LilyPond 2.1.8 released

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Hi there,

2.1.8 is out.

The new feature biggie is that you can now change the appearance of
staffs and likes with \property.  Thanks to a Jan for a very sharp
observation about the code organization that enabled this.

Another change is in the website. As a result of the discussions on
the lilypond-user list, each page of the documentation links to a
WikiWiki (thanks to Ferenc Wagner for hosting it), where everyone is
welcome to add tips, comments and elucidations to the manual.


Enjoy! 


NEWS: 

   * Contexts may now be changed locally for an isolated music
     expression. For example,

            \new Voice \with {
               \consists "Pitch_squash_engraver"
            } {
              c'4
            }

   * The syntax for changing staffs has changed. The keyword `\change'
     should now be used, e.g.

            \change Staff = up

   * Features of spanner contexts, like `Staff', can now be changed
     using `\property', eg.

            \new Staff {
                 \property Staff.StaffSymbol \set #'line-count = #4
                 c'4
            }

     puts a quarter note C on a staff with 4 lines.




ChangeLog:

2004-01-09  Han-Wen Nienhuys   <address@hidden>

        * stepmake/bin/add-html-footer.py (built): add Wiki links to
        footer.

        * lily/parser.yy (translator_mod): allow \with { \remove .. }

        * lily/bar-check-iterator.cc (process): only warn if
        barCheckLastFail was changed.

        * scm/define-translator-properties.scm (barCheckLastFail): add
        property.

        * lily/main.cc (main_prog): print summary of failed files.

        * lily/axis-group-engraver.cc: move all spanner creation to
        process_music (). Now staffs can be adjusted with \override too.
        (Jan, you are a brilliant programmer!)
        
        * lily/chord-tremolo-engraver.cc (try_music): fix spurious warning. 

2004-01-08  Han-Wen Nienhuys   <address@hidden>

        * lily/translator-def.cc (get_translator_names): accept user
        tweaks too. 

        * mf/feta-bolletjes.mf (overdone_heads): oops, slashes are twice
        as big as normal heads. 

        * input/*ly: run convert-ly
        
        * lily/tuplet-bracket.cc (brew_molecule): call after_line_breaking
        () if dependencies are fluked.

        * scm/document-translation.scm (engraver-doc-string): update on
        latest string/symbol conventions.

        * lily/translator-ctors.cc: use Scheme_hash_table.

        * lily/translator-def.cc (get_translator_names): new function
        (add_context_mod): new function
        (get_accepted): new function

        * lily/parser.yy (context_mod): put all modifications of
        \translator { } in a single production, encode as SCM.

        * lily/translator-def.cc (add_context_mod): rewrite Translator_def
        to use read-only lists, so additions to the definition can be
        prepended easily.  

        * Documentation/user/invoking.itexi (Editor support): add node on
        editor support.

        * Documentation/user/refman.itely (Bar check): add lyrics example
        of bar checks. 

        * input/mutopia/F.Schubert/morgenlied.ly: add bar checks.

        * scripts/convert-ly.py (conv): add conversion rule.

        * lily/parser.yy: use \change iso. \translator for staff switch.

        * lily/my-lily-lexer.cc: add \change.

        * scm/define-translator-properties.scm
        (default-melisma-properties): add definition.

2004-01-07  Han-Wen Nienhuys   <address@hidden>

        * Documentation/user/refman.itely (Bar lines): clarification of
        systemStartDelimiter. 

        * input/test/slur-shape.ly (x): remove file.

        * lily/translator-group.cc (apply_property_operations): new function.

2004-01-06  Han-Wen Nienhuys   <address@hidden>

        * lily/parser.yy (optional_prop_ops): allow \with {
        PROPERTYSETTINGS } following \context or \new.

        * lily/my-lily-lexer.cc: add \with.

        * lily/parser.yy (property_operation): clean up definition of
        property operations.
        (property_op_to_music): new function.
        (context_spec_music): new function



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 Han-Wen Nienhuys   |   address@hidden   |   http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen