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7 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
8 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
10 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
11 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
13 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
15 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
16 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
17 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
18 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
20 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
22 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
28 * add macro for long Google issues list URL
33 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
35 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
36 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
42 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
44 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
45 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
46 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
54 @subsubheading Hungarian translation! @emph{May 22, 2009}
56 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
57 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
58 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
59 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
60 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
61 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
62 e-mailt a harmathdenes AT gmail.com címre!
67 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
69 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column
70 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
71 Read it @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,
77 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
79 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
80 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
81 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
82 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
84 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
85 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
86 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
94 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
96 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
97 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
98 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
99 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
100 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
101 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
102 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!
103 <p align="right">Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
109 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
111 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
112 its team, its world, its community.
113 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
114 to read the full issue...
119 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
121 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
122 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
123 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
128 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
130 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
131 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
137 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
139 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
141 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
150 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
151 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
152 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
153 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
154 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
156 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
157 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
159 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_65&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
168 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
169 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
170 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
171 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
172 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
173 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
183 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
184 documentation and translations.
190 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
192 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
193 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
194 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
195 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
196 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
198 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_62&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
206 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
207 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
208 (teaching) has been added.
210 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_61&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
217 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
219 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
220 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
221 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
229 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
230 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
231 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
232 translations of the documentation.
238 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
240 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
241 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
242 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
243 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
244 deceased since then. All the development team express their
245 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
246 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
247 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
248 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
250 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_58&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
257 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
259 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
260 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
261 markup command names have been made.
269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
271 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
272 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
273 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
274 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
275 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
283 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
285 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
286 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
287 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_55&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
295 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
296 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
297 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
298 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_54&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
304 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
306 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
308 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_53&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
314 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
316 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
317 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
318 releases are now fully listed on the News page. @ref{Changes},
319 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_52&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
327 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
328 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
329 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
330 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
331 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_51&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
337 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
339 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
340 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
342 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_50&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
348 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
350 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
351 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
356 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
358 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
359 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
364 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
366 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
368 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_49&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
374 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
376 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
377 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
378 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
380 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_48&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
386 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
388 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
389 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
394 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
396 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
397 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
404 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
405 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
406 regression tests maintenance for developers.
407 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_47&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
413 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
415 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
416 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
418 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_46&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
424 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
426 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
427 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
428 report, new translations of the site and publications.
429 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
430 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
431 announce releases and special events.
436 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
438 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
439 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
440 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
445 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
447 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
448 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
449 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
450 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
451 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
454 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_45&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
462 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
463 names has been added to the MusicXML
464 converter. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_44&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
470 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
472 Lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
477 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
479 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
480 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
481 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
482 fixed. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_43&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
488 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
490 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
491 bugs. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_42&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
497 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
499 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
500 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
501 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
502 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
503 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
504 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
510 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
512 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
513 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
514 updates to the MusicXML converter. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_41&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
520 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
522 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
523 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
528 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
530 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
531 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
532 Grand Documentation Project. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_36&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.33 and 2.10.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
539 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
540 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
541 2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
542 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
547 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
549 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
550 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_32&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
555 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
557 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
558 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
559 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_31&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
564 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
566 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
567 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
568 for the translations. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_30&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
575 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
576 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
577 and lots of updates for the translations.
578 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
579 2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
580 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
587 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
588 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
589 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
590 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
595 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
596 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
597 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
599 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
600 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
605 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
607 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
608 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
609 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
610 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
617 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
618 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
619 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
620 2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
621 2.10}, @ref{Old downloads})
626 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
627 This has lots of bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
628 2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
629 2.10}, @ref{Old downloads})
634 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
635 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
636 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
637 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
639 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
644 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
645 This release has updates of the dot collision code. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_22&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
646 }, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
652 This release has some documentation updates.
653 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_21&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
654 }, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
659 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
660 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
661 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
662 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
663 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
668 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
669 This release fixes many bugs.
670 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
672 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
673 2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
678 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
679 This release fixes many bugs.
680 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
682 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
683 2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
689 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
690 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_18&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
691 2.11}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
696 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
697 This release fixes still more bugs.
698 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_17&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
699 2.11}, @ref{Changes},
705 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
706 This release fixes many bugs.
707 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
709 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
717 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
718 This release will stretch piano staves on a
719 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
720 head and the slashed mirrored flat. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
722 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
724 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
729 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
730 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
731 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
732 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_14&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
733 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
738 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
739 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
740 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
741 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_13&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
742 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
747 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
748 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
749 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
750 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
751 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
757 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
758 usage improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
759 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
765 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
766 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
772 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
773 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
774 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
775 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
780 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
781 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
782 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
783 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
784 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
785 % faster than previous 2.11 releases. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
786 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
791 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
792 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
793 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
794 and part-combining (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
795 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
801 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
802 further improvements in the regression test suite (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_9&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
803 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
809 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_8&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
810 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
815 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
816 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
821 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
822 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
827 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
828 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_7&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
829 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
834 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
835 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
836 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
837 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
838 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
844 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
845 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
846 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
851 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
852 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
854 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
855 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
860 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
861 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
862 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
863 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
868 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
869 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
870 within a system as well as between systems. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_4&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
871 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
877 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
878 test results} and several website build improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
879 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
885 This release fixes several bugs.
886 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
892 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
893 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
898 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
899 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
900 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
901 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
907 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
908 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
909 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
914 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
915 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
921 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
922 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
923 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
928 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
929 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
936 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
942 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
947 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
948 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
949 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
955 This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
961 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
962 This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
968 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
969 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
970 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_27&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
976 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
977 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
978 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
979 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
980 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
981 (@ref{Publications}).
986 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
987 This release has further bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
993 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
994 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
995 available for x86/64. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1001 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
1002 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
1003 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1004 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1005 @ref{Old downloads})
1010 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
1011 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
1012 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1017 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1018 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1023 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1024 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1030 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1036 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1037 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1042 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1043 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1044 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1045 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1051 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1056 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1057 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1058 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1064 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1065 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1066 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1067 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1072 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1073 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1074 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1079 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1080 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1081 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1082 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1088 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1089 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1090 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1096 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1098 @ref{Old downloads})
1103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1104 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1106 @ref{Old downloads})
1111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1112 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1113 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1115 @ref{Old downloads})
1120 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1121 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1122 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1123 (@ref{Old downloads})
1128 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1129 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1130 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1131 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1137 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1138 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1139 the development releases even better
1144 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1146 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1147 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1148 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1153 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
1154 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
1155 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
1156 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
1157 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
1158 esthetics}. Happy reading!
1163 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
1164 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
1165 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
1167 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1173 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
1174 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
1175 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
1176 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1182 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
1183 (@ref{Old downloads})
1188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
1189 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
1190 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
1191 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
1192 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
1193 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1198 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
1199 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
1200 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
1201 (@ref{Publications})
1206 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1207 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
1208 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1213 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1214 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
1215 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
1216 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1221 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
1222 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
1223 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
1228 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
1229 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
1230 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1235 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
1236 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
1237 released. (@ref{Changes},
1238 @ref{Old downloads})
1243 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
1244 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
1245 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
1246 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
1247 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
1248 multi-measure rests.
1250 @ref{Old downloads})
1255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
1256 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
1258 @ref{Old downloads})
1263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
1264 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
1265 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
1266 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
1267 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1268 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
1269 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
1270 @ref{Old downloads})
1275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
1276 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
1277 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
1278 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
1279 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
1280 @ref{Old downloads})
1285 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
1286 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
1287 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
1288 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
1289 the endings and the middle
1290 part. (@ref{Changes},
1291 @ref{Old downloads})
1296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
1297 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
1298 parenthesized, for example,
1301 c4 -\parenthesize -.
1302 <d \parenthesize fis a>
1306 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
1307 @ref{Old downloads})
1312 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
1313 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
1314 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
1324 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
1325 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
1326 vector. (@ref{Changes},
1327 @ref{Old downloads})
1332 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
1333 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
1334 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
1335 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
1336 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
1337 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
1338 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
1340 @ref{Old downloads})
1345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
1346 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
1347 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
1348 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
1349 @ref{Old downloads})
1354 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
1355 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
1356 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
1357 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
1358 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
1359 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
1360 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
1361 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1362 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1363 @ref{Old downloads})
1368 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
1369 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
1370 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
1371 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
1372 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
1373 @ref{Old downloads})
1378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
1380 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
1381 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
1382 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
1387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
1388 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
1389 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
1390 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
1391 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
1396 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1397 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
1398 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
1400 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
1402 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
1404 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
1410 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1411 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
1412 (feature sponsored by Andrea
1413 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
1414 @ref{Old downloads})
1419 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
1420 Linux Journal publishes an article on
1421 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
1422 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
1423 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
1426 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
1427 “GNU Lilypond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
1428 alternatives seem second-rate.”
1429 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
1434 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
1435 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
1436 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
1437 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
1438 page. Let us know how you fare!
1443 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
1444 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
1445 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
1446 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
1447 The important occasion for this release is our new build
1448 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
1449 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
1450 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
1451 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
1453 @ref{Old downloads})
1458 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
1459 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
1460 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
1461 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
1462 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
1463 @ref{Old downloads})
1468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
1469 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
1470 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
1471 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
1472 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
1473 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
1474 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
1475 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
1476 functions. (@ref{Changes},
1477 @ref{Old downloads})
1482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
1483 This release has the following new features:
1486 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
1487 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
1488 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1490 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
1491 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
1492 and Bertalan Fodor).
1494 Generic music functions may now also be used on
1495 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
1498 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
1499 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
1500 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
1504 @ref{Old downloads})
1509 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
1510 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
1511 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
1512 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
1513 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
1514 van den Borre and Bertalan
1515 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
1516 @ref{Old downloads})
1521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
1522 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
1523 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
1524 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
1530 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
1531 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
1532 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
1533 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
1534 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
1536 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
1537 @ref{Old downloads})
1542 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
1543 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
1544 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
1549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
1550 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
1551 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
1552 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
1553 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
1554 etc. (@ref{Changes},
1555 @ref{Old downloads})
1560 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
1561 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
1562 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
1563 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1564 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1565 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1566 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1567 @ref{Old downloads})
1572 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
1573 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1574 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1575 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1576 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1577 @ref{Old downloads})
1582 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
1583 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
1584 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
1585 @ref{Old downloads})
1590 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
1591 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
1592 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
1593 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
1594 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
1595 properties. (@ref{Changes},
1596 @ref{Old downloads})
1601 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
1602 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
1603 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
1604 that compute said property, i.e.
1607 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
1608 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
1611 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
1612 @ref{Old downloads})
1617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
1618 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
1619 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
1620 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
1621 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
1622 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
1623 also provides advanced tweakability for power
1624 users. (@ref{Changes},
1625 @ref{Old downloads})
1630 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
1631 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
1632 series. (@ref{Changes},
1633 @ref{Old downloads})
1638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
1639 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
1640 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
1641 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
1642 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
1643 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
1644 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
1645 sponsored by Nicolas
1646 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1647 @ref{Old downloads})
1652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
1653 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
1654 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1655 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
1656 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
1657 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
1658 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1659 @ref{Old downloads})
1664 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
1665 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
1666 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
1667 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
1668 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1669 @ref{Old downloads})
1674 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
1675 This is mainly a bugfix
1676 release. (@ref{Changes},
1677 @ref{Old downloads})
1682 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
1683 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
1684 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
1685 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
1686 la gravure musicale}.
1691 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
1692 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
1693 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
1694 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
1695 @ref{Old downloads})
1700 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
1701 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
1702 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
1703 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
1704 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
1705 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
1710 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
1711 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
1712 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
1713 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
1714 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
1715 @ref{Old downloads})
1720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
1721 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
1722 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
1723 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
1724 signs. (@ref{Changes},
1725 @ref{Old downloads})
1730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
1731 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
1732 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
1733 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
1734 @ref{Old downloads})
1739 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
1740 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
1741 for a note is proportional to the time it
1742 takes. (@ref{Changes},
1743 @ref{Old downloads})
1748 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
1749 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
1750 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
1755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
1756 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
1757 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
1758 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
1760 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
1761 @ref{Old downloads})
1766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
1767 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
1768 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
1769 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
1771 @ref{Old downloads})
1776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
1777 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
1778 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
1779 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
1780 @ref{Old downloads})
1785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
1786 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
1788 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
1789 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
1790 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
1791 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
1792 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
1797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
1798 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
1799 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
1800 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
1805 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
1806 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
1807 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
1808 @ref{Old downloads})
1813 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
1814 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
1815 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
1816 @ref{Old downloads})
1821 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
1822 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
1823 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
1824 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
1825 (@ref{Old downloads})
1830 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
1831 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
1832 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
1833 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
1838 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1839 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
1840 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
1841 better help functionality.
1842 (@ref{Old downloads})
1847 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1848 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
1849 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
1850 compile them directly from
1851 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
1856 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
1857 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
1858 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
1863 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
1864 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
1865 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
1866 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
1871 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
1872 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
1873 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
1874 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
1875 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1880 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
1881 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
1882 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
1887 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
1888 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
1893 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
1894 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
1895 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
1900 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
1901 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
1902 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
1903 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
1904 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
1909 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
1910 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
1911 now possible to start and stop the StaffSymbol, during a piece of
1912 music, by doing \stopStaff \startStaff. This can be used to produce
1914 staves. (@ref{Changes},
1915 @ref{Old downloads})
1920 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
1922 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
1923 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
1925 (@ref{Old downloads})
1930 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
1931 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
1932 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
1933 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
1934 signatures like 5/8.
1936 @ref{Old downloads})
1941 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
1942 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
1943 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
1944 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
1945 More details are in the
1947 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
1952 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
1953 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
1954 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
1955 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
1956 Scheme code. Take a look at
1958 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
1963 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
1964 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
1965 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
1966 place. @ref{Old downloads}
1971 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
1972 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
1973 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
1974 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
1979 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
1980 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
1981 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
1987 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
1988 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
1989 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
1990 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
1991 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
1992 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
1997 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
1998 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
1999 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
2000 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
2001 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
2002 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
2004 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2009 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2010 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
2011 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2017 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2018 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
2019 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2020 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2021 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2027 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2028 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2029 PDF output. You can read more about it @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.5/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Point-and-click.html,here}.
2030 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2031 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2036 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2037 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,Lilypond Snippet
2038 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of Lilypond code
2039 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2040 contribute creative ideas for using Lilypond.
2045 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2046 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2047 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2048 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2049 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2051 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2056 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2057 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2058 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2059 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2060 @ref{Old downloads}!
2065 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2066 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2067 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2068 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2074 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2075 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2076 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2082 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2083 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2084 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2085 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2087 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2089 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2094 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2095 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2096 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2097 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2098 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2099 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2100 font code by Werner.
2102 and check out the changes in
2103 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2108 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2109 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2110 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2111 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2112 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2113 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2114 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2115 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2116 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2117 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2120 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2125 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2126 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2127 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2128 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2129 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2131 and check out the changes in
2132 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2137 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2138 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2139 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2140 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2141 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2142 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2145 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2150 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2151 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
2152 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
2153 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
2154 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
2155 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
2156 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
2157 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
2158 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
2162 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2167 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
2168 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
2169 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
2170 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
2171 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
2172 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
2174 and check out the changes in
2175 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2180 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
2181 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
2182 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
2183 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
2184 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
2185 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
2186 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
2187 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
2188 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
2191 and check out the changes in
2192 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2197 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
2198 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
2199 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
2200 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
2201 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
2202 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
2205 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
2208 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
2209 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
2210 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
2211 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
2212 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
2215 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2220 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
2221 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
2222 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
2228 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
2229 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
2230 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
2232 and check out the changes in
2233 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2238 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
2239 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
2240 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
2241 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
2242 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
2249 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2250 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
2251 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
2252 some problems with the conversion scripts.
2254 and check out the changes in
2255 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2260 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2261 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for Lilypond 2.4.
2262 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
2263 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
2264 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
2266 and check out the changes in
2267 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2272 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
2273 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
2274 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
2275 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
2277 and check out the changes in
2278 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2283 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
2284 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
2285 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
2286 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2288 and check out the changes in
2289 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2294 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
2295 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
2296 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
2297 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
2301 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2306 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
2307 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
2308 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
2309 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
2313 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2318 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
2319 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
2320 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
2321 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
2322 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
2323 in the documentation.
2325 and check out the changes in
2326 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2331 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
2332 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
2333 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
2334 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
2335 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
2340 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
2341 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
2343 and check out the changes
2344 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2349 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
2350 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
2351 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
2352 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
2353 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
2354 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
2355 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
2358 and check out the changes in
2359 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2364 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
2365 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
2366 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
2367 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
2368 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
2369 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
2370 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
2371 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
2372 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
2373 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
2374 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
2375 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
2376 will hold users back in switching.
2378 and check out the changes in
2379 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2384 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
2385 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
2386 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
2387 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
2388 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
2389 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
2390 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
2392 and check out the changes in
2393 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2398 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
2399 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
2400 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
2401 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
2402 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
2403 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
2407 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2412 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2413 LilyPond now has a Documentation
2414 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
2415 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
2416 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
2417 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
2418 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
2419 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
2420 chapter of the user manual.
2421 A lot of cheers for Graham!
2426 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2427 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
2428 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
2429 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
2430 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
2431 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
2432 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
2436 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2441 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
2442 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
2443 disappearing metronome mark.
2445 and check out the changes in
2446 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2451 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
2452 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
2453 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
2454 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
2455 `doubleSlurs' property.
2457 and check out the changes in
2458 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2463 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
2464 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
2465 annoying bugs fixed.
2468 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2473 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
2474 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
2475 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
2476 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
2477 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
2478 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
2479 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
2482 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
2483 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
2485 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
2486 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
2491 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2496 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
2497 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
2498 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
2499 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
2500 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
2501 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
2502 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
2503 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
2504 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
2505 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
2506 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
2509 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2514 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
2515 Lilypond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
2516 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
2517 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
2518 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
2521 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2526 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
2527 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
2528 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
2529 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
2530 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
2531 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
2532 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
2533 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
2534 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
2535 beat within the measure.
2537 and check out the changes in
2538 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2543 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
2544 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
2548 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2553 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
2554 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
2560 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2561 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
2562 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
2563 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
2564 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
2566 and check out the changes
2567 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2572 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2573 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
2577 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2582 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
2583 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
2584 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
2585 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
2586 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
2587 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
2588 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
2589 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2591 @ref{Old downloads}.
2596 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
2597 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
2598 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
2599 @ref{Old downloads}.
2604 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
2605 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
2606 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
2607 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2609 @ref{Old downloads}.
2614 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2615 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
2616 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
2617 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2619 @ref{Old downloads}.
2624 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2625 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
2626 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
2627 or head straight to the
2628 @ref{Old downloads}.
2633 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
2634 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
2635 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
2636 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2637 @ref{Old downloads}.
2642 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
2643 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
2644 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2645 @ref{Old downloads}.
2650 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
2651 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
2653 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
2654 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
2655 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
2656 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
2657 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
2662 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
2663 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
2664 @ref{Old downloads}.
2669 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
2670 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
2671 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
2677 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
2678 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
2679 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
2680 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
2681 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
2682 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
2683 @ref{Old downloads}.
2688 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2689 A French article on the new LilyPond
2690 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
2695 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2696 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
2697 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
2703 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
2704 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
2705 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
2706 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
2707 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
2708 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
2709 @ref{Old downloads}.
2714 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
2715 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
2716 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
2717 documentation polish. This should be the final release
2718 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
2720 @ref{Old downloads}.
2725 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
2726 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
2728 @ref{Old downloads}.
2733 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
2734 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
2735 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
2736 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
2743 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
2744 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
2745 @ref{Old downloads}.
2750 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
2751 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
2758 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
2759 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
2760 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
2761 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
2763 @ref{Old downloads}.
