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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
31 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
33 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
34 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
36 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
37 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
38 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
45 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
47 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
48 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
49 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
50 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
53 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
54 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
61 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
63 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
64 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
66 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
67 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
68 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
75 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
77 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
78 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
80 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
81 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
82 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
89 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
91 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
92 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
93 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
94 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
97 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
98 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
99 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
108 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
109 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
111 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
112 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
113 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
120 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
122 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
123 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
125 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
126 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
127 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
134 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
136 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
137 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
139 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
140 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
141 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
148 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
150 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
151 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
152 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
153 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
154 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
157 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
158 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
168 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
170 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
171 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
172 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
175 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
183 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
184 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
186 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
187 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
188 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
195 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
197 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
198 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
200 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
201 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
202 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
211 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
212 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
214 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
215 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
216 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
225 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
226 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
228 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
229 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
230 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
240 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
242 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
243 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
244 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
253 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
254 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
256 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
257 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
258 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
270 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
271 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
272 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
279 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
281 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
282 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
284 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
285 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
286 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
298 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
299 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
300 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
309 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
310 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
312 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
313 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
314 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
324 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
326 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
327 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
328 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
335 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
337 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
338 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
340 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
341 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
342 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
349 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
351 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
358 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
360 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
361 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
362 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
363 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
366 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
367 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
368 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
375 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
377 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
378 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
380 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
381 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
382 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
383 not the next release candidate.
389 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
391 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
392 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
394 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
395 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
396 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
397 next release candidate.
403 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
405 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
406 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
407 support for MacOS X 10.7.
409 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
410 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
411 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
412 next release candidate.
418 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
420 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
421 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
422 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
423 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
426 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
427 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
428 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
435 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
437 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
438 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
440 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
441 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
447 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
449 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
450 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
452 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
453 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
459 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
461 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
462 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
463 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
474 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
476 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
477 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
483 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
485 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
486 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
488 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
489 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
497 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
498 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
500 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
501 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
507 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
510 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
512 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
513 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
519 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
522 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
523 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
528 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
530 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
531 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
532 usual number of bugs.
534 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
535 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
540 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
542 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
543 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
544 usual number of bugs.
546 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
547 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
553 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
555 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
556 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
557 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
558 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
560 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
561 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
566 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
569 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
570 it much more flexible and easier to control.
573 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
578 A full list of new features is given in:
581 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
584 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
586 Main development team:
588 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
589 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
590 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
591 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
592 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
594 Programming contributors:
596 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
597 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
598 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
599 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
600 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
601 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
605 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
607 Documentation contributors:
609 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
610 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
614 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
615 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
617 Binaries support contributors:
621 Translation contributors:
623 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
624 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
631 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
633 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
634 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
635 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
636 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
639 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
640 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
641 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
653 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
654 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
660 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
662 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
663 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
665 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
666 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
674 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
675 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
677 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
678 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
684 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
686 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
687 article in the May 2011 issue titled
688 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
689 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
690 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
691 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
692 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
699 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
700 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
702 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
703 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
709 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
711 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
712 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
713 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
714 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
717 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
718 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
719 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
726 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
728 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
729 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
730 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
731 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
734 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
735 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
736 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
743 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
745 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
746 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
747 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
748 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
751 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
752 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
753 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
763 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
765 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
766 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
772 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
774 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
775 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
776 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
777 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
778 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
784 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
786 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
787 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
788 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
789 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
792 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
793 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
794 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
801 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
803 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
804 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
806 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
807 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
812 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
814 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
815 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
817 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
818 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
823 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
825 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
826 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
828 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
829 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
835 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
837 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
838 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
840 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
841 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
842 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
848 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
850 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
851 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
852 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
859 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
861 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
862 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
863 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
864 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
867 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
868 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
869 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
878 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
879 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
880 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
888 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
890 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
891 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
892 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
900 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
902 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
903 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
904 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
905 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
906 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
912 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
914 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
915 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
916 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
917 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
920 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
921 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
922 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
931 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
932 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
933 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
942 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
944 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
945 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
946 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
947 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
950 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
951 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
952 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
953 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
959 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
961 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
962 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
963 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
964 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
967 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
968 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
969 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
970 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
976 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
978 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
979 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
980 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
983 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
984 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
985 at all confident about the quality of this release.
