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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.24. 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 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.23. 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 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.22. 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 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.21. 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 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.20. 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 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.19. 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 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.18. 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 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.17. 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 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
128 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.16. 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
135 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
136 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
141 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
143 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
144 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
145 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
146 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
147 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
153 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
156 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
157 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
158 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
159 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
165 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
168 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
169 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
170 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
171 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
177 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. 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 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. 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 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. 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 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. 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 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. 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 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. 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 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. 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 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
264 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
265 some work 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 require
267 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
272 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
274 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
275 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
276 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
277 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
278 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
283 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
285 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
286 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
287 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
288 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
289 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
296 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
297 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
298 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
299 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
300 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
302 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
303 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
308 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
310 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. 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 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
321 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. 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 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
333 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
334 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
336 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
341 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
343 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
344 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
345 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
346 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
347 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
348 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
349 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
350 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
355 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
357 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
358 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
359 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
360 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
361 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
362 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
363 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
364 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
369 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
371 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
372 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
373 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
374 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
375 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
376 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
377 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
378 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
384 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
386 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
387 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
388 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
389 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
390 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
395 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
397 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
398 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
399 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
400 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
401 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
406 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
408 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
409 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
410 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
411 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
412 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
417 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
420 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
421 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
422 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
423 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
428 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
431 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
432 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
433 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
434 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
439 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
441 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
442 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
443 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
444 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
445 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
450 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
453 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
454 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
455 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
456 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
461 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
463 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
464 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
465 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
466 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
467 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
469 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
470 with positioning text.
475 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. 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 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. 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 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
499 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. 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.
508 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
511 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
512 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
513 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
514 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
519 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
522 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
523 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
524 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
525 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
530 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
533 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
534 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
535 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
536 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
541 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
543 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
544 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
545 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
546 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
547 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
552 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
554 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
555 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
556 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
557 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
558 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
559 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
564 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
566 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
567 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
568 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
569 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
570 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
575 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
577 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
578 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
579 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
580 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
581 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
586 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
588 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
589 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
590 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
591 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
592 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
597 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
600 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
601 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
602 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
603 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
608 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
610 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
611 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
612 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
613 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
614 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
619 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
621 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
622 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
623 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
624 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
625 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
630 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
632 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
633 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
634 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
635 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
636 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
642 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
644 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
645 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
646 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
650 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
652 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
653 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
654 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
655 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
656 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
661 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
663 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
664 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
665 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
666 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
667 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
672 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
674 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
675 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
676 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
677 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
682 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
684 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
685 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
686 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
687 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
692 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
694 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
695 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
696 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
697 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
702 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
704 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
705 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
706 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
707 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
713 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
715 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
716 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
717 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
718 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
723 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
725 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
726 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
727 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
728 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
730 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
731 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
735 Support for kievan square notation
737 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
739 Music functions have become quite more versatile
742 A full list of new features is given in:
745 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
748 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
750 Main development team:
752 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
753 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
754 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
755 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
756 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
759 Programming contributors:
761 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
762 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
763 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
764 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
766 Documentation contributors:
768 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
772 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
777 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
779 Translation contributors:
781 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
786 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
788 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
789 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
790 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
792 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
793 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
794 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
796 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
797 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
803 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
805 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
806 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
808 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
809 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
810 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
817 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
819 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
820 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
821 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
822 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
823 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
824 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
827 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
828 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
833 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
835 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
836 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
837 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
838 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
839 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
845 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
847 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
848 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
849 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
850 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
853 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
854 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
855 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
862 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
864 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
865 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
867 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
868 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
869 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
876 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
878 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
879 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
880 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
881 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
882 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
888 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
890 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
891 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
892 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
893 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
896 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
897 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
898 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
905 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
907 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
908 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
909 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
910 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
911 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
912 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
915 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
916 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
923 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
925 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
926 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
927 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
928 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
931 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
932 candidate will be required.
938 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
940 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
941 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
942 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
943 working on open source software.
