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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subheading
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19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.41. 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 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.40. 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 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.39. 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 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.38. 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 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.37. 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 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.36. 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 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.35. 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 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.34. 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 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.33. 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 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.32. 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 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.31. 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 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.30. 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 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.29. 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 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.28. 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 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.27. 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 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.26. 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 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.25. 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 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.24. 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 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.23. 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 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.22. 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 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.21. 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 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.20. 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 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.19. 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 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.18. 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 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.17. 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 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
332 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.16. 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
339 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
340 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
345 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
348 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
349 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
350 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
351 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
357 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
359 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
360 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
361 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
362 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
363 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
369 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
371 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
372 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
373 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
374 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
375 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
381 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
383 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
384 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
385 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
386 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
387 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
393 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
395 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
396 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
397 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
398 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
399 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
405 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
408 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
409 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
410 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
411 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
417 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
420 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
421 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
422 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
423 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
429 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
431 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
432 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
433 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
434 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
435 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
441 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
444 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
445 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
446 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
447 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
453 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
456 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
457 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
458 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
459 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
465 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
467 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
468 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
469 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
470 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
471 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
476 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
478 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
479 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
480 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
481 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
482 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
487 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
489 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
490 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
491 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
492 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
493 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
495 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
496 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
497 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
498 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
499 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
501 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
502 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
503 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
509 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
511 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
512 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
513 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
514 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
515 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
520 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
522 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
523 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
524 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
525 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
526 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
528 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
529 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
534 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
536 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
537 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
538 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
539 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
540 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
545 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
548 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
549 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
550 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
551 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
556 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
558 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
559 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
560 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
561 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
562 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
567 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
569 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
570 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
571 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
572 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
573 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
574 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
575 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
576 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
581 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
583 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
584 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
585 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
586 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
587 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
588 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
589 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
590 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
595 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
597 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
598 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
599 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
600 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
601 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
602 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
603 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
604 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
610 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
612 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
613 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
614 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
615 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
616 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
621 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
624 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
625 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
626 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
627 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
632 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
634 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
635 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
636 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
637 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
638 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
643 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
645 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
646 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
647 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
648 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
649 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
654 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
656 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
657 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
658 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
659 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
660 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
665 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
668 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
669 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
670 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
671 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
676 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
678 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
679 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
680 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
681 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
682 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
687 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
689 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
690 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
691 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
692 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
693 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
695 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
696 with positioning text.
701 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
703 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
704 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
705 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
706 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
707 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
712 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
714 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
715 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
716 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
717 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
718 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
723 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
725 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
726 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
727 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
728 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
729 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
734 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
736 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
737 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
738 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
739 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
740 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
745 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
747 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
748 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
749 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
750 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
751 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
756 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
758 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
759 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
760 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
761 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
762 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
767 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
769 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
770 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
771 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
772 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
773 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
778 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
780 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
781 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
782 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
783 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
784 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
785 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
790 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
792 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. 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 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
803 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. 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 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
814 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. 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 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
825 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. 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 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
836 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. 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 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. 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 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
858 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. 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.
868 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
870 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
871 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
872 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
876 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
878 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
879 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
880 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
881 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
882 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
887 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
889 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
890 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
891 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
892 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
893 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
898 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
900 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
901 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
902 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
903 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
908 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
910 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
911 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
912 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
913 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
918 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
920 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
921 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
922 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
923 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
928 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
930 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
931 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
932 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
933 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
939 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
941 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
942 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
943 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
944 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
949 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
951 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
952 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
953 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
954 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
956 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
957 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
961 Support for kievan square notation
963 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
965 Music functions have become quite more versatile
968 A full list of new features is given in:
971 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
974 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
976 Main development team:
978 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
979 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
980 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
981 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
982 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
985 Programming contributors:
987 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
988 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
989 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
990 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
992 Documentation contributors:
994 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
998 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1003 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1005 Translation contributors:
1007 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1012 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1014 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1015 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1016 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1018 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1019 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1020 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1022 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1023 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1029 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1031 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1032 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1034 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1035 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1036 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1043 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1045 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1046 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1047 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1048 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1049 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1050 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1053 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1054 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1059 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1061 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1062 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1063 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1064 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1065 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1071 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1073 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1074 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1075 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1076 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1079 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1080 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1081 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1088 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1090 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1091 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1093 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1094 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1095 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1102 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1104 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1105 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1106 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1107 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1108 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1114 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1116 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1117 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1118 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1119 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1122 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1123 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1124 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1131 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1133 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1134 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1135 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1136 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1137 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1138 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1141 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1142 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1149 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1151 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1152 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1153 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1154 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1157 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1158 candidate will be required.
1164 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1166 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1167 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1168 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1169 working on open source software.
