@ifhtml
This document is also available in @uref{NEWS.pdf,PDF}. It's part of
-the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation}
+the @uref{../,LilyPond Documentation} .
@end ifhtml
@end ignore
+@item
+Arpeggios may now use ``parenthesis'' style brackets:
+
+@lilypond[relative,ragged-right]
+ \override Arpeggio #'stencil = #ly:arpeggio::brew-chord-slur
+
+ % Note: does not work for cross staff arpeggios.
+ \override Arpeggio #'X-extent = #ly:grob::stencil-width
+ <c g' c>2\arpeggio ~ c
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+Enclosing text within boxes with rounded corners is now possible,
+using the @code{rounded-box} command.
+
+@item
+@command{lilypond-book} can run any program instead of @command{latex}
+to guess the line width, thanks to @code{--latex-program} command line
+option.
+
+@item
+@code{\setEasyHeads} has been renamed to @code{\easyHeadsOn}, and a new
+command @code{\easyHeadsOff} reverts note heads to normal heads.
+
+@item
+@code{\fatText}, @code{\emptyText} and @code{\compressMusic} have been
+renamed to @code{\textLengthOn}, @code{\textLengthOff} and
+@code{\scaleDurations}, respectively.
+
+@item
+Underlining is now possible with the @code{\underline} markup command.
+
+@item
+It is now possible to specify, using the @code{page-count} variable in
+the paper block, the number of pages that will be used.
+
@item
A new page breaking function, @code{ly:minimal-breaking}, is dedicated
to books with many pages or a lot of texts.
@end example
@item
-All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of their
-end points. This includes glissando, voice followers, text crescendos
-and other text spanners.
+All line spanners are more flexible now in the configuration of
+their end points. This includes glissando, voice followers, text
+crescendos and other text spanners. The old syntax for setting
+text on line spanners is no longer valid.
@c with ragged-right we can't see the gliss.
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