945 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
946 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
952 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
954 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
955 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
956 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
957 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
960 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
961 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
962 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
969 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
971 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
972 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
973 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
974 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
977 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
978 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
979 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
986 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
988 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
989 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
990 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
991 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
994 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
995 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1002 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1004 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1005 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1007 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1008 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1009 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1016 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1018 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1019 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1021 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1022 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1023 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1030 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1032 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1033 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1035 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1036 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1037 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1044 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1046 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1047 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1048 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1049 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1052 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1053 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1060 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1062 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1063 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1065 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1066 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1067 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1074 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1076 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1077 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1079 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1080 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1081 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1088 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1090 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1091 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1092 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1093 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1096 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1097 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1098 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1105 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1107 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1108 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1110 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1111 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1112 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1119 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1122 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1124 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1125 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1126 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1133 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1135 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1136 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1138 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1139 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1140 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1147 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1149 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1150 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1151 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1152 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1153 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1156 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1157 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1164 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1166 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1167 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1169 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1170 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1171 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1174 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1180 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1182 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1183 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1185 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1186 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1187 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1194 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1196 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1197 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1199 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1200 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1201 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1208 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1210 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1211 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1213 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1214 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1215 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1222 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1225 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1227 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1228 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1229 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1236 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1238 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1239 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1241 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1242 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1243 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1250 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1255 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1256 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1257 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1264 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1266 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1267 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1269 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1270 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1271 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1278 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1280 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1281 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1283 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1284 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1285 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1292 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1294 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1295 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1297 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1298 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1299 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1306 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1309 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1311 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1312 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1313 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1320 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1322 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1323 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1325 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1326 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1327 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1334 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1336 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1337 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1339 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1340 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1341 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1348 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1350 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1351 Critical regression.
1357 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1359 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1360 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1361 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1362 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1365 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1366 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1367 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1374 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1376 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1377 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1379 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1380 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1381 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1382 not the next release candidate.
1388 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1390 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1391 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1393 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1394 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1395 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1396 next release candidate.
1402 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1406 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1408 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1409 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1410 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1411 next release candidate.
1417 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1419 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1420 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1421 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1422 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1425 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1426 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1427 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1434 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1437 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1439 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1440 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1446 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1451 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1452 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1458 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1461 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1462 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1470 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. 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 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. 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 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1506 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. 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 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1521 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1522 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1527 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1530 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1531 usual number of bugs.
1533 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1534 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1539 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1541 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1542 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1543 usual number of bugs.
1545 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1546 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1552 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1554 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1555 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1556 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1557 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1559 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1560 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1565 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1568 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1569 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1572 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1577 A full list of new features is given in:
1580 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1583 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1585 Main development team:
1587 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1588 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1589 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1590 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1591 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1593 Programming contributors:
1595 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1596 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1597 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1598 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1599 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1600 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1604 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1606 Documentation contributors:
1608 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1609 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1613 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1614 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1616 Binaries support contributors:
1620 Translation contributors:
1622 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1623 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1630 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1632 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1633 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1634 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1635 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1638 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1639 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1640 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1647 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1649 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1650 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1652 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1653 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1659 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1661 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1662 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1664 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1665 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1671 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1673 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1674 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1676 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1677 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1683 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1685 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1686 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1687 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1688 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1689 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1690 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1691 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1696 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1698 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1699 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1701 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1702 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1708 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1710 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1711 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1712 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1713 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1716 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1717 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1718 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1725 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1727 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1728 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1729 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1730 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1733 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1734 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1735 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1742 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1744 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1745 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1746 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1747 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1750 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1751 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1752 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1759 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1761 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1762 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1764 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1765 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1771 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1773 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1774 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1775 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1776 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1777 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1783 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1785 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1786 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1787 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1788 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1791 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1792 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1793 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1800 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1802 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1803 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1805 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1806 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1811 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1813 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1814 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1816 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1817 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1822 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1824 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1825 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1827 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1828 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1834 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1836 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1837 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1839 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1840 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1841 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1847 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1849 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1850 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1851 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1858 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1860 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1861 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1862 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1863 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1866 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1867 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1868 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1875 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1877 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1878 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1879 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1887 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1889 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1890 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1891 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1899 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1901 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1902 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1903 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1904 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1905 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1911 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1913 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1914 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1915 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1916 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1919 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1920 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1921 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1928 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1930 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1931 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1932 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1941 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1943 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1944 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1945 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1946 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1949 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1950 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1951 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1952 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1958 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1960 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1961 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1962 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1963 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1966 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1967 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1968 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1969 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1975 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1977 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1978 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1979 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1982 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1983 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1984 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1990 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1992 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1993 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1994 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1997 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1998 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1999 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2005 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2007 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2008 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2009 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2012 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2013 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2014 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2020 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2022 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2023 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2024 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2025 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2028 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2029 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2030 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2031 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2040 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2042 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2043 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2044 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2045 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2046 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2047 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2048 read on to find out what for!
2051 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2052 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2059 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2061 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2062 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2063 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2064 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2067 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2068 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2069 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2070 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2077 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2079 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2080 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2081 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2082 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2085 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2086 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2087 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2088 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2095 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2097 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2098 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2099 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2102 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2103 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2104 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2109 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2111 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2112 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2113 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2114 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2115 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2119 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2120 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2127 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2129 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2130 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2131 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2132 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2135 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2136 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2137 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2138 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2140 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2142 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2143 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2144 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2150 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2152 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2153 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2154 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2155 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2158 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2159 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2160 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2161 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2162 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2163 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2169 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2171 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2172 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2173 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2182 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2184 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2185 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2186 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2193 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2195 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2196 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2197 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2198 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2199 the bug report of the report!
