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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
152 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
159 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
160 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
165 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
168 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
169 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
170 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
171 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
177 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
180 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
181 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
182 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
183 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
189 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
192 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
193 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
194 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
195 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
201 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
204 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
205 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
206 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
207 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
213 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
216 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
217 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
218 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
219 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
225 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
228 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
229 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
230 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
231 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
237 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
240 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
241 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
242 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
243 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
249 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
252 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
253 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
254 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
255 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
261 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
264 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
265 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
266 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
267 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
273 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
276 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
277 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
278 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
279 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
285 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
288 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
289 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
290 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
291 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
296 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
299 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
300 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
301 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
302 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
307 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
309 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
310 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
311 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
312 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
313 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
320 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
321 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
322 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
323 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
324 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
326 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
327 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
332 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
334 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
335 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
336 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
337 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
338 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
343 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
345 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
346 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
347 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
348 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
349 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
357 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
358 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
360 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
365 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
367 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
368 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
369 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
370 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
371 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
372 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
373 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
374 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
379 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
381 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
382 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
383 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
384 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
385 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
386 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
387 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
388 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
393 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
395 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
396 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
397 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
398 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
399 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
400 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
401 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
402 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
408 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
410 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
411 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
412 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
413 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
414 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
419 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
421 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
422 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
423 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
424 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
425 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
430 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
432 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
433 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
434 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
435 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
436 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
441 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
444 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
445 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
446 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
447 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
452 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
454 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
455 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
456 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
457 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
458 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
463 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
465 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
466 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
467 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
468 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
469 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
474 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
476 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
477 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
478 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
479 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
480 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
485 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
487 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
488 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
489 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
490 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
491 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
493 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
494 with positioning text.
499 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
501 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
502 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
503 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
504 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
505 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
510 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
512 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
513 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
514 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
515 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
516 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
521 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
523 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
524 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
525 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
526 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
527 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
532 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
534 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
535 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
536 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
537 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
538 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
543 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
545 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
546 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
547 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
548 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
549 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
554 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
556 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
557 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
558 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
559 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
560 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
565 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
567 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
568 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
569 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
570 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
571 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
576 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
578 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
579 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
580 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
581 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
582 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
583 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
588 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
590 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
591 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
592 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
593 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
594 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
599 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
601 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
602 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
603 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
604 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
605 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
610 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
612 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
613 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
614 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
615 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
616 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
621 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
624 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
625 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
626 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
627 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
632 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
634 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
635 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
636 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
637 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
638 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
643 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
645 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
646 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
647 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
648 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
649 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
654 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
656 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
657 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
658 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
659 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
660 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
666 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
668 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
669 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
670 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
674 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
676 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
677 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
678 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
679 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
680 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
685 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
687 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
688 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
689 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
690 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
691 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
696 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
698 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
699 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
700 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
701 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
706 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
708 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
709 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
710 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
711 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
716 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
718 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
719 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
720 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
721 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
726 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
728 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
729 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
730 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
731 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
737 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
739 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
740 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
741 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
742 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
747 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
749 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
750 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
751 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
752 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
754 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
755 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
759 Support for kievan square notation
761 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
763 Music functions have become quite more versatile
766 A full list of new features is given in:
769 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
772 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
774 Main development team:
776 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
777 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
778 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
779 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
780 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
783 Programming contributors:
785 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
786 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
787 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
788 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
790 Documentation contributors:
792 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
796 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
801 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
803 Translation contributors:
805 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
810 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
812 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
813 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
814 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
816 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
817 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
818 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
820 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
821 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
827 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
829 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
830 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
832 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
833 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
834 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
841 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
843 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
844 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
845 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
846 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
847 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
848 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
851 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
852 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
857 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
859 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
860 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
861 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
862 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
863 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
869 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
871 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
872 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
873 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
874 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
877 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
878 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
879 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
886 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
888 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
889 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
891 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
892 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
893 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
900 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
902 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
903 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
904 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
905 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
906 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
912 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
914 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
915 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
916 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
917 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
920 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
921 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
922 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
929 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
931 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
932 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
933 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
934 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
935 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
936 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
939 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
940 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
947 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
949 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
950 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
951 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
952 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
955 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
956 candidate will be required.
962 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
964 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
965 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
966 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
967 working on open source software.
