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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.35. 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 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.34. 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 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.33. 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 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.32. 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 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.31. 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 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.30. 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 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.29. 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 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.28. 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 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
222 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
260 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
267 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
268 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
273 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
276 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
277 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
278 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
279 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
285 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
288 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
289 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
290 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
291 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
297 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
300 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
301 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
302 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
303 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
309 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
312 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
313 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
314 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
315 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
321 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
324 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
325 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
326 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
327 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
333 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
336 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
337 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
338 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
339 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
345 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
348 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
349 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
350 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
351 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
357 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
359 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
360 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
361 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
362 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
363 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
369 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
371 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
372 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
373 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
374 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
375 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
381 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
383 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
384 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
385 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
386 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
387 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
393 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
395 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
396 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
397 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
398 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
399 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
404 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
406 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
407 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
408 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
409 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
410 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
415 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
417 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
418 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
419 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
420 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
421 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
428 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
429 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
430 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
431 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
432 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
434 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
435 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
440 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
442 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
443 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
444 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
445 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
446 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
451 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
453 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
454 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
455 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
456 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
457 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
462 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
465 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
466 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
467 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
468 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
473 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
475 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
476 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
477 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
478 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
479 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
480 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
481 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
482 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
487 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
489 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
490 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
491 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
492 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
493 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
494 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
495 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
496 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
501 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
503 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
504 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
505 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
506 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
507 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
508 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
509 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
510 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
516 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
518 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
519 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
520 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
521 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
522 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
527 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
530 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
531 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
532 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
533 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
538 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
540 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
541 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
542 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
543 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
544 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
549 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
552 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
553 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
555 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
560 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
562 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
563 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
564 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
565 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
566 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
571 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
574 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
575 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
576 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
577 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
582 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
585 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
586 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
587 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
588 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
593 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
595 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
596 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
597 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
598 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
599 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
601 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
602 with positioning text.
607 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
609 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
610 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
611 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
612 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
613 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
618 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
620 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
621 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
622 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
623 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
624 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
629 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
631 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
632 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
633 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
634 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
635 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
640 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
642 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
643 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
644 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
645 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
646 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
651 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
653 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
654 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
655 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
656 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
657 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
662 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
664 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
665 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
666 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
667 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
668 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
673 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
675 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
676 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
677 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
678 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
679 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
684 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
686 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
687 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
688 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
689 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
690 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
691 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
696 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
698 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
699 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
700 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
701 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
702 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
707 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
709 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
710 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
711 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
712 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
713 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
718 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
720 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
721 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
722 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
723 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
724 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
729 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
731 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
732 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
733 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
734 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
735 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
740 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
744 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
745 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
746 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
751 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
755 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
756 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
757 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
762 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
764 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
765 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
766 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
767 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
768 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
774 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
776 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
777 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
778 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
782 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
784 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
785 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
786 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
787 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
788 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
793 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
795 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
796 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
797 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
798 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
799 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
804 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
806 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
807 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
808 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
809 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
814 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
816 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
817 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
818 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
819 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
824 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
826 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
827 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
828 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
829 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
834 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
836 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
837 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
838 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
839 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
845 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
848 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
849 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
850 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
855 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
857 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
858 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
859 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
860 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
862 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
863 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
867 Support for kievan square notation
869 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
871 Music functions have become quite more versatile
874 A full list of new features is given in:
877 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
880 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
882 Main development team:
884 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
885 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
886 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
887 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
888 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
891 Programming contributors:
893 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
894 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
895 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
896 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
898 Documentation contributors:
900 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
904 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
909 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
911 Translation contributors:
913 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
918 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
920 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
921 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
922 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
924 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
925 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
926 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
928 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
929 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
935 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
937 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
938 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
940 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
941 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
942 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
949 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
951 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
952 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
953 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
954 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
955 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
956 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
959 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
960 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
965 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
967 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
968 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
969 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
970 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
971 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
977 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
979 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
980 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
981 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
982 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
985 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
986 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
987 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
994 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
996 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
997 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
999 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1000 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1001 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1008 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1010 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1011 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1012 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1013 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1014 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1020 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1022 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1023 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1024 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1025 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1028 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1029 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1030 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1037 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1039 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1040 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1041 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1042 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1043 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1044 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1047 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1048 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1055 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1057 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1058 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1059 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1060 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1063 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1064 candidate will be required.
1070 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1072 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1073 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1074 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1075 working on open source software.
