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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.53 released @emph{December 17, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.53. 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
43 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.52 released @emph{December 4, 2016}
45 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
46 2.19.52. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
47 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
48 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
49 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
55 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.51 released @emph{November 20, 2016}
57 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
58 2.19.51. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
59 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
60 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
61 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
67 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.50 released @emph{November 6, 2016}
69 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
70 2.19.50. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
71 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
72 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
73 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
79 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.49 released @emph{October 16, 2016}
81 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
82 2.19.49. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
83 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
84 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
85 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
91 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
93 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
94 2.19.48. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
95 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
96 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
97 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
103 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
105 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
106 2.19.47. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
107 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
108 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
109 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
115 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
117 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
118 2.19.46. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
119 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
120 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
121 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
127 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
129 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
130 2.19.45. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
131 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
132 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
133 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
139 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
141 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
142 2.19.44. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
143 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
144 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
145 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
151 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
153 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
154 2.19.43. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
155 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
156 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
157 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
163 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
165 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
166 2.19.42. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
167 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
168 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
169 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
175 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
177 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
178 2.19.41. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
179 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
180 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
181 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
187 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
189 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
190 2.19.40. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
191 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
192 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
193 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
199 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
201 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
202 2.19.39. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
203 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
204 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
205 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
211 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
213 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
214 2.19.38. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
215 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
216 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
217 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
223 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
225 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
226 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
227 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
228 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
229 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
235 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
237 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
238 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
239 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
240 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
241 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
247 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
249 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
250 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
251 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
252 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
253 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
259 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
261 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
262 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
263 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
264 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
265 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
271 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
273 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
274 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
275 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
276 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
277 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
283 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
285 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
286 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
287 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
288 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
289 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
295 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
297 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
298 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
299 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
300 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
301 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
307 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
309 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
310 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
311 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
313 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
319 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
321 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
322 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
323 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
324 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
325 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
331 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
333 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
334 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
335 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
336 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
337 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
343 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
345 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
346 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
347 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
349 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
355 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
357 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
358 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
359 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
360 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
361 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
367 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
369 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
370 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
371 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
372 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
373 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
379 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
381 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
382 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
383 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
384 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
385 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
391 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
393 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
394 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
395 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
396 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
397 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
403 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
405 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
406 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
407 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
408 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
409 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
415 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
417 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
418 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
419 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
420 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
421 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
427 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
429 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
430 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
431 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
432 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
433 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
439 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
441 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
442 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
443 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
444 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
445 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
451 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
453 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
454 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
455 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
456 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
457 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
463 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
465 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
466 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
467 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
469 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
475 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
477 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
478 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
479 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
480 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
481 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
484 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
485 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
490 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
492 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
493 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
494 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
495 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
496 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
502 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
504 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
505 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
506 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
507 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
508 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
514 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
516 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
517 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
518 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
519 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
520 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
526 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
528 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
529 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
530 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
531 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
532 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
538 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
540 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
541 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
542 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
543 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
544 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
550 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
552 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
553 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
554 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
555 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
556 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
562 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
564 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
565 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
566 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
567 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
568 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
574 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
576 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
577 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
578 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
579 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
580 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
586 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
588 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
589 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
590 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
591 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
592 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
598 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
600 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
601 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
602 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
603 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
604 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
610 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
612 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
613 release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
621 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
624 release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
632 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
634 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
635 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
636 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
637 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
638 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
640 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
641 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
642 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
643 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
644 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
646 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
647 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
648 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
654 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
656 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
657 release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
665 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
667 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
668 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
669 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
670 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
671 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
673 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
674 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
679 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
681 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
682 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
683 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
684 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
685 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
690 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
693 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
694 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
695 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
696 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
701 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
703 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
704 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
705 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
706 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
707 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
712 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
714 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
715 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
716 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
717 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
718 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
719 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
720 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
721 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
726 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
728 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
729 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
730 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
731 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
732 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
733 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
734 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
735 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
740 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
742 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
743 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
744 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
745 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
746 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
747 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
748 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
749 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
755 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
757 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
758 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
759 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
760 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
761 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
766 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
768 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
769 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
770 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
771 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
772 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
777 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
779 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
780 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
781 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
782 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
783 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
788 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
790 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
791 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
792 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
793 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
794 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
799 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
802 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
803 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
804 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
805 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
810 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
812 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
813 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
814 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
815 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
816 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
821 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
824 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
825 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
826 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
827 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
832 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
834 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
835 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
836 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
837 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
838 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
840 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
841 with positioning text.
846 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
849 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
850 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
851 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
852 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
857 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
860 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
861 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
862 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
863 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
868 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
870 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
871 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
876 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
878 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
879 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
880 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
881 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
882 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
887 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
889 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
890 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
891 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
892 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
893 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
898 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
900 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
901 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
902 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
903 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
904 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
909 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
911 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
912 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
913 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
914 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
915 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
920 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
922 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
923 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
924 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
925 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
926 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
931 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
933 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
934 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
935 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
936 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
937 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
938 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
943 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
945 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
946 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
947 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
948 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
949 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
954 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
956 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
957 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
958 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
959 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
960 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
965 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
967 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
968 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
969 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
970 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
971 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
976 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
978 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
979 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
980 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
981 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
982 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
987 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
989 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
990 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
991 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
996 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
998 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
999 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1000 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1001 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1002 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1007 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
1009 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
1010 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1011 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1012 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1013 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1018 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
1020 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
1021 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1022 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1023 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1024 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1030 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
1032 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
1033 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
1034 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
1035 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
1036 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
1037 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
1040 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
1041 whose work on LilyPond is
1042 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
1043 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
1044 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
1045 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
1046 using LilyPond internally.
