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

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
index 42ec9c6735d0602512690704981c4a134fb3352c..ade90323098d27be0312d16fb4544815911b27a4 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -33,10 +33,85 @@ See user manual, \NAME\
 
 @itemize @bullet
 
+@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 Baca. 
+
+@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 Baca. 
+
+@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 Baca. 
+
+@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 Baca.
+
+@item 
+LilyPond will space note according to their durations, disregarding
+symbol sizes (e.g. accidentals) 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 Baca.
+ 
 @item
 Tuplet brackets get arrows when they are broken across a line.
 
-@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,verbatim,relative=2]
+@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
 \times 4/5 {
  c c c \bar "empty" \break c c
 }
@@ -63,7 +138,7 @@ These glyphs have been sponsored by Trevor Baca.
 @item
 Nested tuplets are automatically positioned,
 
-@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,verbatim,relative=2]
+@lilypond[fragment,raggedright,relative=2]
 \set tupletNumberFormatFunction = #fraction-tuplet-formatter
 \times 4/6 {
   a4 a 
@@ -84,6 +159,8 @@ will print:
 { 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.