lilypond-manuals.css: edit color scheme and some spacing

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / changes.tely

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@@ -61,6 +61,73 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+It is now possible to move systems with reference to their current
+position using the @code{extra-offset} subproperty of
+@code{NonMusicalPaperColumn.line-break-system-details}.  Both vertical
+and horizontal changes are possible.  This feature is especially useful
+for making slight adjustments to the default vertical position of
+individual systems. See @ruser{Explicit staff and system positioning} for
+more information.
+
+@item
+It is now possible to add text to analysis brackets through the
+@code{HorizontalBracketText} object.
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\layout {
+  \context {
+    \Voice
+    \consists "Horizontal_bracket_engraver"
+  }
+}
+
+{
+  \once \override HorizontalBracketText.text = "a"
+  c''\startGroup d''\stopGroup
+  e''-\tweak HorizontalBracketText.text "a'" \startGroup d''\stopGroup
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+The ends of hairpins may now be fine-tuned using the @code{shorten-pair}
+grob property, which previously only affected text-spanners like
+@code{TupletBracket} and @code{OttavaBracket}.  Positive values offset
+to the right, negative to the left.
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+{ \once \override Hairpin.shorten-pair = #'(2 . 2)
+  c'1~\<
+  c'2~ c'\!
+  \once \override Hairpin.shorten-pair = #'(-2 . -2)
+  c'1~\<
+  c'2~ c'\! }
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+In fret-diagrams the distance between frets and the distance between strings is
+now independently adjustable.  Available are @code{fret-distance} and
+@code{string-distance} as subproperties of @code{fret-diagram-details}.
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
+fretMrkp = \markup { \fret-diagram-terse #"x;x;o;2;3;2;" }
+
+\markuplist
+\override #'(padding . 2)
+\table #'(0 -1) {
+  "default"
+
+  \fretMrkp
+
+  "fret-distance"
+
+  \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((fret-distance . 2)))
+  \fretMrkp
+
+  "string-distance"
+
+  \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((string-distance . 2)))
+  \fretMrkp
+}
+@end lilypond
+
 @item
 Accidental rules can now be defined across @code{ChoirStaff} contexts.
 Two new rules @code{choral} and @code{choral-cautionary} are available
@@ -68,7 +135,7 @@ that combine the characteristics of @code{modern-voice} and @code{piano}
 or their equivalents with cautionary accidentals.
 
 @item
-The music function @code{\\unfoldRepeats} can now take an
+The music function @code{\unfoldRepeats} can now take an
 optional argument-list specifying which type(s) of repeated music
 should be unfolded.  Possible entries are @code{percent}, @code{tremolo},
 @code{volta}.