1077 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1078 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1084 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1086 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1087 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1088 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1089 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1092 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1093 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1094 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1101 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1103 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1104 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1105 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1106 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1109 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1110 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1111 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1118 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1120 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1121 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1122 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1123 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1126 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1127 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1134 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1136 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1137 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1139 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1140 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1141 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1148 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1150 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1151 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1153 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1154 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1155 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1162 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1165 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1167 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1168 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1169 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1176 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1178 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1179 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1180 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1181 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1184 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1185 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1192 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1194 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1195 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1197 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1198 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1199 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1206 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1208 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1209 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1211 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1212 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1213 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1220 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1222 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1223 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1224 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1225 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1228 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1229 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1230 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1237 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1240 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1242 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1243 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1244 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1251 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1253 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1254 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1256 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1257 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1258 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1265 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1270 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1271 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1272 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1279 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1281 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1282 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1283 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1284 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1285 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1288 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1289 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1296 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1299 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1301 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1302 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1303 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1306 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1312 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1314 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1315 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1317 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1318 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1319 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1326 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1328 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1329 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1331 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1332 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1333 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1340 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1343 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1345 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1346 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1347 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1354 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1357 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1359 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1360 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1361 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1368 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1370 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1371 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1373 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1374 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1375 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1382 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1384 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1385 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1387 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1388 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1389 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1396 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1398 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1399 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1401 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1402 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1403 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1410 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1412 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1413 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1415 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1416 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1417 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1424 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1426 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1427 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1429 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1430 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1431 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1438 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1441 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1443 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1444 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1445 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1452 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1454 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1455 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1457 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1458 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1459 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1466 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1468 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1469 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1471 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1472 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1473 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1480 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1482 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1483 Critical regression.
1489 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1491 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1492 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1493 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1494 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1497 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1498 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1499 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1506 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. 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. Please
1513 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1514 not the next release candidate.
1520 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1522 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1523 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1525 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1526 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1527 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1528 next release candidate.
1534 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1536 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1537 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1538 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1540 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1541 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1542 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1543 next release candidate.
1549 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1551 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1552 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1553 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1554 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1557 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1558 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1559 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1566 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1571 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1572 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1578 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1580 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1581 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1583 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1584 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1590 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1592 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1593 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1594 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1602 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1604 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1605 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1607 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1608 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1614 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1616 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1617 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1619 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1620 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1626 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1628 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1629 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1631 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1632 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1638 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1640 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1641 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1643 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1644 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1650 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1652 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1653 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1654 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1659 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1661 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1662 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1663 usual number of bugs.
1665 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1666 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1671 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1673 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1674 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1675 usual number of bugs.
1677 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1678 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1684 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1686 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1687 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1688 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1689 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1691 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1692 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1697 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1700 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1701 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1704 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1709 A full list of new features is given in:
1712 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1715 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1717 Main development team:
1719 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1720 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1721 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1722 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1723 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1725 Programming contributors:
1727 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1728 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1729 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1730 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1731 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1732 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1736 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1738 Documentation contributors:
1740 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1741 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1745 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1746 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1748 Binaries support contributors:
1752 Translation contributors:
1754 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1755 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1762 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1764 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1765 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1766 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1767 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1770 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1771 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1772 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1779 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1781 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1782 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1784 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1785 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1791 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1793 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1794 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1796 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1797 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1803 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1805 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1806 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1808 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1809 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1815 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1817 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1818 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1819 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1820 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1821 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1822 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1823 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1828 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1830 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1831 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1833 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1834 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1840 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1842 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1843 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1844 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1845 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1848 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1849 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1850 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1857 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1859 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1860 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1861 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1862 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1865 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1866 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1867 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1874 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1876 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1877 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1878 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1879 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1882 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1883 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1884 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1891 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1893 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1894 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1896 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1897 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1903 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1905 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1906 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1907 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1908 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1909 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1915 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1917 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1918 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1919 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1920 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1923 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1924 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1925 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1932 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1934 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1935 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1937 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1938 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1943 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1945 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1946 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1948 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1949 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1954 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1956 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1957 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1959 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1960 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1966 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1968 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1969 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1971 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1972 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1973 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1979 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1981 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1982 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1983 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1990 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1992 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1993 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1994 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1995 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1998 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1999 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2000 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2007 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2009 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2010 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2011 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2019 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2021 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2022 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2023 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2031 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2033 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2034 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2035 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2036 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2037 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2043 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2045 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2046 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2047 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2048 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2051 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2052 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2053 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2060 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2062 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2063 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2064 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2073 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2075 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2076 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2077 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2078 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2081 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2082 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2083 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2084 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2090 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2092 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2093 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2094 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2095 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2098 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2099 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2100 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2101 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2107 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2110 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2111 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2114 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2115 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2116 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2122 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2124 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2125 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2126 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2129 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2130 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2131 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2137 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2139 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2140 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2141 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2144 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2145 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2146 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2152 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2154 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2155 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2156 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2157 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2160 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2161 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2162 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2163 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2172 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2174 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2175 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2176 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2177 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2178 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2179 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2180 read on to find out what for!
