Fix some bugs in the dynamic engraver and PostScript backend

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

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
index b17a0280d98b854c8d4581df3585b514f7cf7cc7..8a3ee81466cffbfb6eb54c8202157dbf7f668abe 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -66,12 +66,86 @@ 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=2]
+@lilypond[ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
 {
-  \override NoteHead #'rotation = #'(45 0 0)
-  c1^\markup { \rotate #180 "test" }
+  \override Hairpin #'rotation = #'(20 -1 0)
+  g4\<^\markup { \rotate #180 "test" } b d f'\!
 }
 @end lilypond
 
@@ -105,7 +179,7 @@ support for feathered beaming,
   c16[
     c c c
     c c c c ]
-    }
+}
 @end lilypond 
 
 This feature was sponsored by Jamie Bullock.