1 @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.27. 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 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.26. 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 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.25. 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 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.24. 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 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.23. 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 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.22. 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 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.21. 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 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.20. 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 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.19. 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 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.18. 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 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.17. 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 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
164 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.16. 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
171 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
172 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
177 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
180 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
181 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
182 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
183 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
189 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
192 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
193 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
194 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
195 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
201 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
204 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
205 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
206 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
207 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
213 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
216 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
217 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
218 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
219 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
225 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
228 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
229 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
230 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
231 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
237 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
240 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
241 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
242 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
243 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
249 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
252 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
253 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
254 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
255 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
261 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
264 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
265 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
266 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
267 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
273 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
276 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
277 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
278 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
279 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
285 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
288 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
289 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
290 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
291 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
297 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
300 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
301 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
302 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
303 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
308 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
310 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
311 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
312 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
313 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
314 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
319 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
321 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
322 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
323 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
324 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
325 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
332 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
333 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
334 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
335 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
336 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
338 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
339 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
344 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
346 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
347 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
348 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
349 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
350 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
355 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
357 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
358 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
359 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
360 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
361 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
369 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
370 some 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 require
372 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
377 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
379 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
380 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
381 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
382 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
383 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
384 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
385 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
386 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
391 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
393 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
394 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
395 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
396 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
397 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
398 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
399 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
400 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
405 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
407 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
408 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
409 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
410 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
411 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
412 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
413 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
414 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
420 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
422 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
423 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
424 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
425 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
426 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
431 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
433 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
434 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
435 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
436 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
437 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
442 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
444 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
445 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
446 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
447 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
448 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
453 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
456 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
457 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
458 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
459 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
464 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
466 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
467 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
468 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
469 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
470 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
475 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
478 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
479 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
480 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
481 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
486 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
489 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
490 some 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 require
492 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
497 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
499 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
500 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
501 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
502 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
503 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
505 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
506 with positioning text.
511 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
513 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
514 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
515 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
516 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
517 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
522 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
524 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
525 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
526 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
527 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
528 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
533 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
535 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
536 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
537 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
538 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
539 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
544 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
546 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
547 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
548 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
549 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
550 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
555 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
557 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
558 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
559 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
560 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
561 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
566 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
570 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
571 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
572 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
577 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
579 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
580 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
581 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
582 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
583 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
588 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
590 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
591 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
592 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
593 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
594 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
595 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
600 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
602 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
603 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
604 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
605 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
606 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
611 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
614 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
615 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
616 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
617 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
622 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
624 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
625 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
626 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
627 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
628 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
633 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
635 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
636 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
637 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
638 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
639 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
644 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
646 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
647 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
648 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
649 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
650 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
655 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
657 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
658 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
659 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
660 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
661 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
666 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
668 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
669 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
670 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
671 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
672 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
678 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
680 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
681 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
682 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
686 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
689 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
690 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
691 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
692 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
697 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
699 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
700 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
701 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
702 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
703 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
708 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
710 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
711 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
712 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
713 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
718 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
720 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
721 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
722 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
723 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
728 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
730 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
731 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
732 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
733 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
738 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
740 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
741 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
742 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
743 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
749 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
751 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
752 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
753 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
754 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
759 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
761 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
762 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
763 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
764 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
766 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
767 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
771 Support for kievan square notation
773 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
775 Music functions have become quite more versatile
778 A full list of new features is given in:
781 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
784 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
786 Main development team:
788 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
789 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
790 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
791 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
792 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
795 Programming contributors:
797 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
798 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
799 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
800 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
802 Documentation contributors:
804 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
808 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
813 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
815 Translation contributors:
817 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
822 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
824 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
825 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
826 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
828 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
829 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
830 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
832 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
833 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
839 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
841 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
842 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
844 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
845 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
846 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
853 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
855 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
856 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
857 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
858 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
859 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
860 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
863 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
864 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
869 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
871 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
872 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
873 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
874 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
875 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
881 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
883 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
884 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
885 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
886 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
889 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
890 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
891 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
898 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
900 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
901 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
903 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
904 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
905 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
912 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
914 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
915 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
916 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
917 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
918 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
924 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
926 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
927 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
928 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
929 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
932 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
933 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
934 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
941 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
943 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
944 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
945 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
946 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
947 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
948 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
951 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
952 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
959 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
961 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
962 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
963 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
964 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
967 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
968 candidate will be required.
974 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
976 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
977 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
978 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
979 working on open source software.