1048 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
1049 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
1054 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
1056 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
1057 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
1058 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1062 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1064 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
1065 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1066 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1067 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1068 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1073 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1075 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1076 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1077 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1078 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1079 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1084 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1086 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1087 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1088 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1089 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1094 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1096 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1097 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1098 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1099 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1104 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1106 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1107 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1108 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1109 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1114 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1117 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1118 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1119 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1125 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1127 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1128 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1129 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1130 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1135 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1137 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1138 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1139 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1140 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1142 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1143 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1147 Support for kievan square notation
1149 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1151 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1154 A full list of new features is given in:
1157 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1160 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1162 Main development team:
1164 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1165 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1166 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1167 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1168 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1171 Programming contributors:
1173 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1174 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1175 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1176 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1178 Documentation contributors:
1180 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1184 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1189 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1191 Translation contributors:
1193 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1198 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1200 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1201 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1202 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1204 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1205 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1206 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1208 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1209 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1215 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1217 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1218 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1220 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1221 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1222 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1229 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1231 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1232 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1233 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1234 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1235 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1236 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1239 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1240 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1245 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1247 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1248 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1249 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1250 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1251 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1257 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1259 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1260 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1261 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1262 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1265 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1266 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1267 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1274 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. 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 Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1290 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1291 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1292 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1293 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1294 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1300 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1302 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1303 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1304 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1305 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1308 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1309 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1310 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1317 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1319 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1320 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1321 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1322 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1323 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1324 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1327 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1328 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1335 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1337 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1338 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1339 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1340 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1343 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1344 candidate will be required.
1350 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1352 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1353 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1354 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1355 working on open source software.
1357 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1358 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1364 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1366 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1367 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1368 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1369 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1372 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1373 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1374 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1381 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1383 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth 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 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1398 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1400 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1401 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1402 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1403 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1406 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1407 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1414 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1417 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1419 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1420 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1421 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1428 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1431 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1433 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1434 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1435 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1442 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1444 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1445 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1447 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1448 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1449 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1456 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1458 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1459 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1460 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1461 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1464 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1465 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1472 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1474 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1475 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1477 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1478 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1479 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1486 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1489 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1491 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1492 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1493 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1500 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1502 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1503 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1504 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1505 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1508 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1509 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1510 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1517 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1519 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1520 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1522 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1523 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1524 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1531 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1533 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1534 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1536 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1537 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1538 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1545 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1550 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1551 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1552 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1559 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1561 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1562 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1563 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1564 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1565 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1568 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1569 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1576 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1578 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1579 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1581 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1582 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1583 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1586 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1592 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1594 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1595 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1597 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1598 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1599 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1606 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1608 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1609 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1611 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1612 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1613 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1620 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1622 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1623 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1625 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1626 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1627 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1634 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1636 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1637 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1639 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1640 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1641 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1648 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1653 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1654 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1655 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1662 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1664 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1665 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1667 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1668 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1669 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1676 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1678 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1679 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1681 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1682 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1683 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1690 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1693 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1695 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1696 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1697 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1704 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1706 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1707 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1709 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1710 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1711 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1718 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1720 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1721 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1723 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1724 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1725 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1732 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1734 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1735 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1737 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1738 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1739 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1746 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1748 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1749 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1751 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1752 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1753 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1760 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1762 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1763 Critical regression.
1769 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1771 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1772 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1773 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1774 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1777 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1778 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1779 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1786 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1789 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1791 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1792 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1793 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1794 not the next release candidate.
1800 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1802 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1803 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1805 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1806 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1807 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1808 next release candidate.
1814 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1816 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1817 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1818 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1820 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1821 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1822 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1823 next release candidate.
1829 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1831 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1832 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1833 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1834 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1837 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1838 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1839 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1846 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1849 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1851 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1852 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1858 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1863 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1864 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1870 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1873 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1874 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1882 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1887 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1888 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1894 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1897 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1899 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1900 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1906 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1908 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1909 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1911 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1912 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1918 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1920 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1921 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1923 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1924 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1930 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1932 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1933 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1934 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1939 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1941 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1942 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1943 usual number of bugs.
1945 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1946 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1951 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1953 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1954 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1955 usual number of bugs.
1957 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1958 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1964 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1966 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1967 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1968 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1969 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1971 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1972 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1977 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1980 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1981 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1984 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1989 A full list of new features is given in:
1992 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1995 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1997 Main development team:
1999 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
2000 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
2001 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
2002 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
2003 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
2005 Programming contributors:
2007 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
2008 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
2009 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
2010 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
2011 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
2012 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
2016 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
2018 Documentation contributors:
2020 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
2021 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
2025 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
2026 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
2028 Binaries support contributors:
2032 Translation contributors:
2034 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
2035 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
2042 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
2044 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
2045 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2046 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2047 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2050 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2051 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2052 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2059 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
2062 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2064 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2065 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2071 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2073 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2074 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2076 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2077 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2083 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2085 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2086 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2088 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2089 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2095 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2097 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2098 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2099 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2100 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2101 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2102 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2103 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2108 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2110 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2111 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2113 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2114 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2120 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2122 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2123 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2124 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2125 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2128 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2129 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2130 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2137 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2139 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2140 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2141 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2142 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2145 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2146 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2147 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2154 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2156 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2157 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2158 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2159 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2162 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2163 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2164 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2171 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2173 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2174 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2176 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2177 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2183 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2185 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2186 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2187 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2188 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2189 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2195 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2197 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2198 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2199 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2200 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2203 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2204 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2205 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2212 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2214 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2215 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2217 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2218 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2223 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2225 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2226 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2228 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2229 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2234 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2237 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2239 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2240 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2246 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2249 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2251 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2252 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2253 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2259 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2261 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2262 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2263 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2270 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2272 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2273 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2274 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2275 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2278 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2279 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2280 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2287 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2289 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2290 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2291 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2299 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2301 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2302 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2303 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2311 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2313 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2314 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2315 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2316 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2317 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2323 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2325 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2326 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2327 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2328 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2331 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2332 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2333 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2340 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2343 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2344 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2353 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2355 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2356 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2357 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2358 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2361 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2362 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2363 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2364 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2370 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2372 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2373 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2374 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2375 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2378 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2379 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2380 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2381 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2387 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2389 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2390 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2391 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2394 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2395 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2396 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2402 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2406 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2409 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2410 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2411 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2417 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2420 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2421 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2424 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2425 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2426 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2432 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2434 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2435 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2436 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2437 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2440 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2441 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2442 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2443 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2452 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2454 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2455 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2456 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2457 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2458 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2459 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2460 read on to find out what for!
2463 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2464 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2471 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2473 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2474 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2475 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2476 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2479 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2480 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2481 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2482 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2489 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2491 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2492 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2493 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2494 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2497 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2498 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2499 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2500 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2507 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2510 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2511 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2514 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2515 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2516 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2521 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2523 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2524 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2525 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2526 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2527 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2531 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2532 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2539 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2541 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2542 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2543 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2544 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2547 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2548 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2549 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2550 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2552 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2554 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2555 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2556 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2562 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2564 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2565 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2566 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2567 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2570 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2571 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2572 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2573 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2574 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2575 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2581 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2583 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2584 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2585 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2594 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2596 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2597 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2598 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2605 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2607 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2608 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2609 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2610 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2611 the bug report of the report!
2614 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2615 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2621 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2624 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2625 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2632 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2634 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2635 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2636 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2643 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2645 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2646 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2647 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2648 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2652 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2653 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2661 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2663 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2664 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2665 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2668 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2669 caution and expect breakage.
2674 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2676 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2677 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2678 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2681 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2682 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2683 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2684 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2689 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2691 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2692 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2693 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2699 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2701 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2702 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2703 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2704 improvements to the new website.
2706 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2707 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2709 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2710 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2712 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2718 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2720 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2721 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2722 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2727 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2729 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2730 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2731 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2737 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2739 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2740 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2741 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2747 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2749 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2750 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2751 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2756 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2758 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2759 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2760 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2765 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2767 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2768 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2769 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2772 This release should be of particular interest to package
2773 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2774 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2775 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2781 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2783 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2784 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2785 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2786 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2789 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2790 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2797 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2800 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2801 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2804 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2805 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2806 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2807 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2808 see the Changes document for more information.
2812 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2814 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2815 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2816 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2821 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2824 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2825 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2826 so this release is intended for developers only.
2830 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2832 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2833 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2834 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2839 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2841 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2842 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2847 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2850 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2851 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2857 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2859 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2860 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2861 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2862 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2863 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2865 What are you waiting for? Come
2866 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2867 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2872 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2874 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2875 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2876 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2880 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2882 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2883 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2884 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2885 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2886 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2891 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2893 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2894 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2895 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2899 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2901 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2902 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2903 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2904 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2908 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2910 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2911 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2912 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2913 and English names for feta filenames.
2919 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2921 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2922 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2923 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2924 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2927 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2928 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2929 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2935 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2937 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2938 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2939 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2940 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2942 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2943 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2948 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2950 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2951 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2957 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2959 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2960 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2961 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2968 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2970 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2971 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2972 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2973 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2975 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2976 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2977 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2985 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2987 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2988 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2989 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2990 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2991 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2992 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2993 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2994 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
3000 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
3002 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
3003 its team, its world, its community.
3004 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
3005 to read the full issue...
3010 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
3012 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
3013 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3014 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
3019 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
3021 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
3022 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
3028 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
3030 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3032 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
3039 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
3041 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
3042 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
3043 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
3044 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
3045 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
3047 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
3048 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
3050 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
3052 @ref{Old downloads}.
3057 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
3059 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
3060 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3061 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3062 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3063 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3064 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3067 @ref{Old downloads}.
3072 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3074 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3075 documentation and translations.
3076 @ref{Old downloads}.
3081 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3083 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3084 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3085 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3086 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3087 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3089 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3090 @ref{Old downloads}.
3095 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3097 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3098 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3099 (teaching) has been added.
