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@setfilename NEWS.info
@settitle NEWS
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@node Top
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@unnumbered New features in 2.11 since 2.10
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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 Tie directions may be set with @code{^~} and @code{_~}
@item Tablature now supports harmonics and slides,
@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
\new TabVoice
{
d\2\glissando e\2
}
@end lilypond
This feature was sponsored by Mike Amundsen
@item Horizontal spacing now follows object outlines more
accurately. This allows tighter horizontal spacing.
@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
{
\stemUp c''4...*1/2
ceses'!
}
@end lilypond
@item Objects that belong outside of the staff are
now positioned automatically to avoid collisions.
@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
c''
\once \override TextScript #'self-alignment-X = #CENTER
a,^"this doesn't collide with the c"
b^"this goes above the previous markup"
a8_"this goes below the dynamic"
a\f
@end lilypond
@item Staves are spaced vertically using a skyline algorithm. This helps to avoid
uneven vertical spacing.
@lilypond[ragged-right]
%% todo: fix 'landscape PDF.
#(set-default-paper-size "a6" )
\header {
tagline = ##f
}
\book {
\score {
{
a,,1 | a'4 b' c'' d'' \break
\repeat unfold 2 {a' b' c'' d''} | b''''1
}
}
}
@end lilypond
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For older news, go to
@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.
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