981 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
982 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
988 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
990 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
991 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
992 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
993 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
996 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
997 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
998 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1005 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1007 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1008 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1009 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1010 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1013 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1014 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1015 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1022 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1024 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1025 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1026 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1027 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1030 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1031 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1038 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1040 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1041 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1043 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1044 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1045 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1052 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1054 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1055 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1057 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1058 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1059 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1066 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1068 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1069 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1071 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1072 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1073 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1080 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1082 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1083 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1084 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1085 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1088 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1089 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1096 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1098 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1099 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1101 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1102 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1103 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1110 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1112 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1113 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1115 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1116 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1117 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1124 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1126 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1127 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1128 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1129 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1132 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1133 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1134 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1141 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1143 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1144 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1146 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1147 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1148 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1155 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1157 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1158 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1160 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1161 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1162 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1169 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1171 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1172 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1174 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1175 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1176 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1183 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1185 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1186 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1187 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1188 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1189 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1192 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1193 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1200 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1202 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1203 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1205 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1206 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1207 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1210 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1216 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1218 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1219 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1221 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1222 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1223 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1230 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1235 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1236 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1237 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1244 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1246 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1247 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1249 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1250 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1251 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1258 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1261 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1263 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1264 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1265 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1272 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1274 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1275 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1277 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1278 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1279 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1286 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1288 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1289 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1291 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1292 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1293 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1300 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1302 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1303 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1305 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1306 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1307 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1314 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1316 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1317 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1319 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1320 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1321 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1328 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1330 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1331 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1333 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1334 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1335 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1342 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1345 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1347 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1348 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1349 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1356 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1358 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1359 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1361 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1362 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1363 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1370 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1372 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1373 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1375 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1376 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1377 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1384 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1386 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1387 Critical regression.
1393 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1395 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1396 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1397 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1398 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1401 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1402 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1403 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1410 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1412 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1413 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1415 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1416 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1417 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1418 not the next release candidate.
1424 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1426 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1427 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1429 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1430 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1431 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1432 next release candidate.
1438 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1441 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1442 support for MacOS X 10.7.
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 outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1447 next release candidate.
1453 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1455 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1456 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1457 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1458 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1461 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1462 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1463 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1470 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1473 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1475 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1476 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1482 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1487 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1488 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1494 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1497 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1498 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1506 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1509 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1511 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1512 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1518 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1523 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1524 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1533 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1535 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1536 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1542 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. 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.
1554 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1556 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1557 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1558 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1563 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1565 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1566 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1567 usual number of bugs.
1569 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1570 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1575 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1577 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1578 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1579 usual number of bugs.
1581 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1582 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1588 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1590 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1591 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1592 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1593 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1595 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1596 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1601 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1604 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1605 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1608 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1613 A full list of new features is given in:
1616 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1619 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1621 Main development team:
1623 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1624 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1625 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1626 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1627 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1629 Programming contributors:
1631 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1632 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1633 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1634 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1635 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1636 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1640 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1642 Documentation contributors:
1644 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1645 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1649 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1650 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1652 Binaries support contributors:
1656 Translation contributors:
1658 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1659 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1666 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1668 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1669 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1670 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1671 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1674 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1675 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1676 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1683 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1685 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1686 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1688 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1689 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1695 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1697 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1698 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1700 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1701 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1707 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1709 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1710 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1712 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1713 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1719 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1721 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1722 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1723 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1724 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1725 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1726 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1727 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1732 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1734 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1735 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1737 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1738 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1744 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1746 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1747 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1748 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1749 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1752 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1753 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1754 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1761 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1763 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1764 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1765 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1766 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1769 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1770 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1771 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1778 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1780 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1781 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1782 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1783 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1786 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1787 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1788 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1795 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1797 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1798 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1800 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1801 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1807 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1809 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1810 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1811 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1812 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1813 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1819 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1821 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1822 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1823 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1824 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1827 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1828 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1829 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1836 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1838 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1839 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1841 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1842 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1847 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1850 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1852 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1853 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1858 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1863 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1864 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1870 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1873 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1875 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1876 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1877 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1883 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1885 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1886 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1887 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1894 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1896 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1897 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1898 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1899 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1902 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1903 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1904 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1911 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1913 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1914 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1915 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1923 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1925 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1926 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1927 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1935 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1937 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1938 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1939 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1940 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1941 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1947 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1949 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1950 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1951 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1952 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1955 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1956 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1957 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1964 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1966 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1967 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1968 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1977 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1979 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1980 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1981 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1982 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1985 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1986 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1987 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1988 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1994 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1996 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1997 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1998 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1999 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2002 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2003 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2004 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2005 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2011 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2013 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2014 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2015 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2018 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2019 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2020 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2026 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2028 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2029 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2030 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2033 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2034 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2035 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2041 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2043 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2044 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2045 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2048 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2049 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2050 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2056 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2058 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2059 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2060 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2061 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2064 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2065 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2066 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2067 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2076 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2078 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2079 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2080 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2081 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2082 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2083 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2084 read on to find out what for!
