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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.56 released @emph{February 26, 2017}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.56. 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 2.19.55 released @emph{February 12, 2017}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.55. 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 2.19.54 released @emph{January 4, 2017}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.54. 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 2.19.53 released @emph{December 17, 2016}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.53. 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 2.19.52 released @emph{December 4, 2016}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.52. 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 2.19.51 released @emph{November 20, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.51. 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 2.19.50 released @emph{November 6, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.50. 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 2.19.49 released @emph{October 16, 2016}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.49. 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 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.48. 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 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.47. 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 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.46. 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 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.45. 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 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.44. 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 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.43. 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 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.42. 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 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.41. 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 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.40. 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 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.39. 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 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.38. 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 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
298 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
300 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
310 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
311 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
312 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
322 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
324 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
334 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
336 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
346 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
348 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
358 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
360 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
370 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
372 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
382 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
383 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
384 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
394 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
396 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
406 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
408 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
414 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
417 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
418 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
420 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
429 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
430 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
431 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
432 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
438 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
441 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
442 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
443 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
444 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
450 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
453 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
454 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
455 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
456 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
462 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
465 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
466 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
467 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
468 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
474 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
476 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
477 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
478 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
479 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
480 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
486 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
489 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
490 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
491 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
492 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
498 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
500 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
501 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
502 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
503 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
504 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
510 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
512 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
513 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
514 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
515 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
516 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
519 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
520 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
525 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
527 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
528 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
529 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
530 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
531 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
537 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
540 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
541 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
542 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
543 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
549 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
552 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
553 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
555 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
561 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
564 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
565 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
566 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
567 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
573 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
576 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
577 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
578 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
579 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
585 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
588 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
589 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
590 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
591 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
597 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
600 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
601 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
602 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
603 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
609 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
611 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
612 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
613 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
614 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
615 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
621 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
624 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
625 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
626 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
627 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
633 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
635 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
636 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
637 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
638 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
639 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
645 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
648 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
649 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
650 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
651 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
656 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
658 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
659 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
660 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
661 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
662 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
667 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
669 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
670 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
671 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
672 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
673 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
675 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
676 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
677 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
678 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
679 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
681 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
682 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
683 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
689 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
691 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
692 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
693 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
694 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
695 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
700 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
702 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
703 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
704 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
705 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
706 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
708 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
709 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
714 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
716 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
717 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
718 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
719 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
720 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
725 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
727 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
728 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
729 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
730 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
731 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
736 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
738 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
739 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
740 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
741 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
742 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
747 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
749 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
750 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
751 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
752 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
753 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
754 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
755 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
756 @uref{http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
761 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
763 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
764 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
765 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
766 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
767 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
768 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
769 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
770 @uref{http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
775 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
777 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
778 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
779 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
780 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
781 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
782 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
783 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
784 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
790 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
792 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
793 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
794 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
795 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
796 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
801 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
803 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
804 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
805 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
806 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
807 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
812 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
814 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
815 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
816 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
817 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
818 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
823 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
825 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
826 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
827 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
828 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
829 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
834 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
836 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
837 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
838 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
839 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
840 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
845 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
848 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
849 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
850 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
851 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
856 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
858 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
859 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
860 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
861 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
862 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
867 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
869 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
870 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
871 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
872 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
873 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
875 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
876 with positioning text.
881 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
884 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
885 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
886 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
887 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
892 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
894 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
895 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
896 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
897 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
898 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
903 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
905 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
906 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
911 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
913 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
914 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
915 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
916 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
917 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
922 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
924 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
925 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
926 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
927 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
928 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
933 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
935 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
936 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
937 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
938 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
939 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
944 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
946 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
947 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
948 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
949 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
950 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
955 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
957 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
958 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
959 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
960 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
961 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
966 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
968 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
969 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
970 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
971 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
972 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
973 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
978 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
981 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
982 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
983 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
984 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
989 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
991 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
992 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
993 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
994 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
995 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1000 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
1002 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
1003 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1004 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1005 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1006 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1011 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
1013 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
1014 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1015 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1016 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1017 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1022 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
1024 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
1025 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
1026 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
1031 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
1033 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
1034 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1035 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1036 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1037 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1042 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
1044 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
1045 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1046 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1047 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1048 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1053 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
1055 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
1056 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1057 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1058 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1059 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1065 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
1067 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
1068 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
1069 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
1070 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
1071 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
1072 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
1075 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
1076 whose work on LilyPond is
1077 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
1078 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
1079 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
1080 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
1081 using LilyPond internally.
1083 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
1084 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
1089 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
1091 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
1092 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
1093 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1097 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1099 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
1100 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1101 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1102 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1103 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1108 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1110 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1111 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1112 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1113 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1114 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1119 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1122 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1123 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1124 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1129 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1132 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1133 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1134 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1139 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1141 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1142 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1143 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1144 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1149 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1151 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1152 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1153 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1154 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1160 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1162 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1163 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1164 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1165 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1170 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1172 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1173 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1174 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1175 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1177 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1178 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1182 Support for kievan square notation
1184 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1186 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1189 A full list of new features is given in:
1192 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1195 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1197 Main development team:
1199 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1200 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1201 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1202 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1203 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1206 Programming contributors:
1208 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1209 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1210 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1211 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1213 Documentation contributors:
1215 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1219 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1224 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1226 Translation contributors:
1228 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1233 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1235 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1236 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1237 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1239 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1240 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1241 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1243 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1244 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1250 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1255 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1256 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1257 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1264 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1266 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1267 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1268 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1269 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1270 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1271 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1274 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1275 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1280 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1282 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1283 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1284 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1285 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1286 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1292 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1294 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1295 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1296 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1297 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1300 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1301 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1302 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1309 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1312 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1314 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1315 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1316 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1323 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1325 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1326 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1327 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1328 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1329 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1335 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1337 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1338 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1339 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1340 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1343 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1344 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1345 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1352 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1354 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1355 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1356 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1357 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1358 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1359 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1362 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1363 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1370 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1372 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1373 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1374 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1375 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1378 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1379 candidate will be required.
1385 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1387 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1388 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1389 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1390 working on open source software.
1392 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1393 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1399 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1401 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1402 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1403 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1404 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1407 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1408 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1409 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1416 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1418 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1419 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1420 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1421 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1424 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1425 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1426 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1433 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1435 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1436 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1437 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1438 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1441 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1442 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1449 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1454 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1455 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1456 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1463 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1465 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1466 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1468 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1469 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1470 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1477 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1479 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1480 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1482 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1483 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1484 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1491 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1493 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1494 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1495 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1496 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1499 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1500 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1507 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1510 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1512 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1513 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1514 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1521 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1523 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1524 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1526 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1527 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1528 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1535 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1537 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1538 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1539 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1540 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1543 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1544 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1545 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1552 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1554 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1555 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1557 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1558 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1559 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1566 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. 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. Please
1573 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1580 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1582 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1583 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1585 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1586 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1587 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1594 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1596 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1597 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1598 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1599 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1600 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1603 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1604 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1611 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1614 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1616 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1617 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1618 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1621 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1627 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1629 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1630 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1632 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1633 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1634 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1641 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1643 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1644 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1646 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1647 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1648 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1655 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1657 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1658 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1660 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1661 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1662 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1669 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1671 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1672 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1674 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1675 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1676 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1683 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1685 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1686 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1688 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1689 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1690 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1697 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1699 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1700 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1702 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1703 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1704 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1711 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1713 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1714 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1716 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1717 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1718 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1725 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1727 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1728 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1730 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1731 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1732 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1739 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1741 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1742 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1744 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1745 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1746 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1753 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1755 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1756 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1758 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1759 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1760 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1767 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1769 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1770 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1772 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1773 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1774 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1781 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1783 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1784 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1786 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1787 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1788 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1795 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1797 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1798 Critical regression.
1804 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1806 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1807 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1808 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1809 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1812 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1813 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1814 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1821 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1824 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1826 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1827 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1828 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1829 not the next release candidate.
1835 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1837 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1838 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1840 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1841 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1842 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1843 next release candidate.
1849 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1851 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1852 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1853 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1855 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1856 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1857 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1858 next release candidate.
1864 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1866 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1867 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1868 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1869 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1872 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1873 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1874 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1881 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1884 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1886 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1887 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1893 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1895 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1896 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1898 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1899 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1905 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1907 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1908 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1909 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1917 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1919 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1920 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1922 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1923 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1929 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1931 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1932 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1934 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1935 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1941 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1943 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1944 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1946 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1947 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1953 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1955 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1956 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1958 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1959 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1965 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1967 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1968 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1969 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1974 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1976 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1977 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1978 usual number of bugs.
1980 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1981 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1986 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1988 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1989 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1990 usual number of bugs.
1992 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1993 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1999 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
2001 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
2002 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
2003 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
2004 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
2006 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
2007 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
2012 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
2015 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
2016 it much more flexible and easier to control.
2019 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
2024 A full list of new features is given in:
2027 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
2030 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
2032 Main development team:
2034 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
2035 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
2036 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
2037 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
2038 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
2040 Programming contributors:
2042 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
2043 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
2044 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
2045 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
2046 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
2047 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
2051 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
2053 Documentation contributors:
2055 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
2056 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
2060 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
2061 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
2063 Binaries support contributors:
2067 Translation contributors:
2069 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
2070 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
2077 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
2079 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
2080 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2081 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2082 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2085 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2086 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2087 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2094 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2096 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
2097 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2099 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2100 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2106 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2108 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2109 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2111 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2112 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2118 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2120 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2121 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2123 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2124 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2130 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2132 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2133 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2134 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2135 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2136 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2137 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2138 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2143 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2148 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2149 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2155 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2157 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2158 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2159 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2160 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2163 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2164 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2165 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2172 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2174 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2175 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2176 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2177 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2180 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2181 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2182 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2189 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2191 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2192 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2193 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2194 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2197 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2198 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2199 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2206 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2208 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2209 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2211 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2212 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2218 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2220 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2221 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2222 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2223 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2224 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2230 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2232 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2233 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2234 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2235 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2238 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2239 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2240 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2247 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2249 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2250 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2252 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2253 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2258 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2261 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2263 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2264 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2269 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2271 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2272 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2274 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2275 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2281 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2283 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2284 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2286 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2287 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2288 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2294 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2296 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2297 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2298 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2305 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2307 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2308 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2309 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2310 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2313 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2314 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2315 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2322 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2324 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2325 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2326 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2334 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2336 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2337 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2338 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2346 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2348 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2349 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2350 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2351 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2352 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2358 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2360 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2361 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2362 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2363 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2366 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2367 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2368 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2375 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2377 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2378 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2379 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2388 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2390 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2391 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2392 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2393 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2396 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2397 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2398 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2399 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2405 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2407 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2408 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2409 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2410 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2413 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2414 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2415 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2416 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2422 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2424 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2425 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2426 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2429 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2430 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2431 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2437 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2439 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2440 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2441 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2444 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2445 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2446 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2452 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2454 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2455 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2456 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2459 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2460 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2461 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2467 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2469 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2470 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2471 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2472 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2475 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2476 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2477 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2478 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2487 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2489 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2490 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2491 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2492 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2493 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2494 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2495 read on to find out what for!
