Finish rename of LILYPONDPREFIX to LILYPOND_DATADIR. Remove confusion

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / topdocs / NEWS.tely

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
index 4769d08c7adabf9dfe1c8f741112a7ad4fe64912..3ec4ab59595018b8780c3d05d6a7d598f591358a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ See user manual, \NAME\
 @end macro
 @end ifnothtml
 
-
 @macro textanchor{NAME}
 @html
 <a name="\NAME\"></a>
@@ -65,12 +64,37 @@ which scares away people.
 * only show user-visible changes. 
 
 @end ignore
+
+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.
+
+@lilypond
+\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 = #5.0
+  \override Glissando #'style = #'trill
+  
+  c1 \glissando c'
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+ 
+@item
+The environment variable LILYPONDPREFIX has been renamed to
+LILYPOND_DATADIR.
+
 @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=1]
-{
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
+\relative c' {
   \time 4/4
   s1
   c2. c4