991 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
993 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
994 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
995 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
998 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
999 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1000 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1006 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1008 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1009 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1010 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1013 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1014 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1015 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1021 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1023 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1024 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1025 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1026 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1029 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1030 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1031 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1032 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1041 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1043 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1044 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1045 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1046 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1047 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1048 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1049 read on to find out what for!
1052 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1053 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1060 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1062 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1063 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1064 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1065 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1068 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1069 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1070 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1071 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1078 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1080 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1081 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1082 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1083 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1086 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1087 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1088 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1089 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1096 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1098 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1099 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1100 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1103 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1104 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1105 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1110 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1112 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1113 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1114 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1115 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1116 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1120 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1121 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1128 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1130 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1131 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1132 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1133 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1136 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1137 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1138 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1139 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1141 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1143 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1144 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1145 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1151 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1153 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1154 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1155 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1156 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1159 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1160 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1161 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1162 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1163 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1164 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1170 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1172 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1173 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1174 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1185 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1186 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1187 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1194 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1196 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1197 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1198 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1199 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1200 the bug report of the report!
1203 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1204 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1210 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1213 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1214 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1223 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1224 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1225 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1232 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1234 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1235 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1236 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1237 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1241 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1242 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1250 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1254 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1257 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1258 caution and expect breakage.
1263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1265 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1266 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1267 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1270 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1271 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1272 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1273 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1278 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1280 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1281 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1282 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1288 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1290 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1291 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1292 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1293 improvements to the new website.
1295 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1296 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1298 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1299 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1301 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1309 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1310 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1311 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1316 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1318 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1319 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1320 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1326 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1328 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1329 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1330 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1336 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1338 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1339 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1340 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1348 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1349 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1354 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1357 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1358 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1361 This release should be of particular interest to package
1362 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1363 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1364 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1370 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1372 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1373 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1374 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1375 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1378 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1379 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1386 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1388 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1389 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1390 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1393 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1394 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1395 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1396 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1397 see the Changes document for more information.
1401 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1403 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1404 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1405 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1410 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1412 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1413 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1414 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1415 so this release is intended for developers only.
1419 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1421 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1422 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1423 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1431 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1436 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1438 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1439 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1440 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1446 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1448 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1449 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1450 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1451 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1452 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1454 What are you waiting for? Come
1455 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1456 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1461 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1463 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1464 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1465 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1469 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1471 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1472 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1473 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1474 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1475 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1482 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1483 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1484 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1488 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1490 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1491 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1492 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1493 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1497 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1499 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1500 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1501 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1502 and English names for feta filenames.
1508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1511 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1512 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1513 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1516 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1517 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1518 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1526 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1527 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1528 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1529 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1531 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1532 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1537 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1539 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1540 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1546 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1548 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1549 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1550 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
1557 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
1559 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
1560 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
1561 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
1562 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
1564 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
1565 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
1566 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
1574 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
1576 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
1577 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
1578 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
1579 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
1580 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
1581 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
1582 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
1583 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
1589 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
1591 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
1592 its team, its world, its community.
1593 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
1594 to read the full issue...
1599 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
1601 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
1602 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1603 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
1608 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
1610 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
1611 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
1617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
1619 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1621 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
1628 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
1630 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
1631 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
1632 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
1633 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
1634 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
1636 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
1637 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
1639 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
1641 @ref{Old downloads}.
1646 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
1648 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
1649 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
1650 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
1651 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
1652 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
1653 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
1656 @ref{Old downloads}.
1661 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
1663 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
1664 documentation and translations.
1665 @ref{Old downloads}.
1670 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
1672 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
1673 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
1674 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
1675 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
1676 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
1678 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
1679 @ref{Old downloads}.
1684 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
1686 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
1687 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
1688 (teaching) has been added.
