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@setfilename NEWS.info
@settitle NEWS
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@documentlanguage en
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@unnumbered New features in 2.7 since 2.6
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+This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}.
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+
+
+
@itemize @bullet
@item
-If @code{skipLastLength} is set, only the last few measures of a piece
+The default paper size may now be set from the command line using
+@code{-dpaper-size}.
+
+@item
+Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams.
+
+
+@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
+{
+ \override Beam #'break-overshoot = #'(-0.5 . 0.5)
+ \set stemLeftBeamCount = #2
+ c8[
+ c16
+ \set stemRightBeamCount = #3
+ c ]
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Support for figured bass has been rewritten. Now it supports
+continuation lines, and its figures, brackets, and alignments may
+tuned separately.
+
+@lilypond[raggedright,fragment]
+<<
+\relative { c4 c c c }
+\figures {
+ \set useBassFigureExtenders = ##t
+ <6+ 4 3> <6 4 3> <4 3+>
+} >>
+@end lilypond
+
+This rewrite was sponsored by Trent Johnston.
+
+@item
+Vertical alignments of staves can now be tuned easily for individual
+systems.
+
+@lilypond[raggedright]
+#(set-global-staff-size 13)
+\relative c'' <<
+ \new PianoStaff <<
+ \new Voice {
+ c1
+
+ \overrideProperty
+ #"Score.NonMusicalPaperColumn"
+ #'line-break-system-details
+ #'((fixed-alignment-extra-space . 15))
+ c
+
+ }
+ {
+ c1\break
+ c\break
+ }
+ >>
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Nicolas Sceaux.
+
+@item
+Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
+individually. The dimensions that can be tuned can be visualized.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim]
+#(set-default-paper-size "a7" 'landscape)
+\book {
+ \score { { c4 } }
+ \paper { annotatespacing = ##t }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+These features were sponsored by Trevor Bača and Nicolas Sceaux.
+
+@item
+The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually
+
+@lilypond[fragment,relative=1,raggedright]
+c8:16[
+\once \override StemTremolo #'slope = #0.45
+c:16 c:16 c:16 ]
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Sven Axelsson.
+
+@item
+Laissez vibrer ties can be created with @code{\laissezVibrer},
+
+@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=1]
+ <c e g>\laissezVibrer r <d f>\laissezVibrer
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Henrik Frisk.
+
+@item
+The order of words in @code{\markup} commands may now be reversed by
+setting the @code{text-direction} property. This is useful for
+Right-to-Left languages like Hebrew.
+
+This feature was sponsored by Aaron Mehl.
+
+@item
+Texts over multi measure rests can stretch the corresponding measure,
+if the appropriate @code{spacing-procedure} property is set.
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
+\override MultiMeasureRestText #'spacing-procedure
+ = #Multi_measure_rest::set_text_rods
+c1 R1 R1^"Very long long long text"
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Kris Shaffer.
+
+
+@item @textanchor{tie-chords}
+Formatting of ties in chords has been improved. Ties no longer collide
+with note heads and stems. In addition, it is possible to manually
+specify tie formatting
+
+@lilypond[relative=2, fragment,raggedright]
+ <a c d f> ~ <a c d f>
+
+ \override TieColumn #'tie-configuration =
+ #'((0 . -1) (2 . -1) (5.5 . 1) (7 . 1))
+ <b d f g> ~ <b d f g>
+@end lilypond
+
+This improvement has been sponsored by Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton,
+Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor Bača, and Vicente Solsona
+Dell¡.
+
+@item
+Formatting of isolated, single ties has been improved. Now, ties avoid
+staff lines, flags and dots, without compromising their shape.
+
+@lilypond[fragment,raggedright]
+\relative c'' {
+ \stemUp
+ c16 c2...~ c16 ~ c2... |
+ c4~c8 c8~c16 c16~c32 c16.~[ c64]~ c64[ c8..] |
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This improvement has been sponsored by Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton,
+Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor Bača, and Vicente Solsona
+Dell¡.
+
+
+@item @textanchor{repeat-counter}
+With the @code{countPercentRepeats} property,
+percent repeats get incremental numbers to indicate the accumulated repeat count.