2087 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2088 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2095 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2097 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2098 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2099 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2100 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2103 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2104 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2105 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2106 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2113 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2115 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2116 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2117 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2118 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2121 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2122 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2123 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2124 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2131 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2133 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2134 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2135 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2138 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2139 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2140 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2145 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2147 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2148 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2149 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2150 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2151 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2155 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2156 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2163 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2165 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2166 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2167 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2168 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2171 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2172 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2173 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2174 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2176 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2178 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2179 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2180 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2186 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2188 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2189 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2190 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2191 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2194 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2195 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2196 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2197 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2198 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2199 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2205 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2207 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2208 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2209 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2218 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2220 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2221 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2222 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2229 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2231 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2232 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2233 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2234 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2235 the bug report of the report!
2238 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2239 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2245 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2247 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2248 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2249 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2256 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2258 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2259 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2260 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2267 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2269 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2270 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2271 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2272 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2276 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2277 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2285 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2288 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2289 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2292 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2293 caution and expect breakage.
2298 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2300 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2301 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2302 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2305 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2306 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2307 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2308 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2313 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2315 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2316 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2317 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2323 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2325 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2326 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2327 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2328 improvements to the new website.
2330 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2331 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2333 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2334 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2336 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2342 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2345 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2346 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2351 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2353 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2354 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2355 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2361 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2363 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2364 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2365 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2371 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2373 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2374 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2375 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2380 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2382 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2383 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2384 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2389 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2391 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2392 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2393 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2396 This release should be of particular interest to package
2397 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2398 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2399 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2405 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2407 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2408 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2409 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2410 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2413 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2414 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2421 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2423 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2424 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2425 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2428 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2429 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2430 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2431 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2432 see the Changes document for more information.
2436 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2438 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2439 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2440 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2445 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2447 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2448 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2449 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2450 so this release is intended for developers only.
2454 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2456 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2457 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2458 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2463 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2465 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2466 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2471 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2474 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2475 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2481 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2483 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2484 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2485 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2486 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2487 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2489 What are you waiting for? Come
2490 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2491 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2496 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2498 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2499 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2500 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2504 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2506 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2507 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2508 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2509 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2510 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2515 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2517 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2518 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2519 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2523 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2525 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2526 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2527 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2528 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2532 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2534 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2535 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2536 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2537 and English names for feta filenames.
2543 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2545 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2546 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2547 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2548 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2551 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2552 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2553 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2559 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2561 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2562 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2563 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2564 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2566 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2567 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2572 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2574 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2575 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2581 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2583 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2584 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2585 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2592 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2594 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2595 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2596 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2597 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2599 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2600 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2601 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2609 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2611 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2612 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2613 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2614 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2615 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2616 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2617 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2618 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2624 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2626 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2627 its team, its world, its community.
2628 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2629 to read the full issue...
2634 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2636 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2637 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2638 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2643 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2645 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2646 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2652 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2654 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2656 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2663 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2665 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2666 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2667 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2668 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2669 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2671 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2672 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2674 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2676 @ref{Old downloads}.
2681 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2683 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2684 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2685 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2686 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2687 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2688 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2691 @ref{Old downloads}.
2696 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2698 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2699 documentation and translations.
2700 @ref{Old downloads}.
2705 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2707 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2708 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2709 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2710 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2711 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2713 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2714 @ref{Old downloads}.
2719 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2721 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2722 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2723 (teaching) has been added.
2725 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2727 @ref{Old downloads}.
2732 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2734 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2735 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2736 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2737 @ref{Old downloads}.
2742 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2744 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2745 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2746 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2747 translations of the documentation.
2748 @ref{Old downloads}.
2753 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2755 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2756 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2757 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2758 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2759 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2760 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2761 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2762 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2763 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2765 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2767 @ref{Old downloads}.
2772 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2774 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2775 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2776 markup command names have been made.
2779 @ref{Old downloads}.
2784 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2786 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2787 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2788 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2789 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2790 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2793 @ref{Old downloads}.
2798 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2800 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2801 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2803 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2804 @ref{Old downloads}.
2809 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2811 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2812 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2813 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2815 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2823 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2825 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2826 @ref{Old downloads}.
2831 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2833 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2834 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2835 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2837 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2839 @ref{Old downloads}.
2844 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2846 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2847 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2848 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2849 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2851 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2852 @ref{Old downloads}.
2857 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2859 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2860 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2863 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2864 @ref{Old downloads}.
2869 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2871 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2872 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2877 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2879 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2880 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2885 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2887 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2889 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2890 @ref{Old downloads}.
2895 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2897 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2898 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2899 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2901 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2902 @ref{Old downloads}.
2907 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2909 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2910 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2915 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2917 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2918 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2923 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2925 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2926 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2927 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2929 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2930 @ref{Old downloads}.
2935 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2937 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2938 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2940 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2942 @ref{Old downloads}.
2947 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2949 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2950 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2951 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2952 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2953 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2954 announce releases and special events.
2959 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2961 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2962 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2963 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2968 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2970 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2971 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2972 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2973 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2974 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2977 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2979 @ref{Old downloads}.
2984 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2986 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2987 names has been added to the MusicXML
2990 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2991 @ref{Old downloads}.
2996 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2998 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3003 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3005 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3006 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3007 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3010 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3011 @ref{Old downloads}.
3016 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3018 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3021 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3022 @ref{Old downloads}.
3027 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3029 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3030 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3031 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3032 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3033 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3034 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3040 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3042 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3043 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3044 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3046 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3047 @ref{Old downloads}.
3052 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3054 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3055 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3060 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3062 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3063 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3064 Grand Documentation Project.
3066 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3067 @ref{Old downloads}.
3072 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3074 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3076 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3077 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3078 @ref{Old downloads}.
3083 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3085 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3087 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3088 @ref{Old downloads}.
3093 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3095 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3096 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3098 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3099 @ref{Old downloads}.
3104 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3106 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3107 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3108 for the translations.
3110 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3111 @ref{Old downloads}.
3116 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3118 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3119 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3120 and lots of updates for the translations.
3122 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3123 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3124 @ref{Old downloads}.
3129 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3131 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3132 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3133 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3134 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3139 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3140 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3141 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3142 spacing engine code.
3144 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3145 @ref{Old downloads}.
3150 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3152 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3153 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3155 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3156 @ref{Old downloads}.
3161 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3163 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3164 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3166 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3167 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3168 @ref{Old downloads}.
3173 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3174 This has lots of bugfixes.
3176 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3177 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3178 @ref{Old downloads}.
3183 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3184 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3185 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3186 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3191 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3192 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3194 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3196 @ref{Old downloads}.
3201 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3202 This release has some documentation updates.
3204 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3206 @ref{Old downloads}.
3211 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3212 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3213 disponibles en ligne ---
3214 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3215 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3216 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3217 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3222 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3223 This release fixes many bugs.
3225 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3226 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3228 @ref{Old downloads}.
3233 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3234 This release fixes many bugs.
3236 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3237 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3239 @ref{Old downloads}.
3244 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3245 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3246 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3248 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3250 @ref{Old downloads}.
3255 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3256 This release fixes still more bugs.
3258 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3260 @ref{Old downloads}.
3265 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3266 This release fixes many bugs.
3267 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3268 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3270 @ref{Old downloads})
3275 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3276 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3277 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3278 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3280 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3281 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3283 @ref{Old downloads}.
3288 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3289 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3290 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3292 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3299 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3300 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3301 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3303 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3305 @ref{Old downloads}.
3310 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3311 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3312 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3314 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3316 @ref{Old downloads}.
3321 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3322 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3325 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3327 @ref{Old downloads}.
3332 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3333 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3335 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3337 @ref{Old downloads}.
3342 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3343 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3344 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3345 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3347 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3349 @ref{Old downloads}.
3354 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3355 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3356 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3357 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3358 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3359 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3361 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3363 @ref{Old downloads}.
3368 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3369 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3370 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3373 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3375 @ref{Old downloads}.
3380 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3381 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3382 further improvements in the regression test suite
3386 @ref{Old downloads}.
3391 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3392 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3396 @ref{Old downloads}.
3401 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3402 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3407 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3408 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3413 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3414 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3418 @ref{Old downloads}.
3423 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3424 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3425 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3429 @ref{Old downloads}.
3434 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3435 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3439 @ref{Old downloads}.
3444 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3445 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3450 @ref{Old downloads}.
3455 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3456 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3460 @ref{Old downloads}.
3465 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3466 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3467 within a system as well as between systems.
3471 @ref{Old downloads}.
3476 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3477 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3478 test results} and several website build improvements.
3482 @ref{Old downloads}.
3487 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3488 This release fixes several bugs.
3491 @ref{Old downloads}.
3496 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3497 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3502 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3503 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3504 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3505 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3506 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3511 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3512 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3516 @ref{Old downloads}.
3521 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3522 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3525 @ref{Old downloads}.
3530 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3531 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3535 @ref{Old downloads}.
3540 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3541 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3544 @ref{Old downloads}.
3549 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3550 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3555 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3556 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3557 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3562 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3563 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3564 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3569 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3570 This release has many more bugfixes.
3573 @ref{Old downloads}.
3578 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3579 This release has many more bugfixes.
3582 @ref{Old downloads}.
3587 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3588 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3593 @ref{Old downloads}.
3598 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3599 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3600 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3601 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3602 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3603 (@ref{Publications}).
3608 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3609 This release has further bugfixes.
3612 @ref{Old downloads}.
3617 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3618 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3619 available for x86/64.
3622 @ref{Old downloads}.
3627 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3628 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3629 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3630 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3631 @ref{Old downloads})
3636 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3637 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3638 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3643 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3644 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3649 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3650 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3655 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3656 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3661 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3662 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3663 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3668 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3669 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3670 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3671 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3676 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3677 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3682 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3683 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3684 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3689 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3690 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3691 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3692 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3693 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3698 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3699 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3700 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3705 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3706 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3707 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3708 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3713 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3714 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3715 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3716 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3721 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3722 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3724 @ref{Old downloads})
3729 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3730 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3732 @ref{Old downloads})
3737 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3738 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3739 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3741 @ref{Old downloads})
3746 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3747 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3748 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3749 (@ref{Old downloads})
3754 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3755 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3756 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3757 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3762 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3763 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3764 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3765 the development releases even better
3770 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3772 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3773 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3774 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3779 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3780 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3781 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3782 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3783 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3784 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3789 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3790 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3791 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3793 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3798 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3799 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3800 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3801 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3802 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3807 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3808 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3809 (@ref{Old downloads})
3814 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3815 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3816 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3817 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3818 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3819 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3824 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3825 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3826 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3827 (@ref{Publications})
3832 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3833 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3834 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3839 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3840 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3841 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3842 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3847 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3848 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3849 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3854 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3855 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3856 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3861 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3862 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3863 released. (@ref{Changes},
3864 @ref{Old downloads})
3869 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3870 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3871 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3872 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3873 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3874 multi-measure rests.
3876 @ref{Old downloads})
3881 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3882 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3884 @ref{Old downloads})
3889 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3890 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3891 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3892 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3893 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3894 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3895 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3896 @ref{Old downloads})
3901 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3902 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3903 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3904 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3905 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3906 @ref{Old downloads})
3911 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3912 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3913 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3914 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3915 the endings and the middle
3916 part. (@ref{Changes},
3917 @ref{Old downloads})
3922 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3923 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3924 parenthesized, for example,
3927 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3928 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3932 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3933 @ref{Old downloads})
3938 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3939 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3940 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3950 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3951 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3952 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3953 @ref{Old downloads})
3958 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3959 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3960 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3961 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3962 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3963 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3964 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3966 @ref{Old downloads})
3971 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3972 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3973 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3974 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3975 @ref{Old downloads})
3980 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3981 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3982 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3983 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3984 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3985 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3986 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3987 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3988 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3989 @ref{Old downloads})
3994 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3995 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3996 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3997 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3998 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3999 @ref{Old downloads})
4004 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4006 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4007 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4008 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4013 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4014 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4015 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4016 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4017 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4022 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4023 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4024 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4026 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4028 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4030 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4036 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4037 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4038 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4039 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4040 @ref{Old downloads})
4045 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4046 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4047 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4048 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4049 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4052 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4053 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4054 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4055 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4060 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4061 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4062 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4063 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4064 page. Let us know how you fare!
4069 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4070 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4071 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4072 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4073 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4074 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4075 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4076 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4077 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4079 @ref{Old downloads})
4084 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4085 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4086 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4087 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4088 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4089 @ref{Old downloads})
4094 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4095 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4096 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4097 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4098 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4099 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4100 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4101 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4102 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4103 @ref{Old downloads})
4108 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4109 This release has the following new features:
4112 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4113 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4114 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4116 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4117 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4118 and Bertalan Fodor).
4120 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4121 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4124 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4125 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4126 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4130 @ref{Old downloads})
4135 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4136 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4137 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4138 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4139 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4140 van den Borre and Bertalan
4141 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4142 @ref{Old downloads})
4147 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4148 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4149 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4150 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4156 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4157 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4158 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4159 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4160 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4162 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4163 @ref{Old downloads})
4168 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4169 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4170 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4175 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4176 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4177 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4178 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4179 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4180 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4181 @ref{Old downloads})
4186 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4187 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4188 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4189 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4190 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4191 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4192 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4193 @ref{Old downloads})
4198 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4199 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4200 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4201 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4202 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4203 @ref{Old downloads})
4208 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4209 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4210 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4211 @ref{Old downloads})
4216 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4217 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4218 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4219 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4220 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4221 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4222 @ref{Old downloads})
4227 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4228 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4229 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4230 that compute said property, i.e.
4233 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4234 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4237 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4238 @ref{Old downloads})
4243 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4244 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4245 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4246 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4247 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4248 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4249 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4250 users. (@ref{Changes},
4251 @ref{Old downloads})
4256 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4257 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4258 series. (@ref{Changes},
4259 @ref{Old downloads})
4264 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4265 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4266 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4267 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4268 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4269 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4270 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4271 sponsored by Nicolas
4272 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4273 @ref{Old downloads})
4278 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4279 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4280 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4281 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4282 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4283 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4284 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4285 @ref{Old downloads})
4290 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4291 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4292 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4293 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4294 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4295 @ref{Old downloads})
4300 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4301 This is mainly a bugfix
4302 release. (@ref{Changes},
4303 @ref{Old downloads})
4308 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4309 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4310 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4311 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4312 la gravure musicale}.