2202 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2203 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2209 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2211 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2212 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2213 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2220 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2222 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2223 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2224 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2231 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2233 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2234 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2235 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2236 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2240 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2241 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2249 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2252 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2253 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2256 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2257 caution and expect breakage.
2262 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2264 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2265 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2266 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2269 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2270 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2271 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2272 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2277 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2279 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2280 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2281 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2287 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2289 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2290 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2291 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2292 improvements to the new website.
2294 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2295 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2297 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2298 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2300 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2306 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2309 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2310 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2315 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2317 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2318 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2319 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2325 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2327 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2328 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2329 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2335 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2337 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2338 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2339 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2344 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2346 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2347 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2348 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2353 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2355 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2356 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2357 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2360 This release should be of particular interest to package
2361 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2362 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2363 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2369 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2371 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2372 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2373 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2374 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2377 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2378 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2385 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2387 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2388 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2389 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2392 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2393 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2394 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2395 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2396 see the Changes document for more information.
2400 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2402 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2403 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2404 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2409 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2411 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2412 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2413 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2414 so this release is intended for developers only.
2418 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2421 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2422 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2427 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2429 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2430 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2435 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2437 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2438 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2439 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2445 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2447 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2448 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2449 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2450 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2451 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2453 What are you waiting for? Come
2454 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2455 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2460 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2462 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2463 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2464 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2468 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2470 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2471 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2472 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2473 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2474 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2479 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2481 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2482 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2483 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2487 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2489 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2490 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2491 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2492 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2496 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2498 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2499 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2500 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2501 and English names for feta filenames.
2507 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2510 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2511 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2512 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2515 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2516 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2517 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2523 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2525 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2526 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2527 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2528 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2530 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2531 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2536 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2538 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2539 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2545 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2547 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2548 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2549 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2556 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2558 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2559 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2560 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2561 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2563 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2564 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2565 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2573 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2575 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2576 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2577 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2578 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2579 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2580 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2581 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2582 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2588 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2590 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2591 its team, its world, its community.
2592 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2593 to read the full issue...
2598 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2600 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2601 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2602 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2607 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2609 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2610 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2616 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2618 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2620 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2627 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2629 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2630 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2631 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2632 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2633 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2635 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2636 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2638 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2640 @ref{Old downloads}.
2645 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2647 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2648 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2649 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2650 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2651 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2652 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2655 @ref{Old downloads}.
2660 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2662 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2663 documentation and translations.
2664 @ref{Old downloads}.
2669 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2671 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2672 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2673 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2674 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2675 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2677 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2678 @ref{Old downloads}.
2683 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2685 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2686 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2687 (teaching) has been added.
2689 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2691 @ref{Old downloads}.
2696 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2698 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2699 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2700 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2701 @ref{Old downloads}.
2706 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2708 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2709 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2710 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2711 translations of the documentation.
2712 @ref{Old downloads}.
2717 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2719 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2720 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2721 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2722 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2723 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2724 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2725 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2726 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2727 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2729 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2731 @ref{Old downloads}.
2736 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2738 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2739 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2740 markup command names have been made.
2743 @ref{Old downloads}.
2748 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2750 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2751 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2752 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2753 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2754 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2757 @ref{Old downloads}.
2762 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2764 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2765 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2767 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2768 @ref{Old downloads}.
2773 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2775 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2776 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2777 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2779 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2780 @ref{Old downloads}.
2785 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2787 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2789 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2790 @ref{Old downloads}.
2795 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2797 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2798 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2799 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2801 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2803 @ref{Old downloads}.
2808 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2810 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2811 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2812 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2813 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2815 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2823 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2824 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2827 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2828 @ref{Old downloads}.
2833 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2835 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2836 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2841 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2843 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2844 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2849 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2851 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2853 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2854 @ref{Old downloads}.
2859 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2861 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2862 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2863 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2865 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2866 @ref{Old downloads}.
2871 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2873 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2874 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2879 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2881 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2882 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2887 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2889 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2890 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2891 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2893 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2894 @ref{Old downloads}.
2899 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2901 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2902 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2904 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2906 @ref{Old downloads}.
2911 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2913 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2914 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2915 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2916 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2917 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2918 announce releases and special events.
2923 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2925 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2926 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2927 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2932 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2934 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2935 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2936 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2937 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2938 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2941 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2943 @ref{Old downloads}.
2948 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2950 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2951 names has been added to the MusicXML
2954 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2955 @ref{Old downloads}.
2960 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2962 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2967 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2969 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2970 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2971 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2974 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2975 @ref{Old downloads}.
2980 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2982 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2985 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2986 @ref{Old downloads}.
2991 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2993 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2994 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2995 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2996 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2997 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2998 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3004 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3006 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3007 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3008 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3010 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3011 @ref{Old downloads}.
3016 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3018 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3019 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3024 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3026 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3027 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3028 Grand Documentation Project.
3030 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3031 @ref{Old downloads}.
3036 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3038 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3040 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3041 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3042 @ref{Old downloads}.
3047 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3049 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3051 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3052 @ref{Old downloads}.
3057 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3059 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3060 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3062 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3063 @ref{Old downloads}.
3068 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3070 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3071 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3072 for the translations.
3074 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3075 @ref{Old downloads}.
3080 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3082 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3083 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3084 and lots of updates for the translations.
3086 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3087 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3088 @ref{Old downloads}.
3093 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3095 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3096 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3097 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3098 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3103 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3104 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3105 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3106 spacing engine code.
3108 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3109 @ref{Old downloads}.
3114 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3116 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3117 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3119 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3120 @ref{Old downloads}.
3125 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3127 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3128 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3130 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3131 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3132 @ref{Old downloads}.
3137 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3138 This has lots of bugfixes.
3140 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3141 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3142 @ref{Old downloads}.
3147 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3148 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3149 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3150 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3155 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3156 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3158 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3160 @ref{Old downloads}.
3165 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3166 This release has some documentation updates.
3168 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3170 @ref{Old downloads}.
3175 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3176 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3177 disponibles en ligne ---
3178 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3179 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3180 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3181 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3186 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3187 This release fixes many bugs.
3189 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3190 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3192 @ref{Old downloads}.
3197 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3198 This release fixes many bugs.
3200 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3201 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3203 @ref{Old downloads}.
3208 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3209 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3210 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3212 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3214 @ref{Old downloads}.
3219 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3220 This release fixes still more bugs.
3222 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3224 @ref{Old downloads}.
3229 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3230 This release fixes many bugs.
3231 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3232 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3234 @ref{Old downloads})
3239 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3240 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3241 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3242 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3244 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3245 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3247 @ref{Old downloads}.
3252 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3253 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3254 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3256 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3263 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3264 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3265 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3267 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3269 @ref{Old downloads}.
3274 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3275 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3276 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3278 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3280 @ref{Old downloads}.
3285 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3286 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3289 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3291 @ref{Old downloads}.
3296 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3297 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3299 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3301 @ref{Old downloads}.
3306 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3307 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3308 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3309 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3311 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3313 @ref{Old downloads}.
3318 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3319 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3320 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3321 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3322 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3323 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3325 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3327 @ref{Old downloads}.
3332 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3333 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3334 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3337 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3339 @ref{Old downloads}.
3344 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3345 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3346 further improvements in the regression test suite
3350 @ref{Old downloads}.
3355 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3356 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3360 @ref{Old downloads}.
3365 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3366 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3371 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3372 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3377 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3378 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3382 @ref{Old downloads}.
3387 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3388 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3389 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3393 @ref{Old downloads}.
3398 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3399 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3403 @ref{Old downloads}.
3408 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3409 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3414 @ref{Old downloads}.
3419 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3420 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3424 @ref{Old downloads}.
3429 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3430 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3431 within a system as well as between systems.
3435 @ref{Old downloads}.
3440 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3441 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3442 test results} and several website build improvements.
3446 @ref{Old downloads}.
3451 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3452 This release fixes several bugs.
3455 @ref{Old downloads}.
3460 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3461 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3466 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3467 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3468 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3469 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3470 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3475 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3476 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3480 @ref{Old downloads}.
3485 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3486 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3489 @ref{Old downloads}.
3494 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3495 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3499 @ref{Old downloads}.
3504 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3505 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3508 @ref{Old downloads}.
3513 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3514 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3519 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3520 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3521 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3526 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3527 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3528 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3533 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3534 This release has many more bugfixes.
3537 @ref{Old downloads}.
3542 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3543 This release has many more bugfixes.
3546 @ref{Old downloads}.
3551 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3552 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3557 @ref{Old downloads}.
3562 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3563 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3564 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3565 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3566 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3567 (@ref{Publications}).
3572 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3573 This release has further bugfixes.
3576 @ref{Old downloads}.
3581 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3582 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3583 available for x86/64.
3586 @ref{Old downloads}.
