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

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
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--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
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@@ -65,6 +65,123 @@ which scares away people.
 * 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
@@ -76,15 +193,18 @@ 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 3 4) 
+\featherDurations #(ly:make-moment 5 4) 
 {
   \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.
 
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