From: Neil Puttock <n.puttock@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:00:57 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: DOCS -- add NEWS items for fret diagrams
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X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;h=b9ace3f0352e3b65f5df691ec1bbf31707671bd4;p=lilypond.git

DOCS -- add NEWS items for fret diagrams
(cherry picked from commit f2bae9bceb818cad5bacc86c15114156b2cd5cc9)
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diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
index e095f2541d..69b79f802b 100644
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.tely
@@ -61,6 +61,45 @@ which scares away people.
 * only show user-visible changes. 
 
 @end ignore
+@item
+Fret diagrams can now have variable string thickness:
+@lilypond[quote]
+\include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"
+<<
+  \new ChordNames {
+    \chordmode {
+      c1
+    }
+  }
+  \new FretBoards {
+    \override FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
+      #'string-thickness-factor = #0.3
+    \chordmode {
+      c1
+    }       
+  }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+@item
+A new fret diagram orientation, opposing-landscape, is available:
+@lilypond[quote]
+\include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"
+<<
+  \new ChordNames {
+    \chordmode {
+      c1
+    }
+  }
+  \new FretBoards {
+    \override FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
+      #'orientation = #'opposing-landscape
+    \chordmode {
+      c1
+    }       
+  }
+>>
+@end lilypond
 
 @item
 Unbeamed 128th notes are now supported: