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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
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19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
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30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
33 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
34 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
45 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
46 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
57 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
58 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
69 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
70 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
81 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
82 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
93 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
94 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
105 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
106 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
117 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
118 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
129 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
130 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
141 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
142 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
144 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
149 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
151 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
152 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
153 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
154 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
155 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
162 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
163 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
164 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
165 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
166 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
173 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
174 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
175 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
176 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
177 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
179 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
180 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
187 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
188 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
189 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
190 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
191 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
198 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
199 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
200 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
201 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
202 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
209 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
210 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
211 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
212 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
213 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
220 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
221 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
222 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
223 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
224 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
225 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
226 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
227 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
234 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
235 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
236 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
237 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
238 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
239 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
240 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
241 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
248 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
249 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
250 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
251 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
252 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
253 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
254 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
255 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
261 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
264 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
265 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
266 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
267 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
272 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
274 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
275 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
276 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
277 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
278 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
283 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
285 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
286 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
287 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
288 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
289 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
294 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
297 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
298 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
300 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
305 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
307 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
308 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
309 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
310 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
311 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
316 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
318 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
319 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
320 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
321 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
322 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
327 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
329 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
330 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
331 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
332 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
333 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
338 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
340 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
341 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
342 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
343 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
344 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
346 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
347 with positioning text.
352 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
354 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
355 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
356 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
357 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
358 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
363 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
365 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
366 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
367 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
368 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
369 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
374 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
376 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
377 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
378 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
379 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
380 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
385 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
387 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
388 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
389 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
390 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
391 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
396 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
398 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
399 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
400 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
401 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
402 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
407 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
409 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
410 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
411 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
412 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
413 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
418 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
421 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
422 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
423 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
424 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
431 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
432 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
433 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
434 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
435 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
436 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
444 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
445 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
446 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
447 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
452 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
454 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
455 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
456 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
457 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
458 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
463 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
465 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
466 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
467 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
468 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
469 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
474 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
476 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
477 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
478 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
479 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
480 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
485 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
487 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
488 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
489 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
490 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
491 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
496 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
498 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
499 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
500 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
501 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
502 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
507 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
510 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
511 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
512 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
513 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
519 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
522 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
523 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
530 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
531 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
532 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
533 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
540 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
541 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
542 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
543 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
544 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
552 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
553 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
554 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
562 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
563 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
564 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
571 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
572 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
573 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
574 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
581 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
582 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
583 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
584 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
590 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
592 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
593 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
594 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
595 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
600 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
602 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
603 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
604 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
605 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
607 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
608 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
612 Support for kievan square notation
614 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
616 Music functions have become quite more versatile
619 A full list of new features is given in:
622 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
625 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
627 Main development team:
629 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
630 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
631 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
632 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
633 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
636 Programming contributors:
638 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
639 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
640 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
641 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
643 Documentation contributors:
645 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
649 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
654 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
656 Translation contributors:
658 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
663 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
665 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
666 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
667 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
669 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
670 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
671 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
673 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
674 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
680 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
682 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
683 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
685 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
686 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
687 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
694 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
696 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
697 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
698 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
699 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
700 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
701 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
704 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
705 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
710 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
712 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
713 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
714 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
715 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
716 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
722 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
724 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
725 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
726 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
727 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
730 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
731 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
732 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
739 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
741 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
742 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
744 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
745 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
746 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
753 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
755 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
756 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
757 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
758 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
759 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
765 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
767 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
768 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
769 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
770 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
773 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
774 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
775 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
782 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
784 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
785 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
786 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
787 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
788 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
789 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
792 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
793 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
800 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
802 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
803 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
804 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
805 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
808 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
809 candidate will be required.
815 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
817 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
818 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
819 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
820 working on open source software.