2768 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
2769 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
2770 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
2771 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
2774 @ref{Old downloads}.
2779 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
2781 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
2782 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
2788 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2789 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
2791 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
2792 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
2793 authors of LilyPond.
2798 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2799 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
2800 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
2803 @ref{Old downloads}.
2808 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
2809 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
2810 experimental support for producing titles with
2816 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
2817 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
2818 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
2819 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
2821 @ref{Old downloads}.
2826 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
2827 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
2828 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
2829 of lyrics related bugs. See the
2831 @ref{Old downloads}.
2836 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
2837 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
2838 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
2839 produce cue notes. More information in the
2846 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
2847 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
2848 for altering accidental rules.
2854 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
2855 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
2856 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
2857 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
2858 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
2859 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
2860 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
2861 More information in the
2868 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
2869 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
2870 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
2871 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
2878 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
2879 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
2880 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
2881 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
2882 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
2889 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
2890 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
2891 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
2892 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
2893 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
2894 More information in the
2901 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
2902 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
2903 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
2904 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
2905 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
2906 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
2907 More information in the
2914 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
2915 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
2916 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
2917 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
2925 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
2926 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
2927 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
2928 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
2935 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
2936 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
2937 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
2938 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
2939 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
2948 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
2949 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
2950 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
2953 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2958 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
2960 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
2961 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
2962 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
2965 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2970 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
2971 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
2972 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
2973 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
2974 access, but only HTTP downloads.
2979 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
2980 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
2981 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
2982 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
2983 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
2989 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
2990 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
2991 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
2993 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2998 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
2999 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
3000 available for Windows! For downloading, go
3001 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
3006 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
3007 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
3008 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
3009 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
3011 More information in the
3012 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3017 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3018 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3019 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3021 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3026 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3027 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3028 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3029 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3031 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3036 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3037 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3038 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3039 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3040 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3041 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3042 individual music expressions.
3043 More information in the
3044 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3049 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3050 An update to the stable branch,
3051 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3052 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3057 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3058 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3059 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3060 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3061 More information in the
3062 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3067 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3068 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3069 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3071 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3072 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3077 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3078 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3079 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3080 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3082 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3087 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3088 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3089 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3090 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3091 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3096 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3097 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3098 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3099 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3100 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3101 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3102 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3107 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3108 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3109 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3110 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3112 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3117 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3118 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3119 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3120 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3121 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3126 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3127 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3129 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3134 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3135 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3137 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3138 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3143 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3144 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3145 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3146 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3151 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
3152 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
3159 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
3160 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
3162 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
3163 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
3168 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
3169 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
3170 contains minor bugfixes.
3171 See the @ref{Changes}
3172 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
3177 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
3178 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
3179 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
3180 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
3186 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3187 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
3188 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
3189 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
3190 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
3191 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
3196 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3197 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
3198 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
3199 the @ref{Changes} and
3200 download @uref{install/,here}.
3205 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
3206 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
3207 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3208 the @ref{Changes} and
3209 download @uref{install/,here}.
3214 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
3215 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
3216 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3217 the @ref{Changes} and
3218 download @uref{install/,here}.
3223 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
3224 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
3225 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
3231 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
3232 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
3233 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
3239 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
3240 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
3241 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
3242 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
3243 will be available in a few weeks.
3249 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
3250 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
3251 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
3257 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
3258 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
3259 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
3265 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3266 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
3267 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
3268 @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
3274 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3275 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
3276 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
3281 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3282 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
3283 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
3284 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
3285 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3290 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
3291 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
3292 @ref{Changes} and get it
3293 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3298 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
3299 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
3300 @ref{Changes} and get it
3301 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3306 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3307 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
3308 @ref{Changes} and get it
3309 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3314 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3315 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
3316 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
3321 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
3322 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
3323 read the @ref{Changes}.
3328 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
3329 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
3330 has been updated to 1.8.
3331 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
3336 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3337 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
3338 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
3343 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3344 New website went live!
3349 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
3350 Announced new website.
3355 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
3356 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
3361 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
3362 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
3363 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
3369 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
3370 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
3371 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.