@setfilename lilypond-changes.info
@settitle LilyPond Changes
+@include macros.itexi
+
@ifhtml
@macro inputfileref{DIR,NAME}
@uref{../../\DIR\/collated-files.html#\NAME\,@file{\DIR\/\NAME\}}@c
the @uref{lilypond/manuals.html,LilyPond Documentation}.
@end ifhtml
-
-
+@allowcodebreaks false
@itemize @bullet
HINTS
+* add new items at the top
+
* only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
* try to be as brief possible in those cases
@end ignore
+@item
+The SVG backend has optional support for
+@uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
+option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
+@code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
+
+@item
+The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
+balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
+documentation:
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
+old version},
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
+new version}.
+
+
+@item
+Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
+@code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+c4\cresc c c c\f |
+c4\dim c c c\!
+@end lilypond
+
+
+@item
+The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
+mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
+standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
+@example
+\begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
+@end example
+
+The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
+by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
+@example
+sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
+@end example
+
+might do the trick for conversion.
+
+@item
+Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
+have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
+Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
+have been added.
+
+@item
+A variant of the segno sign is provided:
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+c4 d e f \bar "S"
+g4 f e d
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
+inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
+noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
+\score {
+ \new Staff {
+ \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
+ }
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Staff
+ \noclef
+ }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+A half-open articulation was added:
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+c4\halfopen
+@end lilypond
+This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
+
@item
The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
<c e g>8.-^ q16 q4-^
@end lilypond
+@item
+With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
+@code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
+
+@example
+\paper @{
+ two-sided = ##t
+ inner-margin = 10 \mm
+ outer-margin = 20 \mm
+@}
+@end example
+
@item
Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the