Implement non-standard tuplet numbers

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diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
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--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -70,6 +70,30 @@ A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
 }
 @end lilypond
 
+@item
+Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions and to add notes to the number or fraction:
+@lilypond[quote]
+\relative c'' {
+  \once \override TupletNumber #'text = #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
+  \times 2/3  { c4. c4. c4. c4. } % begin verbatim
+
+  \once \override TupletNumber #'text = #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
+  \times 2/3  { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
+  \once \override TupletNumber #'text = #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
+  \times 2/3  { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
+
+  \once \override TupletNumber #'text = #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
+  \times 2/3  { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
+  \once \override TupletNumber #'text = #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
+  \times 2/3  { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
+
+  \once \override TupletNumber #'text = #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
+  \times 2/3  { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
+  \once \override TupletNumber #'text = #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
+  \times 2/3  { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
 @item
 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
 from being typeset.