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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 Particular points of a book may be marked with the @code{\label}
70 command. Then, the page where these points are placed can be refered to
71 using the @code{\page-ref} markup command.
74 Page breaking and page turning commands (@code{\pageBreak},
75 @code{\noPageBreak}, etc) can be used at top-level, between scores and
79 The following options are now changed as a @code{-d} sub-option:
80 @code{--backend}, @code{--safe}, @code{--preview} and
81 @code{--no-pages} (which became @code{-dno-print-pages}). The @code{-b}
82 option does not exist any more.
85 Improved testing procedure now catch changes in CPU and memory
86 performance, page layout, MIDI results and warnings. This helps to
87 reduce the number of regression errors during development, resulting
88 in more stable releases.
90 See @uref{INSTALL.html#testing} for more information.
92 Nested properties, such as @code{details} in @code{Slur}, can be
93 reverted as well. The syntax for this is
96 \revert Slur #'(details closeness-factor)
100 All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of their
101 end points. This includes glissando, voice followers, text crescendos
102 and other text spanners.
104 @c with ragged-right we can't see the gliss.
107 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \hcenter \bold down }
108 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'Y = #-4
109 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'padding = #0.0
110 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'arrow = ##t
111 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #3.0
112 \override Glissando #'style = #'trill
118 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
122 The environment variable LILYPONDPREFIX has been renamed to
126 Notes or rests, such as a typical end note, that fill an entire
127 measure are preceded by some more space.
129 @lilypond[ragged-right]
139 @item All @code{\score}s in a lilypond-book fragment are now inserted
140 into the document. Also, toplevel markups don't result in an entire
143 @item Alterations (such as a sharp and flat) may now be arbitrary
144 fractions. This allows some forms of microtonal music. For example,
145 Turkish makam music uses 1/9th tone alterations.
147 @lilypondfile{makam.ly}
151 @item Tie directions may be set with @code{^~} and @code{_~}
153 @item Tablature now supports harmonics and slides,
155 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
158 <c g'\harmonic> d\2\glissando e\2
162 This feature was sponsored by Mike Amundsen
164 @item Horizontal spacing now follows object outlines more
165 accurately. This allows tighter horizontal spacing.
167 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
175 @item Objects that belong outside of the staff are
176 now positioned automatically to avoid collisions.
178 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
180 \once \override TextScript #'self-alignment-X = #CENTER
181 a,^"this doesn't collide with the c"
182 b^"this goes above the previous markup"
183 a8_"this goes below the dynamic"
187 @item Staves are spaced vertically using a skyline algorithm. This helps to avoid
188 uneven vertical spacing.
190 @lilypond[ragged-right]
192 %% todo: fix 'landscape PDF.
193 #(set-default-paper-size "a6" )
201 a,,1 | a'4 b' c'' d'' \break
202 \repeat unfold 2 {a' b' c'' d''} | b''''1
213 For older news, go to
214 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
215 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.