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39 @unnumbered New features in 2.11 since 2.10
42 This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
43 the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation}
55 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
57 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
59 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
60 which scares away people.
62 * Write complete sentences.
64 * only show user-visible changes.
69 A new page breaking function, @code{ly:minimal-breaking}, is dedicated
70 to books with many pages or a lot of texts.
73 A table of contents is included using @code{\markuplines \table-of-contents}.
74 Elements are added to it using the @code{\tocItem} command.
77 Text spreading over several pages is entered using the
78 @code{\markuplines} keyword. Builtin markup list commands, such as
79 @code{\justified-lines} or @code{\wordwrap-lines} may be used, and new
80 ones created using the @code{define-markup-list-command} Scheme macro.
83 Particular points of a book may be marked with the @code{\label}
84 command. Then, the page where these points are placed can be refered to
85 using the @code{\page-ref} markup command.
88 Page breaking and page turning commands (@code{\pageBreak},
89 @code{\noPageBreak}, etc) can be used at top-level, between scores and
93 The following options are now changed as a @code{-d} sub-option:
94 @code{--backend}, @code{--safe}, @code{--preview} and
95 @code{--no-pages} (which became @code{-dno-print-pages}). The @code{-b}
96 option does not exist any more.
99 Improved testing procedure now catch changes in CPU and memory
100 performance, page layout, MIDI results and warnings. This helps to
101 reduce the number of regression errors during development, resulting
102 in more stable releases.
104 See @uref{INSTALL.html#testing} for more information.
106 Nested properties, such as @code{details} in @code{Slur}, can be
107 reverted as well. The syntax for this is
110 \revert Slur #'(details closeness-factor)
114 All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of
115 their end points. This includes glissando, voice followers, text
116 crescendos and other text spanners. The old syntax for setting
117 text on line spanners is no longer valid.
120 @c with ragged-right we can't see the gliss.
123 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \hcenter \bold down }
124 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'Y = #-4
125 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'padding = #0.0
126 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'arrow = ##t
127 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #3.0
128 \override Glissando #'style = #'trill
134 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
138 The environment variable LILYPONDPREFIX has been renamed to
142 Notes or rests, such as a typical end note, that fill an entire
143 measure are preceded by some more space.
145 @lilypond[ragged-right]
155 @item All @code{\score}s in a lilypond-book fragment are now inserted
156 into the document. Also, toplevel markups don't result in an entire
159 @item Alterations (such as a sharp and flat) may now be arbitrary
160 fractions. This allows some forms of microtonal music. For example,
161 Turkish makam music uses 1/9th tone alterations.
163 @lilypondfile{makam.ly}
167 @item Tie directions may be set with @code{^~} and @code{_~}
169 @item Tablature now supports harmonics and slides,
171 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
174 <c g'\harmonic> d\2\glissando e\2
178 This feature was sponsored by Mike Amundsen
180 @item Horizontal spacing now follows object outlines more
181 accurately. This allows tighter horizontal spacing.
183 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
191 @item Objects that belong outside of the staff are
192 now positioned automatically to avoid collisions.
194 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
196 \once \override TextScript #'self-alignment-X = #CENTER
197 a,^"this doesn't collide with the c"
198 b^"this goes above the previous markup"
199 a8_"this goes below the dynamic"
203 @item Staves are spaced vertically using a skyline algorithm. This helps to avoid
204 uneven vertical spacing.
206 @lilypond[ragged-right]
208 %% todo: fix 'landscape PDF.
209 #(set-default-paper-size "a6" )
217 a,,1 | a'4 b' c'' d'' \break
218 \repeat unfold 2 {a' b' c'' d''} | b''''1
229 For older news, go to
230 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
231 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.