3591 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3592 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3593 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3594 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3595 @ref{Old downloads})
3600 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3601 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3602 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3607 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3608 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3613 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3614 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3619 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3620 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3625 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3626 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3627 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3632 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3633 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3634 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3635 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3640 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3641 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3646 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3647 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3648 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3653 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3654 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3655 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3656 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3657 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3662 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3663 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3664 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3669 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3670 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3671 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3672 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3677 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3678 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3679 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3680 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3685 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3686 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3688 @ref{Old downloads})
3693 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3694 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3696 @ref{Old downloads})
3701 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3702 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3703 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3705 @ref{Old downloads})
3710 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3711 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3712 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3713 (@ref{Old downloads})
3718 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3719 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3720 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3721 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3726 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3727 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3728 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3729 the development releases even better
3734 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3736 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3737 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3738 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3743 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3744 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3745 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3746 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3747 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3748 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3753 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3754 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3755 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3757 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3762 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3763 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3764 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3765 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3766 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3771 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3772 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3773 (@ref{Old downloads})
3778 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3779 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3780 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3781 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3782 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3783 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3788 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3789 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3790 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3791 (@ref{Publications})
3796 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3797 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3798 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3803 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3804 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3805 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3806 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3811 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3812 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3813 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3818 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3819 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3820 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3825 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3826 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3827 released. (@ref{Changes},
3828 @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3834 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3835 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3836 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3837 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3838 multi-measure rests.
3840 @ref{Old downloads})
3845 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3846 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3848 @ref{Old downloads})
3853 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3854 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3855 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3856 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3857 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3858 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3859 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3860 @ref{Old downloads})
3865 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3866 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3867 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3868 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3869 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3870 @ref{Old downloads})
3875 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3876 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3877 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3878 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3879 the endings and the middle
3880 part. (@ref{Changes},
3881 @ref{Old downloads})
3886 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3887 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3888 parenthesized, for example,
3891 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3892 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3896 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3897 @ref{Old downloads})
3902 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3903 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3904 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3914 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3915 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3916 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3917 @ref{Old downloads})
3922 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3923 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3924 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3925 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3926 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3927 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3928 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3930 @ref{Old downloads})
3935 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3936 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3937 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3938 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3939 @ref{Old downloads})
3944 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3945 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3946 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3947 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3948 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3949 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3950 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3951 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3952 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3953 @ref{Old downloads})
3958 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3959 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3960 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3961 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3962 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3963 @ref{Old downloads})
3968 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3970 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3971 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3972 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3977 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3978 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3979 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3980 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3981 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3986 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3987 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3988 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3990 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3992 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3994 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4000 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4001 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4002 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4003 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4004 @ref{Old downloads})
4009 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4010 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4011 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4012 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4013 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4016 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4017 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4018 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4019 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4024 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4025 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4026 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4027 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4028 page. Let us know how you fare!
4033 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4034 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4035 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4036 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4037 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4038 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4039 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4040 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4041 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4043 @ref{Old downloads})
4048 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4049 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4050 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4051 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4052 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4053 @ref{Old downloads})
4058 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4059 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4060 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4061 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4062 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4063 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4064 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4065 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4066 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4067 @ref{Old downloads})
4072 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4073 This release has the following new features:
4076 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4077 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4078 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4080 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4081 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4082 and Bertalan Fodor).
4084 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4085 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4088 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4089 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4090 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4094 @ref{Old downloads})
4099 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4100 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4101 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4102 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4103 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4104 van den Borre and Bertalan
4105 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4106 @ref{Old downloads})
4111 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4112 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4113 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4114 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4120 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4121 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4122 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4123 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4124 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4126 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4127 @ref{Old downloads})
4132 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4133 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4134 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4139 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4140 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4141 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4142 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4143 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4144 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4145 @ref{Old downloads})
4150 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4151 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4152 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4153 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4154 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4155 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4156 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4157 @ref{Old downloads})
4162 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4163 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4164 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4165 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4166 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4167 @ref{Old downloads})
4172 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4173 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4174 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4175 @ref{Old downloads})
4180 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4181 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4182 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4183 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4184 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4185 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4186 @ref{Old downloads})
4191 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4192 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4193 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4194 that compute said property, i.e.
4197 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4198 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4201 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4202 @ref{Old downloads})
4207 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4208 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4209 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4210 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4211 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4212 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4213 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4214 users. (@ref{Changes},
4215 @ref{Old downloads})
4220 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4221 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4222 series. (@ref{Changes},
4223 @ref{Old downloads})
4228 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4229 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4230 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4231 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4232 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4233 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4234 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4235 sponsored by Nicolas
4236 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4237 @ref{Old downloads})
4242 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4243 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4244 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4245 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4246 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4247 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4248 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4249 @ref{Old downloads})
4254 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4255 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4256 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4257 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4258 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4259 @ref{Old downloads})
4264 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4265 This is mainly a bugfix
4266 release. (@ref{Changes},
4267 @ref{Old downloads})
4272 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4273 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4274 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4275 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4276 la gravure musicale}.
