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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.54 released @emph{January 4, 2017}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.54. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.53 released @emph{December 17, 2016}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.53. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.52 released @emph{December 4, 2016}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.52. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.51 released @emph{November 20, 2016}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.51. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.50 released @emph{November 6, 2016}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.50. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.49 released @emph{October 16, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.49. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.48. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.47. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.46. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.45. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.44. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.43. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.42. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.41. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.40. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.39. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
222 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.38. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
298 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
300 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
310 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
311 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
312 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
322 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
324 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
334 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
336 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
346 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
348 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
358 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
360 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
370 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
372 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
382 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
383 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
384 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
394 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
396 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
406 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
408 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
414 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
417 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
418 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
420 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
429 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
430 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
431 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
432 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
438 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
441 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
442 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
443 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
444 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
450 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
453 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
454 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
455 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
456 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
462 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
465 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
466 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
467 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
468 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
474 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
476 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
477 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
478 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
479 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
480 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
486 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
488 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
489 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
490 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
491 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
492 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
495 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
496 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
501 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
503 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
504 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
505 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
506 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
507 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
513 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
515 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
516 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
517 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
518 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
519 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
525 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
527 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
528 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
529 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
530 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
531 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
537 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
540 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
541 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
542 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
543 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
549 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
552 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
553 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
555 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
561 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
564 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
565 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
566 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
567 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
573 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
576 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
577 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
578 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
579 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
585 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
588 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
589 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
590 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
591 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
597 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
600 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
601 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
602 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
603 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
609 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
611 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
612 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
613 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
614 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
615 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
621 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. 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 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
634 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
635 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
636 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
637 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
638 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
643 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
645 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
646 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
647 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
648 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
649 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
651 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
652 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
653 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
654 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
655 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
657 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
658 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
659 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
665 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
668 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
669 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
670 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
671 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
676 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
678 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
679 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
680 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
681 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
682 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
684 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
685 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
690 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. 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 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
703 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. 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 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
714 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
715 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
716 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
717 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
718 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
723 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
725 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
726 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
727 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
728 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
729 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
730 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
731 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
732 @uref{http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
737 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
739 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
740 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
741 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
742 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
743 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
744 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
745 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
746 @uref{http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
751 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
753 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
754 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
755 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
756 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
757 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
758 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
759 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
760 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
766 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
768 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. 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 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
779 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. 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 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
790 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. 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 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. 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 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
812 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. 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 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. 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 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
834 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. 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.
843 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
845 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
846 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
847 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
848 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
849 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
851 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
852 with positioning text.
857 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. 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 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
870 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
871 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
872 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
873 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
874 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
879 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
881 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
882 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
887 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
889 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. 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 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
900 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. 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 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
911 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. 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 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
922 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. 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 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
933 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
934 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
935 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
936 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
937 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
942 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
944 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
945 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
946 where they should be) 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 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
956 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. 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 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
967 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. 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 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
978 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. 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 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
989 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
990 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
991 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
992 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
993 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
998 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
1000 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
1001 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
1002 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
1007 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
1009 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. 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 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
1020 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. 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.
1029 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
1031 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
1032 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1033 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1034 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1035 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1041 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
1043 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
1044 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
1045 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
1046 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
1047 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
1048 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
1051 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
1052 whose work on LilyPond is
1053 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
1054 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
1055 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
1056 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
1057 using LilyPond internally.
1059 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
1060 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
1065 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
1067 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
1068 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
1069 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1073 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1075 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. 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 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1086 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1087 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1088 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1089 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1090 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1095 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1097 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1098 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1099 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1100 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1105 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1107 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1108 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1109 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1110 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1115 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1117 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1118 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1119 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1120 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1125 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1127 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. 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.
1136 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1138 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1139 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1140 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1141 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1146 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1148 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1149 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1150 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1151 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1153 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1154 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1158 Support for kievan square notation
1160 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1162 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1165 A full list of new features is given in:
1168 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1171 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1173 Main development team:
1175 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1176 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1177 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1178 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1179 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1182 Programming contributors:
1184 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1185 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1186 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1187 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1189 Documentation contributors:
1191 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1195 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1200 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1202 Translation contributors:
1204 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1209 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1211 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1212 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1213 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1215 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1216 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1217 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1219 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1220 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1226 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1228 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1229 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1231 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1232 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1233 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1240 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1242 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1243 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1244 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1245 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1246 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1247 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1250 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1251 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1256 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1258 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1259 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1260 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1261 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1262 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1268 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1270 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1271 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1272 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1273 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1276 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1277 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1278 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1285 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1288 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1290 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1291 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1292 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1299 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1301 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1302 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1303 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1304 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1305 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1311 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1313 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1314 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1315 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1316 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1319 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1320 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1321 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1328 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1330 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1331 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1332 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1333 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1334 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1335 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1338 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1339 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1346 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1348 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1349 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1350 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1351 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1354 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1355 candidate will be required.
1361 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1363 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1364 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1365 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1366 working on open source software.
