+New features in 1.8 since 1.6
+=============================
-New features in 1.4
+** The chord entry code has been completely rewritten. It is now
+cleaner and more flexible.
+** A new syntax has been added for text entry. This syntax is more
+friendly than the old mechanism, and it is implemented in a more
+robust and modular way. For more information, refer to the section on
+"Text markup" in the notation manual.
-DESIGN
+** Deeper integration of the input language and Scheme. You can now use
+LilyPond identifiers in Scheme, and use Scheme expressions instead of
+LilyPond identifiers.
+** The internal representation of music has been cleaned up completely
+and converted to Scheme data structures. The representation may be
+exported as XML.
-* More pervasive GUILE integration resulting in improved design and
-implementation. LilyPond is smaller, cleaner, more flexible, etc.
+** A new syntax has been added for chords:
- - Improved speed with comparable memory footprint
+ << PITCHES >>
- - More tweakability using less memory with the new `property push'
- mechanism.
+It is not necessary to update files to this syntax, but it will be for
+using LilyPond version 2.0. In version 2.0, this syntax will be
+changed to
- - Improved robustness: Lily almost never crashes.
+ < PITCHES > for chords
- - Access to internal music representation
+and
-* New font selection scheme similar to Latex-NFSS.
+ \simultaneous { .. } for simultaneous music.
-* Flexible formatting mechanism for musical texts.
+To convert your files from <PITCHES> to <<PITCHES>>, use the script
+included in buildscripts/convert-new-chords.py
-* Chordnames are now configurable in every respect
+** A new uniform postfix syntax for articulation has been introduced.
+A beamed slurred pair of eighth notes can be entered as
-* Part combining for orchestral scores and hymns: two voices are
- combined into a staff automatically, including Solo/a2
- indications as appropriate.
+ c8-[-( d8-]-)
+In version 2.0, postfix syntax will be the only syntax
+available, and the dashes will become optional.
-ERGONOMICS
+** User code may now be executed during interpreting. The syntax for
+this code is
-* Point and click functionality using emacs and Xdvi.
+ \applycontext #SCHEME-FUNCTION
-* Rewritten Emacs mode
-* Cleaned up syntax details
+** User code may now be executed on arbitrary grobs during interpreting.
+The syntax for this feature is
-* Comprehensive documentation, including a rewritten tutorial.
+ \applyoutput #SCHEME-FUNCTION
-* All properties have doc strings, and internal documentation is
-generated automatically.
+SCHEME-FUNCTION takes a single argument, and is called for every grob
+that is created in the current context.
-* Windows point-and-click installer
+** New algorithms for chord-name formatting have been installed. They
+can be tuned and have ergonomic syntax for entering exceptions.
+** Texts may now be put on multimeasure rests, eg.
-NOTATION FEATURES
+ R1*20^\markup { "GP" }
-* Piano pedals, Arpeggios, Glissandi, many more note head
-shapes, Medieval clefs, custodes.
+** Ancient notation now prints ligatures in Gregorian square neumes
+notation, roughly following the typographical style of the Liber
+hymnarius of Solesmes, published in 1983. Ligatures are still printed
+without the proper line breaking and horizontal spacing.
-* Better lyrics placement: Automatical phrasing, melisma alignment,
- and stanza numbering.
+** Glissandi can now be printed using the zigzag style.
-* Typography: More elegant slurs, aligned dynamics, text crescendos,
+** Clusters may now be printed. The syntax is:
-* Easy-play note heads
+ \apply #clusters-to-notes { NOTE NOTE .. }
+** For irregular meters, beat grouping marks can be printed. The
+syntax for this is
-MIDI
+ #(set-time-signature 7 8 '(3 2 2))
-* dynamics, tempo changes in the MIDI output
+** Nested horizontal brackets for music analysis can now be printed.
+ NOTE-\startGroup
+ ..
+ NOTE-\stopGroup
-MISC
+** Ottava brackets are now fully supported as a feature. The syntax
+is
-* Finale (.etf), PMX, Musedata and Mup import tools.
+ #(set-octavation 1)
-* Mutopia ports collection: easy accessible music archive.
+** Metronome markings are printed when a \tempo command is processed.
-* ASCIIScript: ASCII-art output
+** Fingerings can be put on chords horizontally.
-* Improved standalone postscript layout.
+** The appearance of various glyphs has been fine-tuned.
-* Translations into Japanese, French and Russian
+** Different types of percent style repeats may now be nested.
-* Many many many bugfixes.
+** The emacs support has been extended.
+
+** The manual has been completely revised and extended.
+
+
+
+New features in 1.6 since 1.4
+=============================
+
+* Support for figured bass and tablature.
+
+* Completely rewritten beam formatting: provides much better output
+now.
+
+* Completely revised and improved music font.
+
+* Completely rewritten MIDI import support.
+
+* Completely rewritten grace note support. Practically speaking this
+means that grace notes can be slurred to normal normal notes.
+
+* Improved accidental handling and formatting: styles for producing
+cautionaries may vary, and complex collisions between accidentals of a
+chord are handled much better.
+
+* Better spacing: both globally and locally. This includes subtle
+details like optical stem spacing.
+
+* More support for ancient notation: mensural ligatures, ambitus
+(pitch range) of voices, more shapes, etc.
+
+* More support for piano notation: bracket pedals, directed arpeggios,
+arpeggio brackets.
+
+* Easier music polyphonic music entry.
+
+* More extensibility, many speedups and bugfixes
+
+* The manual has been thoroughly revised.
+
+* Development is now hosted at http://savannah.gnu.org, and sources
+can be downloaded through anonymous CVS.
+
+* Support for windows: LilyPond is part of the cygwin distribution,
+which comes with a user-friendly installer.
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