1690 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
1692 @ref{Old downloads}.
1697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
1699 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
1700 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
1701 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
1702 @ref{Old downloads}.
1707 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
1709 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
1710 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
1711 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
1712 translations of the documentation.
1713 @ref{Old downloads}.
1718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
1720 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
1721 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
1722 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
1723 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
1724 deceased since then. All the development team express their
1725 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
1726 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
1727 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
1728 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
1730 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
1732 @ref{Old downloads}.
1737 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
1739 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
1740 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
1741 markup command names have been made.
1744 @ref{Old downloads}.
1749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
1751 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
1752 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
1753 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
1754 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
1755 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
1758 @ref{Old downloads}.
1763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
1765 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
1766 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
1768 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
1769 @ref{Old downloads}.
1774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
1776 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
1777 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
1778 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
1780 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
1781 @ref{Old downloads}.
1786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
1788 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
1790 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
1791 @ref{Old downloads}.
1796 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
1798 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
1799 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
1800 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
1802 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
1804 @ref{Old downloads}.
1809 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
1811 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
1812 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
1813 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
1814 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
1816 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
1817 @ref{Old downloads}.
1822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
1824 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
1825 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
1828 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
1829 @ref{Old downloads}.
1834 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
1836 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1837 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
1842 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
1844 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1845 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
1850 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
1852 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
1854 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
1855 @ref{Old downloads}.
1860 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
1862 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
1863 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
1864 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
1866 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
1867 @ref{Old downloads}.
1872 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
1874 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1875 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
1880 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
1882 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
1883 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
1888 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
1890 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
1891 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
1892 regression tests maintenance for developers.
1894 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
1895 @ref{Old downloads}.
1900 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
1902 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
1903 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
1905 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
1907 @ref{Old downloads}.
1912 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
1914 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
1915 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
1916 report, new translations of the site and publications.
1917 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
1918 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
1919 announce releases and special events.
1924 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
1926 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
1927 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1928 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
1933 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
1935 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
1936 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
1937 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
1938 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
1939 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
1942 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
1944 @ref{Old downloads}.
1949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
1951 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
1952 names has been added to the MusicXML
1955 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
1956 @ref{Old downloads}.
1961 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
1963 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
1968 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
1970 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
1971 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
1972 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
1975 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
1976 @ref{Old downloads}.
1981 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
1983 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
1986 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
1987 @ref{Old downloads}.
1992 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
1994 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
1995 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
1996 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
1997 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
1998 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
1999 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2005 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2007 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2008 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2009 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2011 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2012 @ref{Old downloads}.
2017 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2019 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2020 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2027 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2028 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2029 Grand Documentation Project.
2031 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2032 @ref{Old downloads}.
2037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2039 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2041 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2042 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2043 @ref{Old downloads}.
2048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2050 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2052 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2053 @ref{Old downloads}.
2058 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2060 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2061 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2063 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2064 @ref{Old downloads}.
2069 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2071 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2072 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2073 for the translations.
2075 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2076 @ref{Old downloads}.
2081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2083 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2084 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2085 and lots of updates for the translations.
2087 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2088 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2089 @ref{Old downloads}.
2094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2096 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2097 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2098 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2099 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2105 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2106 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2107 spacing engine code.
2109 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2110 @ref{Old downloads}.
2115 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2117 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2118 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2120 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2121 @ref{Old downloads}.
2126 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2128 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2129 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2131 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2132 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2133 @ref{Old downloads}.
2138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2139 This has lots of bugfixes.
2141 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2142 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2143 @ref{Old downloads}.
2148 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2149 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2150 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2151 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2156 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2157 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2159 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2161 @ref{Old downloads}.
2166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2167 This release has some documentation updates.
2169 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2171 @ref{Old downloads}.
2176 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2177 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2178 disponibles en ligne ---
2179 @uref{/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2180 @uref{/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}. Les
2181 traductions sont également incluses dans la
2182 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2188 This release fixes many bugs.
2190 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2191 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2193 @ref{Old downloads}.