1171 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1172 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1178 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1180 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1181 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1182 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1183 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1186 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1187 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1188 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1195 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1197 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1198 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1199 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1200 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1203 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1204 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1205 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1212 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1214 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1215 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1216 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1217 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1220 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1221 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1228 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1230 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1231 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1233 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1234 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1235 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1242 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1244 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1245 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1247 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1248 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1249 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1256 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1258 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1259 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1261 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1262 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1263 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1270 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1272 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1273 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1274 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1275 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1278 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1279 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1286 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1288 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1289 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1291 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1292 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1293 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1300 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1302 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1303 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1305 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1306 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1307 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1314 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1316 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1317 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1318 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1319 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1322 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1323 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1324 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1331 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1333 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1334 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1336 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1337 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1338 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1345 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1348 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1350 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1351 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1352 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1359 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1361 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1362 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1364 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1365 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1366 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1373 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1375 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1376 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1377 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1378 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1379 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1382 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1383 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1390 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1393 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1395 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1396 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1397 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1400 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1406 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1408 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1409 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1411 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1412 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1413 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1420 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1422 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1423 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1425 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1426 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1427 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1434 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1437 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1439 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1440 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1441 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1448 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1450 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1451 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1453 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1454 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1455 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1462 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1465 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1467 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1468 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1469 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1476 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1478 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1479 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1481 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1482 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1483 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1490 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1492 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1493 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1495 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1496 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1497 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1504 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1506 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1507 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1509 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1510 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1511 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1518 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1523 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1524 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1525 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1532 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1534 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1535 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1537 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1538 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1539 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1546 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1548 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1549 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1551 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1552 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1553 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1560 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1562 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1563 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1565 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1566 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1567 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1574 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1576 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1577 Critical regression.
1583 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1585 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1586 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1587 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1588 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1591 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1592 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1593 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1600 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1602 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1603 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1605 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1606 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1607 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1608 not the next release candidate.
1614 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1616 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1617 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1619 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1620 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1621 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1622 next release candidate.
1628 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1630 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1631 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1632 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1634 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1635 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1636 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1637 next release candidate.
1643 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1645 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1646 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1647 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1648 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1651 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1652 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1653 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1660 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1662 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1663 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1665 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1666 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1672 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1674 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1675 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1677 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1678 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1684 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1686 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1687 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1688 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1696 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1698 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1699 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1701 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1702 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1708 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1710 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1711 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1713 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1714 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1720 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1722 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1723 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1725 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1726 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1732 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1734 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1735 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1737 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1738 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1744 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1746 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1747 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1748 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1753 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1755 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1756 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1757 usual number of bugs.
1759 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1760 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1765 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1767 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1768 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1769 usual number of bugs.
1771 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1772 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1778 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1780 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1781 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1782 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1783 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1785 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1786 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1791 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1794 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1795 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1798 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1803 A full list of new features is given in:
1806 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1809 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1811 Main development team:
1813 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1814 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1815 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1816 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1817 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1819 Programming contributors:
1821 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1822 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1823 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1824 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1825 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1826 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1830 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1832 Documentation contributors:
1834 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1835 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1839 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1840 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1842 Binaries support contributors:
1846 Translation contributors:
1848 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1849 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1856 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1858 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1859 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1860 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1861 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1864 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1865 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1866 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1873 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1875 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1876 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1878 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1879 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1885 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1887 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1888 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1890 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1891 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1897 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1899 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1900 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1902 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1903 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1909 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1911 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1912 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1913 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
1914 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1915 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1916 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1917 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1922 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1924 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1925 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1927 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1928 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1934 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1936 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1937 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1938 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1939 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1942 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1943 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1944 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1951 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1953 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1954 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1955 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1956 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1959 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1960 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1961 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1968 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1970 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1971 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1972 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1973 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1976 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1977 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1978 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1985 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1987 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1988 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1990 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1991 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1997 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1999 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2000 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2001 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2002 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2003 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2009 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2011 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2012 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2013 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2014 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2017 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2018 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2019 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2026 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2028 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2029 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2031 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2032 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2037 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2039 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2040 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2042 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2043 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2048 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2050 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2051 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2053 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2054 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2060 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2062 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2063 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2065 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2066 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2067 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2073 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2075 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2076 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2077 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2084 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2086 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2087 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2088 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2089 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2092 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2093 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2094 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2101 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2103 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2104 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2105 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2113 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2115 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2116 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2117 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2125 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2127 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2128 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2129 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2130 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2131 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2137 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2139 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2140 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2141 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2142 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2145 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2146 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2147 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2154 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2156 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2157 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2158 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2167 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2169 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2170 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2171 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2172 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2175 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2176 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2177 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2178 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2184 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2186 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2187 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2188 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2189 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2192 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2193 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2194 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2195 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2201 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2204 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2205 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2208 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2209 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2210 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2216 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2218 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2219 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2220 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2223 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2224 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2225 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2231 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2233 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2234 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2235 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2238 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2239 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2240 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2246 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2248 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2249 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2250 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2251 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2254 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2255 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2256 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2257 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2266 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2268 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2269 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2270 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2271 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2272 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2273 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2274 read on to find out what for!
2277 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2278 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2285 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2287 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2288 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2289 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2290 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2293 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2294 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2295 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2296 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2303 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2305 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2306 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2307 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2308 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2311 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2312 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2313 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2314 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2321 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2324 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2325 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2328 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2329 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2330 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2335 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2337 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2338 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2339 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2340 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2341 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2345 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2346 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2353 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2355 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2356 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2357 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2358 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2361 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2362 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2363 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2364 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2366 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2368 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2369 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2370 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2376 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2378 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2379 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2380 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2381 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2384 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2385 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2386 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2387 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2388 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2389 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2395 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2397 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2398 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2399 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2408 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2410 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2411 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2412 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2419 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2421 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2422 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2423 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2424 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2425 the bug report of the report!
2428 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2429 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2435 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2437 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2438 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2439 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2446 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2450 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2457 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2459 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2460 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2461 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2462 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2466 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2467 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2475 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2478 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2479 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2482 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2483 caution and expect breakage.
2488 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2490 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2491 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2492 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2495 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2496 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2497 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2498 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2503 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2505 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2506 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2507 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2513 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2515 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2516 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2517 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2518 improvements to the new website.
2520 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2521 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2523 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2524 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2526 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2532 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2534 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2535 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2536 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2541 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2543 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2544 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2545 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2551 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2553 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2554 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2555 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2561 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2564 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2565 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2570 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2572 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2573 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2574 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2579 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2581 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2582 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2583 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2586 This release should be of particular interest to package
2587 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2588 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2589 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2595 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2597 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2598 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2599 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2600 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2603 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2604 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2611 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2614 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2615 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2618 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2619 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2620 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2621 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2622 see the Changes document for more information.
2626 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2628 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2629 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2630 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2635 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2637 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2638 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2639 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2640 so this release is intended for developers only.
2644 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2646 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2647 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2648 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2653 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2656 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2661 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2663 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2664 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2665 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2671 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2673 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2674 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2675 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2676 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2677 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2679 What are you waiting for? Come
2680 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2681 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2686 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2689 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2690 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2694 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2696 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2697 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2698 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2699 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2700 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2705 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2707 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2708 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2709 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2713 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2715 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2716 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2717 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2718 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2722 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2724 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2725 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2726 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2727 and English names for feta filenames.
2733 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2735 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2736 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2737 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2738 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2741 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2742 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2743 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2749 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2751 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2752 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2753 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2754 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2756 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2757 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2762 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2764 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2765 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2771 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2773 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2774 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2775 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2782 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2784 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2785 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2786 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2787 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2789 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2790 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2791 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2799 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2801 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2802 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2803 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2804 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2805 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2806 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2807 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2808 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2814 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2816 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2817 its team, its world, its community.
2818 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2819 to read the full issue...
2824 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2826 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2827 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2828 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2833 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2835 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2836 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2842 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2844 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2846 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2853 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2855 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2856 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2857 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2858 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2859 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2861 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2862 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2864 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2866 @ref{Old downloads}.
2871 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2873 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2874 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2875 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2876 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2877 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2878 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2881 @ref{Old downloads}.
2886 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2888 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2889 documentation and translations.
2890 @ref{Old downloads}.
2895 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2897 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2898 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2899 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2900 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2901 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2903 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2904 @ref{Old downloads}.
2909 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2911 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2912 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2913 (teaching) has been added.
2915 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2917 @ref{Old downloads}.
2922 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2924 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2925 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2926 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2927 @ref{Old downloads}.
2932 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2934 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2935 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2936 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2937 translations of the documentation.
2938 @ref{Old downloads}.
2943 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2945 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2946 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2947 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2948 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2949 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2950 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2951 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2952 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2953 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2955 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2957 @ref{Old downloads}.
2962 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2964 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2965 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2966 markup command names have been made.
2969 @ref{Old downloads}.
2974 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2976 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2977 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2978 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2979 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2980 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2983 @ref{Old downloads}.
2988 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2990 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2991 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2993 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2994 @ref{Old downloads}.
2999 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3001 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3002 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3003 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3005 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3006 @ref{Old downloads}.
3011 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3013 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3015 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3016 @ref{Old downloads}.
3021 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3023 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3024 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3025 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3027 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3029 @ref{Old downloads}.
3034 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3036 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3037 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3038 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3039 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3041 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3042 @ref{Old downloads}.
3047 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3049 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3050 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3053 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3054 @ref{Old downloads}.
3059 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3061 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3062 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3067 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3069 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3070 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3075 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3077 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3079 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3080 @ref{Old downloads}.
3085 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3087 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3088 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3089 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3091 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3092 @ref{Old downloads}.
3097 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3099 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3100 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3105 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3107 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3108 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3113 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3115 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3116 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3117 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3119 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3120 @ref{Old downloads}.
3125 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3127 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3128 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3130 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3132 @ref{Old downloads}.
3137 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3139 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3140 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3141 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3142 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3143 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3144 announce releases and special events.
3149 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3151 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3152 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3153 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3158 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3160 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3161 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3162 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3163 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3164 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3167 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3169 @ref{Old downloads}.
3174 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3176 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3177 names has been added to the MusicXML
3180 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3181 @ref{Old downloads}.
3186 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3188 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3193 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3195 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3196 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3197 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3200 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3201 @ref{Old downloads}.
3206 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3208 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3211 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3212 @ref{Old downloads}.
3217 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3219 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3220 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3221 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3222 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3223 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3224 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3230 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3232 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3233 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3234 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3236 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3237 @ref{Old downloads}.
3242 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3244 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3245 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3250 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3252 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3253 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3254 Grand Documentation Project.
3256 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3257 @ref{Old downloads}.
3262 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3264 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3266 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3267 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3268 @ref{Old downloads}.
3273 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3275 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3277 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3278 @ref{Old downloads}.
3283 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3285 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3286 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3288 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3289 @ref{Old downloads}.
3294 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3296 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3297 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3298 for the translations.
3300 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3301 @ref{Old downloads}.
3306 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3308 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3309 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3310 and lots of updates for the translations.
3312 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3313 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3314 @ref{Old downloads}.
3319 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3321 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3322 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3323 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3324 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3329 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3330 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3331 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3332 spacing engine code.
3334 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3335 @ref{Old downloads}.
3340 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3342 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3343 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3345 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3346 @ref{Old downloads}.
3351 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3353 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3354 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3356 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3357 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3358 @ref{Old downloads}.
3363 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3364 This has lots of bugfixes.
3366 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3367 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3368 @ref{Old downloads}.
3373 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3374 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3375 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3376 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3381 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3382 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3384 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3386 @ref{Old downloads}.
3391 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3392 This release has some documentation updates.
3394 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3396 @ref{Old downloads}.
3401 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3402 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3403 disponibles en ligne ---
3404 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3405 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3406 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3407 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3412 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3413 This release fixes many bugs.
3415 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3416 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3418 @ref{Old downloads}.
3423 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3424 This release fixes many bugs.
3426 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3427 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3429 @ref{Old downloads}.
3434 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3435 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3436 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3438 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3440 @ref{Old downloads}.
3445 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3446 This release fixes still more bugs.
3448 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3450 @ref{Old downloads}.
3455 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3456 This release fixes many bugs.
3457 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3458 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3460 @ref{Old downloads})
3465 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3466 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3467 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3468 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3470 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3471 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3473 @ref{Old downloads}.
3478 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3479 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3480 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3482 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3489 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3490 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3491 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3493 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3495 @ref{Old downloads}.
3500 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3501 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3502 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3504 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3506 @ref{Old downloads}.
3511 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3512 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3515 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3517 @ref{Old downloads}.
3522 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3523 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3525 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3527 @ref{Old downloads}.
3532 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3533 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3534 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3535 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3537 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3539 @ref{Old downloads}.
3544 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3545 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3546 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3547 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3548 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3549 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3551 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3553 @ref{Old downloads}.
3558 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3559 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3560 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3563 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3565 @ref{Old downloads}.
3570 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3571 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3572 further improvements in the regression test suite
3576 @ref{Old downloads}.
3581 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3582 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3586 @ref{Old downloads}.
3591 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3592 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3597 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3598 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3603 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3604 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3608 @ref{Old downloads}.
3613 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3614 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3615 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3619 @ref{Old downloads}.
3624 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3625 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3629 @ref{Old downloads}.
3634 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3635 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3640 @ref{Old downloads}.
3645 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3646 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3650 @ref{Old downloads}.
3655 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3656 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3657 within a system as well as between systems.
3661 @ref{Old downloads}.
3666 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3667 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3668 test results} and several website build improvements.
3672 @ref{Old downloads}.
3677 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3678 This release fixes several bugs.
3681 @ref{Old downloads}.
3686 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3687 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3692 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3693 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3694 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3695 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3696 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3701 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3702 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3706 @ref{Old downloads}.
3711 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3712 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3715 @ref{Old downloads}.
3720 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3721 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3725 @ref{Old downloads}.
3730 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3731 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3734 @ref{Old downloads}.
3739 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3740 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3745 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3746 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3747 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3752 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3753 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3754 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3759 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3760 This release has many more bugfixes.
3763 @ref{Old downloads}.
3768 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3769 This release has many more bugfixes.
3772 @ref{Old downloads}.
3777 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3778 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3783 @ref{Old downloads}.
3788 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3789 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3790 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3791 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3792 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3793 (@ref{Publications}).
3798 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3799 This release has further bugfixes.
3802 @ref{Old downloads}.
3807 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3808 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3809 available for x86/64.
3812 @ref{Old downloads}.
