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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
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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
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
34 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
44 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
52 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
54 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
55 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
56 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
57 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
58 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
63 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
65 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
66 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
67 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
68 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
69 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
74 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
76 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
77 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
78 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
79 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
80 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
85 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
87 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
88 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
89 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
90 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
91 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
96 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
98 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
99 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
100 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
101 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
102 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
104 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
105 with positioning text.
110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
112 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
113 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
114 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
115 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
116 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
124 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
125 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
126 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
127 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
134 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
135 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
136 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
137 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
138 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
147 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
148 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
149 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
156 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
157 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
158 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
159 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
160 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
168 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
169 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
170 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
171 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
178 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
179 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
180 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
181 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
182 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
189 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
190 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
191 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
192 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
193 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
194 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
201 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
202 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
203 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
204 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
205 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
210 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
213 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
214 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
216 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
223 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
224 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
225 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
226 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
227 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
234 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
235 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
236 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
237 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
238 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
243 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
245 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
246 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
247 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
248 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
249 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
256 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
257 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
258 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
259 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
260 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
269 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
270 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
271 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
279 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
280 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
281 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
285 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
288 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
289 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
290 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
291 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
299 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
300 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
301 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
302 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
309 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
310 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
311 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
312 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
319 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
320 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
321 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
322 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
327 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
329 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
330 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
331 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
332 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
337 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
339 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
340 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
341 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
342 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
348 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
350 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
351 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
352 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
353 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
358 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
360 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
361 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
362 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
363 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
365 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
366 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
370 Support for kievan square notation
372 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
374 Music functions have become quite more versatile
377 A full list of new features is given in:
380 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
383 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
385 Main development team:
387 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
388 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
389 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
390 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
391 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
394 Programming contributors:
396 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
397 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
398 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
399 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
401 Documentation contributors:
403 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
407 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
412 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
414 Translation contributors:
416 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
421 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
423 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
424 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
425 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
427 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
428 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
429 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
431 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
432 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
438 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
441 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
443 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
444 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
445 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
452 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
454 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
455 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
456 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
457 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
458 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
459 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
462 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
463 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
468 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
470 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
471 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
472 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
473 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
474 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
480 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
482 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
483 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
484 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
485 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
488 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
489 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
490 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
497 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
499 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
500 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
502 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
503 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
504 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
511 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
513 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
514 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
515 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
516 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
517 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
523 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
525 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
526 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
527 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
528 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
531 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
532 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
533 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
540 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
542 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
543 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
544 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
545 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
546 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
547 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
550 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
551 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
558 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
560 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
561 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
562 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
563 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
566 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
567 candidate will be required.
573 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
575 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
576 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
577 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
578 working on open source software.
580 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
581 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
587 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
589 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
590 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
591 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
592 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
595 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
596 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
597 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
604 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
606 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
607 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
608 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
609 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
612 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
613 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
614 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
621 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
623 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
624 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
625 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
626 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
629 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
630 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
637 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
639 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
640 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
642 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
643 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
644 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
653 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
654 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
656 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
657 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
658 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
665 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
668 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
670 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
671 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
672 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
679 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
681 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
682 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
683 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
684 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
687 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
688 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
695 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
697 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
698 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
700 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
701 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
702 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
709 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
711 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
712 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
714 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
715 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
716 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
723 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
725 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
726 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
727 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
728 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
731 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
732 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
733 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
745 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
746 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
747 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
754 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
756 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
757 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
759 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
760 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
761 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
768 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
770 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
771 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
773 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
774 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
775 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
782 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
784 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
785 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
786 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
787 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
788 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
791 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
792 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
802 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
804 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
805 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
806 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
809 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
815 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
817 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
818 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
820 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
821 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
822 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
829 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
831 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
832 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
834 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
835 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
836 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
845 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
846 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
848 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
849 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
850 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
860 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
862 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
863 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
864 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
871 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
873 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
874 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
876 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
877 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
878 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
885 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
887 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
888 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
890 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
891 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
892 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
899 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
901 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
902 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
904 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
905 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
906 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
915 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
916 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
918 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
919 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
920 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
927 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
929 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
930 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
932 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
933 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
934 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
943 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
944 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
946 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
947 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
948 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
955 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
957 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
958 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
960 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
961 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
962 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
969 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
971 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
972 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
974 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
975 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
976 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
983 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
985 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
992 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
994 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
995 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
996 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
997 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1000 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1001 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1002 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1011 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1012 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1014 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1015 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1016 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1017 not the next release candidate.