2183 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2184 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2191 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2193 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2194 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2195 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2196 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2199 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2200 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2201 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2202 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2209 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2211 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2212 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2213 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2214 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2217 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2218 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2219 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2220 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2227 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2229 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2230 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2231 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2234 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2235 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2236 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2241 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2243 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2244 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2245 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2246 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2247 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2251 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2252 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2259 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2261 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2262 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2263 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2264 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2267 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2268 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2269 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2270 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2272 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2274 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2275 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2276 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2282 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2284 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2285 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2286 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2287 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2290 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2291 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2292 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2293 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2294 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2295 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2301 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2303 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2304 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2305 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2314 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2316 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2317 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2318 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2325 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2327 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2328 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2329 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2330 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2331 the bug report of the report!
2334 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2335 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2341 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2343 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2344 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2345 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2352 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2354 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2355 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2356 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2363 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2365 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2366 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2367 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2368 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2372 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2373 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2381 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2383 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2384 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2385 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2388 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2389 caution and expect breakage.
2394 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2396 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2397 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2398 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2401 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2402 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2403 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2404 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2409 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2411 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2412 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2413 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2419 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2421 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2422 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2423 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2424 improvements to the new website.
2426 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2427 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2429 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2430 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2432 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2438 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2441 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2442 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2447 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2449 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2450 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2451 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2457 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2459 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2460 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2461 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2467 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2469 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2470 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2471 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2476 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2478 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2479 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2480 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2485 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2487 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2488 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2489 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2492 This release should be of particular interest to package
2493 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2494 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2495 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2501 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2503 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2504 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2505 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2506 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2509 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2510 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2517 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2519 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2520 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2521 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2524 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2525 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2526 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2527 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2528 see the Changes document for more information.
2532 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2534 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2535 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2536 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2541 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2543 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2544 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2545 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2546 so this release is intended for developers only.
2550 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2552 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2553 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2554 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2559 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2562 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2567 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2569 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2570 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2571 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2577 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2579 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2580 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2581 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2582 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2583 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2585 What are you waiting for? Come
2586 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2587 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2592 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2594 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2595 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2596 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2600 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2602 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2603 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2604 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2605 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2606 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2611 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2614 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2615 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2619 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2621 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2622 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2623 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2624 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2628 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2630 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2631 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2632 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2633 and English names for feta filenames.
2639 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2641 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2642 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2643 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2644 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2647 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2648 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2649 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2655 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2657 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2658 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2659 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2660 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2662 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2663 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2668 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2670 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2671 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2677 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2679 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2680 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2681 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2688 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2690 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2691 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2692 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2693 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2695 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2696 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2697 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2705 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2707 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2708 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2709 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2710 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2711 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2712 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2713 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2714 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2720 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2722 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2723 its team, its world, its community.
2724 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2725 to read the full issue...
2730 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2732 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2733 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2734 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2739 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2741 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2742 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2748 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2750 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2752 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2759 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2761 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2762 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2763 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2764 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2765 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2767 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2768 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2770 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2772 @ref{Old downloads}.
2777 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2779 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2780 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2781 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2782 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2783 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2784 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2787 @ref{Old downloads}.
2792 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2794 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2795 documentation and translations.
2796 @ref{Old downloads}.
2801 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2803 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2804 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2805 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2806 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2807 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2809 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2810 @ref{Old downloads}.
2815 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2817 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2818 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2819 (teaching) has been added.
2821 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2823 @ref{Old downloads}.
2828 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2830 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2831 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2832 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2833 @ref{Old downloads}.
2838 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2840 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2841 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2842 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2843 translations of the documentation.
2844 @ref{Old downloads}.
2849 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2851 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2852 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2853 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2854 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2855 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2856 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2857 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2858 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2859 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2861 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2863 @ref{Old downloads}.
2868 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2870 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2871 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2872 markup command names have been made.
2875 @ref{Old downloads}.
2880 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2882 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2883 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2884 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2885 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2886 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2889 @ref{Old downloads}.
2894 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2896 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2897 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2899 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2900 @ref{Old downloads}.
2905 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2907 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2908 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2909 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2911 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2912 @ref{Old downloads}.
2917 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2919 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2921 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2922 @ref{Old downloads}.
2927 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2929 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2930 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2931 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2933 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2935 @ref{Old downloads}.
2940 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2942 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2943 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2944 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2945 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2947 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2948 @ref{Old downloads}.
2953 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2955 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2956 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2959 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2960 @ref{Old downloads}.
2965 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2967 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2968 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2973 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2975 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2976 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2981 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2983 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2985 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2986 @ref{Old downloads}.
2991 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2993 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2994 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2995 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2997 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2998 @ref{Old downloads}.
3003 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3005 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3006 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3011 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3013 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3014 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3019 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3021 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3022 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3023 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3025 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3026 @ref{Old downloads}.
3031 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3033 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3034 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3036 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3038 @ref{Old downloads}.
3043 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3045 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3046 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3047 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3048 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3049 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3050 announce releases and special events.
3055 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3057 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3058 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3059 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3064 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3066 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3067 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3068 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3069 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3070 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3073 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3075 @ref{Old downloads}.
