Merge commit 'origin' into beamlets2

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

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
index 34f3fd0bc7368c919556e5756c4f221c01bac6d3..ae2e4f409ba3395708b41b0f5e9df86807b23151 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ See user manual, \NAME\
 @top New features in 2.11 since 2.10
 
 @ifhtml
-This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
-the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} .
+This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It is part of
+the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation}.
 @end ifhtml
 
 
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ which scares away people.
 
 @end ignore
 
+@item
+Unbeamed 128th notes are now supported:
+@lilypond
+\relative c'' {
+  g128
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Straight flags (used in old scores of e.g. Bach, but also in different form in 
+modern scores of e.g. Stockhausen) are now implemented:
+@lilypond
+\relative c'' {
+  \override Stem #'flag = #modern-straight-flag
+  c,16 \acciaccatura {c'8} d4 d32 
+  \bar":"
+  \override Stem #'flag = #old-straight-flag
+  c,16 \acciaccatura {c'8} d4 d32 
+}
+@end lilypond
+
 @item
 @code{\bookpart} blocks may be used to split a book into several parts,
 separated by a page break, in order to ease the page breaking, or to use
@@ -98,6 +119,17 @@ This deprecates @code{InnerStaffGroup} and @code{InnerChoirStaff}.
 >>
 @end lilypond
 
+@item
+Percent repeat counters can be shown at regular intervals using the
+context property @code{repeatCountVisibility}.
+@lilypond[relative=1]
+{
+  \set countPercentRepeats = ##t
+  \set repeatCountVisibility = #(every-nth-repeat-count-visible 2)
+  \repeat percent 8 { c4 d e f }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
 @item
 In addition to the already existing @code{showLastLength} property,
 @code{showFirstLength} can now be set as well, rendering only the first
@@ -271,6 +303,11 @@ the *-init.ly filenames are now only used for files that are automatically
 included, while such files as @code{makam-init.ly} or @code{gregorian-init.ly}
 have been renamed to @code{makam.ly} or @code{gregorian.ly}.
 
+@item
+The ``tex'' and ``texstr'' backends have been removed.  Font are now
+accessed via the fontconfig library; the Pango library is used to display
+text strings.
+
 @item
 Metronome marks can now also contain a textual description.  The
 duration and count (if given) are shown in parentheses after the text.
@@ -386,11 +423,11 @@ text on line spanners is no longer valid.
 
 @lilypond[]
 \relative c'' {
-  \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \center-align \bold down }
-  \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'Y = #-4
-  \override Glissando #'bound-details #'right #'padding = #0.0
-  \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'arrow = ##t
-  \override Glissando #'bound-details #'left #'padding = #3.0
+  \override Glissando #'(bound-details right text) = \markup { \center-align \bold down }
+  \override Glissando #'(bound-details right Y) = #-4
+  \override Glissando #'(bound-details right padding) = #0.0
+  \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