1023 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1025 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1026 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1028 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1029 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1030 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1031 next release candidate.
1037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1039 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1040 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1041 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1043 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1044 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1045 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1046 next release candidate.
1052 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1054 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1055 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1056 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1057 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1060 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1061 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1062 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1069 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1071 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1072 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1074 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1075 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1083 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1084 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1086 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1087 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1093 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1095 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1096 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1097 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1107 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1108 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1110 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1111 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1117 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1119 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1120 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1122 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1123 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1132 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1134 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1135 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1143 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1144 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1146 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1147 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1153 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1156 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1157 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1162 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1165 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1166 usual number of bugs.
1168 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1169 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1174 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1177 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1178 usual number of bugs.
1180 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1181 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1189 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1190 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1191 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1192 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1194 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1195 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1200 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1203 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1204 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1207 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1212 A full list of new features is given in:
1215 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1218 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1220 Main development team:
1222 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1223 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1224 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1225 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1226 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1228 Programming contributors:
1230 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1231 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1232 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1233 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1234 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1235 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1239 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1241 Documentation contributors:
1243 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1244 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1248 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1249 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1251 Binaries support contributors:
1255 Translation contributors:
1257 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1258 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1265 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1267 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1268 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1269 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1270 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1273 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1274 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1275 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1282 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1285 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1287 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1288 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1294 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1297 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1299 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1300 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1306 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1309 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1311 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1312 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1318 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1320 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1321 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1322 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1323 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1324 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1325 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1326 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1333 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1334 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1336 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1337 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1343 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1345 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1346 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1347 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1348 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1351 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1352 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1353 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1360 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1362 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1363 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1364 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1365 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1368 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1369 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1370 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1377 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1379 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1380 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1381 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1382 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1385 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1386 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1387 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1396 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1397 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1399 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1400 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1406 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1408 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1409 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1410 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1411 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1412 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1418 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1420 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1421 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1422 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1423 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1426 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1427 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1428 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1435 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1437 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1438 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1440 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1441 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1451 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1452 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1457 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1459 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1460 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1462 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1463 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1469 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1471 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1472 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1474 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1475 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1476 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1482 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1484 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1485 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1486 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1493 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1495 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1496 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1497 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1498 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1501 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1502 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1503 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1510 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1512 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1513 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1514 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1524 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1525 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1526 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1534 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1536 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1537 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1538 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1539 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1540 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1546 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1548 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1549 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1550 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1551 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1554 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1555 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1556 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1565 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1566 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1567 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1576 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1578 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1579 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1580 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1581 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1584 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1585 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1586 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1587 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1593 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1595 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1596 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1597 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1598 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1601 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1602 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1603 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1604 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1610 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1612 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1613 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1614 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1617 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1618 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1619 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1625 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1627 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1628 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1629 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1632 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1633 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1634 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1640 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1642 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1643 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1644 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1647 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1648 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1649 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1655 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1657 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1658 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1659 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1660 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1663 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1664 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1665 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1666 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1675 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1677 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1678 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1679 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1680 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1681 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1682 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1683 read on to find out what for!
1686 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1687 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1694 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1696 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1697 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1698 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1699 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1702 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1703 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1704 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1705 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1712 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1714 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1715 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1716 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1717 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1720 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1721 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1722 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1723 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1732 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1733 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1734 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1737 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1738 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1739 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1744 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1746 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1747 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1748 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1749 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1750 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1754 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1755 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1762 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1764 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1765 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1766 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1767 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1770 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1771 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1772 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1773 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1775 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1777 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1778 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1779 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1785 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1787 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1788 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1789 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1790 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1793 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1794 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1795 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1796 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1797 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1798 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1806 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1807 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1808 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1817 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1819 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1820 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1821 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1828 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1830 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1831 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1832 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1833 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1834 the bug report of the report!