3080 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3082 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3083 names has been added to the MusicXML
3086 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3087 @ref{Old downloads}.
3092 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3094 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3099 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3101 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3102 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3103 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3106 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3107 @ref{Old downloads}.
3112 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3114 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3117 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3118 @ref{Old downloads}.
3123 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3125 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3126 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3127 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3128 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3129 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3130 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3136 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3138 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3139 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3140 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3142 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3143 @ref{Old downloads}.
3148 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3150 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3151 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3156 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3158 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3159 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3160 Grand Documentation Project.
3162 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3163 @ref{Old downloads}.
3168 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3170 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3172 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3173 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3174 @ref{Old downloads}.
3179 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3181 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3183 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3184 @ref{Old downloads}.
3189 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3191 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3192 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3194 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3195 @ref{Old downloads}.
3200 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3202 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3203 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3204 for the translations.
3206 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3207 @ref{Old downloads}.
3212 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3214 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3215 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3216 and lots of updates for the translations.
3218 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3219 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3220 @ref{Old downloads}.
3225 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3227 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3228 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3229 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3230 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3235 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3236 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3237 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3238 spacing engine code.
3240 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3241 @ref{Old downloads}.
3246 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3248 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3249 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3251 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3252 @ref{Old downloads}.
3257 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3259 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3260 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3262 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3263 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3264 @ref{Old downloads}.
3269 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3270 This has lots of bugfixes.
3272 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3273 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3274 @ref{Old downloads}.
3279 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3280 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3281 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3282 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3287 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3288 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3290 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3292 @ref{Old downloads}.
3297 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3298 This release has some documentation updates.
3300 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3302 @ref{Old downloads}.
3307 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3308 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3309 disponibles en ligne ---
3310 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3311 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3312 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3313 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3318 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3319 This release fixes many bugs.
3321 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3322 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3324 @ref{Old downloads}.
3329 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3330 This release fixes many bugs.
3332 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3333 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3335 @ref{Old downloads}.
3340 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3341 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3342 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3344 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3346 @ref{Old downloads}.
3351 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3352 This release fixes still more bugs.
3354 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3356 @ref{Old downloads}.
3361 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3362 This release fixes many bugs.
3363 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3364 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3366 @ref{Old downloads})
3371 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3372 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3373 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3374 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3376 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3377 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3379 @ref{Old downloads}.
3384 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3385 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3386 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3388 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3395 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3396 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3397 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3399 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3401 @ref{Old downloads}.
3406 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3407 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3408 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3410 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3412 @ref{Old downloads}.
3417 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3418 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3421 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3423 @ref{Old downloads}.
3428 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3429 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3431 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3433 @ref{Old downloads}.
3438 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3439 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3440 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3441 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3443 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3445 @ref{Old downloads}.
3450 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3451 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3452 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3453 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3454 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3455 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3457 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3459 @ref{Old downloads}.
3464 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3465 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3466 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3469 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3471 @ref{Old downloads}.
3476 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3477 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3478 further improvements in the regression test suite
3482 @ref{Old downloads}.
3487 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3488 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3492 @ref{Old downloads}.
3497 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3498 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3503 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3504 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3509 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3510 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3514 @ref{Old downloads}.
3519 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3520 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3521 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3525 @ref{Old downloads}.
3530 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3531 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3535 @ref{Old downloads}.
3540 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3541 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3546 @ref{Old downloads}.
3551 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3552 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3556 @ref{Old downloads}.
3561 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3562 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3563 within a system as well as between systems.
3567 @ref{Old downloads}.
3572 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3573 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3574 test results} and several website build improvements.
3578 @ref{Old downloads}.
3583 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3584 This release fixes several bugs.
3587 @ref{Old downloads}.
3592 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3593 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3598 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3599 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3600 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3601 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3602 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3607 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3608 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3612 @ref{Old downloads}.
3617 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3618 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3621 @ref{Old downloads}.
3626 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3627 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3631 @ref{Old downloads}.
3636 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3637 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3640 @ref{Old downloads}.
3645 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3646 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3651 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3652 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3653 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3658 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3659 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3660 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3665 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3666 This release has many more bugfixes.
3669 @ref{Old downloads}.
3674 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3675 This release has many more bugfixes.
3678 @ref{Old downloads}.
3683 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3684 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3689 @ref{Old downloads}.
3694 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3695 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3696 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3697 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3698 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3699 (@ref{Publications}).
3704 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3705 This release has further bugfixes.
3708 @ref{Old downloads}.
3713 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3714 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3715 available for x86/64.
3718 @ref{Old downloads}.