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
+\set countPercentRepeats = ##t
+\repeat percent 4 { c1 }
+\time 2/4
+\repeat percent 4 { c2 c2 }
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki
+
+@item
+Text scripts such as fingering instructions and dynamics avoid
+collisions with slurs
+
+@lilypond[fragment,relative=1]
+{
+ b_1( f'_1_2_3 c_3_4_5 a)
+ b( f'\p b,)
+ c-2_\markup { \italic {"cresc."}} ( f_\markup {x} c)
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Tuplets can be made to reach the next non-tuplet note by setting the
+@code{tupletFullLength} property,
+
+@lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
+\new Voice \with {
+ \remove Forbid_line_break_engraver
+ allowBeamBreak = ##t
+}
+{
+ \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 32)
+ \set tupletFullLength = ##t
+ \times 2/3 { c8[ c c] }
+ c4
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+When @code{strict-note-spacing} is set, notes are spaced without regard
+for clefs, bar lines, and grace notes. For example,
+
+@lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
+\override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-note-spacing = ##t
+\new Staff { c8[ c \clef alto c \grace { c16[ c] } c8 c c] c32[ c32] }
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Beams support the @code{break-overshoot} property, for example
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment]
+\set allowBeamBreak = ##t
+\override Beam #'break-overshoot = #'(1.0 . 2.0)
+c2.. c8[ \break c]
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Proportional notation is supported. Notes can be spaced proportional
+to their time-difference by assigning a duration to
+@code{proportionalNotationDuration}. For example,
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
+<<
+ \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 16)
+ \new Staff { c8[ c c c c c] c4 c2 r2 }
+ \new Staff { c2 \times 2/3 { c8 c c } c4 c1 }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Symbol sizes (e.g. accidentals) are disregarded for spacing if
+@code{uniform-stretching} of the @code{SpacingSpanner} grob is set,
+
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment]
+<<
+ \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'uniform-stretching = ##t
+ \new Staff { c16[ c c c c c c c c c16] }
+ \new Staff {
+ \times 6/7 { c16 c c cis c c c }
+ c8[ c32 c32 c16]
+ }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Endings of broken tuplet brackets can be tuned. For example, you can
+add arrows to the brackets,
+
+@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
+\override TupletBracket
+ #'edge-text = #(cons
+ (markup #:arrow-head X LEFT #f)
+ (markup #:arrow-head X RIGHT #f))
+\times 4/5 {
+ c c c \bar "empty" \break c c
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+
+@item @textanchor{arrow-glyph}
+Arrow heads were added to the Feta font.
+
+@lilypond[]
+\lyrics {
+ \markup {
+ filled, to the right: \hspace #2.0 \fontsize #6 \arrow-head #0 #1 ##t
+ open, down: \hspace #2.0 \fontsize #6 \arrow-head #1 #-1 ##f
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+These glyphs have been sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+
+@item
+Nested tuplets are automatically positioned,
+
+@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
+\set tupletNumberFormatFunction = #fraction-tuplet-formatter
+\times 4/6 {
+ a4 a
+ \times 3/5 { a a a a a }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
+
+@item
+Music expressions can be displayed, in LilyPond notation, using the
+new @code{\displayLilyMusic} function. For instance:
+@verbatim
+\displayLilyMusic \transpose c a, { c d e f }
+@end verbatim
+will print:
+@verbatim
+{ a, b, cis d }
+@end verbatim
+
+This feature was contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
+
+@item
+The current bar number may be checked with @code{\barNumberCheck}, eg.
+
+@verbatim
+\barNumberCheck #22
+@end verbatim
+
+@noindent
+will print a warning if it doesn't happen in measure 22.
+
+@item
+If @code{showLastLength} is set, only the last few measures of a piece
are rendered, which speeds up correcting scores. For example, setting
@verbatim
will render only the last five measures (assuming 4/4 time signature)
of a piece.
-
-
-@item
+@item @textanchor{simple-melismata}
Melismata can be specified simply in the lyrics now, eg.
@lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,fragment]
{
- c d( e) f e
+ c d( e) f e d
} \addlyrics {
Ky -- _ _ ri e
}
@code{Default_bar_line_engraver} and @code{Timing_translator}
respectively.
-@item
+@item @textanchor{pitched-trill}
Explicit pitches may be added to trills,
@lilypond[relative,verbatim,fragment]