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 New features in 2.18 since 2.16
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+   * The PostScript functionality of stroke adjustment is no longer
+     applied automatically but left to the discretion of the PostScript
+     device (by default, Ghostscript uses it for resolutions up to
+     150dpi when generating raster images).  When it is enabled, a more
+     complex drawing algorithm designed to benefit from stroke
+     adjustment is employed mostly for stems and bar lines.
+
+     Stroke adjustment can be forced by specifying the command line
+     option `-dstrokeadjust' to LilyPond.  When generating `PDF' files,
+     this will usually result in markedly better looking `PDF' previews
+     but significantly larger file size.  Print quality at high
+     resolutions will be unaffected.
+
    * There is now a new context type called `NullVoice' which, while not
      appearing in the printed output, can be used to align lyrics.
      This can be particularly convenient when used in parallel with a