3723 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3724 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3725 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3726 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3727 @ref{Old downloads})
3732 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3733 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3734 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3739 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3740 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3745 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3746 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3751 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3752 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3757 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3758 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3759 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3764 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3765 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3766 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3767 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3772 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3773 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3778 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3779 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3780 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3785 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3786 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3787 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3788 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3789 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3794 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3795 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3796 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3801 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3802 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3803 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3804 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3809 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3810 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3811 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3812 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3817 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3818 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3820 @ref{Old downloads})
3825 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3826 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3828 @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3834 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3835 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3837 @ref{Old downloads})
3842 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3843 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3844 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3845 (@ref{Old downloads})
3850 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3851 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3852 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3853 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3858 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3859 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3860 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3861 the development releases even better
3866 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3868 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3869 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3870 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3875 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3876 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3877 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3878 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3879 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3880 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3885 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3886 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3887 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3889 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3894 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3895 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3896 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3897 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3898 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3903 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3904 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3905 (@ref{Old downloads})
3910 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3911 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3912 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3913 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3914 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3915 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3920 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3921 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3922 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3923 (@ref{Publications})
3928 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3929 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3930 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3935 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3936 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3937 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3938 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3943 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3944 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3945 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3950 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3951 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3952 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3957 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3958 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3959 released. (@ref{Changes},
3960 @ref{Old downloads})
3965 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3966 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3967 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3968 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3969 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3970 multi-measure rests.
3972 @ref{Old downloads})
3977 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3978 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3980 @ref{Old downloads})
3985 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3986 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3987 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3988 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3989 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3990 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3991 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3992 @ref{Old downloads})
3997 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3998 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3999 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4000 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4001 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4002 @ref{Old downloads})
4007 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4008 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4009 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4010 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4011 the endings and the middle
4012 part. (@ref{Changes},
4013 @ref{Old downloads})
4018 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4019 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4020 parenthesized, for example,
4023 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4024 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4028 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4029 @ref{Old downloads})
4034 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4035 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4036 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4046 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4047 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4048 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4049 @ref{Old downloads})
4054 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4055 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4056 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4057 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4058 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4059 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4060 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4062 @ref{Old downloads})
4067 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4068 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4069 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4070 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4071 @ref{Old downloads})
4076 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4077 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4078 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4079 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4080 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4081 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4082 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4083 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4084 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4085 @ref{Old downloads})
4090 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4091 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4092 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4093 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4094 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4095 @ref{Old downloads})
4100 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4102 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4103 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4104 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4109 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4110 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4111 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4112 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4113 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4118 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4119 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4120 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4122 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4124 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4126 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4132 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4133 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4134 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4135 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4136 @ref{Old downloads})
4141 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4142 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4143 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4144 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4145 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4148 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4149 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4150 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4151 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4156 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4157 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4158 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4159 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4160 page. Let us know how you fare!
4165 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4166 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4167 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4168 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4169 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4170 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4171 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4172 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4173 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4175 @ref{Old downloads})
4180 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4181 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4182 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4183 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4184 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4185 @ref{Old downloads})
4190 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4191 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4192 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4193 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4194 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4195 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4196 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4197 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4198 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4199 @ref{Old downloads})
4204 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4205 This release has the following new features:
4208 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4209 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4210 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4212 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4213 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4214 and Bertalan Fodor).
4216 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4217 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4220 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4221 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4222 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4226 @ref{Old downloads})
4231 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4232 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4233 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4234 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4235 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4236 van den Borre and Bertalan
4237 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4238 @ref{Old downloads})
4243 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4244 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4245 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4246 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4252 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4253 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4254 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4255 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4256 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4258 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4259 @ref{Old downloads})
4264 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4265 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4266 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4271 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4272 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4273 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4274 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4275 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4276 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4277 @ref{Old downloads})
4282 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4283 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4284 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4285 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4286 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4287 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4288 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4289 @ref{Old downloads})
4294 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4295 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4296 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4297 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4298 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4299 @ref{Old downloads})
4304 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4305 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4306 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4307 @ref{Old downloads})
4312 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4313 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4314 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4315 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4316 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4317 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4318 @ref{Old downloads})
4323 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4324 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4325 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4326 that compute said property, i.e.
4329 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4330 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4333 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4334 @ref{Old downloads})
4339 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4340 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4341 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4342 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4343 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4344 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4345 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4346 users. (@ref{Changes},
4347 @ref{Old downloads})
4352 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4353 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4354 series. (@ref{Changes},
4355 @ref{Old downloads})
4360 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4361 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4362 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4363 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4364 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4365 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4366 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4367 sponsored by Nicolas
4368 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4369 @ref{Old downloads})
4374 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4375 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4376 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4377 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4378 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4379 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4380 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4381 @ref{Old downloads})
4386 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4387 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4388 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4389 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4390 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4391 @ref{Old downloads})
4396 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4397 This is mainly a bugfix
4398 release. (@ref{Changes},
4399 @ref{Old downloads})
4404 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4405 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4406 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4407 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4408 la gravure musicale}.