2498 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2499 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2506 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2508 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2509 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2510 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2511 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2514 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2515 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2516 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2517 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2524 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2526 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2527 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2528 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2529 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2532 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2533 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2534 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2535 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2542 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2545 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2546 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2549 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2550 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2551 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2556 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2558 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2559 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2560 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2561 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2562 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2566 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2567 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2574 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2576 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2577 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2578 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2579 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2582 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2583 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2584 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2585 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2587 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2589 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2590 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2591 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2597 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2599 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2600 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2601 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2602 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2605 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2606 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2607 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2608 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2609 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2610 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2616 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2618 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2619 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2620 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2629 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2631 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2632 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2633 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2640 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2642 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2643 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2644 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2645 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2646 the bug report of the report!
2649 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2650 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2656 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2658 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2659 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2660 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2667 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2669 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2670 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2671 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2678 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2680 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2681 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2682 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2683 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2687 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2688 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2696 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2698 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2699 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2700 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2703 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2704 caution and expect breakage.
2709 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2711 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2712 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2713 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2716 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2717 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2718 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2719 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2724 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2726 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2727 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2728 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2734 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2736 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2737 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2738 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2739 improvements to the new website.
2741 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2742 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2744 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2745 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2747 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2753 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2755 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2756 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2757 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2762 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2764 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2765 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2766 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2772 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2774 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2775 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2776 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2782 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2784 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2785 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2786 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2791 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2793 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2794 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2795 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2800 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2802 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2803 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2804 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2807 This release should be of particular interest to package
2808 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2809 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2810 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2816 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2818 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2819 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2820 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2821 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2824 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2825 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2832 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2834 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2835 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2836 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2839 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2840 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2841 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2842 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2843 see the Changes document for more information.
2847 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2850 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2851 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2856 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2858 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2859 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2860 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2861 so this release is intended for developers only.
2865 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2867 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2868 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2869 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2874 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2876 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2877 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2882 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2885 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2886 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2892 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2894 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2895 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2896 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2897 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2898 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2900 What are you waiting for? Come
2901 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2902 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2907 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2909 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2910 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2911 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2915 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2917 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2918 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2919 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2920 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2921 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2926 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2928 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2929 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2930 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2934 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2936 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2937 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2938 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2939 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2943 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2945 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2946 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2947 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2948 and English names for feta filenames.
2954 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2956 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2957 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2958 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2959 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2962 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2963 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2964 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2970 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2972 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2973 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2974 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2975 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2977 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2978 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2983 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2985 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2986 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2992 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2994 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2995 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2996 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
3003 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
3005 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
3006 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
3007 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
3008 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
3010 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
3011 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
3012 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
3020 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
3022 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
3023 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
3024 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
3025 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
3026 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
3027 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
3028 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
3029 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
3035 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
3037 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
3038 its team, its world, its community.
3039 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
3040 to read the full issue...
3045 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
3047 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
3048 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3049 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
3054 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
3056 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
3057 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
3063 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
3065 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3067 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
3074 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
3076 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
3077 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
3078 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
3079 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
3080 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
3082 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
3083 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
3085 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
3087 @ref{Old downloads}.
3092 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
3094 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
3095 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3096 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3097 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3098 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3099 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3102 @ref{Old downloads}.
3107 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3109 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3110 documentation and translations.
3111 @ref{Old downloads}.
3116 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3118 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3119 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3120 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3121 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3122 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3124 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3125 @ref{Old downloads}.
3130 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3132 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3133 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3134 (teaching) has been added.
3136 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3138 @ref{Old downloads}.
3143 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3145 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3146 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3147 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3148 @ref{Old downloads}.
3153 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3155 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3156 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3157 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3158 translations of the documentation.
3159 @ref{Old downloads}.
3164 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3166 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3167 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3168 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3169 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3170 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3171 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3172 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3173 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3174 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3176 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3178 @ref{Old downloads}.
3183 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3185 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3186 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3187 markup command names have been made.
3190 @ref{Old downloads}.
3195 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3197 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3198 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3199 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3200 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3201 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3204 @ref{Old downloads}.
3209 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3211 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3212 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3214 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3215 @ref{Old downloads}.
3220 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3222 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3223 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3224 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3226 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3227 @ref{Old downloads}.
3232 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3234 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3236 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3237 @ref{Old downloads}.
3242 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3244 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3245 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3246 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3248 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3250 @ref{Old downloads}.
3255 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3257 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3258 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3259 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3260 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3262 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3263 @ref{Old downloads}.
3268 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3270 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3271 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3274 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3275 @ref{Old downloads}.
3280 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3282 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3283 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3288 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3290 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3291 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3296 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3298 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3300 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3301 @ref{Old downloads}.
3306 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3308 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3309 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3310 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3312 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3313 @ref{Old downloads}.
3318 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3320 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3321 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3326 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3328 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3329 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3334 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3336 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3337 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3338 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3340 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3341 @ref{Old downloads}.
3346 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3348 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3349 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3351 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3353 @ref{Old downloads}.
3358 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3360 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3361 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3362 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3363 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3364 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3365 announce releases and special events.
3370 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3372 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3373 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3374 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3379 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3381 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3382 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3383 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3384 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3385 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3388 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3390 @ref{Old downloads}.
3395 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3397 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3398 names has been added to the MusicXML
3401 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3402 @ref{Old downloads}.
3407 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3409 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3414 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3416 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3417 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3418 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3421 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3422 @ref{Old downloads}.
3427 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3429 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3432 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3433 @ref{Old downloads}.
3438 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3440 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3441 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3442 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3443 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3444 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3445 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3451 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3453 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3454 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3455 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3457 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3458 @ref{Old downloads}.
3463 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3465 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3466 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3471 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3473 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3474 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3475 Grand Documentation Project.
3477 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3478 @ref{Old downloads}.
3483 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3485 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3487 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3488 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3489 @ref{Old downloads}.
3494 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3496 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3498 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3499 @ref{Old downloads}.
3504 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3506 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3507 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3509 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3510 @ref{Old downloads}.
3515 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3517 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3518 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3519 for the translations.
3521 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3522 @ref{Old downloads}.
3527 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3529 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3530 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3531 and lots of updates for the translations.
3533 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3534 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3535 @ref{Old downloads}.
3540 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3542 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3543 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3544 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3545 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3550 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3551 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3552 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3553 spacing engine code.
3555 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3556 @ref{Old downloads}.
3561 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3563 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3564 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3566 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3567 @ref{Old downloads}.
3572 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3574 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3575 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3577 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3578 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3579 @ref{Old downloads}.
3584 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3585 This has lots of bugfixes.
3587 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3588 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3589 @ref{Old downloads}.
3594 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3595 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3596 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3597 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3602 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3603 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3605 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3607 @ref{Old downloads}.
3612 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3613 This release has some documentation updates.
3615 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3617 @ref{Old downloads}.
3622 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3623 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3624 disponibles en ligne ---
3625 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3626 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3627 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3628 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3633 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3634 This release fixes many bugs.
3636 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3637 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3639 @ref{Old downloads}.
3644 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3645 This release fixes many bugs.
3647 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3648 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3650 @ref{Old downloads}.
3655 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3656 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3657 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3659 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3661 @ref{Old downloads}.
3666 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3667 This release fixes still more bugs.
3669 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3671 @ref{Old downloads}.
3676 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3677 This release fixes many bugs.
3678 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3679 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3681 @ref{Old downloads})
3686 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3687 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3688 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3689 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3691 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3692 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3694 @ref{Old downloads}.
3699 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3700 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3701 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3703 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3710 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3711 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3712 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3714 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3716 @ref{Old downloads}.
3721 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3722 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3723 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3725 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3727 @ref{Old downloads}.
3732 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3733 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3736 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3738 @ref{Old downloads}.
3743 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3744 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3746 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3748 @ref{Old downloads}.
3753 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3754 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3755 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3756 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3758 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3760 @ref{Old downloads}.
3765 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3766 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3767 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3768 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3769 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3770 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3772 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3774 @ref{Old downloads}.
3779 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3780 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3781 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3784 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3786 @ref{Old downloads}.
3791 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3792 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3793 further improvements in the regression test suite
3797 @ref{Old downloads}.
3802 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3803 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3807 @ref{Old downloads}.
3812 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3813 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3818 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3819 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3824 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3825 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3829 @ref{Old downloads}.
3834 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3835 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3836 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3840 @ref{Old downloads}.
3845 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3846 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3850 @ref{Old downloads}.
3855 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3856 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3861 @ref{Old downloads}.
3866 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3867 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3871 @ref{Old downloads}.
3876 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3877 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3878 within a system as well as between systems.
3882 @ref{Old downloads}.
3887 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3888 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3889 test results} and several website build improvements.
3893 @ref{Old downloads}.
3898 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3899 This release fixes several bugs.
3902 @ref{Old downloads}.
3907 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3908 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3913 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3914 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3915 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3916 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3917 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3922 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3923 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3927 @ref{Old downloads}.
3932 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3933 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3936 @ref{Old downloads}.
3941 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3942 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3946 @ref{Old downloads}.
3951 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3952 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3955 @ref{Old downloads}.
