Merge branch 'master' into dev/texi2html

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

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
index be96ec757d9749d7876f9edb992395a0b405b5d6..6493146e749916167a81144d79090dbef5d8caba 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ See user manual, \NAME\
 
 @ifhtml
 This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
-the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} 
+the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} .
 @end ifhtml
 
 
@@ -65,6 +65,46 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+Arpeggios may now use ``parenthesis'' style brackets:
+
+@lilypond[relative,ragged-right]
+  \override Arpeggio #'stencil = #ly:arpeggio::brew-chord-slur
+
+  % Note: does not work for cross staff arpeggios.
+  \override Arpeggio #'X-extent = #ly:grob::stencil-width
+  <c g' c>2\arpeggio ~ c
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Enclosing text within boxes with rounded corners is now possible,
+using the @code{rounded-box} command.
+
+@item
+@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
+@code{\setEasyHeads} has been renamed to @code{\easyHeadsOn}, and a new
+command @code{\easyHeadsOff} reverts note heads to normal heads.
+
+@item
+@code{\fatText}, @code{\emptyText} and @code{\compressMusic} have been
+renamed to @code{\textLengthOn}, @code{\textLengthOff} and
+@code{\scaleDurations}, respectively.
+
+@item
+Underlining is now possible with the @code{\underline} markup command.
+
+@item
+It is now possible to specify, using the @code{page-count} variable in
+the paper block, the number of pages that will be used.
+
+@item
+A new page breaking function, @code{ly:minimal-breaking}, is dedicated
+to books with many pages or a lot of texts.
+
 @item
 A table of contents is included using @code{\markuplines \table-of-contents}.
 Elements are added to it using the @code{\tocItem} command.
@@ -107,9 +147,10 @@ reverted as well.  The syntax for this is
 @end example
 
 @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.
+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[]
@@ -215,6 +256,33 @@ uneven vertical spacing.
 }
 @end lilypond
 
+@item Metronome marks can now also contain a textual description.  The
+duration and count (if given) are shown in parentheses after the text.
+
+@lilypond
+{
+  \tempo "Fast"
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo "Andante" 4=120
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo 4=100
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo "" 4=30
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@item In figured bass you can now also use a backslash through a number to 
+indicate a raised 6th step.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
+\new FiguredBass \figuremode { < 6\\ 5\\ > < 6/ > }
+@end lilypond
+
 @end itemize