* lily/auto-beam-engraver.cc (try_music): accept and process

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

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@@ -18,10 +18,37 @@ Version 2.1.13
 
 @itemize @bullet
 
+@item Notes can  be excluded from auto-beaming, by  marking them with
+@code{\noBeam}:
+@example
+  c8 c \noBeam c c 
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+will print two separate eighth notes, and two beamed notes.
+
+@item  Translators and contexts have been split. The result of this
+internal cleanup is that @code{Score} no longer is the top context;
+@code{Score} is contained in the @code{Global} context. Consequently,
+it is possible to tweak @code{Score} as follows:
+
+@example
+  \context Score \with @{
+    @dots{}
+  @}
+@end example
+
+@item The number of staff lines  in Tablature notation is now
+automatically deduced from the @code{stringTunings} property.
+
+@item The program reference has been cleaned up and revised.
+
 @item The syntax for setting properties has been simplified:
 the following table lists the differences:
 
 @example
+      (old)                           (new)
+
 \property A.B = #C                \set A.B = #C
 \property A.B \unset              \unset A.B
 \property A.B \set #C = #D        \override A.B #C = #D 
@@ -56,7 +83,7 @@ hide tweaks at higher context levels.
 @item The lilypond-book script has been rewritten.
 It is shorter, cleaner and faster.  The special construct
 @code{mbinclude} has been removed, plain @code{@@include} or
-@code{\\input} can be used now.
+@code{\input} can be used now.
 
 @ignore
 It now supports
@@ -170,8 +197,8 @@ setting staff sizes. Both are demonstrated in this fragment:
 
 
 @noindent
-Both have  the same effect on the global layout  of a
-piece. Similarly, the paper size may be changed as follows
+Both have the same effect on the global layout of a piece. Similarly,
+the paper size may be changed as follows
 
 @example
   #(set-paper-size "a4")