2198 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2199 This release fixes many bugs.
2201 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2202 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2204 @ref{Old downloads}.
2209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2210 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2211 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2213 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2215 @ref{Old downloads}.
2220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2221 This release fixes still more bugs.
2223 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2225 @ref{Old downloads}.
2230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2231 This release fixes many bugs.
2232 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2233 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2235 @ref{Old downloads})
2240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2241 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2242 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2243 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2245 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2246 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2248 @ref{Old downloads}.
2253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2254 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2255 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2257 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2264 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2265 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2266 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2268 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2270 @ref{Old downloads}.
2275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2276 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2277 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2279 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2281 @ref{Old downloads}.
2286 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2287 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2290 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2292 @ref{Old downloads}.
2297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2298 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2300 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2302 @ref{Old downloads}.
2307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2308 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2309 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2310 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2312 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2314 @ref{Old downloads}.
2319 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2320 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2321 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2322 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2323 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2324 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2326 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2328 @ref{Old downloads}.
2333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2334 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2335 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2338 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2340 @ref{Old downloads}.
2345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2346 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2347 further improvements in the regression test suite
2351 @ref{Old downloads}.
2356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2357 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2361 @ref{Old downloads}.
2366 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2367 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2372 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2373 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2379 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2383 @ref{Old downloads}.
2388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2389 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2390 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2394 @ref{Old downloads}.
2399 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2400 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2404 @ref{Old downloads}.
2409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2410 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2415 @ref{Old downloads}.
2420 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2421 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2425 @ref{Old downloads}.
2430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2431 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2432 within a system as well as between systems.
2436 @ref{Old downloads}.
2441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2442 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2443 test results} and several website build improvements.
2447 @ref{Old downloads}.
2452 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2453 This release fixes several bugs.
2456 @ref{Old downloads}.
2461 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2462 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2467 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2468 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2469 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2470 @uref{/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2471 @uref{/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2476 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2477 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2481 @ref{Old downloads}.
2486 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2487 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2490 @ref{Old downloads}.
2495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2496 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2500 @ref{Old downloads}.
2505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2506 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2509 @ref{Old downloads}.
2514 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2515 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2520 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2521 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2522 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2527 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2528 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2529 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2535 This release has many more bugfixes.
2538 @ref{Old downloads}.
2543 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2544 This release has many more bugfixes.
2547 @ref{Old downloads}.
2552 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2553 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
2558 @ref{Old downloads}.
2563 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
2564 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
2565 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
2566 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
2567 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
2568 (@ref{Publications}).
2573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
2574 This release has further bugfixes.
2577 @ref{Old downloads}.
2582 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
2583 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
2584 available for x86/64.
2587 @ref{Old downloads}.
2592 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
2593 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
2594 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2595 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
2596 @ref{Old downloads})
2601 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
2602 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
2603 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2608 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
2609 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2614 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
2615 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
2621 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2626 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
2627 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
2628 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2633 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
2634 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
2635 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
2636 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2641 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
2642 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2647 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
2648 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
2649 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
2654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
2655 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
2656 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
2657 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
2658 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
2664 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
2665 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2670 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
2671 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
2672 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
2673 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2678 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
2679 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
2680 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
2681 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2687 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
2689 @ref{Old downloads})
2694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2695 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
2697 @ref{Old downloads})
2702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
2703 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
2704 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2706 @ref{Old downloads})
2711 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2712 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
2713 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2714 (@ref{Old downloads})
2719 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2720 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
2721 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
2722 glory} what features are broken in the development release
2727 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
2728 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
2729 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
2730 the development releases even better
2735 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
2737 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
2738 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
2739 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2744 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
2745 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
2746 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
2747 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
2748 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
2749 esthetics}. Happy reading!