969 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
970 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
976 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
978 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
979 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
980 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
981 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
984 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
985 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
986 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
993 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
995 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
996 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
997 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
998 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1001 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1002 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1003 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1010 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1012 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1013 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1014 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1015 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1018 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1019 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1026 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1028 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1029 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1031 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1032 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1033 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1040 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1042 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1043 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1045 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1046 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1047 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1054 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1056 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1057 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1059 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1060 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1061 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1068 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1070 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1071 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1072 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1073 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1076 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1077 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1084 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1086 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1087 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1089 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1090 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1091 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1098 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1100 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1101 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1103 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1104 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1105 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1112 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1114 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1115 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1116 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1117 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1120 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1121 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1122 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1129 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1132 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1134 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1135 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1136 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1143 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1148 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1149 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1150 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1157 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1159 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1160 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1162 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1163 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1164 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1171 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1173 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1174 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1175 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1176 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1177 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1180 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1181 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1188 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1191 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1193 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1194 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1195 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1198 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1204 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1206 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1207 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1209 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1210 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1211 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1218 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1220 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1221 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1223 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1224 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1225 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1232 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1234 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1235 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1237 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1238 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1239 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1246 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1249 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1251 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1252 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1253 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1260 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1263 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1265 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1266 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1267 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1274 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1277 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1279 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1280 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1281 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1288 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1290 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1291 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1293 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1294 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1295 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1302 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1304 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1305 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1307 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1308 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1309 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1316 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1318 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1319 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1321 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1322 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1323 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1330 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1333 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1335 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1336 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1337 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1344 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1346 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1347 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1349 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1350 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1351 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1358 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1360 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1361 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1363 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1364 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1365 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1372 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1374 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1375 Critical regression.
1381 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1383 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1384 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1385 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1386 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1389 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1390 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1391 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1398 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1400 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1401 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1403 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1404 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1405 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1406 not the next release candidate.
1412 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1414 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1415 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1417 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1418 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1419 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1420 next release candidate.
1426 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1429 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1430 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1432 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1433 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1434 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1435 next release candidate.
1441 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1443 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1444 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1445 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1446 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1449 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1450 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1451 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1458 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1461 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1463 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1464 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1470 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1473 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1475 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1476 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1482 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1485 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1486 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1494 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1506 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1509 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1511 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1512 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1518 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1523 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1524 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1533 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1535 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1536 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1542 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1545 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1546 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1551 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1553 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1554 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1555 usual number of bugs.
1557 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1558 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1563 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1565 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1566 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1567 usual number of bugs.
1569 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1570 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1576 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1578 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1579 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1580 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1581 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1583 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1584 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1589 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1592 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1593 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1596 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1601 A full list of new features is given in:
1604 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1607 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1609 Main development team:
1611 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1612 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1613 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1614 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1615 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1617 Programming contributors:
1619 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1620 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1621 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1622 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1623 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1624 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1628 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1630 Documentation contributors:
1632 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1633 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1637 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1638 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1640 Binaries support contributors:
1644 Translation contributors:
1646 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1647 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1654 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1656 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1657 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1658 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1659 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1662 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1663 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1664 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1671 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1673 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1674 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1676 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1677 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1683 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1685 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1686 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1688 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1689 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1695 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1697 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1698 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1700 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1701 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1707 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1709 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1710 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1711 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1712 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1713 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1714 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1715 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1720 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1722 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1723 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1725 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1726 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1732 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1734 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1735 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1736 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1737 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1740 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1741 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1742 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1749 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1751 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1752 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1753 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1754 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1757 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1758 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1759 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1766 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1768 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1769 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1770 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1771 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1774 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1775 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1776 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1783 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1785 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1786 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1788 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1789 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1795 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1797 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1798 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1799 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1800 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1801 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1807 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1809 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1810 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1811 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1812 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1815 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1816 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1817 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1824 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1826 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1827 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1829 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1830 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1835 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1837 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1838 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1840 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1841 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1846 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1849 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1851 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1852 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1858 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1863 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1864 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1865 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1871 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1873 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1874 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1875 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1882 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1884 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1885 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1886 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1887 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1890 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1891 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1892 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1899 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1901 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1902 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1903 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1911 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1913 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1914 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1915 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1923 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1925 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1926 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1927 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1928 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1929 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1935 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1937 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1938 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1939 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1940 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1943 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1944 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1945 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1952 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1954 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1955 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1956 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1965 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1967 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1968 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1969 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1970 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1973 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1974 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1975 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1976 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1982 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1984 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1985 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1986 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1987 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1990 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1991 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1992 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1993 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1999 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2001 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2002 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2003 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2006 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2007 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2008 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2014 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2016 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2017 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2018 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2021 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2022 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2023 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2029 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2031 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2032 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2033 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2036 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2037 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2038 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2044 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2046 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2047 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2048 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2049 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2052 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2053 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2054 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2055 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2064 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2066 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2067 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2068 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2069 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2070 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2071 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2072 read on to find out what for!
2075 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2076 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2083 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2085 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2086 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2087 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2088 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2091 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2092 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2093 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2094 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2101 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2103 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2104 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2105 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2106 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2109 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2110 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2111 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2112 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2119 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2122 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2123 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2126 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2127 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2128 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2133 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2135 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2136 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2137 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2138 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2139 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2143 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2144 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2151 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2153 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2154 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2155 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2156 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2159 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2160 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2161 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2162 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2164 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2166 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2167 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2168 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2174 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2176 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2177 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2178 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2179 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2182 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2183 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2184 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2185 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2186 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2187 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2193 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2195 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2196 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2197 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2206 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2208 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2209 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2210 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2217 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2219 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2220 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2221 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2222 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2223 the bug report of the report!
2226 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2227 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2233 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2235 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2236 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2237 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2244 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2246 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2247 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2248 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2255 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2257 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2258 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2259 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2260 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2264 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2265 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2273 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2276 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2277 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2280 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2281 caution and expect breakage.
2286 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2288 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2289 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2290 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2293 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2294 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2295 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2296 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2301 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2303 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2304 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2305 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2311 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2313 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2314 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2315 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2316 improvements to the new website.
2318 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2319 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2321 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2322 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2324 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2330 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2333 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2334 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2339 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2341 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2342 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2343 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2349 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2351 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2352 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2353 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2359 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2361 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2362 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2363 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2368 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2370 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2371 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2372 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2377 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2379 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2380 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2381 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2384 This release should be of particular interest to package
2385 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2386 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2387 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2393 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2395 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2396 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2397 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2398 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2401 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2402 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2409 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2411 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2412 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2413 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2416 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2417 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2418 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2419 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2420 see the Changes document for more information.
2424 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2426 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2427 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2428 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2433 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2435 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2436 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2437 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2438 so this release is intended for developers only.
2442 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2444 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2445 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2446 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2451 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2453 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2454 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2459 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2461 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2462 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2463 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2469 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2471 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2472 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2473 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2474 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2475 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2477 What are you waiting for? Come
2478 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2479 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2484 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2486 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2487 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2488 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2492 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2494 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2495 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2496 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2497 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2498 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2503 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2505 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2506 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2507 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2511 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2513 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2514 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2515 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2516 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2520 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2522 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2523 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2524 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2525 and English names for feta filenames.
2531 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2533 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2534 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2535 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2536 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2539 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2540 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2541 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2547 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2549 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2550 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2551 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2552 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2554 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2555 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2560 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2562 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2563 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2569 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2571 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2572 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2573 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2580 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2582 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2583 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2584 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2585 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2587 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2588 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2589 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2597 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2599 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2600 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2601 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2602 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2603 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2604 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2605 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2606 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2612 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2614 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2615 its team, its world, its community.
2616 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2617 to read the full issue...
2622 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2624 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2625 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2626 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2631 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2633 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2634 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2640 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2642 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2644 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2651 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2653 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2654 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2655 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2656 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2657 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2659 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2660 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2662 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2664 @ref{Old downloads}.
2669 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2671 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2672 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2673 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2674 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2675 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2676 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2679 @ref{Old downloads}.
2684 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2686 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2687 documentation and translations.
2688 @ref{Old downloads}.
2693 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2695 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2696 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2697 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2698 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2699 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2701 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2702 @ref{Old downloads}.
2707 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2709 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2710 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2711 (teaching) has been added.
2713 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2715 @ref{Old downloads}.
2720 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2722 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2723 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2724 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2725 @ref{Old downloads}.
2730 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2732 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2733 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2734 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2735 translations of the documentation.
2736 @ref{Old downloads}.
2741 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2743 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2744 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2745 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2746 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2747 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2748 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2749 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2750 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2751 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2753 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2755 @ref{Old downloads}.
2760 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2762 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2763 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2764 markup command names have been made.
2767 @ref{Old downloads}.
2772 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2774 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2775 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2776 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2777 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2778 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2781 @ref{Old downloads}.
2786 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2788 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2789 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2791 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2792 @ref{Old downloads}.
2797 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2799 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2800 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2801 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2803 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2804 @ref{Old downloads}.
2809 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2811 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2813 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2814 @ref{Old downloads}.
2819 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2821 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2822 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2823 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2825 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2827 @ref{Old downloads}.
2832 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2834 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2835 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2836 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2837 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2839 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2840 @ref{Old downloads}.
2845 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2847 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2848 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2851 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2852 @ref{Old downloads}.
2857 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2859 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2860 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2865 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2867 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2868 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2873 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2875 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2877 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2878 @ref{Old downloads}.
2883 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2885 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2886 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2887 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2889 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2890 @ref{Old downloads}.
2895 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2897 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2898 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2903 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2905 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2906 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2911 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2913 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2914 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2915 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2917 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2918 @ref{Old downloads}.
2923 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2925 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2926 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2928 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2930 @ref{Old downloads}.
2935 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2937 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2938 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2939 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2940 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2941 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2942 announce releases and special events.
2947 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2949 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2950 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2951 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2956 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2958 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2959 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2960 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2961 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2962 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2965 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2967 @ref{Old downloads}.
2972 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2974 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2975 names has been added to the MusicXML
2978 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2979 @ref{Old downloads}.