1837 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1838 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1844 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1846 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1847 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1848 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1857 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1858 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1859 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1866 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1868 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1869 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1870 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1871 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1875 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1876 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1886 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1887 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1888 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1891 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1892 caution and expect breakage.
1897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1899 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1900 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1901 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1904 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1905 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1906 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1907 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1914 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1915 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1916 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1922 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1924 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1925 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1926 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1927 improvements to the new website.
1929 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1930 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1932 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1933 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1935 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1943 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1944 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1945 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1950 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1952 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1953 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1954 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1962 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1963 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1964 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1970 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1972 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1973 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1974 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1981 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1982 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1983 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1988 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1990 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1991 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1992 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1995 This release should be of particular interest to package
1996 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1997 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1998 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2004 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2006 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2007 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2008 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2009 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2012 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2013 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2022 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2023 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2024 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2027 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2028 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2029 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2030 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2031 see the Changes document for more information.
2035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2039 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2046 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2047 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2048 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2049 so this release is intended for developers only.
2053 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2055 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2056 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2057 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2062 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2064 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2065 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2070 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2072 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2073 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2074 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2080 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2082 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2083 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2084 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2085 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2086 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2088 What are you waiting for? Come
2089 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2090 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2097 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2098 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2099 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2105 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2106 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2107 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2108 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2109 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2117 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2118 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2124 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2125 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2126 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2127 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2133 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2134 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2135 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2136 and English names for feta filenames.
2142 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2144 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2145 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2146 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2147 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2150 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2151 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2152 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2158 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2160 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2161 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2162 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2163 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2165 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2166 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2171 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2173 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2174 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2180 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2182 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2183 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2184 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2193 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2194 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2195 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2196 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2198 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2199 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2200 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2208 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2210 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2211 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2212 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2213 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2214 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2215 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2216 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2217 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2223 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2225 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2226 its team, its world, its community.
2227 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2228 to read the full issue...
2233 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2235 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2236 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2237 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2244 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2245 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2253 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2255 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2264 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2265 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2266 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2267 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2268 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2270 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2271 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2273 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2275 @ref{Old downloads}.
2280 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2282 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2283 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2284 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2285 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2286 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2287 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2290 @ref{Old downloads}.
2295 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2297 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2298 documentation and translations.
2299 @ref{Old downloads}.
2304 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2306 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2307 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2308 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2309 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2310 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2312 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2313 @ref{Old downloads}.
2318 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2320 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2321 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2322 (teaching) has been added.
2324 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2326 @ref{Old downloads}.
2331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2333 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2334 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2335 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2336 @ref{Old downloads}.
2341 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2343 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2344 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2345 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2346 translations of the documentation.
2347 @ref{Old downloads}.
2352 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2354 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2355 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2356 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2357 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2358 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2359 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2360 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2361 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2362 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2364 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2366 @ref{Old downloads}.
2371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2373 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2374 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2375 markup command names have been made.
2378 @ref{Old downloads}.
2383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2385 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2386 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2387 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2388 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2389 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2392 @ref{Old downloads}.
2397 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2399 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2400 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2402 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2403 @ref{Old downloads}.
2408 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2410 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2411 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2412 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2414 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2415 @ref{Old downloads}.
2420 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2422 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2424 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2425 @ref{Old downloads}.
2430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2432 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2433 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2434 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2436 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2438 @ref{Old downloads}.
2443 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2445 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2446 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2447 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2448 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2450 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2451 @ref{Old downloads}.
2456 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2458 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2459 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2462 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2463 @ref{Old downloads}.
2468 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2470 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2471 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2476 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2478 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2479 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2486 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2488 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2489 @ref{Old downloads}.
2494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2496 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2497 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2498 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2500 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2501 @ref{Old downloads}.
2506 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2508 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2509 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2514 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2516 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2517 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2524 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2525 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2526 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2528 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2529 @ref{Old downloads}.
2534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2536 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2537 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2539 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2541 @ref{Old downloads}.
