Merge branch 'master' into lilypond/translation

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / changes.tely

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@@ -66,6 +66,52 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+Note names can be selected with a new
+@code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
+can be used in safe mode.  The old
+@code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
+still supported for now, but will be deprecated
+in the future.
+
+@item
+autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
+@code{\cadenzaOff}.  Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
+Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
+will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
+
+@item
+The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
+table.  This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
+based on user input.
+
+@item
+The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\partcombine
+\relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
+\relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
+@end lilypond
+
+@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.
@@ -124,7 +170,7 @@ 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:
+A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
 c4 d e f \bar "S"
 g4 f e d
@@ -215,7 +261,7 @@ With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
 @end example
 
 @item
-Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/@/paper@/-defaults@/-init@/.ly}, apply
+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.
 
@@ -362,6 +408,10 @@ 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