* scm/lily.scm (define-scheme-options): add paper-size option.

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

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@@ -45,6 +45,43 @@ This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}.
 
 
 @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.