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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 extenders now have tunable padding.
71 This feature was sponsored by David Griffel
74 Instrument changes are better supported: names in the margin can be
75 changed half-way during a staff, and cues are printed automatically.
77 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
80 Barlines can be dashed now,
82 @lilypond[relative,ragged-right,fragment]
86 This feature was sponsored by Kieren MacMillan.
89 Grace notes maybe forced to use floating spacing,
91 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right]
93 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-grace-spacing = ##t
102 c'16[ c'16 c'16 c'16]
103 c'16[ c'16 c'16 c'16]
109 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
113 Durations of grace notes are taken into account for spacing,
115 @lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right,fragment]
117 \grace { c8[ c16 d c8] }
121 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
124 Tuplet brackets can be made to run to prefatory matter or
127 @lilypond[ragged-right]
129 \set tupletFullLength = ##t
134 \set tupletFullLengthNote = ##t
145 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
148 Falls and doits can be added to notes
150 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=2]
151 \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #3.0
156 This feature was sponsored by Anthony Youngman and Paul Scott.
159 @code{lilypond-book} now includes support for PDF@TeX{}.
161 This feature was sponsored by David Roundy.
164 Nested tuplets can have different formatting for each nesting level,
166 @lilypond[ragged-right]
169 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text
171 \tweak #'text #tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text
185 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
189 New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with
190 @code{newSpacingSection}. This is useful when there are
191 sections with a different notions of long and short notes.
193 In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new
194 section, and hence the 16ths notes are spaced wider.
196 @lilypond[relative,fragment]
199 c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
206 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača, Michael Meixner and Vivian
210 A new, automated testing technique has been added. It will detect
211 changes in the formatting automatically, which will make it easier to
212 spot regression errors in the future.
214 View @uref{../../test-results.html,test results}.
217 Figured bass can also be added to @code{Staff} contexts directly. In
218 this case, their vertical position is adjusted automatically.
220 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment]
222 \new Staff = someUniqueName
227 %% send to existing Staff.
228 \context Staff = someUniqueName
232 \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
238 This feature was sponsored by Trent Johnston.
241 Beams may be put on isolated stems, and beamlets may be paired by
242 setting the @code{max-beam-connect} property,
244 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
245 \override Stem #'max-beam-connect = #1
249 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
252 Beaming patterns obey the @code{beatGrouping} property.
254 @lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
256 \set beatGrouping = #'(2 3)
258 \set beatGrouping = #'(3 2)
262 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
265 With the command @code{\transposedCueDuring} a cue's transposition can
266 be changed locally. This can be used to prevent excessive ledger
269 This feature was contributed by Werner Lemberg
272 By setting @code{hairpinToBarline}, hairpins will stop at
273 the barline preceding the ending note.
275 @lilypond[relative=2,fragment,ragged-right]
276 \set hairpinToBarline = ##t
277 \override Hairpin #'bound-padding = #1.0
281 This feature was sponsored by Andrew Sidwell and Trevor Bača.
284 Objects may be rotated using the @code{rotation} property.
285 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
287 \override Hairpin #'rotation = #'(20 -1 0)
288 g4\<^\markup { \rotate #180 "test" } b d f'\!
292 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
295 Hairpins now support circled tips (al niente notation).
296 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
298 \override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
304 This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
307 The MusicXML convertor has been sped up, and has rudimentary support
308 for percussion notation. It will also condense multi-bar rests to
309 enable part extraction.
312 The beam printing code has been completely rewritten, and now includes
313 support for feathered beaming,
315 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
316 \featherDurations #(ly:make-moment 5 4)
318 \override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
325 Known bug: the \featherDuration command only works with very short music
328 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
331 The @code{\note} markup command now also accepts note head styles.
333 @lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
335 \override #'(style . triangle) \note-by-number #2 #1 #1 = 100
339 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
342 Tie chord formatting also works with arpegiated
345 @lilypond[ragged-right]
347 <e c a f>2~ <e c a f> |
348 \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
349 e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2 |
350 f,8~ a~ c~ e~ <f, a c e>2 |
355 This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.
363 For older news, go to
364 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
365 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.