lots of updates.

[lilypond.git] / NEWS

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@@ -24,13 +24,26 @@ music. Combined with this: uniform postfix syntax for articulations:
 
 for a beamed slurred pair of eighth notes.
 
+*NOTE* In version 2.0, this syntax will be changed to
+
+   < PITCHES >  for chords
+
+and
+
+   \simultaneous { .. } for simultaneous music.
+
 ** User code evaluation during interpreting. Syntax
 
        \applycontext #SCHEME-FUNCTION
 
 ** XML music output.
 
-** Friendly  chord-name exception entry.
+** Friendly chord-name exception entry.
+
+** Texts can be put on multimeasure rests, eg.
+
+       R1*20^\markup { "GP" }
+
 
 * OUTPUT
 
@@ -40,6 +53,8 @@ for a beamed slurred pair of eighth notes.
 
 * NOTATION
 
+** Ancient notation ... ?? ...  (Jurgen?)
+
 ** Completely rewritten text formatting support. It is implemented in a
 completely modular way.
 
@@ -68,6 +83,9 @@ completely modular way.
 
 ** Gregorian ligatures.
 
+** Texts on multi-measure rests.
+
+
 
 New features in 1.6 since 1.4