2984 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2986 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2991 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2993 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2994 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2995 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2998 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2999 @ref{Old downloads}.
3004 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3006 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3009 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3010 @ref{Old downloads}.
3015 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3017 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3018 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3019 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3020 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3021 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3022 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3028 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3030 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3031 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3032 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3034 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3035 @ref{Old downloads}.
3040 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3042 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3043 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3048 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3050 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3051 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3052 Grand Documentation Project.
3054 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3055 @ref{Old downloads}.
3060 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3062 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3064 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3065 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3066 @ref{Old downloads}.
3071 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3073 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3075 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3076 @ref{Old downloads}.
3081 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3083 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3084 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3086 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3087 @ref{Old downloads}.
3092 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3094 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3095 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3096 for the translations.
3098 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3099 @ref{Old downloads}.
3104 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3106 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3107 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3108 and lots of updates for the translations.
3110 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3111 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3112 @ref{Old downloads}.
3117 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3119 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3120 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3121 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3122 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3127 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3128 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3129 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3130 spacing engine code.
3132 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3133 @ref{Old downloads}.
3138 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3140 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3141 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3143 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3144 @ref{Old downloads}.
3149 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3151 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3152 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3154 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3155 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3156 @ref{Old downloads}.
3161 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3162 This has lots of bugfixes.
3164 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3165 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3166 @ref{Old downloads}.
3171 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3172 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3173 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3174 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3179 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3180 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3182 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3184 @ref{Old downloads}.
3189 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3190 This release has some documentation updates.
3192 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3194 @ref{Old downloads}.
3199 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3200 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3201 disponibles en ligne ---
3202 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3203 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3204 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3205 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3210 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3211 This release fixes many bugs.
3213 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3214 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3216 @ref{Old downloads}.
3221 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3222 This release fixes many bugs.
3224 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3225 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3227 @ref{Old downloads}.
3232 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3233 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3234 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3236 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3238 @ref{Old downloads}.
3243 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3244 This release fixes still more bugs.
3246 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3248 @ref{Old downloads}.
3253 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3254 This release fixes many bugs.
3255 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3256 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3258 @ref{Old downloads})
3263 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3264 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3265 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3266 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3268 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3269 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3271 @ref{Old downloads}.
3276 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3277 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3278 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3280 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3287 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3288 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3289 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3291 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3293 @ref{Old downloads}.
3298 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3299 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3300 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3302 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3304 @ref{Old downloads}.
3309 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3310 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3313 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3315 @ref{Old downloads}.
3320 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3321 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3323 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3325 @ref{Old downloads}.
3330 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3331 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3332 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3333 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3335 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3337 @ref{Old downloads}.
3342 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3343 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3344 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3345 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3346 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3347 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3349 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3351 @ref{Old downloads}.
3356 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3357 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3358 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3361 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3363 @ref{Old downloads}.
3368 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3369 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3370 further improvements in the regression test suite
3374 @ref{Old downloads}.
3379 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3380 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3384 @ref{Old downloads}.
3389 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3390 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3395 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3396 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3401 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3402 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3406 @ref{Old downloads}.
3411 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3412 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3413 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3417 @ref{Old downloads}.
3422 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3423 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3427 @ref{Old downloads}.
3432 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3433 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3438 @ref{Old downloads}.
3443 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3444 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3448 @ref{Old downloads}.
3453 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3454 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3455 within a system as well as between systems.
3459 @ref{Old downloads}.
3464 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3465 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3466 test results} and several website build improvements.
3470 @ref{Old downloads}.
3475 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3476 This release fixes several bugs.
3479 @ref{Old downloads}.
3484 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3485 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3490 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3491 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3492 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3493 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3494 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3499 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3500 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3504 @ref{Old downloads}.
3509 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3510 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3513 @ref{Old downloads}.
3518 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3519 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3523 @ref{Old downloads}.
3528 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3529 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3532 @ref{Old downloads}.
3537 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3538 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3543 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3544 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3545 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3550 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3551 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3552 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3557 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3558 This release has many more bugfixes.
3561 @ref{Old downloads}.
3566 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3567 This release has many more bugfixes.
3570 @ref{Old downloads}.
3575 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3576 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3581 @ref{Old downloads}.
3586 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3587 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3588 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3589 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3590 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3591 (@ref{Publications}).
3596 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3597 This release has further bugfixes.
3600 @ref{Old downloads}.
3605 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3606 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3607 available for x86/64.
3610 @ref{Old downloads}.