3817 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3818 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3819 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3820 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3821 @ref{Old downloads})
3826 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3827 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3828 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3834 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3839 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3840 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3845 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3846 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3851 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3852 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3853 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3858 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3859 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3860 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3861 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3866 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3867 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3872 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3873 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3874 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3879 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3880 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3881 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3882 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3883 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3888 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3889 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3890 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3895 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3896 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3897 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3898 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3903 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3904 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3905 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3906 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3911 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3912 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3914 @ref{Old downloads})
3919 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3920 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3922 @ref{Old downloads})
3927 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3928 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3929 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3931 @ref{Old downloads})
3936 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3937 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3938 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3939 (@ref{Old downloads})
3944 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3945 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3946 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3947 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3952 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3953 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3954 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3955 the development releases even better
3960 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3962 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3963 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3964 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3969 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3970 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3971 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3972 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3973 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3974 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3979 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3980 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3981 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3983 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3988 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3989 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3990 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3991 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3992 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3997 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3998 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3999 (@ref{Old downloads})
4004 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4005 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4006 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4007 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4008 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4009 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4014 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4015 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4016 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4017 (@ref{Publications})
4022 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4023 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4024 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4029 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4030 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4031 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4032 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4037 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4038 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4039 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4044 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4045 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4046 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4051 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4052 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4053 released. (@ref{Changes},
4054 @ref{Old downloads})
4059 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4060 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4061 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4062 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4063 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4064 multi-measure rests.
4066 @ref{Old downloads})
4071 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4072 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4074 @ref{Old downloads})
4079 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4080 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4081 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4082 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4083 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4084 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4085 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4086 @ref{Old downloads})
4091 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4092 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4093 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4094 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4095 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4096 @ref{Old downloads})
4101 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4102 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4103 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4104 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4105 the endings and the middle
4106 part. (@ref{Changes},
4107 @ref{Old downloads})
4112 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4113 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4114 parenthesized, for example,
4117 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4118 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4122 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4123 @ref{Old downloads})
4128 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4129 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4130 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4140 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4141 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4142 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4143 @ref{Old downloads})
4148 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4149 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4150 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4151 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4152 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4153 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4154 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4156 @ref{Old downloads})
4161 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4162 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4163 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4164 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4165 @ref{Old downloads})
4170 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4171 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4172 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4173 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4174 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4175 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4176 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4177 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4178 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4179 @ref{Old downloads})
4184 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4185 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4186 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4187 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4188 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4189 @ref{Old downloads})
4194 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4196 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4197 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4198 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4203 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4204 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4205 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4206 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4207 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4212 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4213 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4214 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4216 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4218 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4220 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4226 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4227 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4228 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4229 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4230 @ref{Old downloads})
4235 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4236 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4237 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4238 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4239 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4242 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4243 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4244 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4245 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4250 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4251 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4252 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4253 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4254 page. Let us know how you fare!
4259 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4260 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4261 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4262 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4263 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4264 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4265 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4266 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4267 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4269 @ref{Old downloads})
4274 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4275 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4276 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4277 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4278 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4279 @ref{Old downloads})
4284 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4285 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4286 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4287 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4288 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4289 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4290 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4291 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4292 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4293 @ref{Old downloads})
4298 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4299 This release has the following new features:
4302 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4303 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4304 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4306 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4307 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4308 and Bertalan Fodor).
4310 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4311 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4314 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4315 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4316 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4320 @ref{Old downloads})
4325 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4326 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4327 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4328 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4329 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4330 van den Borre and Bertalan
4331 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4332 @ref{Old downloads})
4337 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4338 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4339 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4340 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4346 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4347 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4348 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4349 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4350 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4352 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4353 @ref{Old downloads})
4358 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4359 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4360 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4365 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4366 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4367 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4368 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4369 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4370 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4371 @ref{Old downloads})
4376 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4377 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4378 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4379 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4380 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4381 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4382 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4383 @ref{Old downloads})
4388 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4389 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4390 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4391 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4392 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4393 @ref{Old downloads})
4398 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4399 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4400 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4401 @ref{Old downloads})
4406 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4407 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4408 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4409 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4410 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4411 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4412 @ref{Old downloads})
4417 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4418 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4419 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4420 that compute said property, i.e.
4423 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4424 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4427 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4428 @ref{Old downloads})
4433 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4434 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4435 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4436 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4437 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4438 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4439 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4440 users. (@ref{Changes},
4441 @ref{Old downloads})
4446 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4447 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4448 series. (@ref{Changes},
4449 @ref{Old downloads})
4454 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4455 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4456 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4457 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4458 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4459 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4460 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4461 sponsored by Nicolas
4462 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4463 @ref{Old downloads})
4468 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4469 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4470 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4471 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4472 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4473 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4474 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4475 @ref{Old downloads})
4480 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4481 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4482 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4483 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4484 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4485 @ref{Old downloads})
4490 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4491 This is mainly a bugfix
4492 release. (@ref{Changes},
4493 @ref{Old downloads})
4498 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4499 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4500 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4501 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4502 la gravure musicale}.
