Feature: Add Harp pedal diagrams, i.e. a \harp-pedal markup function

[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
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ See user manual, \NAME\
 
 @ifhtml
 This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
-the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} 
+the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} .
 @end ifhtml
 
 
@@ -65,6 +65,79 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+Predefined, user-configurable, transposable fret diagrams
+are now available in the FretBoards context:
+@lilypond[]
+\include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"
+<<
+  \new ChordNames {
+   \chordmode {
+      c1 \transpose c e { c }
+    }
+  }
+  \new FretBoards {
+    \chordmode {
+      c1 \transpose c e { c }
+    }
+  }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+The following syntax changes were made, in chronological order. In
+addition, fret diagram properties have been moved to
+@code{fret-diagram-details}, and @code{#'style} property is used to
+select solid/dashed lines instead of @code{#'dash-fraction}.
+
+@example
+#'break-align-symbol -> #'break-align-symbols
+scripts.caesura -> scripts.caesura.curved
+\setEasyHeads -> \easyHeadsOn
+\easyHeadsOff (new command)
+\fatText -> \textLengthOn
+\emptyText -> \textLengthOff
+\set hairpinToBarline -> \override Hairpin #'to-barline
+\compressMusic -> \scaleDurations
+\octave -> \octaveCheck
+\arpeggioUp -> \arpeggioArrowUp
+\arpeggioDown -> \arpeggioArrowDown
+\arpeggioNeutral -> \arpeggioNormal
+\setTextCresc -> \crescTextCresc
+\setTextDecresc -> \dimTextDecresc
+\setTextDecr -> \dimTextDecr
+\setTextDim -> \dimTextDim
+\setHairpinCresc -> \crescHairpin
+\setHairpinDecresc -> \dimHairpin
+\sustainUp -> \sustainOff
+\sustainDown -> \sustainOn
+\sostenutoDown -> \sostenutoOn
+\sostenutoUp -> \sostenutoOff
+infinite-spacing-height -> extra-spacing-height
+#(set-octavation oct) -> \ottava #oct
+\put-adjacent markup axis dir markup -> \put-adjacent axis dir markup markup
+@end example
+
+@item
+Arpeggios may now use ``parenthesis'' style brackets:
+
+@lilypond[relative,ragged-right]
+  \override Arpeggio #'stencil = #ly:arpeggio::brew-chord-slur
+
+  % Note: does not work for cross staff arpeggios.
+  \override Arpeggio #'X-extent = #ly:grob::stencil-width
+  <c g' c>2\arpeggio ~ c
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Enclosing text within boxes with rounded corners is now possible,
+using the @code{rounded-box} command.
+
+@item
+@command{lilypond-book} can run any program instead of @command{latex}
+to guess the line width, thanks to @code{--latex-program} command line
+option.
+
 @item
 Underlining is now possible with the @code{\underline} markup command.
 
@@ -123,7 +196,6 @@ their end points.  This includes glissando, voice followers, text
 crescendos and other text spanners.  The old syntax for setting
 text on line spanners is no longer valid.
 
-@c  with ragged-right we can't see the gliss.
 @lilypond[]
 \relative c'' {
   \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \hcenter \bold down }
@@ -132,6 +204,8 @@ text on line spanners is no longer valid.
   \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'arrow = ##t
   \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #3.0
   \override Glissando #'style = #'trill
+  \override Glissando #'springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
+  \override Glissando #'minimum-length = #12
   
   c1 \glissando c'
 }
@@ -227,6 +301,39 @@ uneven vertical spacing.
 }
 @end lilypond
 
+@item Metronome marks can now also contain a textual description.  The
+duration and count (if given) are shown in parentheses after the text.
+
+@lilypond
+{
+  \tempo "Fast"
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo "Andante" 4 = 120
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo 4 = 100
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  \tempo "" 4 = 30
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+  c'4 c' c' c'
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@item In figured bass you can now also use a backslash through a number to 
+indicate a raised 6th step.
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right]
+\new FiguredBass \figuremode { < 6\\ 5\\ > < 6/ > }
+@end lilypond
+
+@item Harp pedalling diagrams were added:
+
+@lilypond
+\markup \harp-pedal #"^v-|vv-o^"
+@end lilypond
+
 @end itemize