3615 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3616 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3617 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3618 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3619 @ref{Old downloads})
3624 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3625 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3626 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3631 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3632 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3637 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3638 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3643 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3644 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3649 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3650 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3651 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3656 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3657 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3658 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3659 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3664 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3665 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3670 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3671 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3672 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3677 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3678 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3679 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3680 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3681 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3686 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3687 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3688 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3693 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3694 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3695 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3696 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3701 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3702 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3703 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3704 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3709 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3710 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3712 @ref{Old downloads})
3717 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3718 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3720 @ref{Old downloads})
3725 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3726 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3727 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3729 @ref{Old downloads})
3734 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3735 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3736 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3737 (@ref{Old downloads})
3742 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3743 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3744 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3745 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3750 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3751 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3752 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3753 the development releases even better
3758 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3760 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3761 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3762 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3767 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3768 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3769 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3770 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3771 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3772 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3777 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3778 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3779 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3781 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3786 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3787 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3788 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3789 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3790 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3795 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3796 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3797 (@ref{Old downloads})
3802 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3803 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3804 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3805 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3806 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3807 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3812 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3813 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3814 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3815 (@ref{Publications})
3820 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3821 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3822 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3827 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3828 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3829 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3830 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3835 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3836 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3837 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3842 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3843 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3844 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3849 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3850 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3851 released. (@ref{Changes},
3852 @ref{Old downloads})
3857 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3858 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3859 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3860 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3861 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3862 multi-measure rests.
3864 @ref{Old downloads})
3869 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3870 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3872 @ref{Old downloads})
3877 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3878 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3879 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3880 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3881 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3882 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3883 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3884 @ref{Old downloads})
3889 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3890 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3891 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3892 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3893 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3894 @ref{Old downloads})
3899 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3900 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3901 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3902 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3903 the endings and the middle
3904 part. (@ref{Changes},
3905 @ref{Old downloads})
3910 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3911 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3912 parenthesized, for example,
3915 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3916 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3920 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3921 @ref{Old downloads})
3926 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3927 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3928 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3938 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3939 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3940 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3941 @ref{Old downloads})
3946 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3947 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3948 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3949 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3950 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3951 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3952 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3954 @ref{Old downloads})
3959 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3960 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3961 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3962 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3963 @ref{Old downloads})
3968 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3969 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3970 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3971 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3972 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3973 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3974 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3975 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3976 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3977 @ref{Old downloads})
3982 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3983 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3984 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3985 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3986 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3987 @ref{Old downloads})
3992 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3994 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3995 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3996 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4001 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4002 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4003 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4004 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4005 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4010 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4011 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4012 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4014 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4016 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4018 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4024 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4025 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4026 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4027 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4028 @ref{Old downloads})
4033 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4034 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4035 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4036 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4037 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4040 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4041 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4042 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4043 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4048 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4049 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4050 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4051 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4052 page. Let us know how you fare!
4057 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4058 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4059 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4060 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4061 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4062 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4063 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4064 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4065 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4067 @ref{Old downloads})
4072 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4073 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4074 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4075 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4076 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4077 @ref{Old downloads})
4082 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4083 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4084 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4085 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4086 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4087 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4088 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4089 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4090 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4091 @ref{Old downloads})
4096 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4097 This release has the following new features:
4100 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4101 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4102 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4104 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4105 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4106 and Bertalan Fodor).
4108 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4109 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4112 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4113 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4114 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4118 @ref{Old downloads})
4123 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4124 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4125 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4126 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4127 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4128 van den Borre and Bertalan
4129 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4130 @ref{Old downloads})
4135 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4136 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4137 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4138 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4144 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4145 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4146 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4147 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4148 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4150 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4151 @ref{Old downloads})
4156 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4157 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4158 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4163 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4164 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4165 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4166 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4167 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4168 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4169 @ref{Old downloads})
4174 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4175 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4176 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4177 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4178 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4179 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4180 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4181 @ref{Old downloads})
4186 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4187 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4188 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4189 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4190 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4191 @ref{Old downloads})
4196 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4197 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4198 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4199 @ref{Old downloads})
4204 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4205 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4206 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4207 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4208 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4209 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4210 @ref{Old downloads})
4215 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4216 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4217 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4218 that compute said property, i.e.
4221 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4222 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4225 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4226 @ref{Old downloads})
4231 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4232 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4233 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4234 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4235 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4236 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4237 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4238 users. (@ref{Changes},
4239 @ref{Old downloads})
4244 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4245 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4246 series. (@ref{Changes},
4247 @ref{Old downloads})
4252 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4253 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4254 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4255 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4256 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4257 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4258 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4259 sponsored by Nicolas
4260 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4261 @ref{Old downloads})
4266 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4267 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4268 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4269 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4270 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4271 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4272 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4273 @ref{Old downloads})
4278 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4279 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4280 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4281 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4282 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4283 @ref{Old downloads})
4288 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4289 This is mainly a bugfix
4290 release. (@ref{Changes},
4291 @ref{Old downloads})
4296 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4297 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4298 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4299 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4300 la gravure musicale}.