822 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
823 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
829 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
831 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
832 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
833 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
834 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
837 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
838 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
839 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
846 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
848 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
849 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
850 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
851 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
854 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
855 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
856 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
863 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
865 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
866 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
867 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
868 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
871 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
872 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
879 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
881 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
882 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
884 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
885 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
886 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
893 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
895 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
896 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
898 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
899 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
900 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
907 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
909 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
910 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
912 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
913 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
914 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
921 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
923 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
924 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
925 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
926 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
929 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
930 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
937 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
939 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
940 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
942 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
943 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
944 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
951 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
953 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
954 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
956 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
957 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
958 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
965 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
967 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
968 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
969 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
970 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
973 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
974 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
975 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
982 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
984 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
985 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
987 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
988 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
989 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
996 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
998 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
999 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1001 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1002 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1003 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1010 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1012 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1013 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1015 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1016 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1017 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1024 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1026 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1027 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1028 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1029 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1030 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1033 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1034 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1041 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1043 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1044 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1046 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1047 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1048 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1051 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1059 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1060 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1062 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1063 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1064 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1071 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1073 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1074 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1076 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1077 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1078 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1087 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1088 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1090 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1091 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1092 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1099 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1101 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1102 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1104 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1105 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1106 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1115 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1116 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1118 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1119 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1120 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1129 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1130 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1132 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1133 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1134 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1143 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. 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. Please
1148 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1157 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1158 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1160 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1161 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1162 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1169 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1171 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1172 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1174 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1175 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1176 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1185 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1186 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1188 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1189 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1190 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1202 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1203 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1204 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1211 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1213 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1214 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1216 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1217 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1218 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1225 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1227 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1228 Critical regression.
1234 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1236 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1237 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1238 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1239 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1242 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1243 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1244 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1253 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1254 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1256 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1257 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1258 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1259 not the next release candidate.
1265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1270 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1271 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1272 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1273 next release candidate.
1279 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1281 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1282 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1283 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1285 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1286 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1287 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1288 next release candidate.
1294 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1296 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1297 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1298 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1299 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1302 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1303 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1304 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1313 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1314 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1316 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1317 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1325 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1326 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1328 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1329 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1335 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1337 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1338 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1339 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1349 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1350 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1352 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1353 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1361 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1362 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1364 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1365 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1373 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1374 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1376 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1377 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1385 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1386 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1388 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1389 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1397 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1398 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1399 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1404 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1406 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1407 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1408 usual number of bugs.
1410 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1411 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1416 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1418 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1419 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1420 usual number of bugs.
1422 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1423 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1431 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1432 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1433 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1434 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1436 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1437 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1442 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1445 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1446 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1449 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1454 A full list of new features is given in:
1457 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1460 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1462 Main development team:
1464 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1465 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1466 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1467 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1468 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1470 Programming contributors:
1472 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1473 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1474 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1475 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1476 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1477 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1481 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1483 Documentation contributors:
1485 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1486 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1490 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1491 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1493 Binaries support contributors:
1497 Translation contributors:
1499 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1500 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1507 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1509 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1510 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1511 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1512 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1515 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1516 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1517 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1526 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1527 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1529 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1530 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1538 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1539 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1541 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1542 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1550 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1551 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1553 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1554 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1560 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1562 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1563 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1564 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1565 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1566 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1567 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1568 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1576 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1578 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1579 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1585 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1587 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1588 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1589 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1590 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1593 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1594 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1595 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1602 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1604 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1605 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1606 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1607 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1610 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1611 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1612 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1619 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1621 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1622 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1623 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1624 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1627 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1628 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1629 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1636 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1638 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1639 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1641 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1642 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1648 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1650 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1651 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1652 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1653 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1654 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1660 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1662 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1663 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1664 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1665 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1668 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1669 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1670 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1677 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1679 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1680 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1682 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1683 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1690 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1691 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1693 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1694 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1699 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1701 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1702 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1704 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1705 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1711 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1713 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1714 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1716 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1717 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1718 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1724 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1726 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1727 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1728 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1735 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1737 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1738 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1739 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1740 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1743 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1744 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1745 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1754 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1755 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1756 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1766 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1767 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1768 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1776 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1778 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1779 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1780 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1781 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1782 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1788 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1790 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1791 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1792 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1793 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1796 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1797 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1798 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1805 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1807 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1808 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1809 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1818 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1820 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1821 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1822 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1823 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1826 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1827 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1828 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1829 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1835 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1837 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1838 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1839 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1840 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1843 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1844 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1845 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1846 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1854 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1855 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1856 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1859 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1860 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1861 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1867 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1869 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1870 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1871 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1874 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1875 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1876 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1882 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1886 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1889 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1890 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1891 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1897 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1899 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1900 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1901 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1902 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1905 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1906 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1907 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1908 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1917 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1919 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1920 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1921 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1922 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1923 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1924 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1925 read on to find out what for!
