1 New features in 1.7 since 1.6
5 ** Completely rewritten support for chord entry. Cleaner and more flexible.
7 ** Text entry is now done in a separate mode, and is more ergonomic
8 than the previous Scheme texts.
10 ** Deeper integration of the input language and Scheme. You can now use
11 LilyPond identifiers in Scheme, and use Scheme expressions instead of
14 ** Music types cleaned up and Schemified.
16 ** New syntax for chords:
20 This is in addition to the < MUSICS > syntax for simultaneous
21 music. Combined with this: uniform postfix syntax for articulations:
25 for a beamed slurred pair of eighth notes.
27 *NOTE* In version 2.0, this syntax will be changed to
29 < PITCHES > for chords
33 \simultaneous { .. } for simultaneous music.
35 ** User code evaluation during interpreting. Syntax
37 \applycontext #SCHEME-FUNCTION
41 ** Friendly chord-name exception entry.
43 ** Texts can be put on multimeasure rests, eg.
45 R1*20^\markup { "GP" }
50 ** Preliminary Sodipodi/SVG output
56 ** Ancient notation ... ?? ... (Jurgen?)
58 ** Completely rewritten text formatting support. It is implemented in a
59 completely modular way.
61 ** Chord name formatting completely rewritten.
63 ** Texts on multimeasure rests can be set by the user.
65 ** Zigzagged glissandi
67 ** Cluster support. Syntax:
74 ** Beat grouping indications. Syntax:
76 #(set-time-signature 7 8 '(3 2 2))
78 ** Nested horizontal brackets for music analysis.
84 ** Gregorian ligatures.
86 ** Texts on multi-measure rests.
90 New features in 1.6 since 1.4
92 * Support for figured bass and tablature.
94 * Completely rewritten beam formatting: provides much better output
97 * Completely revised and improved music font.
99 * Completely rewritten MIDI import support.
101 * Completely rewritten grace note support. Practically speaking this
102 means that grace notes can be slurred to normal normal notes.
104 * Improved accidental handling and formatting: styles for producing
105 cautionaries may vary, and complex collisions between accidentals of a
106 chord are handled much better.
108 * Better spacing: both globally and locally. This includes subtle
109 details like optical stem spacing.
111 * More support for ancient notation: mensural ligatures, ambitus
112 (pitch range) of voices, more shapes, etc.
114 * More support for piano notation: bracket pedals, directed arpeggios,
117 * Easier music polyphonic music entry.
119 * More extensibility, many speedups and bugfixes
121 * The manual has been thoroughly revised.
123 * Development is now hosted at http://savannah.gnu.org, and sources
124 can be downloaded through anonymous CVS.
126 * Support for windows: LilyPond is part of the cygwin distribution,
127 which comes with a user-friendly installer.