4305 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4306 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4307 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4308 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4309 @ref{Old downloads})
4314 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4315 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4316 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4317 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4318 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4319 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4324 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4325 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4326 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4327 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4328 @ref{Old downloads})
4333 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4334 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4335 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4336 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4337 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4338 @ref{Old downloads})
4343 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4344 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4345 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4346 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4347 @ref{Old downloads})
4352 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4353 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4354 for a note is proportional to the time it
4355 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4356 @ref{Old downloads})
4361 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4362 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4363 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4368 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4369 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4370 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4371 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4373 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4374 @ref{Old downloads})
4379 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4380 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4381 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4382 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4384 @ref{Old downloads})
4389 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4390 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4391 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4392 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4393 @ref{Old downloads})
4398 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4399 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4401 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4402 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4403 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4404 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4405 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4410 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4411 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4412 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4413 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4418 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4419 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4420 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4421 @ref{Old downloads})
4426 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4427 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4428 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4429 @ref{Old downloads})
4434 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4435 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4436 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4437 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4438 (@ref{Old downloads})
4443 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4444 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4445 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4446 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4451 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4452 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4453 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4454 better help functionality.
4455 (@ref{Old downloads})
4460 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4461 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4462 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4463 compile them directly from
4464 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4469 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4470 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4471 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4476 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4477 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4478 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4479 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4484 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4485 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4486 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4487 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4488 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4493 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4494 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4495 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4500 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4501 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4506 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4507 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4508 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4513 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4514 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4515 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4516 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4517 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4522 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4523 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4524 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4525 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4526 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4527 @ref{Old downloads})
4532 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4534 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4535 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4537 (@ref{Old downloads})
4542 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4543 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4544 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4545 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4546 signatures like 5/8.
4548 @ref{Old downloads})
4553 @subheading April 18, 2005
4554 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4555 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4556 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4557 More details are in the
4559 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4564 @subheading April 15, 2005
4565 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4566 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4567 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4568 Scheme code. Take a look at
4570 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4575 @subheading April 6, 2005
4576 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4577 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4578 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4583 @subheading March 31, 2005
4584 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4585 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4586 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4591 @subheading March 20, 2005
4592 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4593 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4599 @subheading March 14, 2005
4600 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4601 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4602 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4603 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4604 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4609 @subheading March 7, 2005
4610 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4611 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4612 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4613 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4614 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4616 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4621 @subheading March 7, 2005
4622 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4623 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4629 @subheading February 28, 2005
4630 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
4631 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4632 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4633 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4639 @subheading February 28, 2005
4640 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4641 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}.
4642 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4643 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4648 @subheading February 26, 2005
4649 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4650 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4651 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4652 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4657 @subheading February 21, 2005
4658 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4659 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4660 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4661 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4663 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4668 @subheading February 4, 2005
4669 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4670 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4671 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4672 @ref{Old downloads}!
4677 @subheading January 31, 2005
4678 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4679 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4680 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4686 @subheading January 26, 2005
4687 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4688 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4694 @subheading January 16, 2005
4695 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4696 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4697 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4699 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4701 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4706 @subheading January 11, 2005
4707 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4708 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4709 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4710 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4711 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4712 font code by Werner.
4714 and check out the changes in
4715 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4720 @subheading January 02, 2005
4721 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4722 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4723 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4724 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4725 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4726 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4727 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4728 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4729 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4732 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}.
4737 @subheading December 28, 2004
4738 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4739 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4740 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4741 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4743 and check out the changes in
4744 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4749 @subheading December 20, 2004
4750 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4751 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4752 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4753 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4754 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4757 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}.
4762 @subheading December 3, 2004
4763 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4764 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4765 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4766 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4767 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4768 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4769 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4770 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4774 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}.
4779 @subheading November 26, 2004
4780 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4781 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4782 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4783 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4784 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4786 and check out the changes in
4787 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4792 @subheading November 20, 2004
4793 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4794 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4795 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4796 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4797 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4798 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4799 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4800 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4803 and check out the changes in
4804 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4809 @subheading November 12, 2004
4810 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4811 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4812 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4813 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4814 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4817 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4820 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4821 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4822 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4823 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4824 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4827 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}.
4832 @subheading November 11, 2004
4833 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4834 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4840 @subheading November 4, 2004
4841 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4842 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4844 and check out the changes in
4845 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4850 @subheading October 31, 2004
4851 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4852 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4853 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4854 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4861 @subheading October 29, 2004
4862 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4863 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4864 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4866 and check out the changes in
4867 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4872 @subheading October 29, 2004
4873 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4874 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4875 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4876 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4878 and check out the changes in
4879 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4884 @subheading October 27, 2004
4885 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4886 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4887 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4889 and check out the changes in
4890 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4895 @subheading October 24, 2004
4896 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4897 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4898 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4900 and check out the changes in
4901 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4906 @subheading October 10, 2004
4907 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4908 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4909 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4913 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}.
4918 @subheading October 09, 2004
4919 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4920 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4921 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4925 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}.