2546 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2548 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2549 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2550 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2551 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2552 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2553 announce releases and special events.
2558 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2560 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2561 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2562 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2567 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2569 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2570 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2571 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2572 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2573 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2576 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2578 @ref{Old downloads}.
2583 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2585 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2586 names has been added to the MusicXML
2589 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2590 @ref{Old downloads}.
2595 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2597 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2602 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2604 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2605 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2606 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2609 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2610 @ref{Old downloads}.
2615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2617 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2620 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2621 @ref{Old downloads}.
2626 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2628 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2629 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2630 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2631 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2632 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2633 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2639 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2641 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2642 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2643 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2645 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2646 @ref{Old downloads}.
2651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2653 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2654 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2659 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2661 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2662 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2663 Grand Documentation Project.
2665 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2666 @ref{Old downloads}.
2671 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2673 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2675 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2676 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2677 @ref{Old downloads}.
2682 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2684 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2686 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2687 @ref{Old downloads}.
2692 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2694 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2695 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2697 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2698 @ref{Old downloads}.
2703 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2705 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2706 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2707 for the translations.
2709 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2710 @ref{Old downloads}.
2715 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2717 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2718 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2719 and lots of updates for the translations.
2721 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2722 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2723 @ref{Old downloads}.
2728 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2730 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2731 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2732 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2733 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2738 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2739 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2740 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2741 spacing engine code.
2743 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2744 @ref{Old downloads}.
2749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2751 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2752 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2754 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2755 @ref{Old downloads}.
2760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2762 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2763 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2765 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2766 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2767 @ref{Old downloads}.
2772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2773 This has lots of bugfixes.
2775 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2776 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2777 @ref{Old downloads}.
2782 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2783 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2784 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2785 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2790 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2791 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2793 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2795 @ref{Old downloads}.
2800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2801 This release has some documentation updates.
2803 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2805 @ref{Old downloads}.
2810 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2811 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2812 disponibles en ligne ---
2813 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2814 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2815 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2816 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2822 This release fixes many bugs.
2824 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2825 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2827 @ref{Old downloads}.
2832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2833 This release fixes many bugs.
2835 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2836 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2838 @ref{Old downloads}.
2843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2844 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2845 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2847 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2849 @ref{Old downloads}.
2854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2855 This release fixes still more bugs.
2857 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2859 @ref{Old downloads}.
2864 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2865 This release fixes many bugs.
2866 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2867 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2869 @ref{Old downloads})
2874 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2875 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2876 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2877 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2879 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2880 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2882 @ref{Old downloads}.
2887 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2888 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2889 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2891 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2898 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2899 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2900 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2902 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2904 @ref{Old downloads}.
2909 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2910 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2911 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2913 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2915 @ref{Old downloads}.
2920 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2921 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2924 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2926 @ref{Old downloads}.
2931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2932 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2934 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2936 @ref{Old downloads}.
2941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2942 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2943 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2944 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2946 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2948 @ref{Old downloads}.
2953 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2954 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2955 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2956 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2957 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2958 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2960 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2962 @ref{Old downloads}.
2967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2968 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2969 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2972 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2974 @ref{Old downloads}.
2979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2980 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2981 further improvements in the regression test suite
2985 @ref{Old downloads}.
2990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2991 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2995 @ref{Old downloads}.
3000 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3001 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3006 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3007 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3012 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3013 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3017 @ref{Old downloads}.
3022 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3023 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3024 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3028 @ref{Old downloads}.
3033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3034 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3038 @ref{Old downloads}.
3043 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3044 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3049 @ref{Old downloads}.
3054 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3055 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3059 @ref{Old downloads}.
3064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3065 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3066 within a system as well as between systems.
3070 @ref{Old downloads}.
3075 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3076 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3077 test results} and several website build improvements.
3081 @ref{Old downloads}.
3086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3087 This release fixes several bugs.
3090 @ref{Old downloads}.
3095 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3096 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3101 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3102 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3103 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3104 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3105 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3111 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3115 @ref{Old downloads}.
3120 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3121 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3124 @ref{Old downloads}.
3129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3130 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3134 @ref{Old downloads}.