3960 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3961 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3966 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3967 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3968 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3973 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3974 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3975 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3980 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3981 This release has many more bugfixes.
3984 @ref{Old downloads}.
3989 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3990 This release has many more bugfixes.
3993 @ref{Old downloads}.
3998 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3999 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
4004 @ref{Old downloads}.
4009 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
4010 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
4011 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
4012 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
4013 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
4014 (@ref{Publications}).
4019 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
4020 This release has further bugfixes.
4023 @ref{Old downloads}.
4028 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
4029 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
4030 available for x86/64.
4033 @ref{Old downloads}.
4038 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
4039 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
4040 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4041 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
4042 @ref{Old downloads})
4047 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
4048 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
4049 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4054 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
4055 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4060 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
4061 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4066 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
4067 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4072 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
4073 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
4074 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4079 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
4080 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
4081 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
4082 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4087 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
4088 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4093 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
4094 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
4095 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4100 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4101 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4102 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4103 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4104 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4109 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4110 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4111 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4116 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4117 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4118 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4119 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4124 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4125 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4126 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4127 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4132 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4133 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4135 @ref{Old downloads})
4140 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4141 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4143 @ref{Old downloads})
4148 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4149 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4150 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4152 @ref{Old downloads})
4157 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4158 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4159 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4160 (@ref{Old downloads})
4165 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4166 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4167 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4168 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4173 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4174 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4175 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4176 the development releases even better
4181 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4183 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4184 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4185 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4190 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4191 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4192 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4193 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4194 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4195 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4200 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4201 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4202 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4204 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4209 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4210 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4211 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4212 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4213 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4218 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4219 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4220 (@ref{Old downloads})
4225 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4226 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4227 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4228 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4229 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4230 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4235 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4236 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4237 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4238 (@ref{Publications})
4243 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4244 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4245 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4250 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4251 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4252 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4253 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4258 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4259 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4260 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4265 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4266 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4267 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4272 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4273 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4274 released. (@ref{Changes},
4275 @ref{Old downloads})
4280 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4281 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4282 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4283 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4284 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4285 multi-measure rests.
4287 @ref{Old downloads})
4292 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4293 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4295 @ref{Old downloads})
4300 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4301 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4302 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4303 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4304 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4305 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4306 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4307 @ref{Old downloads})
4312 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4313 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4314 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4315 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4316 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4317 @ref{Old downloads})
4322 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4323 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4324 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4325 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4326 the endings and the middle
4327 part. (@ref{Changes},
4328 @ref{Old downloads})
4333 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4334 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4335 parenthesized, for example,
4338 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4339 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4343 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4344 @ref{Old downloads})
4349 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4350 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4351 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4361 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4362 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4363 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4364 @ref{Old downloads})
4369 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4370 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4371 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4372 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4373 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4374 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4375 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4377 @ref{Old downloads})
4382 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4383 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4384 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4385 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4386 @ref{Old downloads})
4391 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4392 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4393 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4394 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4395 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4396 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4397 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4398 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4399 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4400 @ref{Old downloads})
4405 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4406 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4407 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4408 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4409 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4410 @ref{Old downloads})
4415 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4417 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4418 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4419 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4424 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4425 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4426 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4427 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4428 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4433 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4434 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4435 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4437 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4439 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4441 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4447 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4448 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4449 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4450 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4451 @ref{Old downloads})
4456 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4457 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4458 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4459 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4460 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4463 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4464 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4465 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4466 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4471 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4472 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4473 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4474 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4475 page. Let us know how you fare!
4480 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4481 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4482 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4483 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4484 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4485 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4486 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4487 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4488 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4490 @ref{Old downloads})
4495 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4496 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4497 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4498 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4499 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4500 @ref{Old downloads})
4505 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4506 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4507 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4508 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4509 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4510 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4511 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4512 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4513 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4514 @ref{Old downloads})
4519 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4520 This release has the following new features:
4523 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4524 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4525 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4527 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4528 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4529 and Bertalan Fodor).
4531 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4532 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4535 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4536 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4537 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4541 @ref{Old downloads})
4546 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4547 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4548 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4549 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4550 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4551 van den Borre and Bertalan
4552 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4553 @ref{Old downloads})
4558 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4559 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4560 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4561 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4567 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4568 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4569 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4570 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4571 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4573 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4574 @ref{Old downloads})
4579 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4580 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4581 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4586 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4587 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4588 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4589 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4590 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4591 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4592 @ref{Old downloads})
4597 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4598 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4599 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4600 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4601 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4602 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4603 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4604 @ref{Old downloads})
4609 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4610 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4611 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4612 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4613 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4614 @ref{Old downloads})
4619 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4620 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4621 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4622 @ref{Old downloads})
4627 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4628 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4629 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4630 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4631 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4632 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4633 @ref{Old downloads})
4638 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4639 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4640 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4641 that compute said property, i.e.
