Better changes.tely example; issue 4197

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / changes.tely

diff --git a/Documentation/changes.tely b/Documentation/changes.tely
index 9e53285a1c0b7a21b030a0202c6642e6c7f101fd..1a5208fbd07a65590c901022a740e9d7e5c1884e 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/changes.tely
+++ b/Documentation/changes.tely
@@ -61,6 +61,29 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+Multi-measure rests have length according to their total duration,
+under the control of @code{MultiMeasureRest.space-increment}.
+@lilypond[quote]
+{ \compressFullBarRests
+  \override Staff.MultiMeasureRest.space-increment = 3.0
+  R1*2 R1*12 R1*64 }
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Page numbers may now be printed in roman numerals, by setting the
+@code{page-number-type} paper variable.
+
+@item
+It is now possible to use @code{\time} and @code{\partial}
+together to change the time signature in mid measure.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
+\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = #end-of-line-invisible
+\partial 4 \time 3/4 f4 | 2 4 | 2 \bar "||"
+\time 9/8 \partial 4. f8 8 8 | 2. 8 8 8 |
+@end lilypond
+
 @item
 It is now possible to override the @code{text} property of
 chord names.
@@ -164,6 +187,17 @@ group, but @emph{not} with @var{violinI}, will be removed.
 The @code{\addlyrics} function now works with arbitrary contexts
 incuding @code{Staff}.
 
+@item
+String numbers can now also be used to print roman numerals
+(e.g. for unfretted string instruments).
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+c2\2
+\romanStringNumbers
+c\2
+\arabicStringNumbers
+c1\3
+@end lilypond
+
 @item
 The @code{thin-kern} property of the @code{BarLine} grob has been
 renamed to @code{segno-kern}.
@@ -483,6 +517,15 @@ examples where this makes for readable input:
 \new Staff { r16 c'16 ~ 8 ~ 4 ~ 2 | }
 @end lilypond
 
+@item
+@code{\displayLilyMusic} and its underlying Scheme functions no
+longer omit redundant note durations.  This makes it easier to
+reliably recognize and format standalone durations in expressions
+like
+@example
+@{ c4 d4 8 @}
+@end example
+
 @item
 Beaming exceptions can now be constructed using the
 @code{\beamExceptions} scheme function.  One can now write