4930 @subheading October 02, 2004
4931 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4932 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4933 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4934 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4935 in the documentation.
4937 and check out the changes in
4938 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4943 @subheading September 29, 2004
4944 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4945 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4946 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4947 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4952 @subheading September 26, 2004
4953 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4955 and check out the changes
4956 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4961 @subheading September 20, 2004
4962 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4963 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4964 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4965 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4966 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4967 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4970 and check out the changes in
4971 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4976 @subheading September 11, 2004
4977 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4978 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4979 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4980 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4981 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4982 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4983 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4984 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4985 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4986 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4987 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4988 will hold users back in switching.
4990 and check out the changes in
4991 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4996 @subheading September 10, 2004
4997 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4998 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4999 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5000 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5001 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5002 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5004 and check out the changes in
5005 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5010 @subheading September 6, 2004
5011 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5012 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5013 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5014 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5015 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5019 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}.
5024 @subheading August 29, 2004
5025 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5026 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5027 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5028 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5029 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5030 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5031 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5032 chapter of the user manual.
5033 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5038 @subheading August 29, 2004
5039 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5040 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5041 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5042 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5043 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5044 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5048 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}.
5053 @subheading August 24, 2004
5054 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5055 disappearing metronome mark.
5057 and check out the changes in
5058 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}.
5063 @subheading August 23, 2004
5064 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5065 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5066 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5067 `doubleSlurs' property.
5069 and check out the changes in
5070 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5075 @subheading August 3, 2004
5076 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5077 annoying bugs fixed.
5080 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}.
5085 @subheading August 1, 2004
5086 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5087 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5088 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5089 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5090 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5091 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5094 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5095 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5097 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5098 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5103 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}.
5108 @subheading July 30, 2004
5109 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5110 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5111 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5112 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5113 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5114 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5115 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5116 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5117 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5118 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5121 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}.
5126 @subheading July 23, 2004
5127 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5128 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5129 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5130 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5133 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}.
5138 @subheading July 19, 2004
5139 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5140 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5141 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5142 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5143 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5144 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5145 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5146 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5147 beat within the measure.
5149 and check out the changes in
5150 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5155 @subheading July 15, 2004
5156 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5160 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}.
5165 @subheading July 11, 2004
5166 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5172 @subheading July 5, 2004
5173 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5174 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5175 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5176 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5178 and check out the changes
5179 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5184 @subheading July 5, 2004
5185 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5189 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}.
5194 @subheading June 25, 2004
5195 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5196 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5197 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5198 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5199 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5200 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5201 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}
5203 @ref{Old downloads}.
5208 @subheading June 20, 2004
5209 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5210 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
5211 @ref{Old downloads}.
5216 @subheading June 13, 2004
5217 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5218 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5219 @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}
5221 @ref{Old downloads}.
5226 @subheading May 31, 2004
5227 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5228 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5229 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}
5231 @ref{Old downloads}.
5236 @subheading May 31, 2004
5237 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5238 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}
5239 or head straight to the
5240 @ref{Old downloads}.
5245 @subheading May 26, 2004
5246 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5247 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5248 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5249 @ref{Old downloads}.
5254 @subheading May 9, 2004
5255 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5256 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5257 @ref{Old downloads}.
5262 @subheading May 4, 2004
5263 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5265 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5266 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5267 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5268 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5269 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5274 @subheading May 3, 2004
5275 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5276 @ref{Old downloads}.
5281 @subheading April 17, 2004
5282 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5283 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5289 @subheading April 12, 2004
5290 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5291 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5292 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5293 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5294 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5295 @ref{Old downloads}.
5300 @subheading April 8, 2004
5301 A French article on the new LilyPond
5302 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5307 @subheading April 8, 2004
5308 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5309 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5315 @subheading April 1, 2004
5316 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5317 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5318 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5319 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5320 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5321 @ref{Old downloads}.
5326 @subheading March 31, 2004
5327 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5328 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5329 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5330 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5332 @ref{Old downloads}.
5337 @subheading March 30, 2004
5338 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5340 @ref{Old downloads}.
5345 @subheading March 28, 2004
5346 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5347 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5348 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5355 @subheading March 22, 2004
5356 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5357 @ref{Old downloads}.
5362 @subheading March 21, 2004
5363 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5370 @subheading March 20, 2004
5371 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5372 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5373 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5375 @ref{Old downloads}.
5380 @subheading March 15, 2004
5381 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5382 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5383 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5386 @ref{Old downloads}.
5391 @subheading March 14, 2004
5393 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5394 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5400 @subheading March 11, 2004
5401 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5403 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5404 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5405 authors of LilyPond.
5410 @subheading March 11, 2004
5411 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5412 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5415 @ref{Old downloads}.
5420 @subheading March 9, 2004
5421 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5422 experimental support for producing titles with
5428 @subheading February 29, 2004
5429 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5430 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5431 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5433 @ref{Old downloads}.