1928 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1929 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1936 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1938 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1939 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1940 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1941 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1944 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1945 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1946 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1947 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1954 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1956 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1957 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1958 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1959 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1962 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1963 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1964 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1965 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1974 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1975 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1976 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1979 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1980 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1981 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1986 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1988 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1989 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1990 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1991 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1992 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1996 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1997 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2004 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2006 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2007 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2008 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2009 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2012 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2013 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2014 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2015 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2017 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2019 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2020 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2021 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2027 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2029 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2030 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2031 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2032 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2035 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2036 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2037 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2038 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2039 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2040 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2046 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2048 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2049 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2050 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2062 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2063 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2070 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2072 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2073 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2074 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2075 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2076 the bug report of the report!
2079 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2080 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2088 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2089 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2090 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2099 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2100 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2101 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2108 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2110 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2111 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2112 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2113 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2117 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2118 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2126 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2129 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2130 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2133 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2134 caution and expect breakage.
2139 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2141 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2142 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2143 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2146 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2147 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2148 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2149 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2156 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2157 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2158 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2164 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2166 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2167 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2168 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2169 improvements to the new website.
2171 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2172 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2174 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2175 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2177 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2185 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2186 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2187 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2192 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2194 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2195 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2196 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2204 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2205 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2206 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2214 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2215 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2216 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2223 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2224 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2225 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2234 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2237 This release should be of particular interest to package
2238 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2239 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2240 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2246 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2248 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2249 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2250 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2251 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2254 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2255 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2264 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2265 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2266 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2269 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2270 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2271 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2272 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2273 see the Changes document for more information.
2277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2279 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2280 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2281 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2286 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2288 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2289 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2290 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2291 so this release is intended for developers only.
2295 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2297 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2298 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2299 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2304 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2306 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2307 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2312 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2314 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2315 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2316 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2322 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2324 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2325 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2326 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2327 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2328 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2330 What are you waiting for? Come
2331 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2332 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2337 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2339 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2340 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2341 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2348 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2349 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2350 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2351 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2358 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2359 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2360 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2364 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2366 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2367 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2368 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2369 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2373 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2375 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2376 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2377 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2378 and English names for feta filenames.
2384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2386 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2387 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2388 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2389 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2392 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2393 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2394 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2400 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2402 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2403 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2404 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2405 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2407 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2408 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2413 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2415 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2416 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2422 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2424 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2425 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2426 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2433 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2435 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2436 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2437 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2438 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2440 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2441 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2442 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2450 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2452 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2453 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2454 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2455 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2456 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2457 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2458 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2459 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2465 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2467 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2468 its team, its world, its community.
2469 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2470 to read the full issue...
2475 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2477 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2478 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2479 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2486 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2487 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2493 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2495 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2497 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2504 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2506 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2507 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2508 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2509 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2510 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2512 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2513 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2515 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2517 @ref{Old downloads}.
2522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2524 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2525 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2526 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2527 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2528 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2529 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2532 @ref{Old downloads}.
2537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2539 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2540 documentation and translations.
2541 @ref{Old downloads}.