1368 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1369 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1375 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1377 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1378 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1379 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1380 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1383 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1384 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1385 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1392 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1394 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1395 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1396 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1397 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1400 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1401 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1402 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1409 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1411 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1412 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1413 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1414 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1417 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1418 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1425 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1427 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1428 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1430 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1431 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1432 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1439 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1441 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1442 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1444 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1445 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1446 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1453 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1456 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1458 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1459 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1460 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1467 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1469 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1470 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1471 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1472 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1475 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1476 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1483 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1485 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1486 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1488 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1489 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1490 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1497 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1499 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1500 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1502 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1503 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1504 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1511 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1513 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1514 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1515 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1516 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1519 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1520 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1521 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1528 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1530 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1531 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1533 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1534 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1535 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1542 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1545 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1547 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1548 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1549 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1556 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1558 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1559 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1561 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1562 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1563 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1570 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1572 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1573 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1574 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1575 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1576 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1579 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1580 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1587 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1589 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1590 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1592 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1593 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1594 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1597 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1603 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1605 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1606 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1608 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1609 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1610 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1617 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1619 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1620 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1622 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1623 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1624 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1631 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1633 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1634 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1636 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1637 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1638 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1645 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1648 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1650 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1651 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1652 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1659 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1661 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1662 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1664 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1665 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1666 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1673 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1675 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1676 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1678 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1679 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1680 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1687 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1689 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1690 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1692 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1693 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1694 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1701 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1703 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1704 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1706 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1707 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1708 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1715 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1717 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1718 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1720 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1721 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1722 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1729 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1731 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1732 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1734 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1735 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1736 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1743 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1745 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1746 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1748 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1749 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1750 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1757 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1759 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1760 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1762 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1763 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1764 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1771 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1773 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1774 Critical regression.
1780 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1782 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1783 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1784 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1785 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1788 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1789 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1790 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1797 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1800 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1802 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1803 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1804 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1805 not the next release candidate.
1811 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1813 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1814 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1816 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1817 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1818 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1819 next release candidate.
1825 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1827 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1828 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1829 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1831 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1832 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1833 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1834 next release candidate.
1840 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1842 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1843 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1844 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1845 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1848 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1849 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1850 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1857 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1860 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1862 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1863 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1869 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1872 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1874 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1875 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1881 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1884 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1885 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1893 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1895 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1896 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1898 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1899 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1905 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1907 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1908 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1910 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1911 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1917 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1919 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1920 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1922 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1923 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1929 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1931 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1932 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1934 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1935 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1941 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1943 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1944 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1945 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1950 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1952 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1953 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1954 usual number of bugs.
1956 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1957 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1962 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1964 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1965 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1966 usual number of bugs.
1968 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1969 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1975 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1977 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1978 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1979 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1980 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1982 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1983 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1988 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1991 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1992 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1995 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
2000 A full list of new features is given in:
2003 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
2006 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
2008 Main development team:
2010 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
2011 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
2012 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
2013 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
2014 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
2016 Programming contributors:
2018 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
2019 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
2020 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
2021 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
2022 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
2023 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
2027 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
2029 Documentation contributors:
2031 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
2032 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
2036 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
2037 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
2039 Binaries support contributors:
2043 Translation contributors:
2045 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
2046 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
2053 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
2055 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
2056 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2057 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2058 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2061 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2062 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2063 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2070 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2072 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
2073 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2075 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2076 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2082 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2084 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2085 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2087 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2088 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2094 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2096 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2097 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2099 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2100 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2106 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2108 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2109 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2110 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2111 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2112 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2113 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2114 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2119 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2122 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2124 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2125 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2131 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2133 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2134 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2135 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2136 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2139 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2140 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2141 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2148 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2150 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2151 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2152 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2153 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2156 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2157 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2158 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2165 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2167 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2168 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2169 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2170 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2173 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2174 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2175 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2182 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2184 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2185 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2187 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2188 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2194 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2196 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2197 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2198 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2199 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2200 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2206 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2208 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2209 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2210 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2211 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2214 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2215 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2216 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2223 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2225 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. 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 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. 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.
2245 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2247 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2248 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2250 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2251 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2257 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2259 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2260 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2262 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2263 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2264 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2270 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2272 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2273 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2274 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2281 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2283 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2284 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2285 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2286 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2289 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2290 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2291 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2298 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2300 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2301 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2302 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2310 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2312 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2313 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2314 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2322 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2324 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2325 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2326 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2327 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2328 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2334 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2336 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2337 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2338 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2339 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2342 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2343 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2344 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2351 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2353 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2354 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2355 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2364 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2366 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2367 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2368 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2369 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2372 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2373 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2374 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2375 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2381 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2383 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2384 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2385 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2386 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2389 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2390 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2391 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2392 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2398 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2400 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2401 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2402 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2405 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2406 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2407 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2413 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2415 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2416 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2417 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2420 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2421 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2422 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2428 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2431 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2432 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2435 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2436 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2437 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2443 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2445 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2446 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2447 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2448 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2451 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2452 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2453 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2454 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2463 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2465 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2466 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2467 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2468 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2469 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2470 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2471 read on to find out what for!
2474 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2475 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2482 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2484 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2485 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2486 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2487 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2490 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2491 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2492 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2493 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2500 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2502 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2503 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2504 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2505 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2508 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2509 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2510 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2511 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2518 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2522 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2525 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2526 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2527 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2532 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2534 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2535 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2536 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2537 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2538 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2542 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2543 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2550 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2552 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2553 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2554 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2555 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2558 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2559 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2560 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2561 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2563 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2565 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2566 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2567 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2573 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2575 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2576 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2577 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2578 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2581 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2582 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2583 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2584 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2585 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2586 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2592 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2594 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2595 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2596 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2605 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2607 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2608 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2609 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2616 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2618 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2619 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2620 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2621 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2622 the bug report of the report!
2625 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2626 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2632 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2634 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. 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 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2645 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2646 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2647 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2654 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2656 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2657 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2658 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2659 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2663 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2664 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2672 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2674 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2675 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2676 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2679 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2680 caution and expect breakage.
2685 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2687 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2688 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2689 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2692 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2693 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2694 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2695 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2700 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2702 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2703 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2704 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2710 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2712 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2713 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2714 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2715 improvements to the new website.
2717 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2718 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2720 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2721 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2723 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2729 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2731 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2732 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2733 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2738 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2740 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2741 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2742 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2748 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2750 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2751 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2752 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2758 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2760 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2761 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2762 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2767 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2769 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2770 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2771 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2776 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2778 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2779 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2780 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2783 This release should be of particular interest to package
2784 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2785 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2786 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2792 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2794 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2795 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2796 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2797 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2800 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2801 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2808 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2810 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2811 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2812 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2815 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2816 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2817 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2818 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2819 see the Changes document for more information.
2823 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2825 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2826 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2827 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2832 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2834 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2835 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2836 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2837 so this release is intended for developers only.
2841 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2843 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2844 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2845 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2850 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2852 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2853 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2858 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2861 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2862 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2868 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2870 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2871 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2872 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2873 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2874 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2876 What are you waiting for? Come
2877 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2878 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2883 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2885 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2886 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2887 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2891 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2893 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2894 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2895 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2896 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2897 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2902 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2904 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2905 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2906 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2910 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2912 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2913 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2914 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2915 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2919 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2921 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2922 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2923 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2924 and English names for feta filenames.
2930 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2932 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2933 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2934 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2935 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2938 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2939 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2940 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2946 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2948 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2949 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2950 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2951 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2953 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2954 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2959 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2961 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2962 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2968 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2970 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2971 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2972 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2979 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2981 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2982 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2983 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2984 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2986 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2987 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2988 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2996 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2998 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2999 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
3000 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
3001 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
3002 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
3003 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
3004 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
3005 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
3011 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
3013 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
3014 its team, its world, its community.
3015 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
3016 to read the full issue...
3021 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
3023 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
3024 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3025 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
3030 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
3032 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
3033 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
3039 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
3041 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3043 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
3050 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
3052 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
3053 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
3054 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
3055 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
3056 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
3058 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
3059 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
3061 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
3063 @ref{Old downloads}.
3068 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
3070 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
3071 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3072 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3073 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3074 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3075 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3078 @ref{Old downloads}.
3083 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3085 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3086 documentation and translations.
3087 @ref{Old downloads}.
3092 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3094 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3095 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3096 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3097 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3098 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3100 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3101 @ref{Old downloads}.
3106 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3108 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3109 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3110 (teaching) has been added.
3112 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3114 @ref{Old downloads}.
3119 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3121 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3122 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3123 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3124 @ref{Old downloads}.
3129 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3131 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3132 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3133 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3134 translations of the documentation.
3135 @ref{Old downloads}.
3140 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3142 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3143 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3144 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3145 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3146 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3147 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3148 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3149 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3150 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3152 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3154 @ref{Old downloads}.
3159 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3161 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3162 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3163 markup command names have been made.
3166 @ref{Old downloads}.
3171 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3173 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3174 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3175 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3176 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3177 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3180 @ref{Old downloads}.
3185 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3187 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3188 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3190 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3191 @ref{Old downloads}.
3196 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3198 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3199 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3200 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3202 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3203 @ref{Old downloads}.
3208 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3210 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3212 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3213 @ref{Old downloads}.
3218 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3220 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3221 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3222 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3224 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3226 @ref{Old downloads}.
3231 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3233 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3234 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3235 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3236 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3238 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3239 @ref{Old downloads}.
3244 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3246 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3247 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3250 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3251 @ref{Old downloads}.
3256 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3258 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3259 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3264 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3266 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3267 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3272 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3274 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3276 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3277 @ref{Old downloads}.
3282 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3284 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3285 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3286 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3288 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3289 @ref{Old downloads}.
3294 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3296 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3297 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3302 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3304 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3305 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3310 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3312 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3313 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3314 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3316 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3317 @ref{Old downloads}.
3322 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3324 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3325 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3327 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3329 @ref{Old downloads}.
3334 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3336 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3337 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3338 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3339 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3340 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3341 announce releases and special events.
3346 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3348 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3349 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3350 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3355 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3357 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3358 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3359 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3360 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3361 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3364 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3366 @ref{Old downloads}.
3371 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3373 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3374 names has been added to the MusicXML
3377 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3378 @ref{Old downloads}.
3383 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3385 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3390 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3392 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3393 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3394 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3397 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3398 @ref{Old downloads}.
3403 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3405 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3408 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3409 @ref{Old downloads}.
3414 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3416 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3417 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3418 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3419 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3420 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3421 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3427 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3429 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3430 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3431 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3433 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3434 @ref{Old downloads}.
3439 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3441 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3442 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3447 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3449 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3450 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3451 Grand Documentation Project.
3453 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3454 @ref{Old downloads}.
3459 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3461 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3463 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3464 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3465 @ref{Old downloads}.
3470 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3472 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3474 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3475 @ref{Old downloads}.
3480 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3482 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3483 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3485 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3486 @ref{Old downloads}.
3491 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3493 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3494 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3495 for the translations.
3497 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3498 @ref{Old downloads}.
3503 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3505 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3506 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3507 and lots of updates for the translations.
3509 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3510 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3511 @ref{Old downloads}.
3516 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3518 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3519 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3520 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3521 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3526 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3527 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3528 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3529 spacing engine code.
3531 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3532 @ref{Old downloads}.
3537 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3539 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3540 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3542 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3543 @ref{Old downloads}.
3548 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3550 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3551 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3553 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3554 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3555 @ref{Old downloads}.
3560 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3561 This has lots of bugfixes.
3563 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3564 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3565 @ref{Old downloads}.
3570 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3571 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3572 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3573 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3578 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3579 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3581 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3583 @ref{Old downloads}.
3588 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3589 This release has some documentation updates.
3591 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3593 @ref{Old downloads}.
3598 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3599 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3600 disponibles en ligne ---
3601 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3602 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3603 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3604 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3609 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3610 This release fixes many bugs.
3612 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3613 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3615 @ref{Old downloads}.
3620 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3621 This release fixes many bugs.
3623 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3624 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3626 @ref{Old downloads}.
3631 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3632 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3633 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3635 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3637 @ref{Old downloads}.
3642 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3643 This release fixes still more bugs.
3645 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3647 @ref{Old downloads}.
3652 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3653 This release fixes many bugs.
3654 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3655 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3657 @ref{Old downloads})
3662 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3663 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3664 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3665 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3667 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3668 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3670 @ref{Old downloads}.
3675 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3676 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3677 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3679 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3686 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3687 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3688 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3690 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3692 @ref{Old downloads}.
3697 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3698 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3699 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3701 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3703 @ref{Old downloads}.
3708 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3709 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3712 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3714 @ref{Old downloads}.
3719 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3720 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3722 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3724 @ref{Old downloads}.
3729 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3730 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3731 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3732 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3734 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3736 @ref{Old downloads}.
3741 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3742 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3743 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3744 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3745 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3746 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3748 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3750 @ref{Old downloads}.
3755 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3756 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3757 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3760 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3762 @ref{Old downloads}.
3767 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3768 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3769 further improvements in the regression test suite
3773 @ref{Old downloads}.
3778 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3779 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3783 @ref{Old downloads}.
3788 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3789 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3794 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3795 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3800 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3801 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3805 @ref{Old downloads}.
3810 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3811 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3812 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3816 @ref{Old downloads}.
3821 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3822 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3826 @ref{Old downloads}.
3831 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3832 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3837 @ref{Old downloads}.
3842 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3843 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3847 @ref{Old downloads}.
3852 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3853 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3854 within a system as well as between systems.
3858 @ref{Old downloads}.
3863 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3864 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3865 test results} and several website build improvements.
3869 @ref{Old downloads}.
3874 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3875 This release fixes several bugs.
3878 @ref{Old downloads}.
3883 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3884 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3889 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3890 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3891 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3892 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3893 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3898 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3899 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3903 @ref{Old downloads}.
3908 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3909 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3912 @ref{Old downloads}.
3917 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3918 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3922 @ref{Old downloads}.
3927 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3928 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3931 @ref{Old downloads}.
3936 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3937 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3942 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3943 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3944 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3949 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3950 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3951 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3956 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3957 This release has many more bugfixes.
3960 @ref{Old downloads}.
3965 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3966 This release has many more bugfixes.
3969 @ref{Old downloads}.
3974 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3975 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3980 @ref{Old downloads}.
3985 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3986 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3987 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3988 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3989 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3990 (@ref{Publications}).
3995 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3996 This release has further bugfixes.
3999 @ref{Old downloads}.
4004 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
4005 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
4006 available for x86/64.
