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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.
70 Instrument names may be changed half-way during a staff.
72 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
75 Barlines can be dashed now,
77 @lilypond[relative,ragged-right,fragment]
81 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
84 Grace notes maybe forced to use floating spacing,
86 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right]
88 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-grace-spacing = ##t
104 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
108 Durations of grace notes are taken into account for spacing,
110 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right,fragment]
112 \grace { c8[ c16 d c8] }
116 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
119 Tuplet brackets can be made to run to prefatory matter or
122 @lilypond[ragged-right]
124 \set tupletFullLength = ##t
129 \set tupletFullLengthNote = ##t
140 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
143 Falls and doits can be added to notes
145 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=2]
146 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #3.0
151 This feature was sponsored by Anthony Youngman and Paul Scott.
154 @code{lilypond-book} now includes support for PDF@TeX{}.
156 This feature was sponsored by David Roundy.
159 Nested tuplets can have different formatting for each nesting level,
161 @lilypond[ragged-right]
164 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text
166 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text
180 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
184 New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with
185 @code{newSpacingSection}. This is useful when there are
186 sections with a different notions of long and short notes.
188 In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new
189 section, and hence the 16ths notes are spaced wider.
191 @lilypond[relative,fragment]
194 c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
201 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača, Michael Meixner and Vivian
205 A new, automated testing technique has been added. It will detect
206 changes in the formatting automatically, which will make it easier to
207 spot regression errors in the future.
209 View @uref{../../test-results.html,test results}.
212 Figured bass can also be added to @code{Staff} contexts directly. In
213 this case, their vertical position is adjusted automatically.
215 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment]
217 \new Staff = someUniqueName
222 %% send to existing Staff.
223 \context Staff = someUniqueName
227 \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
233 This feature was sponsored by Trent Johnston.
236 Beams may be put on isolated stems, and beamlets may be paired by
237 setting the @code{max-beam-connect} property,
239 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
240 \override Stem #'max-beam-connect = #1
244 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
247 Beaming patterns obey the @code{beatGrouping} property.
249 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
251 \set beatGrouping = #'(2 3)
253 \set beatGrouping = #'(3 2)
257 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
260 With the command @code{\transposedCueDuring} a cue's transposition can
261 be changed locally. This can be used to prevent excessive ledger
264 This feature was contributed by Werner Lemberg
267 By setting @code{hairpinToBarline}, hairpins will stop at
268 the barline preceding the ending note.
270 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment,ragged-right]
271 \set hairpinToBarline = ##t
272 \override Hairpin #'bound-padding = #1.0
276 This feature was sponsored by Andrew Sidwell and Trevor Bača.
279 Objects may be rotated using the @code{rotation} property.
280 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
282 \override Hairpin #'rotation = #'(20 -1 0)
283 g4\<^\markup { \rotate #180 "test" } b d f'\!
287 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
290 Hairpins now support circled tips (al niente notation).
291 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
293 \override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
299 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
302 The MusicXML convertor has been sped up, and has rudimentary support
303 for percussion notation. It will also condense multi-bar rests to
304 enable part extraction.
307 The beam printing code has been completely rewritten, and now includes
308 support for feathered beaming,
310 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
311 \featherDurations #(ly:make-moment 5 4)
313 \override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
320 Known bug: the \featherDuration command only works with very short music
323 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
326 The @code{\note} markup command now also accepts note head styles.
328 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
330 \override #'(style . triangle) \note-by-number #2 #1 #1 = 100
334 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
337 Tie chord formatting also works with arpegiated
340 @lilypond[ragged-right]
342 <e c a f>2~ <e c a f> |
343 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
344 e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2 |
345 f,8~ a~ c~ e~ <f, a c e>2 |
350 This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.
358 For older news, go to
359 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
360 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.