@unnumbered New features in 2.3 since 2.2
@itemize @bullet
+@item @code{\bookpaper} and @code{\paper} have been renamed to
+@code{\paper} and @code{\layout} respectively, to better match their
+function.
-@item A experimental GNOME output backend is available for developers.
-It depends on several unreleased softwares such as gnome-guile TLA and
+@item Parts that use @code{\quote} can now be transposed.
+
+@item LilyPond does not try to produce output for files that
+have a parse error.
+
+@item @code{lilypond-book} will now remove any output files that
+contain failed music snippets.
+
+@item The mode changing commands (@code{\chords}, @code{\lyrics}, etc.)
+have been renamed to @code{\chordmode}, @code{\lyricmode}, etc. The
+command @code{\chords} is an abbreviation for
+
+@example
+ \new ChordNames \chordmode ...
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+@code{\drums}, @code{\lyrics}, @code{\chords}, @code{\figures}
+function similarly.
+
+@item The types of events quoted with @code{\quote} can now be tuned
+with @code{quotedEventTypes}. By default, only notes and rests end up
+in quotes.
+
+@item LilyPond will try to keep
+staves at the same distances across a page, but it will stretch
+distances to prevent collisions. This results in a more even
+appearance of the page.
+
+@item Key signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line,
+and their appearance has been improved.
+
+@item Different voices that all use @code{\quote} can now refer to
+each other.
+
+
+@item The automatic staff changer, which is invoked with
+@code{\autochange}, now creates the @code{up} and @code{down} staff
+automatically, and uses bass clef for the bottom staff.
+
+@item There is now support for putting two slurs on chords, both above
+and below. This is switched on with the @code{doubleSlurs} property.
+
+@item Running trills now have their own spanner and event,
+
+@example
+ c1\startTrillSpan c4\stopTrillSpan
+@end example
+
+@item There is a new markup command @code{\postscript} that takes a
+string that is dumped as verbatim PostScript in the output.
+
+@item The melody for a @code{\lyricsto} text can be changed during a
+melody by setting the @code{associatedVoice} property.
+
+@item The @code{\lyricsto} keyword now automatically switches on
+lyrics mode.
+
+@item The LilyPond binary now supports output options
+@code{--dvi} @code{--png} @code{--ps} @code{--pdf} and
+@code{--preview}. The old wrapper script for La@TeX{} has been
+renamed to @code{lilypond-latex}.
+
+@item Support for ambitus has been rewritten. The Ambitus object is now
+a grouping object, composed of @code{AmbitusLine},
+@code{AmbitusAccidental} and @code{AmbitusNoteHead}. These objects may
+be tuned similar to accidentals and note heads.
+
+@item Ledger lines are now shortened when the spacing is tight. This
+prevents ledger lines from colliding with each other.
+
+@item Slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
+works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for all
+esthetic components of a slur. A large number of combinations for
+begin and end points is then tried out. Slurs will now also take into
+account collisions with staff lines, scripts (like staccato and
+accent) and accidentals.
+
+
+@item In the LilyPond emacs mode, entering @code{|} will display the
+ current beat within the measure.
+
+@item Colliding notes are now correctly aligned relative to notes in other staves.
+
+@item An experimental GNOME output backend is available for developers.
+It depends on several unreleased packages such as gnome-guile TLA and
Pango CVS. The output interface coverage is sparse, but it already
does support point-and-click on the GNOME Canvas. See also
@file{scm/output-gnome.scm}.
@end example
@item A new block, @code{\bookpaper} has been introduced to
-hold settings for paper size and output scaling.
+hold settings for paper size and output scaling. Further options
+include @code{raggedbottom} (if set, systems are not vertically filled
+to reach the bottom of the page), and @code{raggedlastbottom}.
+
+
@item Support for fret diagrams has been contributed by Carl
D. Sorensen. @file{input/test/fret-diagram.ly} contains an example.
@code{toplevel-book-handler}. By changing these variables, different
results can be obtained.
+@item Mode changing commands,
+such as @code{\chords} and @code{\figures} must now be directly
+followed by delimiters. The following example demonstrates the new
+behavior,
-@item Start pitch for @code{relative} music is optional for music lists.
+@verbatim
+ \figures \context Figures { .. } % wrong
+ \context Figures \figures { .. } % right
+@end verbatim
+
+
+@item The starting pitch for @code{relative} music is optional for music lists.
The default value is middle C.
@c update-me? formal definition of newaddlyrics, once it works
-@item Combining lyrics with music can be done with @code{\newlyrics}
+@item Combining lyrics with music can be done with @code{\addlyrics}
@example
\relative @{
@}
@end example
-Syntactically, @code{\newlyrics} acts like an infix operator.
+Syntactically, @code{\addlyrics} acts like an infix operator.
@item The parser is encapsulated in a Scheme function
@code{ly:parse-file}, so the following fragment processes two files
@}
@end example
-Titling and page breaks are handled by LilyPond. For automatic page
-breaking, two algorithms are available, the classic ragged pages (the
-default), and optimal page breaking.
-Page breaks may be inserted manually with
+
+@item
+Titling and page breaks are handled by LilyPond. Page breaks may be
+inserted manually with
@example
\pageBreak
@end example
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