-\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
+\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
@setfilename NEWS.info
@settitle NEWS
@ifhtml
@macro inputfileref{DIR,NAME}
-@uref{../../../\DIR\/out-www/collated-files.html#\NAME\,@file{\DIR\/\NAME\}}@c
+@uref{../../\DIR\/collated-files.html#\NAME\,@file{\DIR\/\NAME\}}@c
@end macro
@macro usermanref{NAME}
-@inforef{\NAME\,,../../user/out-www/lilypond/lilypond}@c
+@inforef{\NAME\,,../user/lilypond/lilypond}@c
@end macro
@end ifhtml
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@end ifnothtml
-
@macro textanchor{NAME}
@html
<a name="\NAME\"></a>
@documentencoding utf-8
@documentlanguage en
+@finalout
+
@ifnottex
@node Top
@top
@end ifnottex
-@unnumbered New features in 2.7 since 2.6
+@unnumbered New features in 2.11 since 2.10
@ifhtml
-This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}.
+This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
+the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} .
@end ifhtml
@itemize @bullet
+@ignore
-@item
-Texts over multi measure rests can stretch corresponding measure, if
-the appropriate @code{spacing-procedure} property is set.
+HINTS
-@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
-\override MultiMeasureRestText #'spacing-procedure
- = #Multi_measure_rest::set_text_rods
-c1 R1 R1^"Very long long long text"
-@end lilypond
+* only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
-This feature was sponsored by Kris Shaffer.
+* try to be as brief possible in those cases
+* don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
+which scares away people.
-@item @textanchor{tie-chords}
-Formatting of ties in chords has been improved. Ties no longer collide
-with note heads and stems. In addition, it is possible to manually
-specify tie formatting
+* Write complete sentences.
-@lilypond[relative=2, fragment,raggedright]
- <a c d f> ~ <a c d f>
-
- \override TieColumn #'tie-configuration =
- #'((0 . -1) (2 . -1) (5.5 . 1) (7 . 1))
- <b d f g> ~ <b d f g>
-@end lilypond
+* only show user-visible changes.
-This improvement has been sponsored by Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton,
-Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor Baca, and Vicente Solsona
-Dellá.
+@end ignore
@item
-Formatting of isolated, single ties has been improved. Now, ties avoid
-staff lines, flags and dots, without compromising their shape.
+Arpeggios may now use ``parenthesis'' style brackets:
-@lilypond[fragment,raggedright]
-\relative c'' {
- \stemUp
- c16 c2...~ c16 ~ c2... |
- c4~c8 c8~c16 c16~c32 c16.~[ c64]~ c64[ c8..] |
-}
-@end lilypond
+@lilypond[relative,ragged-right]
+ \override Arpeggio #'stencil = #ly:arpeggio::brew-chord-slur
-This improvement has been sponsored by Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton,
-Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor Baca, and Vicente Solsona
-Dellá.
-
-
-@item @textanchor{repeat-counter}
-With the @code{countPercentRepeats} property,
-percent repeats get incremental numbers to indicate the accumulated repeat count.
-
-@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
-\set countPercentRepeats = ##t
-\repeat percent 4 { c1 }
-\time 2/4
-\repeat percent 4 { c2 c2 }
+ % Note: does not work for cross staff arpeggios.
+ \override Arpeggio #'X-extent = #ly:grob::stencil-width
+ <c g' c>2\arpeggio ~ c
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki
-
@item
-Text scripts such as fingering instructions and dynamics avoid
-collisions with slurs
-
-@lilypond[fragment,relative=1]
-{
- b_1( f'_1_2_3 c_3_4_5 a)
- b( f'\p b,)
- c-2_\markup { \italic {"cresc."}} ( f_\markup {x} c)
-}
-@end lilypond
+Enclosing text within boxes with rounded corners is now possible,
+using the @code{rounded-box} command.
@item
-Tuplets can be made to reach the next non-tuplet note by setting the
-@code{tupletFullLength} property,
-
-@lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
-\new Voice \with {
- \remove Forbid_line_break_engraver
- allowBeamBreak = ##t
-}
-{
- \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 32)
- \set tupletFullLength = ##t
- \times 2/3 { c8[ c c] }
- c4
-}
-@end lilypond
-
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+@command{lilypond-book} can run any program instead of @command{latex}
+to guess the line width, thanks to @code{--latex-program} command line
+option.