3101 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3103 @ref{Old downloads}.
3108 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3110 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3111 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3112 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3113 @ref{Old downloads}.
3118 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3120 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3121 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3122 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3123 translations of the documentation.
3124 @ref{Old downloads}.
3129 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3131 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3132 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3133 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3134 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3135 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3136 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3137 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3138 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3139 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3141 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3143 @ref{Old downloads}.
3148 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3150 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3151 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3152 markup command names have been made.
3155 @ref{Old downloads}.
3160 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3162 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3163 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3164 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3165 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3166 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3169 @ref{Old downloads}.
3174 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3176 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3177 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3179 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3180 @ref{Old downloads}.
3185 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3187 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3188 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3189 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3191 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3192 @ref{Old downloads}.
3197 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3199 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3201 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3202 @ref{Old downloads}.
3207 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3209 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3210 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3211 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3213 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3215 @ref{Old downloads}.
3220 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3222 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3223 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3224 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3225 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3227 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3228 @ref{Old downloads}.
3233 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3235 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3236 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3239 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3240 @ref{Old downloads}.
3245 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3247 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3248 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3253 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3255 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3256 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3261 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3263 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3265 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3266 @ref{Old downloads}.
3271 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3273 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3274 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3275 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3277 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3278 @ref{Old downloads}.
3283 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3285 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3286 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3291 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3293 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3294 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3299 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3301 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3302 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3303 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3305 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3306 @ref{Old downloads}.
3311 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3313 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3314 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3316 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3318 @ref{Old downloads}.
3323 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3325 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3326 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3327 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3328 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3329 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3330 announce releases and special events.
3335 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3337 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3338 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3339 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3344 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3346 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3347 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3348 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3349 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3350 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3353 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3355 @ref{Old downloads}.
3360 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3362 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3363 names has been added to the MusicXML
3366 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3367 @ref{Old downloads}.
3372 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3374 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3379 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3381 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3382 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3383 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3386 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3387 @ref{Old downloads}.
3392 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3394 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3397 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3398 @ref{Old downloads}.
3403 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3405 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3406 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3407 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3408 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3409 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3410 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3416 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3418 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3419 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3420 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3422 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3423 @ref{Old downloads}.
3428 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3430 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3431 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3436 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3438 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3439 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3440 Grand Documentation Project.
3442 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3443 @ref{Old downloads}.
3448 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3450 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3452 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3453 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3454 @ref{Old downloads}.
3459 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3461 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3463 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3464 @ref{Old downloads}.
3469 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3471 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3472 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3474 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3475 @ref{Old downloads}.
3480 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3482 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3483 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3484 for the translations.
3486 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3487 @ref{Old downloads}.
3492 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3494 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3495 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3496 and lots of updates for the translations.
3498 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3499 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3500 @ref{Old downloads}.
3505 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3507 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3508 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3509 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3510 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3515 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3516 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3517 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3518 spacing engine code.
3520 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3521 @ref{Old downloads}.
3526 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3528 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3529 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3531 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3532 @ref{Old downloads}.
3537 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3539 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3540 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3542 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3543 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3544 @ref{Old downloads}.
3549 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3550 This has lots of bugfixes.
3552 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3553 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3554 @ref{Old downloads}.
3559 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3560 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3561 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3562 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3567 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3568 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3570 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3572 @ref{Old downloads}.
3577 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3578 This release has some documentation updates.
3580 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3582 @ref{Old downloads}.
3587 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3588 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3589 disponibles en ligne ---
3590 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3591 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3592 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3593 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3598 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3599 This release fixes many bugs.
3601 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3602 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3604 @ref{Old downloads}.
3609 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3610 This release fixes many bugs.
3612 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3613 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3615 @ref{Old downloads}.
3620 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3621 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3622 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3624 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3626 @ref{Old downloads}.
3631 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3632 This release fixes still more bugs.
3634 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3636 @ref{Old downloads}.
3641 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3642 This release fixes many bugs.
3643 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3644 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3646 @ref{Old downloads})
3651 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3652 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3653 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3654 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3656 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3657 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3659 @ref{Old downloads}.
3664 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3665 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3666 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3668 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3675 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3676 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3677 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3679 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3681 @ref{Old downloads}.
3686 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3687 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3688 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3690 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3692 @ref{Old downloads}.
3697 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3698 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3701 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3703 @ref{Old downloads}.
3708 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3709 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3711 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3713 @ref{Old downloads}.
3718 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3719 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3720 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3721 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3723 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3725 @ref{Old downloads}.
3730 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3731 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3732 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3733 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3734 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3735 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3737 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3739 @ref{Old downloads}.
3744 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3745 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3746 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3749 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3751 @ref{Old downloads}.
3756 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3757 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3758 further improvements in the regression test suite
3762 @ref{Old downloads}.
3767 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3768 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3772 @ref{Old downloads}.
3777 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3778 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3783 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3784 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3789 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3790 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3794 @ref{Old downloads}.
3799 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3800 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3801 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3805 @ref{Old downloads}.
3810 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3811 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3815 @ref{Old downloads}.
3820 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3821 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3826 @ref{Old downloads}.
3831 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3832 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3836 @ref{Old downloads}.
3841 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3842 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3843 within a system as well as between systems.