3139 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3140 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3143 @ref{Old downloads}.
3148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3149 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3155 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3156 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3161 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3162 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3163 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3169 This release has many more bugfixes.
3172 @ref{Old downloads}.
3177 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3178 This release has many more bugfixes.
3181 @ref{Old downloads}.
3186 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3187 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3192 @ref{Old downloads}.
3197 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3198 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3199 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3200 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3201 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3202 (@ref{Publications}).
3207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3208 This release has further bugfixes.
3211 @ref{Old downloads}.
3216 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3217 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3218 available for x86/64.
3221 @ref{Old downloads}.
3226 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3227 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3228 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3229 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3230 @ref{Old downloads})
3235 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3236 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3237 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3243 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3248 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3249 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3255 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3261 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3262 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3267 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3268 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3269 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3270 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3276 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3282 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3283 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3289 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3290 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3291 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3292 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3298 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3299 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3304 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3305 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3306 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3307 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3312 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3313 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3314 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3315 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3320 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3321 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3323 @ref{Old downloads})
3328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3329 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3331 @ref{Old downloads})
3336 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3337 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3338 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3340 @ref{Old downloads})
3345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3346 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3347 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3348 (@ref{Old downloads})
3353 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3354 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3355 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3356 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3361 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3362 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3363 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3364 the development releases even better
3369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3371 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3372 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3373 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3378 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3379 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3380 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3381 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3382 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3383 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3389 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3390 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3392 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3397 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3398 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3399 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3400 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3401 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3406 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3407 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3408 (@ref{Old downloads})
3413 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3414 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3415 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3416 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3417 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3418 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3423 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3424 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3425 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3426 (@ref{Publications})
3431 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3432 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3433 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3438 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3439 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3440 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3441 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3446 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3447 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3448 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3453 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3454 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3455 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3461 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3462 released. (@ref{Changes},
3463 @ref{Old downloads})
3468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3469 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3470 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3471 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3472 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3473 multi-measure rests.
3475 @ref{Old downloads})
3480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3481 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3483 @ref{Old downloads})
3488 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3489 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3490 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3491 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3492 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3493 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3494 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3495 @ref{Old downloads})
3500 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3501 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3502 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3503 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3504 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3505 @ref{Old downloads})
3510 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3511 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3512 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3513 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3514 the endings and the middle
3515 part. (@ref{Changes},
3516 @ref{Old downloads})
3521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3522 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3523 parenthesized, for example,
3526 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3527 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3531 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3532 @ref{Old downloads})
3537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3538 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3539 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3549 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3550 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3551 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3552 @ref{Old downloads})
3557 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3558 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3559 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3560 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3561 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3562 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3563 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3565 @ref{Old downloads})
3570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3571 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3572 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3573 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3574 @ref{Old downloads})
3579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3580 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3581 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3582 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3583 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3584 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3585 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3586 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3587 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3588 @ref{Old downloads})
3593 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3594 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3595 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3596 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3597 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3598 @ref{Old downloads})
3603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3605 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3606 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3607 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3612 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3613 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3614 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3615 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3616 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3622 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3623 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3625 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3627 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3629 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3635 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3636 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3637 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3638 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3639 @ref{Old downloads})
3644 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3645 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3646 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3647 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3648 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3651 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3652 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3653 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3654 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3659 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3660 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3661 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3662 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3663 page. Let us know how you fare!
3668 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3669 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3670 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3671 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3672 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3673 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3674 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3675 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3676 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3678 @ref{Old downloads})
3683 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3684 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3685 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3686 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3687 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3688 @ref{Old downloads})
3693 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3694 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3695 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3696 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3697 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3698 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3699 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3700 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3701 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3702 @ref{Old downloads})
3707 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3708 This release has the following new features:
3711 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3712 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3713 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3715 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3716 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3717 and Bertalan Fodor).
