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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.
69 @item Lyric texts may include tie symbols by using the @code{~}
72 @lilypond[relative=1,fragment,ragged-right]
79 @item Calculation of note head durations is now softcoded.
81 @lilypond[relative=1,fragment,ragged-right]
82 %% use half heads for whole notes.
83 \override NoteHead #'duration-log = 1
88 @c Please insert any new material above this line. -gp
90 @item Chords can now be partially tied,
92 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative,fragment]
96 This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.
98 @item Lyric extenders now have tunable padding.
100 This feature was sponsored by David Griffel.
103 Instrument changes are better supported: names in the margin can be
104 changed half-way during a staff, and cues are printed automatically.
106 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
109 Barlines can be dashed now,
111 @lilypond[relative,ragged-right,fragment]
115 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
118 Grace notes may be forced to use floating spacing,
120 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right]
122 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-grace-spacing = ##t
131 c'16[ c'16 c'16 c'16]
132 c'16[ c'16 c'16 c'16]
138 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
142 Durations of grace notes are taken into account for spacing,
144 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right,fragment]
146 \grace { c8[ c16 d c8] }
150 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
153 Tuplet brackets can be made to run to prefatory matter or
156 @lilypond[ragged-right]
158 \set tupletFullLength = ##t
163 \set tupletFullLengthNote = ##t
174 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
177 Falls and doits can be added to notes
179 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=2]
180 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #3.0
185 This feature was sponsored by Anthony Youngman and Paul Scott.
188 @code{lilypond-book} now includes support for PDF@TeX{}.
190 This feature was sponsored by David Roundy.
193 Nested tuplets can have different formatting for each nesting level,
195 @lilypond[ragged-right]
198 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text
200 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text
214 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
218 New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with
219 @code{newSpacingSection}. This is useful when there are
220 sections with a different notions of long and short notes.
222 In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new
223 section, and hence the 16ths notes are spaced wider.
225 @lilypond[relative,fragment]
228 c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
235 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača, Michael Meixner and Vivian
239 A new, automated testing technique has been added. It will detect
240 changes in the formatting automatically, which will make it easier to
241 spot regression errors in the future.
243 View @uref{../../test-results.html,test results}.
246 Figured bass can also be added to @code{Staff} contexts directly. In
247 this case, their vertical position is adjusted automatically.
249 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment]
251 \new Staff = someUniqueName
256 %% send to existing Staff.
257 \context Staff = someUniqueName
261 \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
267 This feature was sponsored by Trent Johnston.
270 Beams may be put on isolated stems, and beamlets may be paired by
271 setting the @code{max-beam-connect} property,
273 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
274 \override Stem #'max-beam-connect = #1
278 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
281 Beaming patterns obey the @code{beatGrouping} property.
283 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
285 \set beatGrouping = #'(2 3)
287 \set beatGrouping = #'(3 2)
291 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
294 With the command @code{\transposedCueDuring} a cue's transposition can
295 be changed locally. This can be used to prevent excessive ledger
298 This feature was contributed by Werner Lemberg
301 By setting @code{hairpinToBarline}, hairpins will stop at
302 the barline preceding the ending note.
304 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment,ragged-right]
305 \set hairpinToBarline = ##t
306 \override Hairpin #'bound-padding = #1.0
310 This feature was sponsored by Andrew Sidwell and Trevor Bača.
313 Objects may be rotated using the @code{rotation} property.
314 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
316 \override Hairpin #'rotation = #'(20 -1 0)
317 g4\<^\markup { \rotate #180 "test" } b d f'\!
321 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
324 Hairpins now support circled tips (al niente notation).
325 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
327 \override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
333 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
336 The MusicXML convertor has been sped up, and has rudimentary support
337 for percussion notation. It will also condense multi-bar rests to
338 enable part extraction.
341 The beam printing code has been completely rewritten, and now includes
342 support for feathered beaming,
344 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
345 \featherDurations #(ly:make-moment 5 4)
347 \override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
354 Known bug: the \featherDuration command only works with very short music
357 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
360 The @code{\note} markup command now also accepts note head styles.
362 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
364 \override #'(style . triangle) \note-by-number #2 #1 #1 = 100
368 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
371 Tie chord formatting also works with arpegiated
374 @lilypond[ragged-right]
376 <e c a f>2~ <e c a f> |
377 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
378 e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2 |
379 f,8~ a~ c~ e~ <f, a c e>2 |
384 This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.
392 For older news, go to
393 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
394 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.