2754 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
2755 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
2756 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
2758 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
2764 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
2765 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
2766 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
2767 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
2773 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
2774 (@ref{Old downloads})
2779 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
2780 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
2781 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
2782 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
2783 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
2784 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2789 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
2790 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
2791 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
2792 (@ref{Publications})
2797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
2798 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
2799 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
2805 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
2806 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
2807 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2812 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
2813 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
2814 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
2819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
2820 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
2821 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
2827 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
2828 released. (@ref{Changes},
2829 @ref{Old downloads})
2834 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
2835 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
2836 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
2837 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
2838 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
2839 multi-measure rests.
2841 @ref{Old downloads})
2846 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
2847 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
2849 @ref{Old downloads})
2854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
2855 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
2856 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
2857 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
2858 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
2859 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
2860 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
2861 @ref{Old downloads})
2866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
2867 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
2868 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
2869 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
2870 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
2871 @ref{Old downloads})
2876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
2877 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
2878 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
2879 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
2880 the endings and the middle
2881 part. (@ref{Changes},
2882 @ref{Old downloads})
2887 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
2888 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
2889 parenthesized, for example,
2892 c4 -\parenthesize -.
2893 <d \parenthesize fis a>
2897 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
2898 @ref{Old downloads})
2903 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
2904 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
2905 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
2915 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
2916 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
2917 vector. (@ref{Changes},
2918 @ref{Old downloads})
2923 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
2924 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
2925 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
2926 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
2927 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
2928 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
2929 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
2931 @ref{Old downloads})
2936 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
2937 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
2938 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
2939 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
2940 @ref{Old downloads})
2945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
2946 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
2947 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
2948 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
2949 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
2950 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
2951 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
2952 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
2953 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
2954 @ref{Old downloads})
2959 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
2960 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
2961 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
2962 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
2963 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
2964 @ref{Old downloads})
2969 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
2971 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
2972 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
2973 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
2978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
2979 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
2980 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
2981 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
2982 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
2987 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
2988 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
2989 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
2991 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
2993 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
2995 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3001 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3002 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3003 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3004 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3005 @ref{Old downloads})
3010 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3011 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3012 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3013 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3014 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3017 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3018 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3019 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3020 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3025 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3026 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3027 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3028 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3029 page. Let us know how you fare!
3034 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3035 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3036 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3037 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3038 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3039 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3040 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3041 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3042 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3044 @ref{Old downloads})
3049 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3050 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3051 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3052 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3053 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3054 @ref{Old downloads})
3059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3060 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3061 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3062 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3063 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3064 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3065 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3066 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3067 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3068 @ref{Old downloads})
3073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3074 This release has the following new features:
3077 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3078 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3079 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3081 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3082 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3083 and Bertalan Fodor).
3085 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3086 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3089 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3090 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3091 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3095 @ref{Old downloads})
3100 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3101 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3102 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3103 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3104 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3105 van den Borre and Bertalan
3106 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3107 @ref{Old downloads})
3112 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3113 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3114 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3115 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3122 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3123 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3124 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3125 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3127 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3128 @ref{Old downloads})
3133 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3134 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3135 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3141 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3142 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3143 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3144 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3145 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3146 @ref{Old downloads})
3151 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3152 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3153 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3154 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3155 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3156 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3157 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3158 @ref{Old downloads})
3163 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3164 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3165 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3166 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3167 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3168 @ref{Old downloads})
3173 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3174 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3175 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3176 @ref{Old downloads})
3181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3182 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3183 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3184 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3185 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3186 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3187 @ref{Old downloads})
3192 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3193 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3194 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3195 that compute said property, i.e.
3198 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3199 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3202 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3203 @ref{Old downloads})
3208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3209 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3210 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3211 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3212 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3213 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3214 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3215 users. (@ref{Changes},
3216 @ref{Old downloads})
3221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3222 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3223 series. (@ref{Changes},
3224 @ref{Old downloads})
3229 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3230 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3231 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3232 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3233 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3234 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3235 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3236 sponsored by Nicolas
3237 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3238 @ref{Old downloads})
3243 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3244 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3245 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3246 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3247 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3248 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3249 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3250 @ref{Old downloads})
3255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3256 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3257 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3258 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3259 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3260 @ref{Old downloads})
3265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3266 This is mainly a bugfix
3267 release. (@ref{Changes},
3268 @ref{Old downloads})
3273 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3274 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3275 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3276 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3277 la gravure musicale}.
