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40 @unnumbered New features in 2.9 since 2.8
43 This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
44 the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation}
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 Barlines can be dashed now,
72 @lilypond[relative,ragged-right,fragment]
76 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
79 Grace notes maybe forced to use floating spacing,
81 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right]
83 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-grace-spacing = ##t
99 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
103 Durations of grace notes are taken into account for spacing,
105 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right,fragment]
107 \grace { c8[ c16 d c8] }
111 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
114 Tuplet brackets can be made to run to prefatory matter or
117 @lilypond[ragged-right]
119 \set tupletFullLength = ##t
124 \set tupletFullLengthNote = ##t
135 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
138 Falls and doits can be added to notes
140 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=2]
141 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #3.0
146 This feature was sponsored by Anthony Youngman and Paul Scott.
149 @code{lilypond-book} now includes support for PDF@TeX{}.
151 This feature was sponsored by David Roundy.
154 Nested tuplets can have different formatting for each nesting level,
156 @lilypond[ragged-right]
159 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text
161 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text
175 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
179 New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with
180 @code{newSpacingSection}. This is useful when there are
181 sections with a different notions of long and short notes.
183 In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new
184 section, and hence the 16ths notes are spaced wider.
186 @lilypond[relative,fragment]
189 c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
196 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača, Michael Meixner and Vivian
200 A new, automated testing technique has been added. It will detect
201 changes in the formatting automatically, which will make it easier to
202 spot regression errors in the future.
204 View @uref{../../test-results.html,test results}.
207 Figured bass can also be added to @code{Staff} contexts directly. In
208 this case, their vertical position is adjusted automatically.
210 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment]
212 \new Staff = someUniqueName
217 %% send to existing Staff.
218 \context Staff = someUniqueName
222 \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
228 This feature was sponsored by Trent Johnston.
231 Beams may be put on isolated stems, and beamlets may be paired by
232 setting the @code{max-beam-connect} property,
234 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
235 \override Stem #'max-beam-connect = #1
239 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
242 Beaming patterns obey the @code{beatGrouping} property.
244 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
246 \set beatGrouping = #'(2 3)
248 \set beatGrouping = #'(3 2)
252 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
255 With the command @code{\transposedCueDuring} a cue's transposition can
256 be changed locally. This can be used to prevent excessive ledger
259 This feature was contributed by Werner Lemberg
262 By setting @code{hairpinToBarline}, hairpins will stop at
263 the barline preceding the ending note.
265 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment,ragged-right]
266 \set hairpinToBarline = ##t
267 \override Hairpin #'bound-padding = #1.0
271 This feature was sponsored by Andrew Sidwell and Trevor Bača.
274 Objects may be rotated using the @code{rotation} property.
275 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
277 \override Hairpin #'rotation = #'(20 -1 0)
278 g4\<^\markup { \rotate #180 "test" } b d f'\!
282 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
285 Hairpins now support circled tips (al niente notation).
286 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
288 \override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
294 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
297 The MusicXML convertor has been sped up, and has rudimentary support
298 for percussion notation. It will also condense multi-bar rests to
299 enable part extraction.
302 The beam printing code has been completely rewritten, and now includes
303 support for feathered beaming,
305 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
306 \featherDurations #(ly:make-moment 5 4)
308 \override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
315 Known bug: the \featherDuration command only works with very short music
318 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
321 The @code{\note} markup command now also accepts note head styles.
323 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
325 \override #'(style . triangle) \note-by-number #2 #1 #1 = 100
329 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
332 Tie chord formatting also works with arpegiated
335 @lilypond[ragged-right]
337 <e c a f>2~ <e c a f> |
338 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
339 e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2 |
340 f,8~ a~ c~ e~ <f, a c e>2 |
345 This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.
353 For older news, go to
354 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
355 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.