programming-interface.itely: Bring some things more in line with doc standards

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / changes.tely

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@@ -66,6 +66,35 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
+former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
+
+@item
+Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
+
+@item
+Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
+is used.
+
+@item
+New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
+to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
+user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
+That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
+can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
+version.
+
+@item
+The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed.  beatLength,
+beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
+Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
+beamExceptions.  Default settings for each of these properties can be
+stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
+when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
+change.  The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
+overrides.
+
 @item
 The SVG backend has optional support for
 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}.  Using the Scheme
@@ -352,6 +381,10 @@ and to add notes to the number or fraction:
 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
 from being typeset.
 
+@item
+The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
+it more flexible and easier to control.
+
 @end itemize