* only show user-visible changes.
@end ignore
+@item
+New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with
+@code{newSpacingSection}. This is useful when there are
+sections with a different notions of long and short notes.
+
+In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new
+section, and hence the 16ths notes are spaced wider.
+
+@lilypond[relative,fragment]
+ \time 2/4
+ c4 c8 c
+ c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
+
+ \newSpacingSection
+ \time 4/16
+ c16[ c c8]
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača, Michael Meixner and Vivian
+Barty-Taylor.
+
+@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 ]
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+Known bug: the \featherDuration command only works with very short music
+snippets.
+
+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
+
+
@ifhtml
For older news, go to
@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},