Fix some bugs in the dynamic engraver and PostScript backend

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

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--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
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@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation}
 
 @itemize @bullet
 
-@end itemize
-
 @ignore
 
 HINTS
@@ -68,6 +66,155 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+A new, automated testing technique has been added. It will detect
+changes in the formatting automatically, which will make it easier to
+spot regression errors in the future.
+
+View @uref{../../test-results.html,test results}.
+
+@item
+Figured bass can also be added to @code{Staff} contexts directly. In
+this case, their vertical  position is adjusted automatically.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment]
+<<
+  \new Staff = someUniqueName
+  \relative c'' {
+    c4 c'8 r8 c,4 c'
+  }
+
+  %% send to existing Staff.
+  \context Staff = someUniqueName 
+  \figuremode {
+    <4>4 <6 10>8 s8
+    
+    \set Staff.useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
+    <4 6>4 <4 6>
+  }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trent Johnston.
+
+@item
+Beams may be put on isolated stems, and beamlets may be paired by
+setting the @code{max-beam-connect} property,
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
+  \override Stem #'max-beam-connect = #1
+  c16[ c16]   c32[] 
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Beaming patterns obey the @code{beatGrouping} property.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,relative=2,fragment]
+  \time 5/16
+  \set beatGrouping = #'(2 3)
+  c8[^"(2+3)" c16 c8]
+  \set beatGrouping = #'(3 2)
+  c8[^"(3+2)" c16 c8]
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+With the command @code{\transposedCueDuring} a cue's transposition can
+be changed locally.  This can be used to prevent excessive ledger
+lines on cues.
+
+This feature was contributed by Werner Lemberg 
+
+@item
+By setting @code{hairpinToBarline}, hairpins will stop at
+the barline preceding the ending note.
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,ragged-right]
+\set hairpinToBarline = ##t
+\override Hairpin #'bound-padding = #1.0
+c4\< c2. c4\!
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Andrew Sidwell and Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Objects may be rotated using the @code{rotation} property.
+@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
+{
+  \override Hairpin #'rotation = #'(20 -1 0)
+  g4\<^\markup { \rotate #180 "test" } b d f'\!
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
+
+@item
+Hairpins now support circled tips (al niente notation).
+@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
+{
+  \override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
+  c2\< c\!
+  c4\> c\< c2\!
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was contributed by Erlend Aasland.
+
+@item 
+The MusicXML convertor has been sped up, and has rudimentary support
+for percussion notation.  It will also condense multi-bar rests to
+enable part extraction.
+
+@item
+The beam printing code has been completely rewritten, and now includes
+support for feathered beaming,
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
+\featherDurations #(ly:make-moment 5 4) 
+{
+  \override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
+  c16[
+    c c c
+    c c c c ]
+}
+@end lilypond 
+
+This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
+
+@item
+The @code{\note} markup command now also accepts note head styles.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
+c4^\markup {
+  \override #'(style . triangle) \note-by-number #2 #1 #1 = 100
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.
+
+@item
+Tie chord formatting also works with arpegiated
+ties.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
+\relative c'' {
+  <e c a f>2~ <e c a f> |
+  \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
+  e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2 |
+  f,8~ a~ c~ e~ <f, a c e>2 |
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+
+This feature was sponsored by Steve Doonan.
+
+
+@end itemize
+
+
 
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