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

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@@ -7,18 +7,80 @@
 @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 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 ambituses has been rewritten. The Ambitus object is now
+@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 to prevent them from colliding.
+@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
@@ -28,8 +90,8 @@ account collisions with staff lines, scripts (like staccato and
 accent) and accidentals.
 
 
-@item In the LilyPond  emacs mode, the @code{|} will now display the
-  current beat within the measure. 
+@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.
 
@@ -130,12 +192,22 @@ This is handled by the function defined in
 @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,
+
+@verbatim
+  \figures \context Figures { .. } % wrong
+  \context Figures \figures { .. } % right
+@end verbatim 
 
-@item Start pitch for @code{relative} music is optional for music lists.
+
+@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 @{
@@ -150,7 +222,7 @@ The default value is middle C.
     @}
 @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
@@ -181,10 +253,10 @@ entity. For example, two scores are combined in one book with
 @}
 @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