-\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
+\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
@setfilename NEWS.info
@settitle NEWS
@end ifnothtml
+@macro textanchor{NAME}
+@html
+<a name="\NAME\"></a>
+@end html
+@end macro
+
+
@documentencoding utf-8
@documentlanguage en
@end ifhtml
+
+
@itemize @bullet
+@item
+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.
@end lilypond
This improvement has been sponsored by Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton,
-Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, by Trevor Baca, and Vincent SD.
+Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor Bača, and Vicente Solsona
+Dell¡.
-@item
+@item @textanchor{repeat-counter}
With the @code{countPercentRepeats} property,
-percent repeats get incremental numbers to indicate how many repeats there are.
+percent repeats get incremental numbers to indicate the accumulated repeat count.
@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,raggedright]
\set countPercentRepeats = ##t
}
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
@item
When @code{strict-note-spacing} is set, notes are spaced without regard
\new Staff { c8[ c \clef alto c \grace { c16[ c] } c8 c c] c32[ c32] }
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
@item
Beams support the @code{break-overshoot} property, for example
c2.. c8[ \break c]
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
@item
Proportional notation is supported. Notes can be spaced proportional
>>
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
@item
Symbol sizes (e.g. accidentals) are disregarded for spacing if
>>
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
@item
Endings of broken tuplet brackets can be tuned. For example, you can
}
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
-@item
+@item @textanchor{arrow-glyph}
Arrow heads were added to the Feta font.
@lilypond[]
}
@end lilypond
-These glyphs have been sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+These glyphs have been sponsored by Trevor Bača.
@item
}
@end lilypond
-This feature was sponsored by Trevor Baca.
+This feature was sponsored by Trevor Bača.
@item
Music expressions can be displayed, in LilyPond notation, using the
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]
@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]
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