2546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2548 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2549 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2550 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2551 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2552 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2554 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2555 @ref{Old downloads}.
2560 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2562 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2563 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2564 (teaching) has been added.
2566 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2568 @ref{Old downloads}.
2573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2575 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2576 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2577 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2578 @ref{Old downloads}.
2583 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2585 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2586 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2587 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2588 translations of the documentation.
2589 @ref{Old downloads}.
2594 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2596 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2597 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2598 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2599 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2600 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2601 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2602 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2603 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2604 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2606 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2608 @ref{Old downloads}.
2613 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2615 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2616 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2617 markup command names have been made.
2620 @ref{Old downloads}.
2625 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2627 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2628 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2629 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2630 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2631 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2634 @ref{Old downloads}.
2639 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2641 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2642 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2644 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2645 @ref{Old downloads}.
2650 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2652 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2653 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2654 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2656 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2657 @ref{Old downloads}.
2662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2664 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2666 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2667 @ref{Old downloads}.
2672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2674 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2675 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2676 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2678 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2680 @ref{Old downloads}.
2685 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2687 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2688 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2689 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2690 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2692 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2693 @ref{Old downloads}.
2698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2700 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2701 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2704 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2705 @ref{Old downloads}.
2710 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2712 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2713 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2718 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2720 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2721 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2726 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2728 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2730 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2731 @ref{Old downloads}.
2736 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2738 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2739 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2740 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2742 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2743 @ref{Old downloads}.
2748 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2750 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2751 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2756 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2758 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2759 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2766 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2767 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2768 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2770 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2771 @ref{Old downloads}.
2776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2778 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2779 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2781 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2783 @ref{Old downloads}.
2788 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2790 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2791 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2792 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2793 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2794 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2795 announce releases and special events.
2800 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2802 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2803 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2804 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2809 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2811 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2812 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2813 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2814 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2815 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2818 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2820 @ref{Old downloads}.
2825 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2827 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2828 names has been added to the MusicXML
2831 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2832 @ref{Old downloads}.
2837 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2839 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2844 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2846 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2847 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2848 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2851 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2852 @ref{Old downloads}.
2857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2859 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2862 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2863 @ref{Old downloads}.
2868 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2870 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2871 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2872 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2873 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2874 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2875 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2881 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2883 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2884 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2885 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2887 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2888 @ref{Old downloads}.
2893 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2895 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2896 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2901 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2903 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2904 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2905 Grand Documentation Project.
2907 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2908 @ref{Old downloads}.
2913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2915 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2917 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2918 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2919 @ref{Old downloads}.
2924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2926 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2928 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2929 @ref{Old downloads}.
2934 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2936 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2937 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2939 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2940 @ref{Old downloads}.
2945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2947 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2948 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2949 for the translations.
2951 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2952 @ref{Old downloads}.
2957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2959 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2960 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2961 and lots of updates for the translations.
2963 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2964 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2965 @ref{Old downloads}.
2970 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2972 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2973 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2974 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2975 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2981 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2982 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2983 spacing engine code.
2985 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2986 @ref{Old downloads}.
2991 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2993 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2994 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2996 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2997 @ref{Old downloads}.
3002 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3004 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3005 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3007 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3008 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3009 @ref{Old downloads}.
3014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3015 This has lots of bugfixes.
3017 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3018 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3019 @ref{Old downloads}.
3024 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3025 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3026 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3027 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3032 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3033 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3035 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3037 @ref{Old downloads}.
3042 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3043 This release has some documentation updates.
3045 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3047 @ref{Old downloads}.
3052 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3053 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3054 disponibles en ligne ---
3055 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3056 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3057 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3058 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3064 This release fixes many bugs.
3066 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3067 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3069 @ref{Old downloads}.
3074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3075 This release fixes many bugs.
3077 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3078 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3080 @ref{Old downloads}.
3085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3086 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3087 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3089 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3091 @ref{Old downloads}.