4507 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4508 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4509 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4510 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4511 @ref{Old downloads})
4516 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4517 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4518 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4519 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4520 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4521 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4526 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4527 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4528 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4529 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4530 @ref{Old downloads})
4535 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4536 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4537 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4538 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4539 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4540 @ref{Old downloads})
4545 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4546 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4547 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4548 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4549 @ref{Old downloads})
4554 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4555 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4556 for a note is proportional to the time it
4557 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4558 @ref{Old downloads})
4563 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4564 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4565 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4570 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4571 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4572 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4573 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4575 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4576 @ref{Old downloads})
4581 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4582 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4583 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4584 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4586 @ref{Old downloads})
4591 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4592 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4593 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4594 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4595 @ref{Old downloads})
4600 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4601 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4603 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4604 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4605 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4606 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4607 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4612 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4613 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4614 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4615 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4620 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4621 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4622 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4623 @ref{Old downloads})
4628 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4629 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4630 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4631 @ref{Old downloads})
4636 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4637 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4638 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4639 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4640 (@ref{Old downloads})
4645 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4646 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4647 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4648 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4653 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4654 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4655 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4656 better help functionality.
4657 (@ref{Old downloads})
4662 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4663 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4664 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4665 compile them directly from
4666 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4671 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4672 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4673 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4678 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4679 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4680 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4681 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4686 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4687 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4688 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4689 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4690 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4695 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4696 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4697 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4702 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4703 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4708 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4709 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4710 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4715 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4716 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4717 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4718 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4719 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4724 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4725 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4726 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4727 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4728 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4729 @ref{Old downloads})
4734 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4736 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4737 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4739 (@ref{Old downloads})
4744 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4745 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4746 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4747 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4748 signatures like 5/8.
4750 @ref{Old downloads})
4755 @subheading April 18, 2005
4756 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4757 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4758 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4759 More details are in the
4761 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4766 @subheading April 15, 2005
4767 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4768 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4769 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4770 Scheme code. Take a look at
4772 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4777 @subheading April 6, 2005
4778 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4779 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4780 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4785 @subheading March 31, 2005
4786 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4787 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4788 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4793 @subheading March 20, 2005
4794 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4795 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4801 @subheading March 14, 2005
4802 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4803 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4804 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4805 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4806 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4811 @subheading March 7, 2005
4812 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4813 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4814 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4815 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4816 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4818 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4823 @subheading March 7, 2005
4824 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4825 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4831 @subheading February 28, 2005
4832 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
4833 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4834 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4835 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4841 @subheading February 28, 2005
4842 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4843 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}.
4844 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4845 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4850 @subheading February 26, 2005
4851 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4852 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4853 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4854 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4859 @subheading February 21, 2005
4860 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4861 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4862 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4863 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4865 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4870 @subheading February 4, 2005
4871 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4872 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4873 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4874 @ref{Old downloads}!
4879 @subheading January 31, 2005
4880 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4881 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4882 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4888 @subheading January 26, 2005
4889 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4890 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4896 @subheading January 16, 2005
4897 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4898 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4899 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4901 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
4903 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4908 @subheading January 11, 2005
4909 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4910 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4911 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4912 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4913 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4914 font code by Werner.
4916 and check out the changes in
4917 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
4922 @subheading January 02, 2005
4923 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4924 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4925 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4926 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4927 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4928 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4929 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4930 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4931 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4934 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
4939 @subheading December 28, 2004
4940 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4941 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4942 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4943 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4945 and check out the changes in
4946 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
4951 @subheading December 20, 2004
4952 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4953 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4954 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4955 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4956 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4959 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
4964 @subheading December 3, 2004
4965 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4966 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4967 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4968 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4969 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4970 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4971 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4972 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4976 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
4981 @subheading November 26, 2004
4982 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4983 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4984 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4985 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4986 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4988 and check out the changes in
4989 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
4994 @subheading November 20, 2004
4995 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4996 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4997 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4998 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4999 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5000 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5001 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5002 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5005 and check out the changes in
5006 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5011 @subheading November 12, 2004
5012 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5013 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5014 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5015 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5016 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5019 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5022 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5023 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5024 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5025 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5026 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5029 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5034 @subheading November 11, 2004
5035 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5036 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5042 @subheading November 4, 2004
5043 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5044 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5046 and check out the changes in
5047 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5052 @subheading October 31, 2004
5053 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5054 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5055 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5056 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5063 @subheading October 29, 2004
5064 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5065 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5066 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5068 and check out the changes in
5069 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5074 @subheading October 29, 2004
5075 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5076 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5077 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5078 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5080 and check out the changes in
5081 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5086 @subheading October 27, 2004
5087 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5088 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5089 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5091 and check out the changes in
5092 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5097 @subheading October 24, 2004
5098 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5099 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5100 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5102 and check out the changes in
5103 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5108 @subheading October 10, 2004
5109 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5110 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5111 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5115 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5120 @subheading October 09, 2004
5121 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5122 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5123 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5127 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5132 @subheading October 02, 2004
5133 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5134 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5135 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5136 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5137 in the documentation.
