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6 @macro inputfileref{DIR,NAME}
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9 @macro usermanref{NAME}
10 @inforef{\NAME\,,../user/lilypond/lilypond}@c
15 @macro inputfileref{DIR,NAME}
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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 A table of contents is included using @code{\markuplines \table-of-contents}.
70 Elements are added to it using the @code{\tocItem} command.
73 Text spreading over several pages is entered using the
74 @code{\markuplines} keyword. Builtin markup list commands, such as
75 @code{\justified-lines} or @code{\wordwrap-lines} may be used, and new
76 ones created using the @code{define-markup-list-command} Scheme macro.
79 Particular points of a book may be marked with the @code{\label}
80 command. Then, the page where these points are placed can be refered to
81 using the @code{\page-ref} markup command.
84 Page breaking and page turning commands (@code{\pageBreak},
85 @code{\noPageBreak}, etc) can be used at top-level, between scores and
89 The following options are now changed as a @code{-d} sub-option:
90 @code{--backend}, @code{--safe}, @code{--preview} and
91 @code{--no-pages} (which became @code{-dno-print-pages}). The @code{-b}
92 option does not exist any more.
95 Improved testing procedure now catch changes in CPU and memory
96 performance, page layout, MIDI results and warnings. This helps to
97 reduce the number of regression errors during development, resulting
98 in more stable releases.
100 See @uref{INSTALL.html#testing} for more information.
102 Nested properties, such as @code{details} in @code{Slur}, can be
103 reverted as well. The syntax for this is
106 \revert Slur #'(details closeness-factor)
110 All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of their
111 end points. This includes glissando, voice followers, text crescendos
112 and other text spanners.
114 @c with ragged-right we can't see the gliss.
117 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \hcenter \bold down }
118 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'Y = #-4
119 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'padding = #0.0
120 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'arrow = ##t
121 \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #3.0
122 \override Glissando #'style = #'trill
128 This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
132 The environment variable LILYPONDPREFIX has been renamed to
136 Notes or rests, such as a typical end note, that fill an entire
137 measure are preceded by some more space.
139 @lilypond[ragged-right]
149 @item All @code{\score}s in a lilypond-book fragment are now inserted
150 into the document. Also, toplevel markups don't result in an entire
153 @item Alterations (such as a sharp and flat) may now be arbitrary
154 fractions. This allows some forms of microtonal music. For example,
155 Turkish makam music uses 1/9th tone alterations.
157 @lilypondfile{makam.ly}
161 @item Tie directions may be set with @code{^~} and @code{_~}
163 @item Tablature now supports harmonics and slides,
165 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
168 <c g'\harmonic> d\2\glissando e\2
172 This feature was sponsored by Mike Amundsen
174 @item Horizontal spacing now follows object outlines more
175 accurately. This allows tighter horizontal spacing.
177 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
185 @item Objects that belong outside of the staff are
186 now positioned automatically to avoid collisions.
188 @lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
190 \once \override TextScript #'self-alignment-X = #CENTER
191 a,^"this doesn't collide with the c"
192 b^"this goes above the previous markup"
193 a8_"this goes below the dynamic"
197 @item Staves are spaced vertically using a skyline algorithm. This helps to avoid
198 uneven vertical spacing.
200 @lilypond[ragged-right]
202 %% todo: fix 'landscape PDF.
203 #(set-default-paper-size "a6" )
211 a,,1 | a'4 b' c'' d'' \break
212 \repeat unfold 2 {a' b' c'' d''} | b''''1
223 For older news, go to
224 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
225 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.