3847 @ref{Old downloads}.
3852 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3853 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3854 test results} and several website build improvements.
3858 @ref{Old downloads}.
3863 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3864 This release fixes several bugs.
3867 @ref{Old downloads}.
3872 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3873 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3878 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3879 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3880 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3881 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3882 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3887 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3888 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3892 @ref{Old downloads}.
3897 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3898 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3901 @ref{Old downloads}.
3906 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3907 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3911 @ref{Old downloads}.
3916 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3917 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3920 @ref{Old downloads}.
3925 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3926 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3931 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3932 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3933 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3938 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3939 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3940 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3945 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3946 This release has many more bugfixes.
3949 @ref{Old downloads}.
3954 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3955 This release has many more bugfixes.
3958 @ref{Old downloads}.
3963 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3964 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3969 @ref{Old downloads}.
3974 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3975 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3976 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3977 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3978 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3979 (@ref{Publications}).
3984 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3985 This release has further bugfixes.
3988 @ref{Old downloads}.
3993 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3994 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3995 available for x86/64.
3998 @ref{Old downloads}.
4003 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
4004 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
4005 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4006 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
4007 @ref{Old downloads})
4012 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
4013 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
4014 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4019 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
4020 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4025 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
4026 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4031 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
4032 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4037 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
4038 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
4039 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4044 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
4045 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
4046 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
4047 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4052 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
4053 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4058 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
4059 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
4060 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4065 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4066 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4067 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4068 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4069 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4074 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4075 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4076 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4081 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4082 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4083 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4084 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4089 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4090 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4091 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4092 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4097 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4098 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4100 @ref{Old downloads})
4105 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4106 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4108 @ref{Old downloads})
4113 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4114 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4115 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4117 @ref{Old downloads})
4122 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4123 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4124 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4125 (@ref{Old downloads})
4130 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4131 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4132 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4133 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4138 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4139 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4140 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4141 the development releases even better
4146 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4148 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4149 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4150 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4155 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4156 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4157 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4158 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4159 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4160 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4165 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4166 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4167 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4169 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4174 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4175 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4176 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4177 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4178 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4183 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4184 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4185 (@ref{Old downloads})
4190 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4191 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4192 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4193 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4194 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4195 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4200 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4201 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4202 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4203 (@ref{Publications})
4208 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4209 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4210 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4215 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4216 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4217 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4218 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4223 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4224 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4225 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4230 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4231 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4232 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4237 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4238 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4239 released. (@ref{Changes},
4240 @ref{Old downloads})
4245 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4246 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4247 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4248 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4249 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4250 multi-measure rests.
4252 @ref{Old downloads})
4257 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4258 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4260 @ref{Old downloads})
4265 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4266 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4267 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4268 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4269 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4270 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4271 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4272 @ref{Old downloads})
4277 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4278 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4279 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4280 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4281 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4282 @ref{Old downloads})
4287 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4288 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4289 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4290 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4291 the endings and the middle
4292 part. (@ref{Changes},
4293 @ref{Old downloads})
4298 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4299 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4300 parenthesized, for example,
4303 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4304 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4308 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4309 @ref{Old downloads})
4314 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4315 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4316 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4326 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4327 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4328 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4329 @ref{Old downloads})
4334 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4335 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4336 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4337 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4338 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4339 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4340 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4342 @ref{Old downloads})
4347 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4348 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4349 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4350 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4351 @ref{Old downloads})
4356 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4357 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4358 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4359 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4360 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4361 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4362 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4363 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4364 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4365 @ref{Old downloads})
4370 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4371 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4372 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4373 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4374 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4375 @ref{Old downloads})
4380 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4382 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4383 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4384 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4389 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4390 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4391 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4392 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4393 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4398 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4399 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4400 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4402 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4404 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4406 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4412 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4413 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4414 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4415 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4416 @ref{Old downloads})
4421 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4422 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4423 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4424 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4425 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4428 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4429 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4430 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4431 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4436 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4437 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4438 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4439 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4440 page. Let us know how you fare!
4445 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4446 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4447 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4448 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4449 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4450 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4451 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4452 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4453 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4455 @ref{Old downloads})
4460 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4461 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4462 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4463 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4464 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4465 @ref{Old downloads})
4470 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4471 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4472 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4473 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4474 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4475 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4476 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4477 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4478 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4479 @ref{Old downloads})
4484 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4485 This release has the following new features:
4488 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4489 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4490 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4492 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4493 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4494 and Bertalan Fodor).
4496 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4497 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4500 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4501 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4502 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4506 @ref{Old downloads})
4511 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4512 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4513 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4514 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4515 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4516 van den Borre and Bertalan
4517 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4518 @ref{Old downloads})
4523 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4524 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4525 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4526 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4532 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4533 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4534 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4535 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4536 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4538 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4539 @ref{Old downloads})
4544 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4545 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4546 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4551 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4552 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4553 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4554 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4555 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4556 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4557 @ref{Old downloads})
4562 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4563 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4564 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4565 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4566 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4567 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4568 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4569 @ref{Old downloads})
4574 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4575 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4576 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4577 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4578 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4579 @ref{Old downloads})
4584 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4585 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4586 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4587 @ref{Old downloads})
4592 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4593 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4594 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4595 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4596 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4597 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4598 @ref{Old downloads})
4603 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4604 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4605 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4606 that compute said property, i.e.