4281 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4282 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4283 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4284 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4285 @ref{Old downloads})
4290 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4291 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4292 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4293 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4294 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4295 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4300 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4301 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4302 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4303 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4304 @ref{Old downloads})
4309 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4310 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4311 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4312 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4313 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4314 @ref{Old downloads})
4319 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4320 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4321 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4322 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4323 @ref{Old downloads})
4328 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4329 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4330 for a note is proportional to the time it
4331 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4332 @ref{Old downloads})
4337 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4338 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4339 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4344 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4345 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4346 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4347 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4349 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4350 @ref{Old downloads})
4355 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4356 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4357 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4358 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4360 @ref{Old downloads})
4365 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4366 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4367 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4368 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4369 @ref{Old downloads})
4374 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4375 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4377 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4378 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4379 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4380 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4381 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4386 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4387 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4388 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4389 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4394 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4395 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4396 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4397 @ref{Old downloads})
4402 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4403 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4404 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4405 @ref{Old downloads})
4410 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4411 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4412 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4413 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4414 (@ref{Old downloads})
4419 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4420 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4421 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4422 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4427 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4428 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4429 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4430 better help functionality.
4431 (@ref{Old downloads})
4436 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4437 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4438 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4439 compile them directly from
4440 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4445 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4446 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4447 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4452 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4453 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4454 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4455 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4460 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4461 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4462 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4463 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4464 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4469 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4470 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4471 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4476 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4477 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4482 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4483 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4484 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4489 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4490 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4491 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4492 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4493 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4498 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4499 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4500 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4501 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4502 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4503 @ref{Old downloads})
4508 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4510 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4511 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4513 (@ref{Old downloads})
4518 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4519 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4520 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4521 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4522 signatures like 5/8.
4524 @ref{Old downloads})
4529 @subheading April 18, 2005
4530 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4531 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4532 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4533 More details are in the
4535 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4540 @subheading April 15, 2005
4541 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4542 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4543 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4544 Scheme code. Take a look at
4546 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4551 @subheading April 6, 2005
4552 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4553 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4554 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4559 @subheading March 31, 2005
4560 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4561 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4562 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4567 @subheading March 20, 2005
4568 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4569 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4575 @subheading March 14, 2005
4576 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4577 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4578 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4579 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4580 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4585 @subheading March 7, 2005
4586 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4587 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4588 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4589 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4590 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4592 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4597 @subheading March 7, 2005
4598 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4599 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4605 @subheading February 28, 2005
4606 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
4607 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4608 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4609 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4615 @subheading February 28, 2005
4616 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4617 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}.
4618 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4619 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4624 @subheading February 26, 2005
4625 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4626 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4627 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4628 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4633 @subheading February 21, 2005
4634 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4635 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4636 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4637 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4639 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4644 @subheading February 4, 2005
4645 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4646 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4647 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4648 @ref{Old downloads}!
4653 @subheading January 31, 2005
4654 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4655 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4656 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4662 @subheading January 26, 2005
4663 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4664 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4670 @subheading January 16, 2005
4671 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4672 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4673 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4675 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4677 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4682 @subheading January 11, 2005
4683 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4684 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4685 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4686 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4687 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4688 font code by Werner.
4690 and check out the changes in
4691 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4696 @subheading January 02, 2005
4697 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4698 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4699 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4700 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4701 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4702 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4703 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4704 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4705 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4708 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}.
4713 @subheading December 28, 2004
4714 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4715 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4716 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4717 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4719 and check out the changes in
4720 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4725 @subheading December 20, 2004
4726 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4727 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4728 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4729 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4730 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4733 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}.
4738 @subheading December 3, 2004
4739 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4740 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4741 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4742 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4743 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4744 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4745 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4746 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4750 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}.
4755 @subheading November 26, 2004
4756 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4757 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4758 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4759 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4760 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4762 and check out the changes in
4763 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4768 @subheading November 20, 2004
4769 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4770 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4771 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4772 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4773 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4774 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4775 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4776 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4779 and check out the changes in
4780 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4785 @subheading November 12, 2004
4786 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4787 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4788 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4789 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4790 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4793 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4796 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4797 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4798 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4799 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4800 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4803 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}.
4808 @subheading November 11, 2004
4809 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4810 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4816 @subheading November 4, 2004
4817 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4818 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4820 and check out the changes in
4821 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4826 @subheading October 31, 2004
4827 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4828 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4829 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4830 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4837 @subheading October 29, 2004
4838 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4839 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4840 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4842 and check out the changes in
4843 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4848 @subheading October 29, 2004
4849 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4850 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4851 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4852 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4854 and check out the changes in
4855 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4860 @subheading October 27, 2004
4861 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4862 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4863 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4865 and check out the changes in
4866 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4871 @subheading October 24, 2004
4872 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4873 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4874 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4876 and check out the changes in
4877 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4882 @subheading October 10, 2004
4883 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4884 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4885 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4889 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}.
4894 @subheading October 09, 2004
4895 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4896 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4897 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4901 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}.
4906 @subheading October 02, 2004
4907 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4908 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4909 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4910 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4911 in the documentation.
