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9 @macro usermanref{NAME}
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24 @documentencoding utf-8
31 @unnumbered New features in 2.7 since 2.6
34 This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}.
41 Percent repeats get incremental numbers to indicate how many repeats there are.
43 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
44 \repeat percent 4 { c1 }
46 \repeat percent 4 { c2 c2 }
49 This feature was sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki
52 Text scripts such as fingering instructions and dynamics avoid
55 @lilypond[fragment,relative=1]
58 c-2_\markup { \italic {"cresc."}}( f c)
64 Tuplets can be made to reach the next non-tuplet note by setting the
65 @code{tupletFullLength} property,
67 @lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
69 \remove Forbid_line_break_engraver
73 \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 32)
74 \set tupletFullLength = ##t
75 \times 2/3 { c8[ c c] }
80 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
83 When @code{strict-note-spacing} is set, notes are spaced without regard
84 for clefs, bar lines, and grace notes. For example,
86 @lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
87 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-note-spacing = ##t
88 \new Staff { c8[ c \clef alto c \grace { c16[ c] } c8 c c] c32[ c32] }
91 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
94 Beams support the @code{break-overshoot} property, for example
96 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment]
97 \set allowBeamBreak = ##t
98 \override Beam #'break-overshoot = #'(1.0 . 2.0)
102 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
105 Proportional notation is supported. Notes can be spaced proportional
106 to their time-difference by assigning a duration to
107 @code{proportionalNotationDuration}. For example,
109 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
111 \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 16)
112 \new Staff { c8[ c c c c c] c4 c2 r2 }
113 \new Staff { c2 \times 2/3 { c8 c c } c4 c1 }
117 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
120 Symbol sizes (e.g. accidentals) are disregarded for spacing if
121 @code{uniform-stretching} of the @code{SpacingSpanner} grob is set,
124 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment]
126 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'uniform-stretching = ##t
127 \new Staff { c16[ c c c c c c c c c16] }
129 \times 6/7 { c16 c c cis c c c }
135 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
138 Endings of broken tuplet brackets can be tuned. For example, you can
139 add arrows to the brackets,
141 @lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
142 \override TupletBracket
144 (markup #:arrow-head X LEFT #f)
145 (markup #:arrow-head X RIGHT #f))
147 c c c \bar "empty" \break c c
151 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
155 Arrow heads were added to the Feta font.
160 filled, to the right: \hspace #2.0 \fontsize #6 \arrow-head #0 #1 ##t
161 open, down: \hspace #2.0 \fontsize #6 \arrow-head #1 #-1 ##f
166 These glyphs have been sponsored by Trevor Baca.
170 Nested tuplets are automatically positioned,
172 @lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
173 \set tupletNumberFormatFunction = #fraction-tuplet-formatter
176 \times 3/5 { a a a a a }
180 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
183 Music expressions can be displayed, in LilyPond notation, using the
184 new @code{\displayLilyMusic} function. For instance:
186 \displayLilyMusic \transpose c a, { c d e f }
193 This feature was contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
196 The current bar number may be checked with @code{\barNumberCheck}, eg.
203 will print a warning if it doesn't happen in measure 22.
206 If @code{showLastLength} is set, only the last few measures of a piece
207 are rendered, which speeds up correcting scores. For example, setting
210 showLastLength = R1*5
215 will render only the last five measures (assuming 4/4 time signature)
219 Melismata can be specified simply in the lyrics now, eg.
221 @lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,fragment]
229 This feature was sponsored by Nancho Alvarez
232 Suggested accidentals (for notating musica ficta) may be switched on
233 with @code{suggestAccidentals}
235 @lilypond[verbatim,fragment,relative=2]
236 \set suggestAccidentals = ##t
240 This feature was sponsored by Nancho Alvarez.
243 The setting @code{whichBar} and time-bookkeeping is now split into a
244 @code{Default_bar_line_engraver} and @code{Timing_translator}
248 Explicit pitches may be added to trills,
250 @lilypond[relative,verbatim,fragment]
251 \pitchedTrill c4\startTrillSpan fis f\stopTrillSpan
254 This feature was sponsored by D. Josiah Boothby and Jamie Bullock
257 Markup now supports formatting of text paragraphs, using
258 @code{\wordwrap} and @code{\justify}.
260 This feature was sponsored by Sven Axelsson.
264 For older news, go to
265 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.6/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html}.