4413 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4414 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4415 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4416 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4417 @ref{Old downloads})
4422 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4423 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4424 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4425 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4426 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4427 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4432 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4433 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4434 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4435 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4436 @ref{Old downloads})
4441 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4442 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4443 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4444 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4445 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4446 @ref{Old downloads})
4451 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4452 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4453 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4454 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4455 @ref{Old downloads})
4460 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4461 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4462 for a note is proportional to the time it
4463 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4464 @ref{Old downloads})
4469 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4470 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4471 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4476 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4477 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4478 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4479 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4481 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4482 @ref{Old downloads})
4487 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4488 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4489 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4490 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4492 @ref{Old downloads})
4497 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4498 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4499 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4500 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4501 @ref{Old downloads})
4506 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4507 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4509 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4510 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4511 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4512 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4513 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4518 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4519 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4520 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4521 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4526 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4527 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4528 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4529 @ref{Old downloads})
4534 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4535 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4536 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4537 @ref{Old downloads})
4542 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4543 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4544 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4545 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4546 (@ref{Old downloads})
4551 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4552 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4553 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4554 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4559 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4560 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4561 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4562 better help functionality.
4563 (@ref{Old downloads})
4568 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4569 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4570 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4571 compile them directly from
4572 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4577 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4578 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4579 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4584 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4585 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4586 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4587 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4592 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4593 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4594 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4595 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4596 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4601 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4602 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4603 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4608 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4609 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4614 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4615 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4616 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4621 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4622 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4623 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4624 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4625 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4630 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4631 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4632 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4633 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4634 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4635 @ref{Old downloads})
4640 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4642 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4643 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4645 (@ref{Old downloads})
4650 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4651 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4652 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4653 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4654 signatures like 5/8.
4656 @ref{Old downloads})
4661 @subheading April 18, 2005
4662 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4663 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4664 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4665 More details are in the
4667 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4672 @subheading April 15, 2005
4673 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4674 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4675 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4676 Scheme code. Take a look at
4678 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4683 @subheading April 6, 2005
4684 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4685 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4686 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4691 @subheading March 31, 2005
4692 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4693 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4694 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4699 @subheading March 20, 2005
4700 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4701 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4707 @subheading March 14, 2005
4708 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4709 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4710 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4711 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4712 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4717 @subheading March 7, 2005
4718 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4719 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4720 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4721 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4722 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4724 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4729 @subheading March 7, 2005
4730 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4731 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4737 @subheading February 28, 2005
4738 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
4739 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4740 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4741 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4747 @subheading February 28, 2005
4748 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4749 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}.
4750 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4751 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4756 @subheading February 26, 2005
4757 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4758 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4759 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4760 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4765 @subheading February 21, 2005
4766 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4767 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4768 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4769 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4771 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4776 @subheading February 4, 2005
4777 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4778 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4779 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4780 @ref{Old downloads}!
4785 @subheading January 31, 2005
4786 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4787 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4788 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4794 @subheading January 26, 2005
4795 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4796 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4802 @subheading January 16, 2005
4803 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4804 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4805 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4807 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4809 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4814 @subheading January 11, 2005
4815 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4816 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4817 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4818 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4819 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4820 font code by Werner.
4822 and check out the changes in
4823 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4828 @subheading January 02, 2005
4829 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4830 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4831 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4832 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4833 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4834 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4835 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4836 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4837 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4840 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}.
4845 @subheading December 28, 2004
4846 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4847 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4848 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4849 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4851 and check out the changes in
4852 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4857 @subheading December 20, 2004
4858 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4859 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4860 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4861 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4862 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4865 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}.
4870 @subheading December 3, 2004
4871 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4872 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4873 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4874 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4875 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4876 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4877 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4878 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4882 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}.
4887 @subheading November 26, 2004
4888 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4889 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4890 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4891 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4892 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4894 and check out the changes in
4895 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4900 @subheading November 20, 2004
4901 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4902 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4903 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4904 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4905 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4906 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4907 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4908 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4911 and check out the changes in
4912 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4917 @subheading November 12, 2004
4918 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4919 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4920 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4921 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4922 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4925 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4928 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4929 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4930 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4931 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4932 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4935 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}.
4940 @subheading November 11, 2004
4941 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4942 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4948 @subheading November 4, 2004
4949 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4950 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4952 and check out the changes in
4953 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4958 @subheading October 31, 2004
4959 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4960 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4961 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4962 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4969 @subheading October 29, 2004
4970 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4971 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4972 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4974 and check out the changes in
4975 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4980 @subheading October 29, 2004
4981 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4982 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4983 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4984 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4986 and check out the changes in
4987 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4992 @subheading October 27, 2004
4993 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4994 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4995 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4997 and check out the changes in
4998 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5003 @subheading October 24, 2004
5004 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5005 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5006 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5008 and check out the changes in
5009 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5014 @subheading October 10, 2004
5015 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5016 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5017 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5021 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}.
5026 @subheading October 09, 2004
5027 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5028 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5029 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5033 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}.