4913 and check out the changes in
4914 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4919 @subheading September 29, 2004
4920 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4921 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4922 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4923 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4928 @subheading September 26, 2004
4929 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4931 and check out the changes
4932 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4937 @subheading September 20, 2004
4938 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4939 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4940 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4941 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4942 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4943 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4946 and check out the changes in
4947 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4952 @subheading September 11, 2004
4953 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4954 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4955 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4956 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4957 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4958 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4959 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4960 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4961 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4962 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4963 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4964 will hold users back in switching.
4966 and check out the changes in
4967 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4972 @subheading September 10, 2004
4973 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4974 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4975 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4976 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4977 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4978 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4980 and check out the changes in
4981 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4986 @subheading September 6, 2004
4987 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4988 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4989 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4990 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4991 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4995 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}.
5000 @subheading August 29, 2004
5001 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5002 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5003 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5004 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5005 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5006 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5007 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5008 chapter of the user manual.
5009 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5014 @subheading August 29, 2004
5015 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5016 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5017 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5018 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5019 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5020 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5024 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}.
5029 @subheading August 24, 2004
5030 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5031 disappearing metronome mark.
5033 and check out the changes in
5034 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}.
5039 @subheading August 23, 2004
5040 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5041 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5042 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5043 `doubleSlurs' property.
5045 and check out the changes in
5046 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5051 @subheading August 3, 2004
5052 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5053 annoying bugs fixed.
5056 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}.
5061 @subheading August 1, 2004
5062 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5063 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5064 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5065 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5066 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5067 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5070 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5071 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5073 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5074 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5079 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}.
5084 @subheading July 30, 2004
5085 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5086 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5087 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5088 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5089 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5090 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5091 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5092 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5093 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5094 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5097 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}.
5102 @subheading July 23, 2004
5103 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5104 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5105 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5106 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5109 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}.
5114 @subheading July 19, 2004
5115 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5116 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5117 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5118 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5119 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5120 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5121 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5122 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5123 beat within the measure.
5125 and check out the changes in
5126 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5131 @subheading July 15, 2004
5132 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5136 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}.
5141 @subheading July 11, 2004
5142 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5148 @subheading July 5, 2004
5149 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5150 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5151 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5152 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5154 and check out the changes
5155 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5160 @subheading July 5, 2004
5161 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5165 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}.
5170 @subheading June 25, 2004
5171 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5172 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5173 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5174 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5175 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5176 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5177 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}
5179 @ref{Old downloads}.
5184 @subheading June 20, 2004
5185 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5186 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
5187 @ref{Old downloads}.
5192 @subheading June 13, 2004
5193 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5194 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5195 @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}
5197 @ref{Old downloads}.
5202 @subheading May 31, 2004
5203 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5204 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5205 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}
5207 @ref{Old downloads}.
5212 @subheading May 31, 2004
5213 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5214 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}
5215 or head straight to the
5216 @ref{Old downloads}.
5221 @subheading May 26, 2004
5222 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5223 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5224 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5225 @ref{Old downloads}.
5230 @subheading May 9, 2004
5231 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5232 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5233 @ref{Old downloads}.
5238 @subheading May 4, 2004
5239 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5241 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5242 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5243 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5244 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5245 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5250 @subheading May 3, 2004
5251 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5252 @ref{Old downloads}.
5257 @subheading April 17, 2004
5258 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5259 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5265 @subheading April 12, 2004
5266 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5267 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5268 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5269 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5270 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5271 @ref{Old downloads}.
5276 @subheading April 8, 2004
5277 A French article on the new LilyPond
5278 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5283 @subheading April 8, 2004
5284 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5285 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5291 @subheading April 1, 2004
5292 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5293 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5294 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5295 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5296 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5297 @ref{Old downloads}.
5302 @subheading March 31, 2004
5303 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5304 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5305 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5306 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5308 @ref{Old downloads}.
5313 @subheading March 30, 2004
5314 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5316 @ref{Old downloads}.
5321 @subheading March 28, 2004
5322 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5323 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5324 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5331 @subheading March 22, 2004
5332 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5333 @ref{Old downloads}.
5338 @subheading March 21, 2004
5339 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5346 @subheading March 20, 2004
5347 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5348 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5349 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5351 @ref{Old downloads}.
5356 @subheading March 15, 2004
5357 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5358 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5359 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5362 @ref{Old downloads}.
5367 @subheading March 14, 2004
5369 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5370 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5376 @subheading March 11, 2004
5377 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5379 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5380 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5381 authors of LilyPond.
5386 @subheading March 11, 2004
5387 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5388 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5391 @ref{Old downloads}.
5396 @subheading March 9, 2004
5397 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5398 experimental support for producing titles with
5404 @subheading February 29, 2004
5405 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5406 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5407 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5409 @ref{Old downloads}.
5414 @subheading February 24, 2004
5415 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5416 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5417 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5419 @ref{Old downloads}.