3282 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3283 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3284 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3285 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3286 @ref{Old downloads})
3291 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3292 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3293 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3294 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3295 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3296 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3301 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3302 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3303 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3304 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3305 @ref{Old downloads})
3310 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3311 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3312 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3313 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3314 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3315 @ref{Old downloads})
3320 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3321 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3322 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3323 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3324 @ref{Old downloads})
3329 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3330 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3331 for a note is proportional to the time it
3332 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3333 @ref{Old downloads})
3338 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3339 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3340 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3346 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3347 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3348 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3350 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3351 @ref{Old downloads})
3356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3357 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3358 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3359 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3361 @ref{Old downloads})
3366 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3367 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3368 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3369 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3370 @ref{Old downloads})
3375 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3376 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3378 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3379 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3380 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3381 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3382 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3388 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3389 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3390 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3396 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3397 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3398 @ref{Old downloads})
3403 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3404 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3405 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3406 @ref{Old downloads})
3411 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3412 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3413 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3414 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3415 (@ref{Old downloads})
3420 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3421 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3422 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3423 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3428 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3429 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3430 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3431 better help functionality.
3432 (@ref{Old downloads})
3437 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3438 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3439 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3440 compile them directly from
3441 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3446 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3447 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3448 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3453 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3454 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3455 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3456 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3461 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3462 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3463 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3464 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3465 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3470 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3471 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3472 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3477 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3478 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3483 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3484 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3485 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3490 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3491 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3492 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3493 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3494 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3499 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3500 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3501 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3502 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3503 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3504 @ref{Old downloads})
3509 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3511 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3512 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3514 (@ref{Old downloads})
3519 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3520 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3521 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3522 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3523 signatures like 5/8.
3525 @ref{Old downloads})
3530 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3531 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3532 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3533 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3534 More details are in the
3536 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3541 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3542 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3543 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3544 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3545 Scheme code. Take a look at
3547 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3552 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3553 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3554 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3555 place. @ref{Old downloads}
3560 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
3561 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
3562 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
3563 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
3568 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
3569 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
3570 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
3576 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
3577 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
3578 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
3579 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
3580 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3581 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3586 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3587 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
3588 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
3589 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
3590 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
3591 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
3593 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3598 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3599 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
3600 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
3606 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3607 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
3608 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
3609 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
3610 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
3616 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3617 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
3618 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}.
3619 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3620 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3625 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
3626 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
3627 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
3628 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
3629 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
3634 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
3635 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
3636 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
3637 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
3638 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
3640 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3645 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
3646 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
3647 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
3648 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
3649 @ref{Old downloads}!
3654 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
3655 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
3656 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
3657 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
3663 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
3664 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
3665 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
3671 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
3672 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
3673 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
3674 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
3676 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
3678 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
3683 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
3684 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
3685 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
3686 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
3687 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
3688 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
3689 font code by Werner.
3691 and check out the changes in
3692 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3697 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
3698 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
3699 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
3700 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
3701 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
3702 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
3703 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
3704 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
3705 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
3706 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
3709 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3714 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
3715 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
3716 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
3717 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
3718 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
3720 and check out the changes in
3721 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3726 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
3727 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
3728 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
3729 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
3730 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
3731 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
3734 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3739 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
3740 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
3741 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
3742 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
3743 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
3744 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
3745 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
3746 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
3747 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
3751 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3756 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
3757 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
3758 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
3759 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
3760 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
3761 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
3763 and check out the changes in
3764 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3769 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
3770 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
3771 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
3772 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
3773 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
3774 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
3775 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
3776 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
3777 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
3780 and check out the changes in
3781 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3786 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
3787 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
3788 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
3789 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
3790 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
3791 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
3794 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
3797 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
3798 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
3799 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
3800 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
3801 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
3804 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3809 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
3810 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
3811 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
3817 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
3818 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
3819 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
3821 and check out the changes in
3822 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3827 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
3828 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
3829 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
3830 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
3831 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
3838 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
3839 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
3840 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
3841 some problems with the conversion scripts.