5038 @subheading October 02, 2004
5039 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5040 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5041 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5042 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5043 in the documentation.
5045 and check out the changes in
5046 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5051 @subheading September 29, 2004
5052 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5053 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5054 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5055 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5060 @subheading September 26, 2004
5061 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5063 and check out the changes
5064 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5069 @subheading September 20, 2004
5070 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5071 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5072 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5073 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5074 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5075 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5078 and check out the changes in
5079 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5084 @subheading September 11, 2004
5085 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5086 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5087 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5088 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5089 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5090 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5091 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5092 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5093 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5094 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5095 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5096 will hold users back in switching.
5098 and check out the changes in
5099 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5104 @subheading September 10, 2004
5105 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5106 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5107 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5108 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5109 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5110 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5112 and check out the changes in
5113 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5118 @subheading September 6, 2004
5119 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5120 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5121 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5122 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5123 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5127 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}.
5132 @subheading August 29, 2004
5133 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5134 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5135 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5136 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5137 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5138 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5139 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5140 chapter of the user manual.
5141 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5146 @subheading August 29, 2004
5147 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5148 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5149 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5150 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5151 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5152 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5156 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}.
5161 @subheading August 24, 2004
5162 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5163 disappearing metronome mark.
5165 and check out the changes in
5166 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}.
5171 @subheading August 23, 2004
5172 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5173 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5174 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5175 `doubleSlurs' property.
5177 and check out the changes in
5178 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5183 @subheading August 3, 2004
5184 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5185 annoying bugs fixed.
5188 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}.
5193 @subheading August 1, 2004
5194 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5195 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5196 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5197 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5198 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5199 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5202 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5203 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5205 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5206 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5211 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}.
5216 @subheading July 30, 2004
5217 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5218 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5219 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5220 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5221 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5222 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5223 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5224 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5225 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5226 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5229 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}.
5234 @subheading July 23, 2004
5235 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5236 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5237 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5238 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5241 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}.
5246 @subheading July 19, 2004
5247 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5248 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5249 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5250 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5251 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5252 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5253 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5254 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5255 beat within the measure.
5257 and check out the changes in
5258 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5263 @subheading July 15, 2004
5264 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5268 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}.
5273 @subheading July 11, 2004
5274 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5280 @subheading July 5, 2004
5281 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5282 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5283 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5284 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5286 and check out the changes
5287 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5292 @subheading July 5, 2004
5293 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5297 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}.
5302 @subheading June 25, 2004
5303 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5304 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5305 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5306 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5307 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5308 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5309 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}
5311 @ref{Old downloads}.
5316 @subheading June 20, 2004
5317 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5318 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
5319 @ref{Old downloads}.
5324 @subheading June 13, 2004
5325 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5326 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5327 @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}
5329 @ref{Old downloads}.
5334 @subheading May 31, 2004
5335 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5336 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5337 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}
5339 @ref{Old downloads}.
5344 @subheading May 31, 2004
5345 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5346 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}
5347 or head straight to the
5348 @ref{Old downloads}.
5353 @subheading May 26, 2004
5354 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5355 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5356 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5357 @ref{Old downloads}.
5362 @subheading May 9, 2004
5363 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5364 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5365 @ref{Old downloads}.
5370 @subheading May 4, 2004
5371 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5373 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5374 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5375 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5376 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5377 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5382 @subheading May 3, 2004
5383 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5384 @ref{Old downloads}.
5389 @subheading April 17, 2004
5390 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5391 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5397 @subheading April 12, 2004
5398 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5399 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5400 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5401 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5402 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5403 @ref{Old downloads}.
5408 @subheading April 8, 2004
5409 A French article on the new LilyPond
5410 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5415 @subheading April 8, 2004
5416 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5417 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5423 @subheading April 1, 2004
5424 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5425 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5426 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5427 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5428 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5429 @ref{Old downloads}.
5434 @subheading March 31, 2004
5435 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5436 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5437 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5438 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5440 @ref{Old downloads}.
5445 @subheading March 30, 2004
5446 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5448 @ref{Old downloads}.
5453 @subheading March 28, 2004
5454 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5455 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5456 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5463 @subheading March 22, 2004
5464 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5465 @ref{Old downloads}.
5470 @subheading March 21, 2004
5471 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5478 @subheading March 20, 2004
5479 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5480 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5481 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5483 @ref{Old downloads}.
5488 @subheading March 15, 2004
5489 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5490 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5491 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5494 @ref{Old downloads}.
5499 @subheading March 14, 2004
5501 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5502 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5508 @subheading March 11, 2004
5509 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5511 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5512 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5513 authors of LilyPond.
5518 @subheading March 11, 2004
5519 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5520 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5523 @ref{Old downloads}.
5528 @subheading March 9, 2004
5529 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5530 experimental support for producing titles with
5536 @subheading February 29, 2004
5537 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5538 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5539 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5541 @ref{Old downloads}.