5139 and check out the changes in
5140 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5145 @subheading September 29, 2004
5146 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
5147 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5148 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5149 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5154 @subheading September 26, 2004
5155 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5157 and check out the changes
5158 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5163 @subheading September 20, 2004
5164 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5165 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5166 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5167 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5168 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5169 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5172 and check out the changes in
5173 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5178 @subheading September 11, 2004
5179 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5180 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5181 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5182 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5183 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5184 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5185 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5186 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5187 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5188 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5189 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5190 will hold users back in switching.
5192 and check out the changes in
5193 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5198 @subheading September 10, 2004
5199 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5200 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5201 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5202 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5203 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5204 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5206 and check out the changes in
5207 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5212 @subheading September 6, 2004
5213 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5214 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5215 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5216 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5217 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5221 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5226 @subheading August 29, 2004
5227 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5228 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5229 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5230 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5231 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5232 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5233 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5234 chapter of the user manual.
5235 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5240 @subheading August 29, 2004
5241 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5242 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5243 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5244 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5245 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5246 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5250 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5255 @subheading August 24, 2004
5256 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5257 disappearing metronome mark.
5259 and check out the changes in
5260 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5265 @subheading August 23, 2004
5266 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5267 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5268 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5269 `doubleSlurs' property.
5271 and check out the changes in
5272 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5277 @subheading August 3, 2004
5278 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5279 annoying bugs fixed.
5282 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5287 @subheading August 1, 2004
5288 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5289 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5290 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5291 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5292 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5293 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5296 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5297 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5299 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5300 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5305 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5310 @subheading July 30, 2004
5311 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5312 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5313 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5314 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5315 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5316 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5317 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5318 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5319 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5320 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5323 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5328 @subheading July 23, 2004
5329 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5330 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5331 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5332 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5335 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5340 @subheading July 19, 2004
5341 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5342 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5343 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5344 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5345 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5346 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5347 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5348 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5349 beat within the measure.
5351 and check out the changes in
5352 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5357 @subheading July 15, 2004
5358 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5362 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5367 @subheading July 11, 2004
5368 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5374 @subheading July 5, 2004
5375 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5376 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5377 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5378 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5380 and check out the changes
5381 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5386 @subheading July 5, 2004
5387 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5391 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5396 @subheading June 25, 2004
5397 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5398 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5399 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5400 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5401 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5402 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5403 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5405 @ref{Old downloads}.
5410 @subheading June 20, 2004
5411 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5412 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
5413 @ref{Old downloads}.
5418 @subheading June 13, 2004
5419 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5420 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5421 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5423 @ref{Old downloads}.
5428 @subheading May 31, 2004
5429 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5430 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5431 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5433 @ref{Old downloads}.
5438 @subheading May 31, 2004
5439 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5440 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5441 or head straight to the
5442 @ref{Old downloads}.
5447 @subheading May 26, 2004
5448 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5449 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5450 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5451 @ref{Old downloads}.
5456 @subheading May 9, 2004
5457 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5458 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5459 @ref{Old downloads}.
5464 @subheading May 4, 2004
5465 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5467 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5468 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5469 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5470 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5471 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5476 @subheading May 3, 2004
5477 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5478 @ref{Old downloads}.
5483 @subheading April 17, 2004
5484 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5485 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5491 @subheading April 12, 2004
5492 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5493 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5494 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5495 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5496 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5497 @ref{Old downloads}.
5502 @subheading April 8, 2004
5503 A French article on the new LilyPond
5504 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5509 @subheading April 8, 2004
5510 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5511 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5517 @subheading April 1, 2004
5518 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5519 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5520 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5521 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5522 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5523 @ref{Old downloads}.
5528 @subheading March 31, 2004
5529 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5530 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5531 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5532 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5534 @ref{Old downloads}.
5539 @subheading March 30, 2004
5540 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5542 @ref{Old downloads}.
5547 @subheading March 28, 2004
5548 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5549 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5550 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5557 @subheading March 22, 2004
5558 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5559 @ref{Old downloads}.
5564 @subheading March 21, 2004
5565 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5572 @subheading March 20, 2004
5573 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5574 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5575 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5577 @ref{Old downloads}.
5582 @subheading March 15, 2004
5583 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5584 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5585 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5588 @ref{Old downloads}.
5593 @subheading March 14, 2004
5595 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5596 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5602 @subheading March 11, 2004
5603 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5605 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5606 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5607 authors of LilyPond.
5612 @subheading March 11, 2004
5613 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5614 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5617 @ref{Old downloads}.
5622 @subheading March 9, 2004
5623 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5624 experimental support for producing titles with
5630 @subheading February 29, 2004
5631 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5632 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5633 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5635 @ref{Old downloads}.