5438 @subheading February 24, 2004
5439 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5440 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5441 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5443 @ref{Old downloads}.
5448 @subheading February 23, 2004
5449 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5450 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5451 produce cue notes. More information in the
5458 @subheading February 18, 2004
5459 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5460 for altering accidental rules.
5466 @subheading February 16, 2004
5467 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5468 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5469 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5470 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5471 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5472 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5473 More information in the
5480 @subheading February 13, 2004
5481 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5482 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5483 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5490 @subheading February 12, 2004
5491 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5492 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5493 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5494 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5501 @subheading February 9, 2004
5502 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5503 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5504 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5505 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5506 More information in the
5513 @subheading February 5, 2004
5514 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5515 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5516 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5517 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5518 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5519 More information in the
5526 @subheading February 4, 2004
5527 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5528 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5529 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5537 @subheading February 2, 2004
5538 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5539 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5540 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5547 @subheading January 28, 2004
5548 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5549 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5550 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5551 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5560 @subheading January 26, 2004
5561 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5562 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5565 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5570 @subheading January 21, 2004
5572 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5573 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5574 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5577 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5582 @subheading January 20, 2004
5583 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5584 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5585 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5586 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5591 @subheading January 20, 2004
5592 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5593 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5594 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5595 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5601 @subheading January 19, 2004
5602 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5603 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5605 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5610 @subheading January 18, 2004
5611 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5612 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5613 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5618 @subheading January 17, 2004
5619 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5620 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5621 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5623 More information in the
5624 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5629 @subheading January 16, 2004
5630 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5631 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5633 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5638 @subheading January 13, 2004
5639 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5640 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5641 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5643 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5648 @subheading January 9, 2004
5649 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5650 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5651 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5652 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5653 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5654 individual music expressions.
5655 More information in the
5656 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5661 @subheading January 7, 2004
5662 An update to the stable branch,
5663 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5664 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5669 @subheading January 6, 2004
5670 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5671 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5672 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5673 More information in the
5674 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5679 @subheading January 4, 2004
5680 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5682 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5683 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5688 @subheading January 2, 2004
5689 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5690 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5691 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5692 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5697 @subheading December 30, 2003
5698 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5699 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5700 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5701 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5706 @subheading December 23, 2003
5707 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5708 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5709 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5710 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5711 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5712 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5717 @subheading December 17, 2003
5718 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5719 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5720 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5722 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5727 @subheading December 16, 2003
5728 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5729 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5730 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5731 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5736 @subheading October 11, 2003
5737 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5739 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5744 @subheading October 11, 2003
5745 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5747 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5748 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5753 @subheading October 9, 2003
5754 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5755 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5756 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5761 @subheading October 5, 2003
5762 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5769 @subheading October 4, 2003
5770 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5772 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5773 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5778 @subheading September 29, 2003
5779 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5780 contains minor bugfixes.
5781 See the @ref{Changes}
5782 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5787 @subheading September 27, 2003
5788 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5789 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5790 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5796 @subheading September 24, 2003
5797 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5798 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5799 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5800 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5801 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5806 @subheading September 24, 2003
5807 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5808 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5809 the @ref{Changes} and
5810 download @uref{install/,here}.
5815 @subheading September 23, 2003
5816 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5817 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5818 the @ref{Changes} and
5819 download @uref{install/,here}.
5824 @subheading September 19, 2003
5825 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5826 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5827 the @ref{Changes} and
5828 download @uref{install/,here}.
5833 @subheading September 17, 2003
5834 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5835 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5841 @subheading September 16, 2003
5842 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5843 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5849 @subheading September 10, 2003
5850 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5851 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5852 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5853 will be available in a few weeks.
5859 @subheading September 9, 2003
5860 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5861 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5867 @subheading September 7, 2003
5868 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5869 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5875 @subheading August 31, 2003
5876 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5877 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5878 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5884 @subheading August 31, 2003
5885 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5886 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5891 @subheading August 31, 2003
5892 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5893 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5894 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5895 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5900 @subheading August 28, 2003
5901 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5902 @ref{Changes} and get it
5903 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5908 @subheading August 26, 2003
5909 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5910 @ref{Changes} and get it
5911 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5916 @subheading August 25, 2003
5917 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5918 @ref{Changes} and get it
5919 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5924 @subheading August 25, 2003
5925 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5926 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5931 @subheading August 21, 2003
5932 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5933 read the @ref{Changes}.
5938 @subheading August 18, 2003
5939 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5940 has been updated to 1.8.
5941 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5946 @subheading August 7, 2003
5947 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5948 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5953 @subheading August 7, 2003
5954 New website went live!
5959 @subheading August 6, 2003
5960 Announced new website.
5965 @subheading August 1, 2003
5966 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5971 @subheading July 30, 2003
5972 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5973 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5979 @subheading July 29, 2003
5980 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5981 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.