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@settitle NEWS

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@node Top
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@unnumbered New features in 2.9 since 2.8

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This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} 
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@itemize @bullet

@ignore

HINTS

* only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes

* try to be as brief possible in those cases

* don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
which scares away people.

* Write complete sentences.

* only show user-visible changes. 

@end ignore

@item
The @code{\note} markup command now also accepts note head styles.

@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
c4^\markup {
  \override #'(style . triangle) \note-by-number #2 #1 #1 = 100

}
@end lilypond

This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.

@item
Tie chord formatting also works with arpegiated
ties.

@lilypond[ragged-right]
\relative c'' {
  <e c a f>2~ <e c a f> |
  \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
  e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2 |
  f,8~ a~ c~ e~ <f, a c e>2 |
}
@end lilypond


This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.


@end itemize



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For older news, go to
@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.


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