5640 @subheading February 24, 2004
5641 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5642 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5643 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5645 @ref{Old downloads}.
5650 @subheading February 23, 2004
5651 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5652 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5653 produce cue notes. More information in the
5660 @subheading February 18, 2004
5661 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5662 for altering accidental rules.
5668 @subheading February 16, 2004
5669 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5670 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5671 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5672 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5673 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5674 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5675 More information in the
5682 @subheading February 13, 2004
5683 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5684 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5685 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5692 @subheading February 12, 2004
5693 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5694 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5695 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5696 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5703 @subheading February 9, 2004
5704 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5705 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5706 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5707 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5708 More information in the
5715 @subheading February 5, 2004
5716 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5717 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5718 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5719 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5720 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5721 More information in the
5728 @subheading February 4, 2004
5729 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5730 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5731 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5739 @subheading February 2, 2004
5740 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5741 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5742 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5749 @subheading January 28, 2004
5750 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5751 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5752 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5753 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5762 @subheading January 26, 2004
5763 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5764 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5767 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5772 @subheading January 21, 2004
5774 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5775 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5776 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5779 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5784 @subheading January 20, 2004
5785 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5786 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5787 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5788 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5793 @subheading January 20, 2004
5794 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5795 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5796 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5797 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5803 @subheading January 19, 2004
5804 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5805 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5807 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5812 @subheading January 18, 2004
5813 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5814 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5815 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5820 @subheading January 17, 2004
5821 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5822 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5823 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5825 More information in the
5826 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5831 @subheading January 16, 2004
5832 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5833 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5835 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5840 @subheading January 13, 2004
5841 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5842 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5843 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5845 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5850 @subheading January 9, 2004
5851 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5852 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5853 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5854 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5855 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5856 individual music expressions.
5857 More information in the
5858 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5863 @subheading January 7, 2004
5864 An update to the stable branch,
5865 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5866 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5871 @subheading January 6, 2004
5872 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5873 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5874 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5875 More information in the
5876 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5881 @subheading January 4, 2004
5882 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5884 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5885 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5890 @subheading January 2, 2004
5891 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5892 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5893 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5894 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5899 @subheading December 30, 2003
5900 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5901 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5902 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5903 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5908 @subheading December 23, 2003
5909 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5910 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5911 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5912 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5913 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5914 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5919 @subheading December 17, 2003
5920 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5921 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5922 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5924 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5929 @subheading December 16, 2003
5930 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5931 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5932 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5933 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5938 @subheading October 11, 2003
5939 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5941 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5946 @subheading October 11, 2003
5947 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5949 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5950 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5955 @subheading October 9, 2003
5956 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5957 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5958 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5963 @subheading October 5, 2003
5964 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5971 @subheading October 4, 2003
5972 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5974 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5975 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5980 @subheading September 29, 2003
5981 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5982 contains minor bugfixes.
5983 See the @ref{Changes}
5984 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5989 @subheading September 27, 2003
5990 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5991 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
5992 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5998 @subheading September 24, 2003
5999 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6000 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6001 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6002 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6003 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6008 @subheading September 24, 2003
6009 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6010 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6011 the @ref{Changes} and
6012 download @uref{install/,here}.
6017 @subheading September 23, 2003
6018 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6019 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6020 the @ref{Changes} and
6021 download @uref{install/,here}.
6026 @subheading September 19, 2003
6027 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6028 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6029 the @ref{Changes} and
6030 download @uref{install/,here}.
6035 @subheading September 17, 2003
6036 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6037 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6043 @subheading September 16, 2003
6044 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6045 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6051 @subheading September 10, 2003
6052 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6053 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6054 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6055 will be available in a few weeks.
6061 @subheading September 9, 2003
6062 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6063 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6069 @subheading September 7, 2003
6070 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6071 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6077 @subheading August 31, 2003
6078 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6079 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6080 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6086 @subheading August 31, 2003
6087 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6088 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6093 @subheading August 31, 2003
6094 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6095 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6096 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6097 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6102 @subheading August 28, 2003
6103 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6104 @ref{Changes} and get it
6105 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6110 @subheading August 26, 2003
6111 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6112 @ref{Changes} and get it
6113 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6118 @subheading August 25, 2003
6119 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6120 @ref{Changes} and get it
6121 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6126 @subheading August 25, 2003
6127 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6128 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6133 @subheading August 21, 2003
6134 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6135 read the @ref{Changes}.
6140 @subheading August 18, 2003
6141 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6142 has been updated to 1.8.
6143 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6148 @subheading August 7, 2003
6149 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6150 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6155 @subheading August 7, 2003
6156 New website went live!
6161 @subheading August 6, 2003
6162 Announced new website.
6167 @subheading August 1, 2003
6168 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6173 @subheading July 30, 2003
6174 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6175 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6181 @subheading July 29, 2003
6182 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6183 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.