4644 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4645 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4648 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4649 @ref{Old downloads})
4654 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4655 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4656 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4657 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4658 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4659 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4660 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4661 users. (@ref{Changes},
4662 @ref{Old downloads})
4667 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4668 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4669 series. (@ref{Changes},
4670 @ref{Old downloads})
4675 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4676 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4677 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4678 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4679 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4680 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4681 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4682 sponsored by Nicolas
4683 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4684 @ref{Old downloads})
4689 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4690 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4691 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4692 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4693 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4694 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4695 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4696 @ref{Old downloads})
4701 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4702 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4703 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4704 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4705 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4706 @ref{Old downloads})
4711 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4712 This is mainly a bugfix
4713 release. (@ref{Changes},
4714 @ref{Old downloads})
4719 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4720 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4721 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4722 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4723 la gravure musicale}.
4728 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4729 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4730 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4731 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4732 @ref{Old downloads})
4737 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4738 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4739 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4740 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4741 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4742 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4747 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4748 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4749 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4750 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4751 @ref{Old downloads})
4756 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4757 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4758 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4759 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4760 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4761 @ref{Old downloads})
4766 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4767 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4768 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4769 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4770 @ref{Old downloads})
4775 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4776 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4777 for a note is proportional to the time it
4778 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4779 @ref{Old downloads})
4784 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4785 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4786 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4791 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4792 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4793 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4794 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4796 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4797 @ref{Old downloads})
4802 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4803 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4804 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4805 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4807 @ref{Old downloads})
4812 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4813 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4814 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4815 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4816 @ref{Old downloads})
4821 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4822 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4824 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4825 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4826 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4827 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4828 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4833 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4834 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4835 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4836 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4841 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4842 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4843 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4844 @ref{Old downloads})
4849 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4850 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4851 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4852 @ref{Old downloads})
4857 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4858 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4859 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4860 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4861 (@ref{Old downloads})
4866 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4867 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4868 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4869 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4874 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4875 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4876 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4877 better help functionality.
4878 (@ref{Old downloads})
4883 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4884 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4885 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4886 compile them directly from
4887 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4892 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4893 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4894 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4899 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4900 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4901 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4902 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4907 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4908 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4909 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4910 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4911 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4916 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4917 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4918 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4923 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4924 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4929 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4930 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4931 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4936 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4937 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4938 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4939 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4940 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4945 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4946 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4947 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4948 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4949 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4950 @ref{Old downloads})
4955 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4957 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4958 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4960 (@ref{Old downloads})
4965 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4966 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4967 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4968 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4969 signatures like 5/8.
4971 @ref{Old downloads})
4976 @subheading April 18, 2005
4977 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4978 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4979 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4980 More details are in the
4982 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4987 @subheading April 15, 2005
4988 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4989 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4990 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4991 Scheme code. Take a look at
4993 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4998 @subheading April 6, 2005
4999 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
5000 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
5001 place. @ref{Old downloads}
5006 @subheading March 31, 2005
5007 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
5008 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
5009 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
5014 @subheading March 20, 2005
5015 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
5016 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
5022 @subheading March 14, 2005
5023 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
5024 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
5025 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
5026 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5027 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5032 @subheading March 7, 2005
5033 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
5034 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
5035 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
5036 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
5037 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
5039 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5044 @subheading March 7, 2005
5045 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
5046 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
5052 @subheading February 28, 2005
5053 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
5054 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
5055 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
5056 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
5062 @subheading February 28, 2005
5063 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
5064 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}.
5065 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5066 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5071 @subheading February 26, 2005
5072 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
5073 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
5074 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
5075 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
5080 @subheading February 21, 2005
5081 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
5082 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
5083 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
5084 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
5086 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5091 @subheading February 4, 2005
5092 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
5093 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
5094 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
5095 @ref{Old downloads}!
5100 @subheading January 31, 2005
5101 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5102 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5103 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5109 @subheading January 26, 2005
5110 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5111 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5117 @subheading January 16, 2005
5118 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5119 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5120 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5122 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5124 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5129 @subheading January 11, 2005
5130 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5131 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5132 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5133 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5134 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5135 font code by Werner.
5137 and check out the changes in
5138 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5143 @subheading January 02, 2005
5144 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5145 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5146 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5147 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5148 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5149 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5150 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5151 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5152 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5155 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5160 @subheading December 28, 2004
5161 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5162 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5163 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5164 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5166 and check out the changes in
5167 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5172 @subheading December 20, 2004
5173 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5174 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5175 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5176 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5177 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5180 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5185 @subheading December 3, 2004
5186 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5187 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5188 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5189 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5190 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5191 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5192 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5193 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5197 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5202 @subheading November 26, 2004
5203 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5204 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5205 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5206 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5207 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5209 and check out the changes in
5210 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5215 @subheading November 20, 2004
5216 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5217 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5218 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5219 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5220 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5221 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5222 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5223 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5226 and check out the changes in
5227 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5232 @subheading November 12, 2004
5233 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5234 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5235 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5236 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5237 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5240 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5243 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5244 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5245 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5246 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5247 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5250 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5255 @subheading November 11, 2004
5256 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5257 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5263 @subheading November 4, 2004
5264 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5265 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5267 and check out the changes in
5268 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5273 @subheading October 31, 2004
5274 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5275 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5276 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5277 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5284 @subheading October 29, 2004
5285 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5286 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5287 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5289 and check out the changes in
5290 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5295 @subheading October 29, 2004
5296 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5297 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5298 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5299 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5301 and check out the changes in
5302 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5307 @subheading October 27, 2004
5308 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5309 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5310 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5312 and check out the changes in
5313 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5318 @subheading October 24, 2004
5319 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5320 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5321 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5323 and check out the changes in
5324 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5329 @subheading October 10, 2004
5330 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5331 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5332 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5336 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5341 @subheading October 09, 2004
5342 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5343 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5344 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5348 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5353 @subheading October 02, 2004
5354 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5355 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5356 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5357 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5358 in the documentation.