3719 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3720 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3723 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3724 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3725 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3729 @ref{Old downloads})
3734 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3735 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3736 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3737 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3738 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3739 van den Borre and Bertalan
3740 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3741 @ref{Old downloads})
3746 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3747 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3748 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3749 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3756 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3757 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3758 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3759 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3761 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3762 @ref{Old downloads})
3767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3768 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3769 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3775 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3776 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3777 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3778 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3779 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3780 @ref{Old downloads})
3785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3786 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3787 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3788 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3789 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3790 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3791 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3792 @ref{Old downloads})
3797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3798 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3799 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3800 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3801 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3802 @ref{Old downloads})
3807 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3808 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3809 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3810 @ref{Old downloads})
3815 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3816 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3817 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3818 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3819 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3820 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3821 @ref{Old downloads})
3826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3827 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3828 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3829 that compute said property, i.e.
3832 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3833 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3836 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3837 @ref{Old downloads})
3842 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3843 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3844 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3845 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3846 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3847 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3848 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3849 users. (@ref{Changes},
3850 @ref{Old downloads})
3855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3856 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3857 series. (@ref{Changes},
3858 @ref{Old downloads})
3863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3864 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3865 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3866 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3867 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3868 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3869 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3870 sponsored by Nicolas
3871 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3872 @ref{Old downloads})
3877 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3878 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3879 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3880 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3881 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3882 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3883 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3884 @ref{Old downloads})
3889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3890 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3891 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3892 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3893 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3894 @ref{Old downloads})
3899 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3900 This is mainly a bugfix
3901 release. (@ref{Changes},
3902 @ref{Old downloads})
3907 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3908 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3909 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3910 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3911 la gravure musicale}.
3916 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3917 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3918 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3919 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3920 @ref{Old downloads})
3925 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3926 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3927 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3928 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3929 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3930 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3936 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3937 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3938 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3939 @ref{Old downloads})
3944 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3945 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3946 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3947 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3948 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3949 @ref{Old downloads})
3954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3955 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3956 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3957 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3958 @ref{Old downloads})
3963 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3964 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3965 for a note is proportional to the time it
3966 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3967 @ref{Old downloads})
3972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3973 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3974 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3980 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3981 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3982 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3984 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3985 @ref{Old downloads})
3990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3991 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3992 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3993 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3995 @ref{Old downloads})
4000 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4001 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4002 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4003 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4004 @ref{Old downloads})
4009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4010 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4012 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4013 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4014 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4015 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4016 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4021 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4022 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4023 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4024 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4030 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4031 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4032 @ref{Old downloads})
4037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4038 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4039 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4040 @ref{Old downloads})
4045 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4046 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4047 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4048 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4049 (@ref{Old downloads})
4054 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4055 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4056 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4057 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4062 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4063 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4064 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4065 better help functionality.
4066 (@ref{Old downloads})
4071 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4072 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4073 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4074 compile them directly from
4075 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4080 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4081 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4082 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4087 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4088 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4089 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4090 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4095 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4096 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4097 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4098 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4099 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4104 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4105 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4106 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4111 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4112 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4117 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4118 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4119 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4124 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4125 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4126 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4127 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4128 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4133 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4134 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4135 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4136 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4137 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4138 @ref{Old downloads})
4143 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4145 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4146 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4148 (@ref{Old downloads})
4153 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4154 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4155 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4156 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4157 signatures like 5/8.
4159 @ref{Old downloads})
4164 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4165 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4166 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4167 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4168 More details are in the
4170 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4175 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4176 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4177 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4178 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4179 Scheme code. Take a look at
4181 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4186 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4187 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4188 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4189 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4194 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4195 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4196 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4197 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4202 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4203 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4204 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4210 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4211 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4212 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4213 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4214 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4215 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4220 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4221 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4222 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4223 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4224 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4225 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4227 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4232 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4233 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4234 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4240 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4241 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
4242 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4243 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4244 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4250 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4251 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4252 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}.
4253 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4254 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4259 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4260 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4261 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4262 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4263 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4268 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4269 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4270 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4271 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4272 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4274 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4279 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4280 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4281 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4282 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4283 @ref{Old downloads}!
4288 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4289 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4290 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4291 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4297 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4298 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4299 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4305 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4306 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4307 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4308 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4310 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4312 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4317 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4318 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4319 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4320 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4321 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4322 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4323 font code by Werner.