@item
-When @code{strict-note-spacing} is set, notes are spaced without regard
-for clefs, bar lines, and grace notes. For example,
+@code{\setEasyHeads} has been renamed to @code{\easyHeadsOn}, and a new
+command @code{\easyHeadsOff} reverts note heads to normal heads.
-@lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
-\override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-note-spacing = ##t
-\new Staff { c8[ c \clef alto c \grace { c16[ c] } c8 c c] c32[ c32] }
-@end lilypond
+@item
+@code{\fatText}, @code{\emptyText} and @code{\compressMusic} have been
+renamed to @code{\textLengthOn}, @code{\textLengthOff} and
+@code{\scaleDurations}, respectively.
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+@item
+Underlining is now possible with the @code{\underline} markup command.
@item
-Beams support the @code{break-overshoot} property, for example
+It is now possible to specify, using the @code{page-count} variable in
+the paper block, the number of pages that will be used.
-@lilypond[relative=2,fragment]
-\set allowBeamBreak = ##t
-\override Beam #'break-overshoot = #'(1.0 . 2.0)
-c2.. c8[ \break c]
-@end lilypond
-
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+@item
+A new page breaking function, @code{ly:minimal-breaking}, is dedicated
+to books with many pages or a lot of texts.
@item
-Proportional notation is supported. Notes can be spaced proportional
-to their time-difference by assigning a duration to
-@code{proportionalNotationDuration}. For example,
-
-@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
-<<
- \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 16)
- \new Staff { c8[ c c c c c] c4 c2 r2 }
- \new Staff { c2 \times 2/3 { c8 c c } c4 c1 }
->>
-@end lilypond
+A table of contents is included using @code{\markuplines \table-of-contents}.
+Elements are added to it using the @code{\tocItem} command.
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+@item
+Text spreading over several pages is entered using the
+@code{\markuplines} keyword. Builtin markup list commands, such as
+@code{\justified-lines} or @code{\wordwrap-lines} may be used, and new
+ones created using the @code{define-markup-list-command} Scheme macro.
-@item
-Symbol sizes (e.g. accidentals) are disregarded for spacing if
-@code{uniform-stretching} of the @code{SpacingSpanner} grob is set,
+@item
+Particular points of a book may be marked with the @code{\label}
+command. Then, the page where these points are placed can be refered to
+using the @code{\page-ref} markup command.
+@item
+Page breaking and page turning commands (@code{\pageBreak},
+@code{\noPageBreak}, etc) can be used at top-level, between scores and
+top-level markups.
-@lilypond[relative=2,fragment]
-<<
- \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'uniform-stretching = ##t
- \new Staff { c16[ c c c c c c c c c16] }
- \new Staff {
- \times 6/7 { c16 c c cis c c c }
- c8[ c32 c32 c16]
- }
->>
-@end lilypond
+@item
+The following options are now changed as a @code{-d} sub-option:
+@code{--backend}, @code{--safe}, @code{--preview} and
+@code{--no-pages} (which became @code{-dno-print-pages}). The @code{-b}
+option does not exist any more.
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
-
@item
-Endings of broken tuplet brackets can be tuned. For example, you can
-add arrows to the brackets,
-
-@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
-\override TupletBracket
- #'edge-text = #(cons
- (markup #:arrow-head X LEFT #f)
- (markup #:arrow-head X RIGHT #f))
-\times 4/5 {
- c c c \bar "empty" \break c c
-}
-@end lilypond
+Improved testing procedure now catch changes in CPU and memory
+performance, page layout, MIDI results and warnings. This helps to
+reduce the number of regression errors during development, resulting
+in more stable releases.
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+See @uref{INSTALL.html#testing} for more information.
+@item
+Nested properties, such as @code{details} in @code{Slur}, can be
+reverted as well. The syntax for this is
+@example
+\revert Slur #'(details closeness-factor)
+@end example
-@item @textanchor{arrow-glyph}
-Arrow heads were added to the Feta font.
+@item
+All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of
+their end points. This includes glissando, voice followers, text
+crescendos and other text spanners. The old syntax for setting
+text on line spanners is no longer valid.
+@c with ragged-right we can't see the gliss.
@lilypond[]
-\lyrics {
- \markup {
- filled, to the right: \hspace #2.0 \fontsize #6 \arrow-head #0 #1 ##t
- open, down: \hspace #2.0 \fontsize #6 \arrow-head #1 #-1 ##f
- }
+\relative c'' {
+ \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \hcenter \bold down }
+ \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'Y = #-4
+ \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'padding = #0.0
+ \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'arrow = ##t
+ \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #3.0
+ \override Glissando #'style = #'trill
+
+ c1 \glissando c'
}
@end lilypond
-These glyphs have been sponsored by Trevor Baca.