4009 @ref{Old downloads}.
4014 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
4015 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
4016 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4017 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
4018 @ref{Old downloads})
4023 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
4024 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
4025 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4030 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
4031 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4036 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
4037 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4042 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
4043 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4048 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
4049 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
4050 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4055 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
4056 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
4057 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
4058 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4063 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
4064 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4069 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
4070 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
4071 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4076 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4077 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4078 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4079 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4080 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4085 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4086 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4087 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4092 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4093 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4094 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4095 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4100 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4101 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4102 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4103 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4108 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4109 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4111 @ref{Old downloads})
4116 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4117 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4119 @ref{Old downloads})
4124 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4125 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4126 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4128 @ref{Old downloads})
4133 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4134 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4135 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4136 (@ref{Old downloads})
4141 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4142 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4143 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4144 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4149 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4150 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4151 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4152 the development releases even better
4157 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4159 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4160 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4161 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4166 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4167 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4168 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4169 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4170 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4171 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4176 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4177 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4178 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4180 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4185 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4186 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4187 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4188 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4189 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4194 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4195 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4196 (@ref{Old downloads})
4201 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4202 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4203 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4204 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4205 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4206 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4211 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4212 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4213 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4214 (@ref{Publications})
4219 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4220 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4221 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4226 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4227 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4228 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4229 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4234 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4235 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4236 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4241 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4242 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4243 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4248 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4249 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4250 released. (@ref{Changes},
4251 @ref{Old downloads})
4256 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4257 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4258 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4259 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4260 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4261 multi-measure rests.
4263 @ref{Old downloads})
4268 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4269 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4271 @ref{Old downloads})
4276 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4277 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4278 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4279 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4280 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4281 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4282 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4283 @ref{Old downloads})
4288 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4289 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4290 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4291 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4292 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4293 @ref{Old downloads})
4298 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4299 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4300 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4301 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4302 the endings and the middle
4303 part. (@ref{Changes},
4304 @ref{Old downloads})
4309 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4310 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4311 parenthesized, for example,
4314 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4315 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4319 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4320 @ref{Old downloads})
4325 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4326 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4327 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4337 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4338 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4339 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4340 @ref{Old downloads})
4345 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4346 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4347 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4348 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4349 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4350 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4351 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4353 @ref{Old downloads})
4358 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4359 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4360 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4361 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4362 @ref{Old downloads})
4367 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4368 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4369 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4370 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4371 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4372 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4373 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4374 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4375 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4376 @ref{Old downloads})
4381 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4382 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4383 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4384 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4385 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4386 @ref{Old downloads})
4391 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4393 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4394 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4395 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4400 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4401 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4402 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4403 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4404 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4409 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4410 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4411 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4413 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4415 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4417 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4423 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4424 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4425 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4426 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4427 @ref{Old downloads})
4432 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4433 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4434 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4435 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4436 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4439 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4440 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4441 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4442 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4447 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4448 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4449 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4450 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4451 page. Let us know how you fare!
4456 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4457 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4458 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4459 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4460 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4461 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4462 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4463 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4464 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4466 @ref{Old downloads})
4471 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4472 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4473 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4474 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4475 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4476 @ref{Old downloads})
4481 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4482 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4483 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4484 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4485 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4486 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4487 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4488 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4489 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4490 @ref{Old downloads})
4495 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4496 This release has the following new features:
4499 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4500 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4501 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4503 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4504 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4505 and Bertalan Fodor).
4507 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4508 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4511 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4512 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4513 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4517 @ref{Old downloads})
4522 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4523 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4524 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4525 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4526 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4527 van den Borre and Bertalan
4528 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4529 @ref{Old downloads})
4534 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4535 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4536 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4537 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4543 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4544 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4545 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4546 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4547 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4549 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4550 @ref{Old downloads})
4555 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4556 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4557 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4562 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4563 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4564 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4565 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4566 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4567 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4568 @ref{Old downloads})
4573 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4574 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4575 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4576 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4577 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4578 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4579 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4580 @ref{Old downloads})
4585 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4586 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4587 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4588 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4589 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4590 @ref{Old downloads})
4595 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4596 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4597 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4598 @ref{Old downloads})
4603 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4604 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4605 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4606 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4607 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4608 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4609 @ref{Old downloads})
4614 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4615 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4616 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4617 that compute said property, i.e.
4620 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4621 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4624 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4625 @ref{Old downloads})
4630 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4631 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4632 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4633 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4634 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4635 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4636 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4637 users. (@ref{Changes},
4638 @ref{Old downloads})
4643 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4644 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4645 series. (@ref{Changes},
4646 @ref{Old downloads})
4651 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4652 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4653 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4654 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4655 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4656 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4657 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4658 sponsored by Nicolas
4659 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4660 @ref{Old downloads})
4665 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4666 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4667 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4668 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4669 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4670 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4671 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4672 @ref{Old downloads})
4677 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4678 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4679 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4680 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4681 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4682 @ref{Old downloads})
4687 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4688 This is mainly a bugfix
4689 release. (@ref{Changes},
4690 @ref{Old downloads})
4695 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4696 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4697 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4698 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4699 la gravure musicale}.
