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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 Calculation of note head durations is now softcoded.
71 @lilypond[relative=1,fragment,ragged-right]
72 %% use half heads for whole notes.
73 \override NoteHead #'duration-log = 1
78 @c Please insert any new material above this line. -gp
80 @item Chords can now be partially tied,
82 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative,fragment]
86 This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.
88 @item Lyric extenders now have tunable padding.
90 This feature was sponsored by David Griffel.
93 Instrument changes are better supported: names in the margin can be
94 changed half-way during a staff, and cues are printed automatically.
96 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
99 Barlines can be dashed now,
101 @lilypond[relative,ragged-right,fragment]
105 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
108 Grace notes may be forced to use floating spacing,
110 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right]
112 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-grace-spacing = ##t
121 c'16[ c'16 c'16 c'16]
122 c'16[ c'16 c'16 c'16]
128 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
132 Durations of grace notes are taken into account for spacing,
134 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right,fragment]
136 \grace { c8[ c16 d c8] }
140 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
143 Tuplet brackets can be made to run to prefatory matter or
146 @lilypond[ragged-right]
148 \set tupletFullLength = ##t
153 \set tupletFullLengthNote = ##t
164 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
167 Falls and doits can be added to notes
169 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=2]
170 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #3.0
175 This feature was sponsored by Anthony Youngman and Paul Scott.
178 @code{lilypond-book} now includes support for PDF@TeX{}.
180 This feature was sponsored by David Roundy.
183 Nested tuplets can have different formatting for each nesting level,
185 @lilypond[ragged-right]
188 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text
190 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text
204 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
208 New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with
209 @code{newSpacingSection}. This is useful when there are
210 sections with a different notions of long and short notes.
212 In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new
213 section, and hence the 16ths notes are spaced wider.
215 @lilypond[relative,fragment]
218 c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
225 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača, Michael Meixner and Vivian
229 A new, automated testing technique has been added. It will detect
230 changes in the formatting automatically, which will make it easier to
231 spot regression errors in the future.
233 View @uref{../../test-results.html,test results}.
236 Figured bass can also be added to @code{Staff} contexts directly. In
237 this case, their vertical position is adjusted automatically.
239 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment]
241 \new Staff = someUniqueName
246 %% send to existing Staff.
247 \context Staff = someUniqueName
251 \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
257 This feature was sponsored by Trent Johnston.
260 Beams may be put on isolated stems, and beamlets may be paired by
261 setting the @code{max-beam-connect} property,
263 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
264 \override Stem #'max-beam-connect = #1
268 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
271 Beaming patterns obey the @code{beatGrouping} property.
273 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
275 \set beatGrouping = #'(2 3)
277 \set beatGrouping = #'(3 2)
281 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
284 With the command @code{\transposedCueDuring} a cue's transposition can
285 be changed locally. This can be used to prevent excessive ledger
288 This feature was contributed by Werner Lemberg
291 By setting @code{hairpinToBarline}, hairpins will stop at
292 the barline preceding the ending note.
294 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment,ragged-right]
295 \set hairpinToBarline = ##t
296 \override Hairpin #'bound-padding = #1.0
300 This feature was sponsored by Andrew Sidwell and Trevor Bača.
303 Objects may be rotated using the @code{rotation} property.
304 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
306 \override Hairpin #'rotation = #'(20 -1 0)
307 g4\<^\markup { \rotate #180 "test" } b d f'\!
311 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
314 Hairpins now support circled tips (al niente notation).
315 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
317 \override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
323 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
326 The MusicXML convertor has been sped up, and has rudimentary support
327 for percussion notation. It will also condense multi-bar rests to
328 enable part extraction.
331 The beam printing code has been completely rewritten, and now includes
332 support for feathered beaming,
334 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
335 \featherDurations #(ly:make-moment 5 4)
337 \override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
344 Known bug: the \featherDuration command only works with very short music
347 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
350 The @code{\note} markup command now also accepts note head styles.
352 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
354 \override #'(style . triangle) \note-by-number #2 #1 #1 = 100
358 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
361 Tie chord formatting also works with arpegiated
364 @lilypond[ragged-right]
366 <e c a f>2~ <e c a f> |
367 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
368 e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2 |
369 f,8~ a~ c~ e~ <f, a c e>2 |
374 This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.
382 For older news, go to
383 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
384 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.