-
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
@item
-Nested tuplets are automatically positioned,
+The environment variable LILYPONDPREFIX has been renamed to
+LILYPOND_DATADIR.
-@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
-\set tupletNumberFormatFunction = #fraction-tuplet-formatter
-\times 4/6 {
- a4 a
- \times 3/5 { a a a a a }
+@item
+Notes or rests, such as a typical end note, that fill an entire
+measure are preceded by some more space.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
+\relative c' {
+ \time 4/4
+ s1
+ c2. c4
+ \time 3/4
+ c2.
}
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
-
-@item
-Music expressions can be displayed, in LilyPond notation, using the
-new @code{\displayLilyMusic} function. For instance:
-@verbatim
-\displayLilyMusic \transpose c a, { c d e f }
-@end verbatim
-will print:
-@verbatim
-{ a, b, cis d }
-@end verbatim
-
-This feature was contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
+@item All @code{\score}s in a lilypond-book fragment are now inserted
+into the document. Also, toplevel markups don't result in an entire
+page.
-@item
-The current bar number may be checked with @code{\barNumberCheck}, eg.
+@item Alterations (such as a sharp and flat) may now be arbitrary
+fractions. This allows some forms of microtonal music. For example,
+Turkish makam music uses 1/9th tone alterations.
-@verbatim
-\barNumberCheck #22
-@end verbatim
+@lilypondfile{makam.ly}
-@noindent
-will print a warning if it doesn't happen in measure 22.
-
-@item
-If @code{showLastLength} is set, only the last few measures of a piece
-are rendered, which speeds up correcting scores. For example, setting
-@verbatim
-showLastLength = R1*5
-\score { ... }
-@end verbatim
-@noindent
-will render only the last five measures (assuming 4/4 time signature)
-of a piece.
+@item Tie directions may be set with @code{^~} and @code{_~}
-@item @textanchor{simple-melismata}
-Melismata can be specified simply in the lyrics now, eg.
+@item Tablature now supports harmonics and slides,
-@lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,fragment]
+@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
+\new TabVoice
{
- c d( e) f e d
-} \addlyrics {
- Ky -- _ _ ri e
+ <c g'\harmonic> d\2\glissando e\2
}
-@end lilypond
+@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Nancho Alvarez
+This feature was sponsored by Mike Amundsen
-@item
-Suggested accidentals (for notating musica ficta) may be switched on
-with @code{suggestAccidentals}
+@item Horizontal spacing now follows object outlines more
+accurately. This allows tighter horizontal spacing.
-@lilypond[verbatim,fragment,relative=2]
-\set suggestAccidentals = ##t
-ais bis
-@end lilypond
+@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
+{
+ \stemUp c''4...*1/2
+ ceses'!
+}
+@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Nancho Alvarez.
-@item
-The setting @code{whichBar} and time-bookkeeping is now split into a
-@code{Default_bar_line_engraver} and @code{Timing_translator}
-respectively.
+@item Objects that belong outside of the staff are
+now positioned automatically to avoid collisions.
-@item @textanchor{pitched-trill}
-Explicit pitches may be added to trills,
+@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,relative=1]
+ c''
+ \once \override TextScript #'self-alignment-X = #CENTER
+ a,^"this doesn't collide with the c"
+ b^"this goes above the previous markup"
+ a8_"this goes below the dynamic"
+ a\f
+@end lilypond
-@lilypond[relative,verbatim,fragment]
- \pitchedTrill c4\startTrillSpan fis f\stopTrillSpan
-@end lilypond
+@item Staves are spaced vertically using a skyline algorithm. This helps to avoid
+uneven vertical spacing.
-This feature was sponsored by D. Josiah Boothby and Jamie Bullock
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
-@item
-Markup now supports formatting of text paragraphs, using
-@code{\wordwrap} and @code{\justify}.
+%% todo: fix 'landscape PDF.
+#(set-default-paper-size "a6" )
+\header {
+ tagline = ##f
+}
+
+\book {
+ \score {
+ {
+ a,,1 | a'4 b' c'' d'' \break
+ \repeat unfold 2 {a' b' c'' d''} | b''''1
+ }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Sven Axelsson.
@end itemize
+
+
@ifhtml
For older news, go to
-@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.6/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html}.
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
+or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.
+
+
@end ifhtml
@bye
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