4325 and check out the changes in
4326 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4331 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4332 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4333 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4334 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4335 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4336 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4337 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4338 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4339 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4340 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4343 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}.
4348 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4349 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4350 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4351 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4352 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4354 and check out the changes in
4355 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4360 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4361 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4362 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4363 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4364 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4365 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4368 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}.
4373 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4374 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4375 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4376 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4377 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4378 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4379 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4380 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4381 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4385 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}.
4390 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4391 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4392 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4393 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4394 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4395 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4397 and check out the changes in
4398 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4403 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4404 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4405 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4406 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4407 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4408 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4409 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4410 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4411 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4414 and check out the changes in
4415 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4420 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4421 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4422 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4423 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4424 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4425 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4428 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4431 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4432 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4433 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4434 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4435 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4438 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}.
4443 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4444 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4445 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4451 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4452 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4453 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4455 and check out the changes in
4456 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4461 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4462 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4463 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4464 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4465 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4472 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4473 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4474 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4475 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4477 and check out the changes in
4478 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4483 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4484 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4485 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4486 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4487 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4489 and check out the changes in
4490 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4495 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4496 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4497 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4498 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4500 and check out the changes in
4501 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4506 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4507 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4508 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4509 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4511 and check out the changes in
4512 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4517 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4518 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4519 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4520 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4524 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}.
4529 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4530 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4531 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4532 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4536 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}.
4541 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4542 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4543 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4544 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4545 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4546 in the documentation.
4548 and check out the changes in
4549 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4554 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4555 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4556 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4557 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4558 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4563 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4564 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4566 and check out the changes
4567 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4572 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4573 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4574 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4575 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4576 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4577 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4578 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4581 and check out the changes in
4582 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4587 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4588 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4589 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4590 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4591 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4592 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4593 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4594 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4595 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4596 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4597 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4598 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4599 will hold users back in switching.
4601 and check out the changes in
4602 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4607 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4608 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4609 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4610 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4611 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4612 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4613 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4615 and check out the changes in
4616 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4621 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4622 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4623 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4624 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4625 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4626 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4630 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}.
4635 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4636 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4637 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4638 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4639 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4640 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4641 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4642 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4643 chapter of the user manual.
4644 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4649 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4650 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4651 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4652 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4653 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4654 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4655 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4659 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}.
4664 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4665 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4666 disappearing metronome mark.
4668 and check out the changes in
4669 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}.
4674 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4675 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4676 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4677 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4678 `doubleSlurs' property.
4680 and check out the changes in
4681 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4686 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4687 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4688 annoying bugs fixed.
4691 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}.
4696 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4697 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4698 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4699 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4700 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4701 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4702 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4705 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4706 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4708 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4709 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4714 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}.
4719 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4720 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4721 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4722 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4723 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4724 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4725 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4726 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4727 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4728 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4729 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4732 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}.
4737 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4738 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4739 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4740 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4741 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4744 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}.
4749 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4750 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4751 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4752 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4753 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4754 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4755 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4756 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4757 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4758 beat within the measure.
4760 and check out the changes in
4761 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4766 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4767 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4771 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}.
4776 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4777 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4783 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4784 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4785 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4786 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4787 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4789 and check out the changes
4790 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4795 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4796 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4800 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}.
4805 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4806 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4807 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4808 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4809 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4810 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4811 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4812 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}
4814 @ref{Old downloads}.
4819 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4820 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4821 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
4822 @ref{Old downloads}.
4827 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4828 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4829 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4830 @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}
4832 @ref{Old downloads}.
4837 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4838 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4839 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4840 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}
4842 @ref{Old downloads}.
4847 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4848 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4849 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}
4850 or head straight to the
4851 @ref{Old downloads}.
4856 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4857 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4858 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4859 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4860 @ref{Old downloads}.
4865 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4866 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4867 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4868 @ref{Old downloads}.
4873 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4874 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4876 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4877 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4878 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4879 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4880 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4885 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4886 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4887 @ref{Old downloads}.
4892 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4893 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4894 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4900 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4901 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4902 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4903 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4904 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4905 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4906 @ref{Old downloads}.
