Cleanup: remove Simple_font_metric, Font_metric::text_dimension

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / changes.tely

diff --git a/Documentation/changes.tely b/Documentation/changes.tely
index 6b48fb5177cd05677fcd0419064ae0826ff754eb..62e625974bf13f1bd92908b06de88fc5a3281ea4 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/changes.tely
+++ b/Documentation/changes.tely
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ See user manual, \NAME\
 
 @ifhtml
 This document is also available in @uref{changes.pdf,PDF}. It is part of
-the @uref{lilypond/Manuals.html,LilyPond Documentation}.
+the @uref{lilypond/manuals.html,LilyPond Documentation}.
 @end ifhtml
 
-
-
+@allowcodebreaks false
 
 @itemize @bullet
 
@@ -64,15 +63,87 @@ which scares away people.
 @end ignore
 
 @item
-A version of the breve notehead has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
-@lilypond
-\relative c'' {
-  \time 4/2
-  \override Staff.NoteHead  #'style = #'altdefault
-  c\breve b\breve
+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.
+
+@item
+LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
+
+@item
+In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
+\new TabStaff
+\with {
+  stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
+  tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
 }
+\new TabVoice {
+  \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
+                       "b"
+                       ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
+  <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
+in lower layers which lie beneath:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
+\time 3/4
+\override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
+\once \override Tie #'layer = #2
+b'2.~
+\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
+\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
+\time 5/4
+b4
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+<c e g>8.-^ q16 q4-^
 @end lilypond
 
+@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
+paper size chosen.
+
+@item
+All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
+@code{line-width} work now.  There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
+manually unless you explicitly want to.
+
+@item
+Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
+added.
+
+@item
+In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
+a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
+and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
+
+@item
+The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
+
+@item
+A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\time 4/2
+\override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
+c\breve | b\breve
+@end lilypond
 
 @item
 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
@@ -148,7 +219,7 @@ An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
 conductor for instructions:
 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
-c4_\markup{ \eyeglasses }
+c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
 @end lilypond
 
 @item
@@ -192,8 +263,6 @@ and to add notes to the number or fraction:
 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
 from being typeset.
 
-
-
 @end itemize