4317 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4318 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4319 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4320 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4321 @ref{Old downloads})
4326 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4327 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4328 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4329 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4330 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4331 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4336 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4337 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4338 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4339 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4340 @ref{Old downloads})
4345 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4346 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4347 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4348 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4349 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4350 @ref{Old downloads})
4355 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4356 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4357 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4358 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4359 @ref{Old downloads})
4364 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4365 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4366 for a note is proportional to the time it
4367 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4368 @ref{Old downloads})
4373 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4374 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4375 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4380 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4381 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4382 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4383 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4385 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4386 @ref{Old downloads})
4391 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4392 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4393 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4394 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4396 @ref{Old downloads})
4401 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4402 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4403 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4404 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4405 @ref{Old downloads})
4410 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4411 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4413 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4414 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4415 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4416 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4417 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4422 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4423 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4424 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4425 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4430 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4431 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4432 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4433 @ref{Old downloads})
4438 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4439 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4440 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4441 @ref{Old downloads})
4446 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4447 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4448 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4449 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4450 (@ref{Old downloads})
4455 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4456 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4457 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4458 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4463 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4464 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4465 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4466 better help functionality.
4467 (@ref{Old downloads})
4472 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4473 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4474 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4475 compile them directly from
4476 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4481 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4482 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4483 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4488 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4489 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4490 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4491 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4496 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4497 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4498 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4499 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4500 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4505 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4506 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4507 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4512 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4513 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4518 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4519 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4520 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4525 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4526 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4527 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4528 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4529 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4534 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4535 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4536 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4537 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4538 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4539 @ref{Old downloads})
4544 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4546 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4547 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4549 (@ref{Old downloads})
4554 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4555 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4556 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4557 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4558 signatures like 5/8.
4560 @ref{Old downloads})
4565 @subheading April 18, 2005
4566 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4567 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4568 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4569 More details are in the
4571 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4576 @subheading April 15, 2005
4577 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4578 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4579 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4580 Scheme code. Take a look at
4582 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4587 @subheading April 6, 2005
4588 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4589 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4590 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4595 @subheading March 31, 2005
4596 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4597 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4598 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4603 @subheading March 20, 2005
4604 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4605 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4611 @subheading March 14, 2005
4612 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4613 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4614 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4615 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4616 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4621 @subheading March 7, 2005
4622 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4623 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4624 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4625 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4626 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4628 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4633 @subheading March 7, 2005
4634 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4635 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4641 @subheading February 28, 2005
4642 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
4643 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4644 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4645 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4651 @subheading February 28, 2005
4652 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4653 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}.
4654 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4655 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4660 @subheading February 26, 2005
4661 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4662 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4663 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4664 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4669 @subheading February 21, 2005
4670 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4671 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4672 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4673 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4675 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4680 @subheading February 4, 2005
4681 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4682 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4683 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4684 @ref{Old downloads}!
4689 @subheading January 31, 2005
4690 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4691 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4692 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4698 @subheading January 26, 2005
4699 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4700 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4706 @subheading January 16, 2005
4707 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4708 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4709 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4711 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4713 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4718 @subheading January 11, 2005
4719 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4720 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4721 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4722 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4723 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4724 font code by Werner.
4726 and check out the changes in
4727 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4732 @subheading January 02, 2005
4733 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4734 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4735 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4736 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4737 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4738 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4739 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4740 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4741 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4744 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4749 @subheading December 28, 2004
4750 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4751 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4752 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4753 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4755 and check out the changes in
4756 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4761 @subheading December 20, 2004
4762 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4763 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4764 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4765 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4766 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4769 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4774 @subheading December 3, 2004
4775 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4776 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4777 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4778 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4779 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4780 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4781 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4782 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4786 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4791 @subheading November 26, 2004
4792 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4793 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4794 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4795 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4796 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4798 and check out the changes in
4799 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4804 @subheading November 20, 2004
4805 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4806 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4807 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4808 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4809 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4810 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4811 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4812 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4815 and check out the changes in
4816 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4821 @subheading November 12, 2004
4822 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4823 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4824 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4825 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4826 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4829 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4832 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4833 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4834 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4835 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4836 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4839 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4844 @subheading November 11, 2004
4845 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4846 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4852 @subheading November 4, 2004
4853 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4854 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4856 and check out the changes in
4857 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4862 @subheading October 31, 2004
4863 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4864 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4865 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4866 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4873 @subheading October 29, 2004
4874 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4875 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4876 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4878 and check out the changes in
4879 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4884 @subheading October 29, 2004
4885 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4886 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4887 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4888 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4890 and check out the changes in
4891 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4896 @subheading October 27, 2004
4897 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4898 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4899 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4901 and check out the changes in
4902 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4907 @subheading October 24, 2004
4908 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4909 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4910 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4912 and check out the changes in
4913 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4918 @subheading October 10, 2004
4919 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4920 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4921 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4925 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4930 @subheading October 09, 2004
4931 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4932 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4933 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4937 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4942 @subheading October 02, 2004
4943 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4944 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4945 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4946 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4947 in the documentation.