3096 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3097 This release fixes still more bugs.
3099 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3101 @ref{Old downloads}.
3106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3107 This release fixes many bugs.
3108 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3109 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3111 @ref{Old downloads})
3116 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3117 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3118 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3119 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3121 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3122 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3124 @ref{Old downloads}.
3129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3130 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3131 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3133 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3141 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3142 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3144 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3146 @ref{Old downloads}.
3151 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3152 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3153 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3155 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3157 @ref{Old downloads}.
3162 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3163 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3166 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3168 @ref{Old downloads}.
3173 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3174 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3176 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3178 @ref{Old downloads}.
3183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3184 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3185 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3186 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3188 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3190 @ref{Old downloads}.
3195 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3196 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3197 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3198 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3199 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3200 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3202 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3204 @ref{Old downloads}.
3209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3210 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3211 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3214 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3216 @ref{Old downloads}.
3221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3222 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3223 further improvements in the regression test suite
3227 @ref{Old downloads}.
3232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3233 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3237 @ref{Old downloads}.
3242 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3243 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3248 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3249 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3255 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3259 @ref{Old downloads}.
3264 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3265 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3266 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3270 @ref{Old downloads}.
3275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3276 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3280 @ref{Old downloads}.
3285 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3286 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3291 @ref{Old downloads}.
3296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3297 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3301 @ref{Old downloads}.
3306 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3307 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3308 within a system as well as between systems.
3312 @ref{Old downloads}.
3317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3318 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3319 test results} and several website build improvements.
3323 @ref{Old downloads}.
3328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3329 This release fixes several bugs.
3332 @ref{Old downloads}.
3337 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3338 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3343 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3344 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3345 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3346 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3347 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3352 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3353 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3357 @ref{Old downloads}.
3362 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3363 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3366 @ref{Old downloads}.
3371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3372 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3376 @ref{Old downloads}.
3381 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3382 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3385 @ref{Old downloads}.
3390 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3391 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3396 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3397 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3398 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3403 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3404 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3405 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3410 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3411 This release has many more bugfixes.
3414 @ref{Old downloads}.
3419 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3420 This release has many more bugfixes.
3423 @ref{Old downloads}.
3428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3429 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3434 @ref{Old downloads}.
3439 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3440 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3441 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3442 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3443 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3444 (@ref{Publications}).
3449 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3450 This release has further bugfixes.
3453 @ref{Old downloads}.
3458 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3459 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3460 available for x86/64.
3463 @ref{Old downloads}.
3468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3469 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3470 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3471 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3472 @ref{Old downloads})
3477 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3478 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3479 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3485 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3490 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3491 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3496 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3497 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3502 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3503 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3504 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3509 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3510 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3511 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3512 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3517 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3518 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3524 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3525 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3530 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3531 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3532 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3533 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3534 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3539 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3540 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3541 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3547 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3548 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3549 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3554 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3555 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3556 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3557 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3562 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3563 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3565 @ref{Old downloads})
3570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3571 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3573 @ref{Old downloads})
3578 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3579 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3580 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3582 @ref{Old downloads})
3587 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3588 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3589 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3590 (@ref{Old downloads})
3595 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3596 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3597 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3598 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3604 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3605 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3606 the development releases even better
3611 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3613 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3614 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3615 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3620 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3621 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3622 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3623 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3624 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3625 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3630 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3631 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3632 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3634 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3639 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3640 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3641 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3642 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3643 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3649 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3650 (@ref{Old downloads})
3655 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3656 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3657 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3658 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3659 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3660 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3665 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3666 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3667 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3668 (@ref{Publications})
3673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3674 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3675 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3680 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3681 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3682 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3683 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3688 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3689 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3690 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3695 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3696 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3697 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3703 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3704 released. (@ref{Changes},
3705 @ref{Old downloads})
3710 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3711 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3712 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3713 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3714 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3715 multi-measure rests.