3843 and check out the changes in
3844 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3849 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
3850 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
3851 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
3852 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
3853 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
3855 and check out the changes in
3856 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3861 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
3862 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
3863 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
3864 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
3866 and check out the changes in
3867 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3872 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
3873 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
3874 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
3875 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
3877 and check out the changes in
3878 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3883 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
3884 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
3885 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
3886 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
3890 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3895 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
3896 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
3897 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
3898 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
3902 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3907 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
3908 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
3909 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
3910 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
3911 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
3912 in the documentation.
3914 and check out the changes in
3915 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3920 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
3921 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
3922 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
3923 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
3924 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
3929 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
3930 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
3932 and check out the changes
3933 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3938 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
3939 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
3940 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
3941 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
3942 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
3943 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
3944 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
3947 and check out the changes in
3948 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3953 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
3954 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
3955 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
3956 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
3957 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
3958 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
3959 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
3960 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
3961 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
3962 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
3963 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
3964 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
3965 will hold users back in switching.
3967 and check out the changes in
3968 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3973 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
3974 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
3975 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
3976 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
3977 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
3978 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
3979 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
3981 and check out the changes in
3982 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3987 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
3988 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
3989 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
3990 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
3991 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
3992 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
3996 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4001 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4002 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4003 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4004 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4005 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4006 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4007 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4008 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4009 chapter of the user manual.
4010 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4015 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4016 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4017 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4018 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4019 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4020 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4021 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4025 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4030 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4031 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4032 disappearing metronome mark.
4034 and check out the changes in
4035 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4040 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4041 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4042 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4043 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4044 `doubleSlurs' property.
4046 and check out the changes in
4047 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4052 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4053 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4054 annoying bugs fixed.
4057 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4062 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4063 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4064 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4065 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4066 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4067 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4068 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4071 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4072 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4074 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4075 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4080 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4085 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4086 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4087 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4088 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4089 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4090 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4091 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4092 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4093 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4094 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4095 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4098 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4103 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4104 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4105 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4106 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4107 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4110 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4115 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4116 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4117 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4118 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4119 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4120 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4121 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4122 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4123 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4124 beat within the measure.
4126 and check out the changes in
4127 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4132 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4133 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4137 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4142 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4143 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4149 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4150 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4151 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4152 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4153 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4155 and check out the changes
4156 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4161 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4162 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4166 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4171 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4172 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4173 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4174 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4175 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4176 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4177 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4178 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4180 @ref{Old downloads}.
4185 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4186 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4187 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
4188 @ref{Old downloads}.
4193 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4194 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4195 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4196 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4198 @ref{Old downloads}.
4203 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4204 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4205 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4206 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4208 @ref{Old downloads}.
4213 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4214 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4215 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
4216 or head straight to the
4217 @ref{Old downloads}.
4222 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4223 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4224 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4225 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4226 @ref{Old downloads}.
4231 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4232 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4233 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4234 @ref{Old downloads}.
4239 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4240 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4242 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4243 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4244 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4245 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4246 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4251 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4252 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4253 @ref{Old downloads}.
4258 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4259 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4260 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4266 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4267 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4268 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4269 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4270 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4271 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4272 @ref{Old downloads}.
4277 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4278 A French article on the new LilyPond
4279 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4284 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4285 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4286 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4292 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4293 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4294 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4295 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4296 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4297 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4298 @ref{Old downloads}.
4303 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4304 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4305 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4306 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4307 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4309 @ref{Old downloads}.
4314 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4315 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4317 @ref{Old downloads}.
4322 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4323 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4324 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4325 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4332 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4333 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4334 @ref{Old downloads}.
4339 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4340 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4347 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4348 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4349 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4350 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4352 @ref{Old downloads}.
4357 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4358 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4359 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4360 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4363 @ref{Old downloads}.