4949 and check out the changes in
4950 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4955 @subheading September 29, 2004
4956 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4957 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4958 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4959 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4964 @subheading September 26, 2004
4965 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4967 and check out the changes
4968 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4973 @subheading September 20, 2004
4974 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4975 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4976 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4977 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4978 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4979 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4982 and check out the changes in
4983 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4988 @subheading September 11, 2004
4989 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4990 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4991 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4992 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4993 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4994 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4995 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4996 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4997 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4998 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4999 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5000 will hold users back in switching.
5002 and check out the changes in
5003 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5008 @subheading September 10, 2004
5009 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5010 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5011 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5012 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5013 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5014 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5016 and check out the changes in
5017 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5022 @subheading September 6, 2004
5023 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5024 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5025 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5026 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5027 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5031 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5036 @subheading August 29, 2004
5037 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5038 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5039 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5040 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5041 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5042 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5043 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5044 chapter of the user manual.
5045 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5050 @subheading August 29, 2004
5051 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5052 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5053 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5054 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5055 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5056 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5060 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5065 @subheading August 24, 2004
5066 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5067 disappearing metronome mark.
5069 and check out the changes in
5070 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5075 @subheading August 23, 2004
5076 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5077 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5078 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5079 `doubleSlurs' property.
5081 and check out the changes in
5082 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5087 @subheading August 3, 2004
5088 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5089 annoying bugs fixed.
5092 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5097 @subheading August 1, 2004
5098 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5099 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5100 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5101 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5102 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5103 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5106 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5107 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5109 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5110 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5115 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5120 @subheading July 30, 2004
5121 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5122 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5123 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5124 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5125 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5126 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5127 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5128 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5129 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5130 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5133 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5138 @subheading July 23, 2004
5139 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5140 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5141 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5142 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5145 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5150 @subheading July 19, 2004
5151 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5152 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5153 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5154 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5155 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5156 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5157 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5158 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5159 beat within the measure.
5161 and check out the changes in
5162 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5167 @subheading July 15, 2004
5168 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5172 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5177 @subheading July 11, 2004
5178 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5184 @subheading July 5, 2004
5185 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5186 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5187 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5188 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5190 and check out the changes
5191 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5196 @subheading July 5, 2004
5197 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5201 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5206 @subheading June 25, 2004
5207 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5208 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5209 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5210 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5211 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5212 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5213 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
5215 @ref{Old downloads}.
5220 @subheading June 20, 2004
5221 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5222 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5223 @ref{Old downloads}.
5228 @subheading June 13, 2004
5229 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5230 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5231 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
5233 @ref{Old downloads}.
5238 @subheading May 31, 2004
5239 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5240 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5241 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
5243 @ref{Old downloads}.
5248 @subheading May 31, 2004
5249 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5250 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
5251 or head straight to the
5252 @ref{Old downloads}.
5257 @subheading May 26, 2004
5258 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5259 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5260 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5261 @ref{Old downloads}.
5266 @subheading May 9, 2004
5267 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5268 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5269 @ref{Old downloads}.
5274 @subheading May 4, 2004
5275 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5277 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5278 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5279 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5280 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5281 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5286 @subheading May 3, 2004
5287 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5288 @ref{Old downloads}.
5293 @subheading April 17, 2004
5294 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5295 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5301 @subheading April 12, 2004
5302 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5303 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5304 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5305 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5306 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5307 @ref{Old downloads}.
5312 @subheading April 8, 2004
5313 A French article on the new LilyPond
5314 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5319 @subheading April 8, 2004
5320 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5321 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5327 @subheading April 1, 2004
5328 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5329 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5330 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5331 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5332 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5333 @ref{Old downloads}.
5338 @subheading March 31, 2004
5339 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5340 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5341 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5342 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5344 @ref{Old downloads}.
5349 @subheading March 30, 2004
5350 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5352 @ref{Old downloads}.
5357 @subheading March 28, 2004
5358 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5359 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5360 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5367 @subheading March 22, 2004
5368 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5369 @ref{Old downloads}.
5374 @subheading March 21, 2004
5375 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5382 @subheading March 20, 2004
5383 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5384 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5385 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5387 @ref{Old downloads}.
5392 @subheading March 15, 2004
5393 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5394 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5395 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5398 @ref{Old downloads}.
5403 @subheading March 14, 2004
5405 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5406 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5412 @subheading March 11, 2004
5413 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5415 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5416 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5417 authors of LilyPond.
5422 @subheading March 11, 2004
5423 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5424 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5427 @ref{Old downloads}.
5432 @subheading March 9, 2004
5433 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5434 experimental support for producing titles with
5440 @subheading February 29, 2004
5441 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5442 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5443 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5445 @ref{Old downloads}.