3717 @ref{Old downloads})
3722 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3723 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3725 @ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3731 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3732 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3733 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3734 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3735 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3736 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3737 @ref{Old downloads})
3742 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3743 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3744 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3745 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3746 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3747 @ref{Old downloads})
3752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3753 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3754 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3755 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3756 the endings and the middle
3757 part. (@ref{Changes},
3758 @ref{Old downloads})
3763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3764 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3765 parenthesized, for example,
3768 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3769 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3773 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3774 @ref{Old downloads})
3779 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3780 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3781 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3791 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3792 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3793 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3794 @ref{Old downloads})
3799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3800 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3801 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3802 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3803 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3804 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3805 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3807 @ref{Old downloads})
3812 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3813 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3814 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3815 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3816 @ref{Old downloads})
3821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3822 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3823 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3824 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3825 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3826 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3827 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3828 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3829 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3830 @ref{Old downloads})
3835 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3836 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3837 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3838 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3839 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3840 @ref{Old downloads})
3845 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3847 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3848 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3849 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3855 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3856 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3857 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3858 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3864 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3865 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3867 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3869 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3871 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3877 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3878 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3879 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3880 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3881 @ref{Old downloads})
3886 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3887 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3888 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3889 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3890 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3893 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3894 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3895 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3896 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3901 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3902 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3903 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3904 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3905 page. Let us know how you fare!
3910 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3911 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3912 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3913 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3914 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3915 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3916 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3917 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3918 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3920 @ref{Old downloads})
3925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3926 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3927 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3928 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3929 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3930 @ref{Old downloads})
3935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3936 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3937 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3938 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3939 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3940 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3941 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3942 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3943 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3944 @ref{Old downloads})
3949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3950 This release has the following new features:
3953 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3954 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3955 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3957 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3958 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3959 and Bertalan Fodor).
3961 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3962 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3965 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3966 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3967 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3971 @ref{Old downloads})
3976 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3977 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3978 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3979 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3980 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3981 van den Borre and Bertalan
3982 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3983 @ref{Old downloads})
3988 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3989 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3990 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3991 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3997 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3998 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3999 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4000 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4001 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4003 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4004 @ref{Old downloads})
4009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4010 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4011 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4016 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4017 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4018 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4019 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4020 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4021 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4022 @ref{Old downloads})
4027 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4028 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4029 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4030 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4031 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4032 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4033 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4034 @ref{Old downloads})
4039 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4040 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4041 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4042 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4043 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4044 @ref{Old downloads})
4049 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4050 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4051 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4052 @ref{Old downloads})
4057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4058 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4059 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4060 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4061 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4062 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4063 @ref{Old downloads})
4068 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4069 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4070 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4071 that compute said property, i.e.
4074 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4075 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4078 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4079 @ref{Old downloads})
4084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4085 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4086 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4087 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4088 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4089 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4090 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4091 users. (@ref{Changes},
4092 @ref{Old downloads})
4097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4098 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4099 series. (@ref{Changes},
4100 @ref{Old downloads})
4105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4106 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4107 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4108 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4109 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4110 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4111 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4112 sponsored by Nicolas
4113 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4114 @ref{Old downloads})
4119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4120 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4121 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4122 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4123 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4124 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4125 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4126 @ref{Old downloads})
4131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4132 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4133 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4134 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4135 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4136 @ref{Old downloads})
4141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4142 This is mainly a bugfix
4143 release. (@ref{Changes},
4144 @ref{Old downloads})
4149 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4150 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4151 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4152 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4153 la gravure musicale}.