4609 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4610 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4613 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4614 @ref{Old downloads})
4619 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4620 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4621 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4622 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4623 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4624 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4625 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4626 users. (@ref{Changes},
4627 @ref{Old downloads})
4632 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4633 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4634 series. (@ref{Changes},
4635 @ref{Old downloads})
4640 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4641 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4642 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4643 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4644 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4645 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4646 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4647 sponsored by Nicolas
4648 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4649 @ref{Old downloads})
4654 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4655 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4656 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4657 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4658 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4659 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4660 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4661 @ref{Old downloads})
4666 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4667 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4668 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4669 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4670 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4671 @ref{Old downloads})
4676 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4677 This is mainly a bugfix
4678 release. (@ref{Changes},
4679 @ref{Old downloads})
4684 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4685 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4686 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4687 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4688 la gravure musicale}.
4693 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4694 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4695 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4696 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4697 @ref{Old downloads})
4702 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4703 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4704 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4705 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4706 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4707 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4712 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4713 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4714 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4715 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4716 @ref{Old downloads})
4721 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4722 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4723 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4724 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4725 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4726 @ref{Old downloads})
4731 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4732 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4733 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4734 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4735 @ref{Old downloads})
4740 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4741 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4742 for a note is proportional to the time it
4743 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4744 @ref{Old downloads})
4749 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4750 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4751 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4756 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4757 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4758 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4759 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4761 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4762 @ref{Old downloads})
4767 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4768 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4769 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4770 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4772 @ref{Old downloads})
4777 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4778 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4779 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4780 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4781 @ref{Old downloads})
4786 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4787 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4789 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4790 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4791 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4792 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4793 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4798 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4799 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4800 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4801 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4806 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4807 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4808 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4809 @ref{Old downloads})
4814 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4815 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4816 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4817 @ref{Old downloads})
4822 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4823 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4824 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4825 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4826 (@ref{Old downloads})
4831 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4832 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4833 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4834 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4839 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4840 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4841 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4842 better help functionality.
4843 (@ref{Old downloads})
4848 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4849 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4850 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4851 compile them directly from
4852 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4857 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4858 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4859 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4864 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4865 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4866 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4867 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4872 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4873 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4874 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4875 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4876 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4881 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4882 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4883 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4888 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4889 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4894 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4895 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4896 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4901 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4902 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4903 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4904 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4905 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4910 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4911 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4912 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4913 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4914 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4915 @ref{Old downloads})
4920 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4922 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4923 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4925 (@ref{Old downloads})
4930 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4931 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4932 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4933 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4934 signatures like 5/8.
4936 @ref{Old downloads})
4941 @subheading April 18, 2005
4942 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4943 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4944 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4945 More details are in the
4947 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4952 @subheading April 15, 2005
4953 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4954 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4955 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4956 Scheme code. Take a look at
4958 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4963 @subheading April 6, 2005
4964 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4965 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4966 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4971 @subheading March 31, 2005
4972 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4973 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4974 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4979 @subheading March 20, 2005
4980 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4981 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4987 @subheading March 14, 2005
4988 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4989 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4990 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4991 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4992 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4997 @subheading March 7, 2005
4998 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4999 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
5000 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
5001 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
5002 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
5004 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5009 @subheading March 7, 2005
5010 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
5011 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
5017 @subheading February 28, 2005
5018 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
5019 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
5020 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
5021 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
5027 @subheading February 28, 2005
5028 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
5029 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}.
5030 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5031 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5036 @subheading February 26, 2005
5037 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
5038 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
5039 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
5040 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
5045 @subheading February 21, 2005
5046 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
5047 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
5048 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
5049 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
5051 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5056 @subheading February 4, 2005
5057 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
5058 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
5059 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
5060 @ref{Old downloads}!
5065 @subheading January 31, 2005
5066 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5067 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5068 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5074 @subheading January 26, 2005
5075 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5076 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5082 @subheading January 16, 2005
5083 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5084 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5085 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5087 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5089 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5094 @subheading January 11, 2005
5095 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5096 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5097 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5098 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5099 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5100 font code by Werner.
5102 and check out the changes in
5103 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5108 @subheading January 02, 2005
5109 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5110 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5111 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5112 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5113 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5114 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5115 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5116 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5117 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5120 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5125 @subheading December 28, 2004
5126 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5127 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5128 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5129 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5131 and check out the changes in
5132 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5137 @subheading December 20, 2004
5138 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5139 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5140 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5141 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5142 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5145 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5150 @subheading December 3, 2004
5151 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5152 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5153 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5154 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5155 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5156 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5157 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5158 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5162 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5167 @subheading November 26, 2004
5168 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5169 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5170 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5171 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5172 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5174 and check out the changes in
5175 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5180 @subheading November 20, 2004
5181 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5182 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5183 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5184 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5185 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5186 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5187 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5188 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5191 and check out the changes in
5192 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5197 @subheading November 12, 2004
5198 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5199 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5200 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5201 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5202 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5205 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5208 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5209 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5210 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5211 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5212 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5215 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5220 @subheading November 11, 2004
5221 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5222 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5228 @subheading November 4, 2004
5229 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5230 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5232 and check out the changes in
5233 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5238 @subheading October 31, 2004
5239 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5240 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5241 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5242 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5249 @subheading October 29, 2004
5250 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5251 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5252 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5254 and check out the changes in
5255 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5260 @subheading October 29, 2004
5261 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5262 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5263 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5264 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5266 and check out the changes in
5267 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5272 @subheading October 27, 2004
5273 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5274 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5275 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5277 and check out the changes in
5278 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5283 @subheading October 24, 2004
5284 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5285 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5286 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5288 and check out the changes in
5289 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5294 @subheading October 10, 2004
5295 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5296 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5297 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5301 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5306 @subheading October 09, 2004
5307 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5308 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5309 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5313 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5318 @subheading October 02, 2004
5319 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5320 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5321 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5322 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5323 in the documentation.