5424 @subheading February 23, 2004
5425 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5426 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5427 produce cue notes. More information in the
5434 @subheading February 18, 2004
5435 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5436 for altering accidental rules.
5442 @subheading February 16, 2004
5443 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5444 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5445 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5446 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5447 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5448 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5449 More information in the
5456 @subheading February 13, 2004
5457 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5458 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5459 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5466 @subheading February 12, 2004
5467 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5468 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5469 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5470 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5477 @subheading February 9, 2004
5478 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5479 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5480 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5481 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5482 More information in the
5489 @subheading February 5, 2004
5490 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5491 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5492 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5493 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5494 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5495 More information in the
5502 @subheading February 4, 2004
5503 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5504 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5505 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5513 @subheading February 2, 2004
5514 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5515 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5516 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5523 @subheading January 28, 2004
5524 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5525 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5526 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5527 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5536 @subheading January 26, 2004
5537 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5538 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5541 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5546 @subheading January 21, 2004
5548 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5549 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5550 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5553 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5558 @subheading January 20, 2004
5559 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5560 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5561 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5562 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5567 @subheading January 20, 2004
5568 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5569 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5570 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5571 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5577 @subheading January 19, 2004
5578 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5579 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5581 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5586 @subheading January 18, 2004
5587 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5588 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5589 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5594 @subheading January 17, 2004
5595 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5596 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5597 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5599 More information in the
5600 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5605 @subheading January 16, 2004
5606 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5607 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5609 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5614 @subheading January 13, 2004
5615 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5616 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5617 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5619 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5624 @subheading January 9, 2004
5625 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5626 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5627 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5628 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5629 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5630 individual music expressions.
5631 More information in the
5632 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5637 @subheading January 7, 2004
5638 An update to the stable branch,
5639 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5640 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5645 @subheading January 6, 2004
5646 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5647 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5648 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5649 More information in the
5650 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5655 @subheading January 4, 2004
5656 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5658 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5659 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5664 @subheading January 2, 2004
5665 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5666 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5667 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5668 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5673 @subheading December 30, 2003
5674 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5675 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5676 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5677 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5682 @subheading December 23, 2003
5683 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5684 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5685 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5686 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5687 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5688 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5693 @subheading December 17, 2003
5694 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5695 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5696 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5698 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5703 @subheading December 16, 2003
5704 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5705 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5706 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5707 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5712 @subheading October 11, 2003
5713 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5715 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5720 @subheading October 11, 2003
5721 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5723 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5724 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5729 @subheading October 9, 2003
5730 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5731 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5732 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5737 @subheading October 5, 2003
5738 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5745 @subheading October 4, 2003
5746 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5748 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5749 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5754 @subheading September 29, 2003
5755 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5756 contains minor bugfixes.
5757 See the @ref{Changes}
5758 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5763 @subheading September 27, 2003
5764 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5765 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5766 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5772 @subheading September 24, 2003
5773 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5774 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5775 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5776 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5777 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5782 @subheading September 24, 2003
5783 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5784 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5785 the @ref{Changes} and
5786 download @uref{install/,here}.
5791 @subheading September 23, 2003
5792 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5793 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5794 the @ref{Changes} and
5795 download @uref{install/,here}.
5800 @subheading September 19, 2003
5801 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5802 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5803 the @ref{Changes} and
5804 download @uref{install/,here}.
5809 @subheading September 17, 2003
5810 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5811 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5817 @subheading September 16, 2003
5818 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5819 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5825 @subheading September 10, 2003
5826 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5827 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5828 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5829 will be available in a few weeks.
5835 @subheading September 9, 2003
5836 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5837 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5843 @subheading September 7, 2003
5844 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5845 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5851 @subheading August 31, 2003
5852 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5853 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5854 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5860 @subheading August 31, 2003
5861 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5862 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5867 @subheading August 31, 2003
5868 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5869 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5870 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5871 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5876 @subheading August 28, 2003
5877 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5878 @ref{Changes} and get it
5879 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5884 @subheading August 26, 2003
5885 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5886 @ref{Changes} and get it
5887 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5892 @subheading August 25, 2003
5893 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5894 @ref{Changes} and get it
5895 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5900 @subheading August 25, 2003
5901 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5902 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5907 @subheading August 21, 2003
5908 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5909 read the @ref{Changes}.
5914 @subheading August 18, 2003
5915 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5916 has been updated to 1.8.
5917 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5922 @subheading August 7, 2003
5923 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5924 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5929 @subheading August 7, 2003
5930 New website went live!
5935 @subheading August 6, 2003
5936 Announced new website.
5941 @subheading August 1, 2003
5942 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5947 @subheading July 30, 2003
5948 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5949 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5955 @subheading July 29, 2003
5956 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5957 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.