4158 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4159 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4160 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4161 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4162 @ref{Old downloads})
4167 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4168 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4169 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4170 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4171 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4172 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4177 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4178 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4179 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4180 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4181 @ref{Old downloads})
4186 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4187 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4188 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4189 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4190 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4191 @ref{Old downloads})
4196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4197 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4198 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4199 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4200 @ref{Old downloads})
4205 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4206 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4207 for a note is proportional to the time it
4208 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4209 @ref{Old downloads})
4214 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4215 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4216 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4222 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4223 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4224 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4226 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4227 @ref{Old downloads})
4232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4233 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4234 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4235 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4237 @ref{Old downloads})
4242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4243 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4244 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4245 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4246 @ref{Old downloads})
4251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4252 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4254 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4255 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4256 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4257 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4258 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4264 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4265 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4266 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4272 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4273 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4274 @ref{Old downloads})
4279 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4280 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4281 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4282 @ref{Old downloads})
4287 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4288 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4289 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4290 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4291 (@ref{Old downloads})
4296 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4297 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4298 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4299 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4304 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4305 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4306 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4307 better help functionality.
4308 (@ref{Old downloads})
4313 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4314 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4315 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4316 compile them directly from
4317 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4322 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4323 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4324 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4329 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4330 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4331 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4332 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4337 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4338 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4339 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4340 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4341 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4346 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4347 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4348 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4353 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4354 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4359 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4360 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4361 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4366 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4367 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4368 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4369 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4370 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4375 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4376 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4377 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4378 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4379 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4380 @ref{Old downloads})
4385 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4387 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4388 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4390 (@ref{Old downloads})
4395 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4396 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4397 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4398 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4399 signatures like 5/8.
4401 @ref{Old downloads})
4406 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4407 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4408 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4409 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4410 More details are in the
4412 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4417 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4418 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4419 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4420 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4421 Scheme code. Take a look at
4423 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4428 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4429 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4430 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4431 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4436 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4437 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4438 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4439 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4444 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4445 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4446 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4452 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4453 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4454 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4455 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4456 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4457 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4462 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4463 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4464 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4465 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4466 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4467 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4469 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4474 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4475 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4476 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4482 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4483 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
4484 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4485 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4486 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4492 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4493 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4494 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}.
4495 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4496 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4501 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4502 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4503 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4504 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4505 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4510 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4511 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4512 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4513 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4514 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4516 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4521 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4522 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4523 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4524 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4525 @ref{Old downloads}!
4530 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4531 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4532 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4533 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4539 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4540 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4541 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4547 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4548 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4549 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4550 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4552 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4554 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4559 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4560 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4561 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4562 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4563 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4564 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4565 font code by Werner.
4567 and check out the changes in
4568 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4573 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4574 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4575 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4576 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4577 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4578 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4579 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4580 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4581 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4582 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4585 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}.
4590 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4591 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4592 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4593 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4594 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4596 and check out the changes in
4597 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4602 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4603 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4604 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4605 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4606 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4607 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4610 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}.
4615 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4616 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4617 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4618 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4619 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4620 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4621 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4622 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4623 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4627 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}.
4632 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4633 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4634 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4635 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4636 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4637 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4639 and check out the changes in
4640 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4645 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4646 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4647 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4648 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4649 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4650 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4651 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4652 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4653 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4656 and check out the changes in
4657 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4662 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4663 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4664 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4665 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4666 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4667 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4670 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4673 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4674 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4675 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4676 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4677 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4680 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}.
4685 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4686 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4687 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4693 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4694 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4695 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4697 and check out the changes in
4698 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4703 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4704 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4705 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4706 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4707 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4714 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4715 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4716 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4717 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4719 and check out the changes in
4720 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4725 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4726 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4727 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4728 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4729 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4731 and check out the changes in
4732 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4737 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4738 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4739 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4740 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4742 and check out the changes in
4743 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4748 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4749 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4750 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4751 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4753 and check out the changes in
4754 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4759 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4760 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4761 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4762 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4766 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}.
4771 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4772 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4773 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4774 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4778 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}.
4783 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4784 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4785 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4786 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4787 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4788 in the documentation.