4911 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4912 A French article on the new LilyPond
4913 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4918 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4919 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4920 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4926 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4927 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4928 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4929 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4930 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4931 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4932 @ref{Old downloads}.
4937 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4938 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4939 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4940 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4941 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4943 @ref{Old downloads}.
4948 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4949 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4951 @ref{Old downloads}.
4956 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4957 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4958 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4959 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4966 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4967 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4968 @ref{Old downloads}.
4973 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4974 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4981 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4982 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4983 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4984 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4986 @ref{Old downloads}.
4991 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4992 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4993 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4994 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4997 @ref{Old downloads}.
5002 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5004 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5005 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5011 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5012 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5014 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5015 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5016 authors of LilyPond.
5021 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5022 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5023 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5026 @ref{Old downloads}.
5031 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5032 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5033 experimental support for producing titles with
5039 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5040 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5041 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5042 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5044 @ref{Old downloads}.
5049 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5050 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5051 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5052 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5054 @ref{Old downloads}.
5059 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5060 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5061 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5062 produce cue notes. More information in the
5069 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5070 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5071 for altering accidental rules.
5077 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5078 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5079 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5080 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5081 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5082 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5083 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5084 More information in the
5091 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5092 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5093 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5094 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5101 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5102 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5103 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5104 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5105 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5112 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5113 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5114 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5115 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5116 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5117 More information in the
5124 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5125 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5126 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5127 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5128 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5129 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5130 More information in the
5137 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5138 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5139 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5140 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5148 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5149 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5150 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5151 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5158 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5159 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5160 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5161 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5162 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5171 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5172 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5173 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5176 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5181 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5183 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5184 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5185 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5188 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5193 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5194 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5195 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5196 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5197 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5202 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5203 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5204 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5205 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5206 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5212 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5213 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5214 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5216 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5221 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5222 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5223 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5224 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5229 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5230 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5231 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5232 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5234 More information in the
5235 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5240 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5241 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5242 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5244 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5249 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5250 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5251 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5252 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5254 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5259 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5260 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5261 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5262 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5263 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5264 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5265 individual music expressions.
5266 More information in the
5267 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5272 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5273 An update to the stable branch,
5274 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5275 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5280 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5281 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5282 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5283 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5284 More information in the
5285 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5290 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5291 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5293 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5294 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5299 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5300 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5301 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5302 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5303 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5308 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5309 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5310 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5311 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5312 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5317 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5318 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5319 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5320 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5321 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5322 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5323 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5328 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5329 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5330 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5331 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5333 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5338 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5339 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5340 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5341 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5342 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5347 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5348 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5350 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5355 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5356 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5358 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5359 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5364 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5365 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5366 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5367 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5372 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5373 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5380 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5381 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5383 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5384 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5389 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5390 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5391 contains minor bugfixes.
5392 See the @ref{Changes}
5393 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5398 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5399 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5400 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5401 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5407 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5408 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5409 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5410 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5411 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5412 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5417 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5418 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5419 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5420 the @ref{Changes} and
5421 download @uref{install/,here}.
5426 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5427 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5428 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5429 the @ref{Changes} and
5430 download @uref{install/,here}.
5435 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5436 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5437 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5438 the @ref{Changes} and
5439 download @uref{install/,here}.
5444 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5445 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5446 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5452 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5453 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5454 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5460 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5461 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5462 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5463 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5464 will be available in a few weeks.
5470 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5471 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5472 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5478 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5479 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5480 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5486 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5487 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5488 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5489 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5495 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5496 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5497 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5502 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5503 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5504 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5505 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5506 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5511 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5512 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5513 @ref{Changes} and get it
5514 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5519 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5520 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5521 @ref{Changes} and get it
5522 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5527 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5528 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5529 @ref{Changes} and get it
5530 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5535 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5536 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5537 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5542 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5543 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5544 read the @ref{Changes}.
5549 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5550 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5551 has been updated to 1.8.
5552 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5557 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5558 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5559 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5564 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5565 New website went live!
5570 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5571 Announced new website.
5576 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5577 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5582 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5583 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5584 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5590 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5591 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5592 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.