5546 @subheading February 24, 2004
5547 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5548 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5549 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5551 @ref{Old downloads}.
5556 @subheading February 23, 2004
5557 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5558 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5559 produce cue notes. More information in the
5566 @subheading February 18, 2004
5567 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5568 for altering accidental rules.
5574 @subheading February 16, 2004
5575 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5576 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5577 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5578 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5579 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5580 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5581 More information in the
5588 @subheading February 13, 2004
5589 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5590 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5591 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5598 @subheading February 12, 2004
5599 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5600 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5601 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5602 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5609 @subheading February 9, 2004
5610 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5611 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5612 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5613 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5614 More information in the
5621 @subheading February 5, 2004
5622 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5623 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5624 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5625 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5626 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5627 More information in the
5634 @subheading February 4, 2004
5635 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5636 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5637 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5645 @subheading February 2, 2004
5646 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5647 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5648 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5655 @subheading January 28, 2004
5656 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5657 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5658 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5659 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5668 @subheading January 26, 2004
5669 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5670 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5673 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5678 @subheading January 21, 2004
5680 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5681 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5682 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5685 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5690 @subheading January 20, 2004
5691 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5692 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5693 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5694 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5699 @subheading January 20, 2004
5700 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5701 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5702 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5703 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5709 @subheading January 19, 2004
5710 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5711 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5713 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5718 @subheading January 18, 2004
5719 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5720 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5721 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5726 @subheading January 17, 2004
5727 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5728 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5729 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5731 More information in the
5732 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5737 @subheading January 16, 2004
5738 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5739 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5741 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5746 @subheading January 13, 2004
5747 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5748 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5749 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5751 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5756 @subheading January 9, 2004
5757 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5758 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5759 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5760 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5761 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5762 individual music expressions.
5763 More information in the
5764 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5769 @subheading January 7, 2004
5770 An update to the stable branch,
5771 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5772 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5777 @subheading January 6, 2004
5778 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5779 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5780 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5781 More information in the
5782 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5787 @subheading January 4, 2004
5788 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5790 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5791 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5796 @subheading January 2, 2004
5797 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5798 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5799 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5800 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5805 @subheading December 30, 2003
5806 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5807 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5808 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5809 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5814 @subheading December 23, 2003
5815 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5816 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5817 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5818 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5819 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5820 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5825 @subheading December 17, 2003
5826 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5827 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5828 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5830 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5835 @subheading December 16, 2003
5836 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5837 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5838 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5839 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5844 @subheading October 11, 2003
5845 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5847 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5852 @subheading October 11, 2003
5853 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5855 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5856 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5861 @subheading October 9, 2003
5862 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5863 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5864 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5869 @subheading October 5, 2003
5870 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5877 @subheading October 4, 2003
5878 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5880 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5881 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5886 @subheading September 29, 2003
5887 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5888 contains minor bugfixes.
5889 See the @ref{Changes}
5890 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5895 @subheading September 27, 2003
5896 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5897 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5898 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5904 @subheading September 24, 2003
5905 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5906 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5907 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5908 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5909 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5914 @subheading September 24, 2003
5915 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5916 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5917 the @ref{Changes} and
5918 download @uref{install/,here}.
5923 @subheading September 23, 2003
5924 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5925 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5926 the @ref{Changes} and
5927 download @uref{install/,here}.
5932 @subheading September 19, 2003
5933 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5934 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5935 the @ref{Changes} and
5936 download @uref{install/,here}.
5941 @subheading September 17, 2003
5942 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5943 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5949 @subheading September 16, 2003
5950 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5951 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5957 @subheading September 10, 2003
5958 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5959 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5960 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5961 will be available in a few weeks.
5967 @subheading September 9, 2003
5968 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5969 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5975 @subheading September 7, 2003
5976 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5977 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5983 @subheading August 31, 2003
5984 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5985 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5986 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5992 @subheading August 31, 2003
5993 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5994 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5999 @subheading August 31, 2003
6000 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6001 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6002 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6003 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6008 @subheading August 28, 2003
6009 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6010 @ref{Changes} and get it
6011 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6016 @subheading August 26, 2003
6017 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6018 @ref{Changes} and get it
6019 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6024 @subheading August 25, 2003
6025 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6026 @ref{Changes} and get it
6027 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6032 @subheading August 25, 2003
6033 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6034 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6039 @subheading August 21, 2003
6040 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6041 read the @ref{Changes}.
6046 @subheading August 18, 2003
6047 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6048 has been updated to 1.8.
6049 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
6054 @subheading August 7, 2003
6055 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6056 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6061 @subheading August 7, 2003
6062 New website went live!
6067 @subheading August 6, 2003
6068 Announced new website.
6073 @subheading August 1, 2003
6074 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6079 @subheading July 30, 2003
6080 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6081 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6087 @subheading July 29, 2003
6088 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6089 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.