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.
45 ** Preliminary Sodipodi/SVG output
51 ** Ancient notation ... ?? ... (Jurgen?)
53 ** Completely rewritten text formatting support. It is implemented in a
54 completely modular way.
56 ** Chord name formatting completely rewritten.
58 ** Texts on multimeasure rests can be set by the user.
60 ** Zigzagged glissandi
62 ** Cluster support. Syntax:
69 ** Beat grouping indications. Syntax:
71 #(set-time-signature 7 8 '(3 2 2))
73 ** Nested horizontal brackets for music analysis.
79 ** Gregorian ligatures.
82 New features in 1.6 since 1.4
84 * Support for figured bass and tablature.
86 * Completely rewritten beam formatting: provides much better output
89 * Completely revised and improved music font.
91 * Completely rewritten MIDI import support.
93 * Completely rewritten grace note support. Practically speaking this
94 means that grace notes can be slurred to normal normal notes.
96 * Improved accidental handling and formatting: styles for producing
97 cautionaries may vary, and complex collisions between accidentals of a
98 chord are handled much better.
100 * Better spacing: both globally and locally. This includes subtle
101 details like optical stem spacing.
103 * More support for ancient notation: mensural ligatures, ambitus
104 (pitch range) of voices, more shapes, etc.
106 * More support for piano notation: bracket pedals, directed arpeggios,
109 * Easier music polyphonic music entry.
111 * More extensibility, many speedups and bugfixes
113 * The manual has been thoroughly revised.
115 * Development is now hosted at http://savannah.gnu.org, and sources
116 can be downloaded through anonymous CVS.
118 * Support for windows: LilyPond is part of the cygwin distribution,
119 which comes with a user-friendly installer.