5325 and check out the changes in
5326 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5331 @subheading September 29, 2004
5332 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040811160307/http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5333 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5334 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5335 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5340 @subheading September 26, 2004
5341 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5343 and check out the changes
5344 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5349 @subheading September 20, 2004
5350 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5351 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5352 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5353 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5354 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5355 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5358 and check out the changes in
5359 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5364 @subheading September 11, 2004
5365 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5366 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5367 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5368 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5369 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5370 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5371 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5372 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5373 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5374 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5375 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5376 will hold users back in switching.
5378 and check out the changes in
5379 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5384 @subheading September 10, 2004
5385 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5386 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5387 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5388 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5389 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5390 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5392 and check out the changes in
5393 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5398 @subheading September 6, 2004
5399 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5400 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5401 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5402 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5403 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5407 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5412 @subheading August 29, 2004
5413 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5414 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5415 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5416 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5417 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5418 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5419 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5420 chapter of the user manual.
5421 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5426 @subheading August 29, 2004
5427 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5428 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5429 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5430 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5431 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5432 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5436 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5441 @subheading August 24, 2004
5442 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5443 disappearing metronome mark.
5445 and check out the changes in
5446 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5451 @subheading August 23, 2004
5452 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5453 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5454 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5455 `doubleSlurs' property.
5457 and check out the changes in
5458 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5463 @subheading August 3, 2004
5464 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5465 annoying bugs fixed.
5468 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5473 @subheading August 1, 2004
5474 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5475 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5476 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5477 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5478 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5479 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5482 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5483 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5485 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5486 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5491 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5496 @subheading July 30, 2004
5497 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5498 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5499 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5500 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5501 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5502 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5503 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5504 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5505 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5506 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5509 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5514 @subheading July 23, 2004
5515 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5516 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5517 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5518 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5521 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5526 @subheading July 19, 2004
5527 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5528 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5529 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5530 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5531 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5532 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5533 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5534 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5535 beat within the measure.
5537 and check out the changes in
5538 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5543 @subheading July 15, 2004
5544 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5548 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5553 @subheading July 11, 2004
5554 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5560 @subheading July 5, 2004
5561 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5562 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5563 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5564 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5566 and check out the changes
5567 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5572 @subheading July 5, 2004
5573 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5577 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5582 @subheading June 25, 2004
5583 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5584 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5585 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5586 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5587 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5588 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5589 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5591 @ref{Old downloads}.
5596 @subheading June 20, 2004
5597 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5598 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5599 @ref{Old downloads}.
5604 @subheading June 13, 2004
5605 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5606 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5607 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5609 @ref{Old downloads}.
5614 @subheading May 31, 2004
5615 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5616 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5617 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5619 @ref{Old downloads}.
5624 @subheading May 31, 2004
5625 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5626 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5627 or head straight to the
5628 @ref{Old downloads}.
5633 @subheading May 26, 2004
5634 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5635 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5636 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5637 @ref{Old downloads}.
5642 @subheading May 9, 2004
5643 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5644 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5645 @ref{Old downloads}.
5650 @subheading May 4, 2004
5651 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5653 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5654 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5655 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5656 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5657 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5662 @subheading May 3, 2004
5663 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5664 @ref{Old downloads}.
5669 @subheading April 17, 2004
5670 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5671 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5677 @subheading April 12, 2004
5678 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5679 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5680 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5681 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5682 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5683 @ref{Old downloads}.
5688 @subheading April 8, 2004
5689 A French article on the new LilyPond
5690 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5695 @subheading April 8, 2004
5696 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5697 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5703 @subheading April 1, 2004
5704 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5705 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5706 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5707 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5708 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5709 @ref{Old downloads}.
5714 @subheading March 31, 2004
5715 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5716 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5717 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5718 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5720 @ref{Old downloads}.
5725 @subheading March 30, 2004
5726 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5728 @ref{Old downloads}.
5733 @subheading March 28, 2004
5734 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5735 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5736 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5743 @subheading March 22, 2004
5744 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5745 @ref{Old downloads}.
5750 @subheading March 21, 2004
5751 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5758 @subheading March 20, 2004
5759 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5760 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5761 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5763 @ref{Old downloads}.
5768 @subheading March 15, 2004
5769 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5770 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5771 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5774 @ref{Old downloads}.
5779 @subheading March 14, 2004
5781 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5782 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5788 @subheading March 11, 2004
5789 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5791 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5792 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5793 authors of LilyPond.