4704 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4705 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4706 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4707 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4708 @ref{Old downloads})
4713 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4714 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4715 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4716 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4717 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4718 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4723 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4724 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4725 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4726 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4727 @ref{Old downloads})
4732 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4733 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4734 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4735 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4736 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4737 @ref{Old downloads})
4742 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4743 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4744 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4745 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4746 @ref{Old downloads})
4751 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4752 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4753 for a note is proportional to the time it
4754 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4755 @ref{Old downloads})
4760 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4761 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4762 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4767 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4768 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4769 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4770 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4772 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4773 @ref{Old downloads})
4778 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4779 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4780 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4781 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4783 @ref{Old downloads})
4788 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4789 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4790 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4791 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4792 @ref{Old downloads})
4797 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4798 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4800 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4801 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4802 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4803 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4804 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4809 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4810 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4811 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4812 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4817 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4818 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4819 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4820 @ref{Old downloads})
4825 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4826 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4827 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4828 @ref{Old downloads})
4833 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4834 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4835 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4836 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4837 (@ref{Old downloads})
4842 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4843 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4844 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4845 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4850 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4851 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4852 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4853 better help functionality.
4854 (@ref{Old downloads})
4859 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4860 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4861 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4862 compile them directly from
4863 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4868 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4869 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4870 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4875 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4876 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4877 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4878 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4883 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4884 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4885 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4886 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4887 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4892 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4893 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4894 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4899 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4900 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4905 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4906 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4907 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4912 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4913 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4914 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4915 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4916 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4921 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4922 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4923 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4924 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4925 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4926 @ref{Old downloads})
4931 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4933 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4934 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4936 (@ref{Old downloads})
4941 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4942 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4943 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4944 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4945 signatures like 5/8.
4947 @ref{Old downloads})
4952 @subheading April 18, 2005
4953 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4954 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4955 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4956 More details are in the
4958 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4963 @subheading April 15, 2005
4964 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4965 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4966 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4967 Scheme code. Take a look at
4969 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4974 @subheading April 6, 2005
4975 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4976 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4977 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4982 @subheading March 31, 2005
4983 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4984 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4985 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4990 @subheading March 20, 2005
4991 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4992 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4998 @subheading March 14, 2005
4999 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
5000 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
5001 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
5002 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5003 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5008 @subheading March 7, 2005
5009 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
5010 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
5011 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
5012 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
5013 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
5015 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5020 @subheading March 7, 2005
5021 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
5022 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
5028 @subheading February 28, 2005
5029 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
5030 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
5031 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
5032 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
5038 @subheading February 28, 2005
5039 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
5040 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}.
5041 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5042 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5047 @subheading February 26, 2005
5048 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
5049 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
5050 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
5051 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
5056 @subheading February 21, 2005
5057 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
5058 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
5059 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
5060 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
5062 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5067 @subheading February 4, 2005
5068 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
5069 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
5070 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
5071 @ref{Old downloads}!
5076 @subheading January 31, 2005
5077 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5078 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5079 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5085 @subheading January 26, 2005
5086 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5087 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5093 @subheading January 16, 2005
5094 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5095 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5096 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5098 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5100 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5105 @subheading January 11, 2005
5106 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5107 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5108 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5109 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5110 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5111 font code by Werner.
5113 and check out the changes in
5114 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5119 @subheading January 02, 2005
5120 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5121 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5122 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5123 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5124 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5125 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5126 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5127 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5128 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5131 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5136 @subheading December 28, 2004
5137 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5138 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5139 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5140 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5142 and check out the changes in
5143 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5148 @subheading December 20, 2004
5149 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5150 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5151 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5152 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5153 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5156 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5161 @subheading December 3, 2004
5162 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5163 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5164 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5165 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5166 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5167 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5168 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5169 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5173 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5178 @subheading November 26, 2004
5179 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5180 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5181 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5182 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5183 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5185 and check out the changes in
5186 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5191 @subheading November 20, 2004
5192 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5193 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5194 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5195 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5196 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5197 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5198 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5199 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5202 and check out the changes in
5203 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5208 @subheading November 12, 2004
5209 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5210 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5211 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5212 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5213 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5216 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5219 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5220 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5221 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5222 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5223 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5226 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5231 @subheading November 11, 2004
5232 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5233 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5239 @subheading November 4, 2004
5240 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5241 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5243 and check out the changes in
5244 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5249 @subheading October 31, 2004
5250 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5251 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5252 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5253 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5260 @subheading October 29, 2004
5261 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5262 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5263 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5265 and check out the changes in
5266 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5271 @subheading October 29, 2004
5272 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5273 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5274 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5275 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
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 27, 2004
5284 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5285 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5286 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
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 24, 2004
5295 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5296 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5297 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5299 and check out the changes in
5300 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5305 @subheading October 10, 2004
5306 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5307 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5308 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5312 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5317 @subheading October 09, 2004
5318 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5319 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5320 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5324 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5329 @subheading October 02, 2004
5330 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5331 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5332 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5333 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5334 in the documentation.
