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31 @unnumbered New features in 2.7 since 2.6
34 This document is also available in @uref{source/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.pdf,PDF}.
41 Text scripts such as fingering instructions and dynamics avoid
42 collissions with Slurs
44 @lilypond[fragment,relative=1]
47 c-2_\markup { \italic {"cresc."}}( f c)
53 Tuplets can be made to reach the next non-tuplet note by setting the
54 @code{tupletFullLength} property,
56 @lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
58 \remove Forbid_line_break_engraver
62 \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 32)
63 \set tupletFullLength = ##t
64 \times 2/3 { c8[ c c] }
69 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
72 When @code{strict-note-spacing} is set, notes are spaced without regard
73 for clefs, bar lines, and grace notes. For example,
75 @lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
76 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-note-spacing = ##t
77 \new Staff { c8[ c \clef alto c \grace { c16[ c] } c8 c c] c32[ c32] }
80 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
83 Beams support the @code{break-overshoot} property, for example
85 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment]
86 \set allowBeamBreak = ##t
87 \override Beam #'break-overshoot = #'(1.0 . 2.0)
91 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
94 Proportional notation is supported. Notes can be spaced proportional
95 to their time-difference by assigning a duration to
96 @code{proportionalNotationDuration}. For example,
98 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
100 \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 16)
101 \new Staff { c8[ c c c c c] c4 c2 r2 }
102 \new Staff { c2 \times 2/3 { c8 c c } c4 c1 }
106 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
109 Symbol sizes (e.g. accidentals) are disregarded for spacing if if
110 @code{uniform-stretching} of the @code{SpacingSpanner} grob is set,
113 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment]
115 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'uniform-stretching = ##t
116 \new Staff { c16[ c c c c c c c c c16] }
118 \times 6/7 { c16 c c cis c c c }
124 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
127 Endings of broken tuplet brackets can be tuned. For example, you can
128 add arrows to the brackets,
130 @lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
131 \override TupletBracket
133 (markup #:arrow-head X LEFT #f)
134 (markup #:arrow-head X RIGHT #f))
136 c c c \bar "empty" \break c c
140 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
144 Arrow heads were added to the Feta font.
149 filled, to the right: \hspace #2.0 \fontsize #6 \arrow-head #0 #1 ##t
150 open, down: \hspace #2.0 \fontsize #6 \arrow-head #1 #-1 ##f
155 These glyphs have been sponsored by Trevor Baca.
159 Nested tuplets are automatically positioned,
161 @lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
162 \set tupletNumberFormatFunction = #fraction-tuplet-formatter
165 \times 3/5 { a a a a a }
169 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
172 Music expressions can be displayed, in LilyPond notation, using the
173 new @code{\displayLilyMusic} function. For instance:
175 \displayLilyMusic \transpose c a, { c d e f }
182 This feature was contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
185 The current bar number may be checked with @code{\barNumberCheck}, eg.
192 will print a warning if it doesn't happen in measure 22.
195 If @code{showLastLength} is set, only the last few measures of a piece
196 are rendered, which speeds up correcting scores. For example, setting
199 showLastLength = R1*5
204 will render only the last five measures (assuming 4/4 time signature)
208 Melismata can be specified simply in the lyrics now, eg.
210 @lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,fragment]
218 This feature was sponsored by Nancho Alvarez
221 Suggested accidentals (for notating musica ficta) may be switched on
222 with @code{suggestAccidentals}
224 @lilypond[verbatim,fragment,relative=2]
225 \set suggestAccidentals = ##t
229 This feature was sponsored by Nancho Alvarez.
232 The setting @code{whichBar} and time-bookkeeping is now split into a
233 @code{Default_bar_line_engraver} and @code{Timing_translator}
237 Explicit pitches may be added to trills,
239 @lilypond[relative,verbatim,fragment]
240 \pitchedTrill c4\startTrillSpan fis f\stopTrillSpan
243 This feature was sponsored by D. Josiah Boothby and Jamie Bullock
246 Markup now supports formatting of text paragraphs, using
247 @code{\wordwrap} and @code{\justify}.
249 This feature was sponsored by Sven Axelsson.
253 For older news, go to
254 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.6/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html}.