* 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
\override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
c16[
c c c
- c 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