5336 and check out the changes in
5337 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5342 @subheading September 29, 2004
5343 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
5344 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5345 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5346 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5351 @subheading September 26, 2004
5352 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5354 and check out the changes
5355 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5360 @subheading September 20, 2004
5361 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5362 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5363 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5364 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5365 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5366 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5369 and check out the changes in
5370 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5375 @subheading September 11, 2004
5376 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5377 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5378 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5379 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5380 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5381 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5382 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5383 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5384 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5385 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5386 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5387 will hold users back in switching.
5389 and check out the changes in
5390 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5395 @subheading September 10, 2004
5396 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5397 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5398 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5399 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5400 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5401 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5403 and check out the changes in
5404 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5409 @subheading September 6, 2004
5410 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5411 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5412 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5413 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5414 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5418 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5423 @subheading August 29, 2004
5424 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5425 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5426 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5427 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5428 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5429 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5430 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5431 chapter of the user manual.
5432 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5437 @subheading August 29, 2004
5438 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5439 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5440 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5441 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5442 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5443 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5447 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5452 @subheading August 24, 2004
5453 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5454 disappearing metronome mark.
5456 and check out the changes in
5457 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5462 @subheading August 23, 2004
5463 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5464 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5465 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5466 `doubleSlurs' property.
5468 and check out the changes in
5469 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5474 @subheading August 3, 2004
5475 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5476 annoying bugs fixed.
5479 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5484 @subheading August 1, 2004
5485 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5486 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5487 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5488 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5489 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5490 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5493 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5494 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5496 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5497 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5502 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5507 @subheading July 30, 2004
5508 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5509 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5510 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5511 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5512 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5513 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5514 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5515 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5516 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5517 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5520 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5525 @subheading July 23, 2004
5526 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5527 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5528 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5529 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5532 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5537 @subheading July 19, 2004
5538 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5539 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5540 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5541 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5542 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5543 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5544 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5545 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5546 beat within the measure.
5548 and check out the changes in
5549 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5554 @subheading July 15, 2004
5555 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5559 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5564 @subheading July 11, 2004
5565 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5571 @subheading July 5, 2004
5572 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5573 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5574 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5575 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5577 and check out the changes
5578 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5583 @subheading July 5, 2004
5584 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5588 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5593 @subheading June 25, 2004
5594 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5595 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5596 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5597 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5598 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5599 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5600 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5602 @ref{Old downloads}.
5607 @subheading June 20, 2004
5608 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5609 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
5610 @ref{Old downloads}.
5615 @subheading June 13, 2004
5616 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5617 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5618 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5620 @ref{Old downloads}.
5625 @subheading May 31, 2004
5626 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5627 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5628 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5630 @ref{Old downloads}.
5635 @subheading May 31, 2004
5636 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5637 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5638 or head straight to the
5639 @ref{Old downloads}.
5644 @subheading May 26, 2004
5645 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5646 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5647 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5648 @ref{Old downloads}.
5653 @subheading May 9, 2004
5654 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5655 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5656 @ref{Old downloads}.
5661 @subheading May 4, 2004
5662 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5664 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5665 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5666 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5667 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5668 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5673 @subheading May 3, 2004
5674 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5675 @ref{Old downloads}.
5680 @subheading April 17, 2004
5681 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5682 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5688 @subheading April 12, 2004
5689 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5690 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5691 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5692 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5693 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5694 @ref{Old downloads}.
5699 @subheading April 8, 2004
5700 A French article on the new LilyPond
5701 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5706 @subheading April 8, 2004
5707 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5708 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5714 @subheading April 1, 2004
5715 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5716 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5717 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5718 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5719 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5720 @ref{Old downloads}.
5725 @subheading March 31, 2004
5726 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5727 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5728 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5729 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5731 @ref{Old downloads}.
5736 @subheading March 30, 2004
5737 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5739 @ref{Old downloads}.
5744 @subheading March 28, 2004
5745 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5746 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5747 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5754 @subheading March 22, 2004
5755 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5756 @ref{Old downloads}.
5761 @subheading March 21, 2004
5762 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5769 @subheading March 20, 2004
5770 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5771 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5772 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5774 @ref{Old downloads}.
5779 @subheading March 15, 2004
5780 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5781 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5782 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5785 @ref{Old downloads}.
5790 @subheading March 14, 2004
5792 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5793 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5799 @subheading March 11, 2004
5800 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5802 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5803 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5804 authors of LilyPond.
5809 @subheading March 11, 2004
5810 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5811 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5814 @ref{Old downloads}.
5819 @subheading March 9, 2004
5820 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5821 experimental support for producing titles with
5827 @subheading February 29, 2004
5828 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5829 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5830 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5832 @ref{Old downloads}.