5798 @subheading March 11, 2004
5799 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5800 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5803 @ref{Old downloads}.
5808 @subheading March 9, 2004
5809 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5810 experimental support for producing titles with
5816 @subheading February 29, 2004
5817 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5818 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5819 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5821 @ref{Old downloads}.
5826 @subheading February 24, 2004
5827 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5828 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5829 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5831 @ref{Old downloads}.
5836 @subheading February 23, 2004
5837 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5838 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5839 produce cue notes. More information in the
5846 @subheading February 18, 2004
5847 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5848 for altering accidental rules.
5854 @subheading February 16, 2004
5855 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5856 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5857 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5858 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5859 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5860 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5861 More information in the
5868 @subheading February 13, 2004
5869 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5870 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5871 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5878 @subheading February 12, 2004
5879 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5880 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5881 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5882 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5889 @subheading February 9, 2004
5890 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5891 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5892 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5893 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5894 More information in the
5901 @subheading February 5, 2004
5902 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5903 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5904 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5905 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5906 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5907 More information in the
5914 @subheading February 4, 2004
5915 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5916 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5917 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5925 @subheading February 2, 2004
5926 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5927 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5928 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5935 @subheading January 28, 2004
5936 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5937 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5938 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5939 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5948 @subheading January 26, 2004
5949 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5950 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5953 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5958 @subheading January 21, 2004
5960 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5961 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5962 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5965 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5970 @subheading January 20, 2004
5971 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5972 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5973 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5974 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5979 @subheading January 20, 2004
5980 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5981 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5982 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5983 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5989 @subheading January 19, 2004
5990 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5991 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5993 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5998 @subheading January 18, 2004
5999 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
6000 available for Windows! For downloading, go
6001 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
6006 @subheading January 17, 2004
6007 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
6008 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
6009 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
6011 More information in the
6012 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6017 @subheading January 16, 2004
6018 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
6019 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
6021 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6026 @subheading January 13, 2004
6027 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
6028 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
6029 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
6031 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6036 @subheading January 9, 2004
6037 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
6038 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
6039 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
6040 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
6041 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
6042 individual music expressions.
6043 More information in the
6044 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6049 @subheading January 7, 2004
6050 An update to the stable branch,
6051 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
6052 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
6057 @subheading January 6, 2004
6058 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
6059 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
6060 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6061 More information in the
6062 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6067 @subheading January 4, 2004
6068 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6070 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6071 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6076 @subheading January 2, 2004
6077 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6078 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6079 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6080 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6085 @subheading December 30, 2003
6086 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6087 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6088 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6089 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6094 @subheading December 23, 2003
6095 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6096 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6097 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6098 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6099 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6100 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6105 @subheading December 17, 2003
6106 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6107 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6108 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6110 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6115 @subheading December 16, 2003
6116 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6117 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6118 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6119 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6124 @subheading October 11, 2003
6125 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6127 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6132 @subheading October 11, 2003
6133 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6135 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6136 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6141 @subheading October 9, 2003
6142 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6143 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6144 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6149 @subheading October 5, 2003
6150 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6157 @subheading October 4, 2003
6158 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6160 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6161 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6166 @subheading September 29, 2003
6167 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6168 contains minor bugfixes.
6169 See the @ref{Changes}
6170 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6175 @subheading September 27, 2003
6176 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6177 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6178 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6184 @subheading September 24, 2003
6185 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6186 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6187 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6188 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6189 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6194 @subheading September 24, 2003
6195 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6196 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6197 the @ref{Changes} and
6198 download @uref{install/,here}.
6203 @subheading September 23, 2003
6204 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6205 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6206 the @ref{Changes} and
6207 download @uref{install/,here}.
6212 @subheading September 19, 2003
6213 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6214 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6215 the @ref{Changes} and
6216 download @uref{install/,here}.
6221 @subheading September 17, 2003
6222 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6223 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6229 @subheading September 16, 2003
6230 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6231 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6237 @subheading September 10, 2003
6238 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6239 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6240 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6241 will be available in a few weeks.
6247 @subheading September 9, 2003
6248 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6249 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6255 @subheading September 7, 2003
6256 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6257 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6263 @subheading August 31, 2003
6264 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6265 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6266 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6272 @subheading August 31, 2003
6273 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6274 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6279 @subheading August 31, 2003
6280 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6281 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6282 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6283 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6288 @subheading August 28, 2003
6289 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6290 @ref{Changes} and get it
6291 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6296 @subheading August 26, 2003
6297 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6298 @ref{Changes} and get it
6299 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6304 @subheading August 25, 2003
6305 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6306 @ref{Changes} and get it
6307 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6312 @subheading August 25, 2003
6313 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6314 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6319 @subheading August 21, 2003
6320 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6321 read the @ref{Changes}.
6326 @subheading August 18, 2003
6327 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6328 has been updated to 1.8.
6329 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6334 @subheading August 7, 2003
6335 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6336 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6341 @subheading August 7, 2003
6342 New website went live!
6347 @subheading August 6, 2003
6348 Announced new website.
6353 @subheading August 1, 2003
6354 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6359 @subheading July 30, 2003
6360 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6361 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6367 @subheading July 29, 2003
6368 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6369 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.