4368 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4370 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4371 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4377 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4378 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4380 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4381 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4382 authors of LilyPond.
4387 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4388 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4389 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4392 @ref{Old downloads}.
4397 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4398 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4399 experimental support for producing titles with
4405 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4406 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4407 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4408 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4410 @ref{Old downloads}.
4415 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4416 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4417 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4418 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4420 @ref{Old downloads}.
4425 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4426 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4427 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4428 produce cue notes. More information in the
4435 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4436 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4437 for altering accidental rules.
4443 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4444 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4445 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4446 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4447 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4448 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4449 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4450 More information in the
4457 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4458 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4459 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4460 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4467 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4468 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4469 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4470 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4471 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4478 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4479 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4480 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4481 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4482 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4483 More information in the
4490 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4491 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4492 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4493 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4494 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4495 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4496 More information in the
4503 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4504 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4505 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4506 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4514 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4515 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4516 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4517 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4524 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4525 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4526 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4527 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4528 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4537 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4538 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4539 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4542 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4547 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4549 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4550 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4551 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4554 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4559 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4560 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
4561 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
4562 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
4563 access, but only HTTP downloads.
4568 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4569 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
4570 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
4571 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
4572 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
4578 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
4579 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
4580 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
4582 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4587 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
4588 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
4589 available for Windows! For downloading, go
4590 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
4595 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
4596 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
4597 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
4598 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
4600 More information in the
4601 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4606 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
4607 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
4608 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
4610 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4615 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
4616 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
4617 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
4618 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
4620 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4625 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
4626 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
4627 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
4628 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
4629 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
4630 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
4631 individual music expressions.
4632 More information in the
4633 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4638 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
4639 An update to the stable branch,
4640 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
4641 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
4646 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
4647 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
4648 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
4649 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
4650 More information in the
4651 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4656 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
4657 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
4659 @uref{/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
4660 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4665 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
4666 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
4667 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
4668 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
4669 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4674 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
4675 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
4676 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
4677 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
4678 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4683 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
4684 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
4685 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
4686 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
4687 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
4688 to implement this are welcome!) See the
4689 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4694 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
4695 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
4696 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
4697 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
4699 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4704 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
4705 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
4706 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
4707 Han-Wen's absence. See the
4708 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4713 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4714 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
4716 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4721 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4722 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
4724 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
4725 thanks to Heikki Junes.
4730 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
4731 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
4732 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
4733 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
4738 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
4739 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
4746 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
4747 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
4749 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
4750 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
4755 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
4756 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
4757 contains minor bugfixes.
4758 See the @ref{Changes}
4759 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
4764 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
4765 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
4766 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
4767 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
4773 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
4774 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
4775 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
4776 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
4777 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
4778 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
4783 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
4784 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
4785 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
4786 the @ref{Changes} and
4787 download @uref{install/,here}.
4792 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
4793 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
4794 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
4795 the @ref{Changes} and
4796 download @uref{install/,here}.
4801 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
4802 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
4803 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
4804 the @ref{Changes} and
4805 download @uref{install/,here}.
4810 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
4811 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
4812 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
4818 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
4819 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
4820 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
4826 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
4827 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
4828 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
4829 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
4830 will be available in a few weeks.
4836 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
4837 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
4838 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
4844 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
4845 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
4846 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
4852 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4853 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
4854 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
4855 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
4861 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4862 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
4863 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
4868 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4869 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
4870 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
4871 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
4872 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4877 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
4878 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
4879 @ref{Changes} and get it
4880 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4885 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
4886 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
4887 @ref{Changes} and get it
4888 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4893 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
4894 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
4895 @ref{Changes} and get it
4896 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4901 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
4902 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
4903 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
4908 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
4909 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
4910 read the @ref{Changes}.
4915 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
4916 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
4917 has been updated to 1.8.
4918 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
4923 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
4924 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
4925 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
4930 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
4931 New website went live!
4936 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
4937 Announced new website.
4942 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
4943 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
4948 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
4949 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
4950 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
4956 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
4957 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
4958 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.