is now a fully functional backend.
161 A new script, @code{\espressivo} has been added, for a combination of
162 crescendo and decrescendo on a single note.
165 In markups, expressions stacked with @code{\column},
166 @code{\center-align}, etc, are not grouped with @code{< ... >} anymore,
167 but with @code{@{ ... @}}, eg:
170 \line @{ first line @}
171 \line @{ second line @}
176 LilyPond will now avoid line breaks that cause long texts to stick
177 outside of the page staff.
180 Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered by letting the
181 grace notes follow a skip in a parallel expression, for example,
185 { s2 \grace { c16[ d] } } >>
190 This can now be shortened by doing
193 \afterGrace @{ d1 @} @{ c16[ d] @}
197 Pagebreaks can now be forced or forbidden after title blocks. This is
198 achieved by setting @code{breakbefore} in the @code{\header} block to
202 Shaped note heads. This feature has been sponsored by Jonathan Walther,
204 @lilypond[relative=1,fragment,verbatim,raggedright]
205 \set shapeNoteStyles = ##(do re mi fa #f la ti)
206 c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c
210 Layout for titles, page header and footer can now be entered as
211 @code{\markup} commands.
213 @item Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually
215 @item Grace notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue notes.
217 @item Cue notes can now be created with
220 \cueDuring #@var{voice-name} #@var{direction} @{ @var{music} @}
224 This will set stem directions and put the cue notes in the @code{cue}
228 @item Stemlets, short stems over beamed rests, have been added.
230 @lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,fragment,raggedright]
231 \override Stem #'stemlet-length = #0.75
238 For older news, go to
239 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.4/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html}.