lots of updates.

[lilypond.git] / NEWS

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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ New features in 1.7 since 1.6
 
 * INPUT
 
+** Completely rewritten support for chord entry. Cleaner and more flexible.
+
 ** Text entry is now done in a separate mode, and is more ergonomic
 than the previous Scheme texts.
 
@@ -22,13 +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
 
@@ -38,11 +53,12 @@ for a beamed slurred pair of eighth notes.
 
 * NOTATION
 
-* Completely rewritten text formatting support. It is implemented in a
-completely modular way.
+** Ancient notation ... ?? ...  (Jurgen?)
 
+** Completely rewritten text formatting support. It is implemented in a
+completely modular way.
 
-** Better chord names. 
+** Chord name formatting completely rewritten.
 
 ** Texts on multimeasure rests can be set by the user.
 
@@ -67,6 +83,9 @@ completely modular way.
 
 ** Gregorian ligatures.
 
+** Texts on multi-measure rests.
+
+
 
 New features in 1.6 since 1.4