5450 @subheading February 24, 2004
5451 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5452 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5453 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5455 @ref{Old downloads}.
5460 @subheading February 23, 2004
5461 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5462 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5463 produce cue notes. More information in the
5470 @subheading February 18, 2004
5471 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5472 for altering accidental rules.
5478 @subheading February 16, 2004
5479 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5480 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5481 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5482 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5483 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5484 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5485 More information in the
5492 @subheading February 13, 2004
5493 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5494 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5495 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5502 @subheading February 12, 2004
5503 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5504 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5505 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5506 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5513 @subheading February 9, 2004
5514 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5515 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5516 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5517 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5518 More information in the
5525 @subheading February 5, 2004
5526 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5527 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5528 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5529 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5530 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5531 More information in the
5538 @subheading February 4, 2004
5539 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5540 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5541 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5549 @subheading February 2, 2004
5550 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5551 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5552 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5559 @subheading January 28, 2004
5560 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5561 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5562 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5563 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5572 @subheading January 26, 2004
5573 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5574 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5577 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5582 @subheading January 21, 2004
5584 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5585 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5586 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5589 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5594 @subheading January 20, 2004
5595 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5596 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5597 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5598 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5603 @subheading January 20, 2004
5604 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5605 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5606 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5607 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5613 @subheading January 19, 2004
5614 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5615 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5617 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5622 @subheading January 18, 2004
5623 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5624 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5625 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5630 @subheading January 17, 2004
5631 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5632 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5633 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5635 More information in the
5636 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5641 @subheading January 16, 2004
5642 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5643 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5645 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5650 @subheading January 13, 2004
5651 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5652 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5653 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5655 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5660 @subheading January 9, 2004
5661 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5662 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5663 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5664 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5665 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5666 individual music expressions.
5667 More information in the
5668 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5673 @subheading January 7, 2004
5674 An update to the stable branch,
5675 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5676 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5681 @subheading January 6, 2004
5682 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5683 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5684 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5685 More information in the
5686 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5691 @subheading January 4, 2004
5692 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5694 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5695 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5700 @subheading January 2, 2004
5701 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5702 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5703 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5704 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5709 @subheading December 30, 2003
5710 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5711 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5712 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5713 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5718 @subheading December 23, 2003
5719 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5720 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5721 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5722 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5723 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5724 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5729 @subheading December 17, 2003
5730 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5731 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5732 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5734 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5739 @subheading December 16, 2003
5740 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5741 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5742 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5743 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5748 @subheading October 11, 2003
5749 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5751 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5756 @subheading October 11, 2003
5757 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5759 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5760 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5765 @subheading October 9, 2003
5766 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5767 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5768 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5773 @subheading October 5, 2003
5774 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5781 @subheading October 4, 2003
5782 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5784 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5785 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5790 @subheading September 29, 2003
5791 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5792 contains minor bugfixes.
5793 See the @ref{Changes}
5794 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5799 @subheading September 27, 2003
5800 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5801 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5802 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5808 @subheading September 24, 2003
5809 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5810 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5811 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5812 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5813 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5818 @subheading September 24, 2003
5819 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5820 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5821 the @ref{Changes} and
5822 download @uref{install/,here}.
5827 @subheading September 23, 2003
5828 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5829 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5830 the @ref{Changes} and
5831 download @uref{install/,here}.
5836 @subheading September 19, 2003
5837 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5838 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5839 the @ref{Changes} and
5840 download @uref{install/,here}.
5845 @subheading September 17, 2003
5846 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5847 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5853 @subheading September 16, 2003
5854 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5855 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5861 @subheading September 10, 2003
5862 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5863 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5864 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5865 will be available in a few weeks.
5871 @subheading September 9, 2003
5872 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5873 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5879 @subheading September 7, 2003
5880 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5881 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5887 @subheading August 31, 2003
5888 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5889 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5890 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5896 @subheading August 31, 2003
5897 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5898 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5903 @subheading August 31, 2003
5904 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5905 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5906 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5907 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5912 @subheading August 28, 2003
5913 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5914 @ref{Changes} and get it
5915 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5920 @subheading August 26, 2003
5921 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5922 @ref{Changes} and get it
5923 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5928 @subheading August 25, 2003
5929 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5930 @ref{Changes} and get it
5931 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5936 @subheading August 25, 2003
5937 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5938 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5943 @subheading August 21, 2003
5944 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5945 read the @ref{Changes}.
5950 @subheading August 18, 2003
5951 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5952 has been updated to 1.8.
5953 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5958 @subheading August 7, 2003
5959 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5960 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5965 @subheading August 7, 2003
5966 New website went live!
5971 @subheading August 6, 2003
5972 Announced new website.
5977 @subheading August 1, 2003
5978 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5983 @subheading July 30, 2003
5984 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5985 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5991 @subheading July 29, 2003
5992 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5993 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.