5360 and check out the changes in
5361 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5366 @subheading September 29, 2004
5367 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040811160307/http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5368 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5369 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5370 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5375 @subheading September 26, 2004
5376 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5378 and check out the changes
5379 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5384 @subheading September 20, 2004
5385 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5386 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5387 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5388 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5389 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5390 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5393 and check out the changes in
5394 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5399 @subheading September 11, 2004
5400 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5401 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5402 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5403 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5404 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5405 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5406 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5407 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5408 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5409 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5410 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5411 will hold users back in switching.
5413 and check out the changes in
5414 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5419 @subheading September 10, 2004
5420 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5421 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5422 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5423 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5424 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5425 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5427 and check out the changes in
5428 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5433 @subheading September 6, 2004
5434 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5435 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5436 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5437 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5438 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5442 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5447 @subheading August 29, 2004
5448 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5449 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5450 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5451 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5452 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5453 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5454 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5455 chapter of the user manual.
5456 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5461 @subheading August 29, 2004
5462 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5463 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5464 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5465 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5466 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5467 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5471 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5476 @subheading August 24, 2004
5477 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5478 disappearing metronome mark.
5480 and check out the changes in
5481 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5486 @subheading August 23, 2004
5487 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5488 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5489 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5490 `doubleSlurs' property.
5492 and check out the changes in
5493 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5498 @subheading August 3, 2004
5499 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5500 annoying bugs fixed.
5503 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5508 @subheading August 1, 2004
5509 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5510 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5511 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5512 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5513 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5514 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5517 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5518 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5520 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5521 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5526 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5531 @subheading July 30, 2004
5532 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5533 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5534 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5535 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5536 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5537 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5538 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5539 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5540 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5541 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5544 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5549 @subheading July 23, 2004
5550 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5551 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5552 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5553 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5556 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5561 @subheading July 19, 2004
5562 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5563 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5564 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5565 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5566 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5567 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5568 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5569 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5570 beat within the measure.
5572 and check out the changes in
5573 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5578 @subheading July 15, 2004
5579 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5583 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5588 @subheading July 11, 2004
5589 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5595 @subheading July 5, 2004
5596 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5597 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5598 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5599 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5601 and check out the changes
5602 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5607 @subheading July 5, 2004
5608 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5612 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5617 @subheading June 25, 2004
5618 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5619 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5620 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5621 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5622 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5623 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5624 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5626 @ref{Old downloads}.
5631 @subheading June 20, 2004
5632 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5633 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5634 @ref{Old downloads}.
5639 @subheading June 13, 2004
5640 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5641 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5642 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5644 @ref{Old downloads}.
5649 @subheading May 31, 2004
5650 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5651 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5652 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5654 @ref{Old downloads}.
5659 @subheading May 31, 2004
5660 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5661 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5662 or head straight to the
5663 @ref{Old downloads}.
5668 @subheading May 26, 2004
5669 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5670 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5671 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5672 @ref{Old downloads}.
5677 @subheading May 9, 2004
5678 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5679 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5680 @ref{Old downloads}.
5685 @subheading May 4, 2004
5686 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5688 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5689 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5690 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5691 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5692 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5697 @subheading May 3, 2004
5698 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5699 @ref{Old downloads}.
5704 @subheading April 17, 2004
5705 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5706 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5712 @subheading April 12, 2004
5713 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5714 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5715 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5716 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5717 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5718 @ref{Old downloads}.
5723 @subheading April 8, 2004
5724 A French article on the new LilyPond
5725 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5730 @subheading April 8, 2004
5731 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5732 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5738 @subheading April 1, 2004
5739 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5740 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5741 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5742 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5743 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5744 @ref{Old downloads}.
5749 @subheading March 31, 2004
5750 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5751 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5752 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5753 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5755 @ref{Old downloads}.
5760 @subheading March 30, 2004
5761 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5763 @ref{Old downloads}.
5768 @subheading March 28, 2004
5769 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5770 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5771 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5778 @subheading March 22, 2004
5779 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5780 @ref{Old downloads}.
5785 @subheading March 21, 2004
5786 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5793 @subheading March 20, 2004
5794 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5795 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5796 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5798 @ref{Old downloads}.
5803 @subheading March 15, 2004
5804 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5805 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5806 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5809 @ref{Old downloads}.
5814 @subheading March 14, 2004
5816 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5817 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5823 @subheading March 11, 2004
5824 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5826 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5827 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5828 authors of LilyPond.
5833 @subheading March 11, 2004
5834 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5835 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5838 @ref{Old downloads}.
