* Notes for version 2.4::
@end menu
-@node Notes for version 2.4
-@unnumberedsec Notes for version 2.4
+@node Notes for version 2.6
+@unnumberedsec Notes for version 2.6
-The most important developments in 2.4 are related. In LilyPond 2.4
-@TeX{} is no longer strictly necessary to engrave music. This is
-because LilyPond can now also layout pages and determine page breaks.
-Another notable feature is the syntax, which has been simplified even
-further compared to previous versions.
+For years, LilyPond has been associated with @TeX{}, for its design,
+syntax and, last but not least, since it used @TeX{} as an output
+engine. Starting with 2.6, the latter has changed. By default,
+LilyPond now produces PostScript directly. This makes it easier to
+install, quicker to operate and more versatile.
+Under the hood, this was made possible by use of the Pango library,
+which does typesetting of multilingual text. This means that you can
+easily typeset Chinese, Russian or Minoic lyrics. Another result is
+the SVG output. You can create SVG pictures of music notation directly
+from LilyPond.
+There are also small improvements. This release has numerous extra
+features, such as color support, string-number notation, arrowed
+glissandi. Moreover, it is now possible to commission features. For a
+small fee, we (the core developers) can implement the features that
+you sorely. Examples of sponsored features in 2.6 are: solfa notation,
+stemlets, starting and stopping staves.
Han-Wen and Jan
-Utrecht/Eindhoven, The Netherlands, September 2004.
+Utrecht/Eindhoven, The Netherlands, May 2005.
\version "2.5.12"
\header{
- texidoc = "Each grob can have a color assigned to it.
+ texidoc = "Each grob can have a color assigned to it.
Use the @code{\override} and @code{\revert} expressions to set the
@code{color} property."
}
-{
+\paper { raggedright = ##t }
+
\relative {
- \override Accidental #'color = #darkgreen
- \override Beam #'color = #cyan
- \override NoteHead #'color = #darkyellow
- c4
- \override NoteHead #'color = #red
- f
- \override NoteHead #'color = #darkmagenta
- g
- \override NoteHead #'color = #darkblue
- b
- \override NoteHead #'color = #green
- \override Stem #'color = #blue
- e8 es d dis e4 r
-}
+ \override Accidental #'color = #darkgreen
+ \override Beam #'color = #cyan
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #darkyellow
+ c4
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #red
+ f
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #darkmagenta
+ g
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #darkblue
+ b
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #green
+ \override Stem #'color = #blue
+ e8 es d dis e4 r
}