5837 @subheading February 24, 2004
5838 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5839 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5840 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5842 @ref{Old downloads}.
5847 @subheading February 23, 2004
5848 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5849 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5850 produce cue notes. More information in the
5857 @subheading February 18, 2004
5858 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5859 for altering accidental rules.
5865 @subheading February 16, 2004
5866 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5867 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5868 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5869 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5870 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5871 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5872 More information in the
5879 @subheading February 13, 2004
5880 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5881 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5882 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5889 @subheading February 12, 2004
5890 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5891 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5892 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5893 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5900 @subheading February 9, 2004
5901 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5902 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5903 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5904 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5905 More information in the
5912 @subheading February 5, 2004
5913 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5914 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5915 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5916 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5917 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5918 More information in the
5925 @subheading February 4, 2004
5926 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5927 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5928 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5936 @subheading February 2, 2004
5937 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5938 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5939 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5946 @subheading January 28, 2004
5947 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5948 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5949 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5950 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5959 @subheading January 26, 2004
5960 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5961 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5964 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5969 @subheading January 21, 2004
5971 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5972 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5973 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5976 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5981 @subheading January 20, 2004
5982 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5983 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5984 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5985 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5990 @subheading January 20, 2004
5991 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5992 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5993 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5994 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
6000 @subheading January 19, 2004
6001 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
6002 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
6004 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6009 @subheading January 18, 2004
6010 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
6011 available for Windows! For downloading, go
6012 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
6017 @subheading January 17, 2004
6018 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
6019 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
6020 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
6022 More information in the
6023 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6028 @subheading January 16, 2004
6029 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
6030 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
6032 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6037 @subheading January 13, 2004
6038 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
6039 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
6040 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
6042 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6047 @subheading January 9, 2004
6048 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
6049 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
6050 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
6051 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
6052 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
6053 individual music expressions.
6054 More information in the
6055 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6060 @subheading January 7, 2004
6061 An update to the stable branch,
6062 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
6063 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
6068 @subheading January 6, 2004
6069 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
6070 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
6071 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6072 More information in the
6073 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6078 @subheading January 4, 2004
6079 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6081 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6082 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6087 @subheading January 2, 2004
6088 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6089 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6090 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6091 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6096 @subheading December 30, 2003
6097 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6098 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6099 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6100 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6105 @subheading December 23, 2003
6106 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6107 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6108 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6109 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6110 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6111 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6116 @subheading December 17, 2003
6117 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6118 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6119 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6121 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6126 @subheading December 16, 2003
6127 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6128 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6129 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6130 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6135 @subheading October 11, 2003
6136 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6138 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6143 @subheading October 11, 2003
6144 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6146 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6147 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6152 @subheading October 9, 2003
6153 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6154 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6155 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6160 @subheading October 5, 2003
6161 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6168 @subheading October 4, 2003
6169 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6171 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6172 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6177 @subheading September 29, 2003
6178 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6179 contains minor bugfixes.
6180 See the @ref{Changes}
6181 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6186 @subheading September 27, 2003
6187 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6188 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6189 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6195 @subheading September 24, 2003
6196 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6197 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6198 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6199 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6200 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6205 @subheading September 24, 2003
6206 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6207 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6208 the @ref{Changes} and
6209 download @uref{install/,here}.
6214 @subheading September 23, 2003
6215 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6216 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6217 the @ref{Changes} and
6218 download @uref{install/,here}.
6223 @subheading September 19, 2003
6224 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6225 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6226 the @ref{Changes} and
6227 download @uref{install/,here}.
6232 @subheading September 17, 2003
6233 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6234 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6240 @subheading September 16, 2003
6241 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6242 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6248 @subheading September 10, 2003
6249 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6250 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6251 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6252 will be available in a few weeks.
6258 @subheading September 9, 2003
6259 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6260 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6266 @subheading September 7, 2003
6267 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6268 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6274 @subheading August 31, 2003
6275 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6276 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6277 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6283 @subheading August 31, 2003
6284 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6285 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6290 @subheading August 31, 2003
6291 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6292 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6293 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6294 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6299 @subheading August 28, 2003
6300 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6301 @ref{Changes} and get it
6302 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6307 @subheading August 26, 2003
6308 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6309 @ref{Changes} and get it
6310 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6315 @subheading August 25, 2003
6316 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6317 @ref{Changes} and get it
6318 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6323 @subheading August 25, 2003
6324 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6325 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6330 @subheading August 21, 2003
6331 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6332 read the @ref{Changes}.
6337 @subheading August 18, 2003
6338 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6339 has been updated to 1.8.
6340 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6345 @subheading August 7, 2003
6346 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6347 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6352 @subheading August 7, 2003
6353 New website went live!
6358 @subheading August 6, 2003
6359 Announced new website.
6364 @subheading August 1, 2003
6365 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6370 @subheading July 30, 2003
6371 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6372 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6378 @subheading July 29, 2003
6379 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6380 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.