5843 @subheading March 9, 2004
5844 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5845 experimental support for producing titles with
5851 @subheading February 29, 2004
5852 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5853 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5854 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5856 @ref{Old downloads}.
5861 @subheading February 24, 2004
5862 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5863 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5864 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5866 @ref{Old downloads}.
5871 @subheading February 23, 2004
5872 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5873 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5874 produce cue notes. More information in the
5881 @subheading February 18, 2004
5882 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5883 for altering accidental rules.
5889 @subheading February 16, 2004
5890 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5891 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5892 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5893 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5894 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5895 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5896 More information in the
5903 @subheading February 13, 2004
5904 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5905 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5906 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5913 @subheading February 12, 2004
5914 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5915 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5916 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5917 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5924 @subheading February 9, 2004
5925 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5926 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5927 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5928 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5929 More information in the
5936 @subheading February 5, 2004
5937 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5938 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5939 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5940 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5941 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5942 More information in the
5949 @subheading February 4, 2004
5950 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5951 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5952 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5960 @subheading February 2, 2004
5961 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5962 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5963 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5970 @subheading January 28, 2004
5971 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5972 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5973 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5974 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5983 @subheading January 26, 2004
5984 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5985 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5988 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5993 @subheading January 21, 2004
5995 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5996 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5997 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
6000 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6005 @subheading January 20, 2004
6006 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
6007 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
6008 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
6009 access, but only HTTP downloads.
6014 @subheading January 20, 2004
6015 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
6016 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
6017 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
6018 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
6024 @subheading January 19, 2004
6025 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
6026 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
6028 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6033 @subheading January 18, 2004
6034 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
6035 available for Windows! For downloading, go
6036 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
6041 @subheading January 17, 2004
6042 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
6043 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
6044 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
6046 More information in the
6047 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6052 @subheading January 16, 2004
6053 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
6054 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
6056 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6061 @subheading January 13, 2004
6062 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
6063 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
6064 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
6066 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6071 @subheading January 9, 2004
6072 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
6073 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
6074 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
6075 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
6076 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
6077 individual music expressions.
6078 More information in the
6079 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6084 @subheading January 7, 2004
6085 An update to the stable branch,
6086 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
6087 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
6092 @subheading January 6, 2004
6093 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
6094 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
6095 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6096 More information in the
6097 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6102 @subheading January 4, 2004
6103 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6105 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6106 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6111 @subheading January 2, 2004
6112 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6113 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6114 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6115 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6120 @subheading December 30, 2003
6121 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6122 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6123 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6124 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6129 @subheading December 23, 2003
6130 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6131 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6132 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6133 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6134 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6135 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6140 @subheading December 17, 2003
6141 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6142 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6143 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6145 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6150 @subheading December 16, 2003
6151 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6152 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6153 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6154 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6159 @subheading October 11, 2003
6160 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6162 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6167 @subheading October 11, 2003
6168 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6170 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6171 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6176 @subheading October 9, 2003
6177 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6178 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6179 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6184 @subheading October 5, 2003
6185 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6192 @subheading October 4, 2003
6193 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6195 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6196 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6201 @subheading September 29, 2003
6202 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6203 contains minor bugfixes.
6204 See the @ref{Changes}
6205 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6210 @subheading September 27, 2003
6211 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6212 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6213 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6219 @subheading September 24, 2003
6220 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6221 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6222 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6223 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6224 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6229 @subheading September 24, 2003
6230 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6231 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6232 the @ref{Changes} and
6233 download @uref{install/,here}.
6238 @subheading September 23, 2003
6239 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6240 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6241 the @ref{Changes} and
6242 download @uref{install/,here}.
6247 @subheading September 19, 2003
6248 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6249 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6250 the @ref{Changes} and
6251 download @uref{install/,here}.
6256 @subheading September 17, 2003
6257 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6258 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6264 @subheading September 16, 2003
6265 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6266 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6272 @subheading September 10, 2003
6273 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6274 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6275 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6276 will be available in a few weeks.
6282 @subheading September 9, 2003
6283 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6284 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6290 @subheading September 7, 2003
6291 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6292 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6298 @subheading August 31, 2003
6299 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6300 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6301 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6307 @subheading August 31, 2003
6308 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6309 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6314 @subheading August 31, 2003
6315 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6316 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6317 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6318 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6323 @subheading August 28, 2003
6324 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6325 @ref{Changes} and get it
6326 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6331 @subheading August 26, 2003
6332 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6333 @ref{Changes} and get it
6334 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6339 @subheading August 25, 2003
6340 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6341 @ref{Changes} and get it
6342 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6347 @subheading August 25, 2003
6348 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6349 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6354 @subheading August 21, 2003
6355 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6356 read the @ref{Changes}.
6361 @subheading August 18, 2003
6362 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6363 has been updated to 1.8.
6364 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6369 @subheading August 7, 2003
6370 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6371 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6376 @subheading August 7, 2003
6377 New website went live!
6382 @subheading August 6, 2003
6383 Announced new website.
6388 @subheading August 1, 2003
6389 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6394 @subheading July 30, 2003
6395 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6396 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6402 @subheading July 29, 2003
6403 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6404 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.