4790 and check out the changes in
4791 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4796 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4797 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4798 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4799 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4800 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4805 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4806 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4808 and check out the changes
4809 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4814 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4815 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4816 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4817 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4818 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4819 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4820 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4823 and check out the changes in
4824 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4829 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4830 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4831 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4832 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4833 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4834 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4835 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4836 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4837 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4838 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4839 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4840 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4841 will hold users back in switching.
4843 and check out the changes in
4844 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4849 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4850 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4851 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4852 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4853 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4854 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4855 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4857 and check out the changes in
4858 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4863 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4864 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4865 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4866 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4867 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4868 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4872 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}.
4877 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4878 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4879 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4880 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4881 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4882 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4883 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4884 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4885 chapter of the user manual.
4886 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4891 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4892 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4893 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4894 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4895 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4896 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4897 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4901 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}.
4906 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4907 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4908 disappearing metronome mark.
4910 and check out the changes in
4911 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}.
4916 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4917 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4918 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4919 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4920 `doubleSlurs' property.
4922 and check out the changes in
4923 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4928 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4929 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4930 annoying bugs fixed.
4933 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}.
4938 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4939 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4940 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4941 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4942 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4943 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4944 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4947 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4948 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4950 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4951 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4956 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}.
4961 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4962 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4963 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4964 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4965 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4966 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4967 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4968 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4969 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4970 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4971 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4974 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}.
4979 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4980 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4981 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4982 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4983 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4986 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}.
4991 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4992 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4993 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4994 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4995 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4996 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4997 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4998 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4999 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5000 beat within the measure.
5002 and check out the changes in
5003 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5008 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
5009 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5013 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}.
5018 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
5019 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5025 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
5026 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5027 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5028 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5029 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5031 and check out the changes
5032 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5037 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
5038 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5042 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}.
5047 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
5048 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5049 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5050 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5051 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5052 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5053 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5054 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}
5056 @ref{Old downloads}.
5061 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
5062 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5063 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
5064 @ref{Old downloads}.
5069 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
5070 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5071 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5072 @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}
5074 @ref{Old downloads}.
5079 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
5080 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5081 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5082 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}
5084 @ref{Old downloads}.
5089 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
5090 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5091 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}
5092 or head straight to the
5093 @ref{Old downloads}.
5098 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
5099 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5100 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5101 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5102 @ref{Old downloads}.
5107 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
5108 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5109 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5110 @ref{Old downloads}.
5115 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
5116 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5118 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5119 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5120 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5121 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5122 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5127 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
5128 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5129 @ref{Old downloads}.
5134 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
5135 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5136 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5142 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
5143 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5144 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5145 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5146 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5147 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5148 @ref{Old downloads}.
5153 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5154 A French article on the new LilyPond
5155 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5160 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5161 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5162 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5168 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
5169 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5170 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5171 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5172 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5173 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5174 @ref{Old downloads}.
5179 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
5180 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5181 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5182 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5183 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5185 @ref{Old downloads}.
5190 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
5191 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5193 @ref{Old downloads}.
5198 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
5199 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5200 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5201 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5208 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
5209 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5210 @ref{Old downloads}.
5215 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
5216 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5223 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
5224 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5225 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5226 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5228 @ref{Old downloads}.
5233 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
5234 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5235 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5236 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5239 @ref{Old downloads}.
5244 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5246 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5247 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5253 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5254 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5256 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5257 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5258 authors of LilyPond.
5263 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5264 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5265 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5268 @ref{Old downloads}.
5273 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5274 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5275 experimental support for producing titles with
5281 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5282 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5283 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5284 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5286 @ref{Old downloads}.
5291 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5292 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5293 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5294 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5296 @ref{Old downloads}.
5301 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5302 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5303 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5304 produce cue notes. More information in the
5311 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5312 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5313 for altering accidental rules.
5319 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5320 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5321 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5322 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5323 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5324 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5325 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5326 More information in the
5333 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5334 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5335 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5336 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5343 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5344 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5345 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5346 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5347 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5354 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5355 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5356 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5357 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5358 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5359 More information in the
5366 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5367 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5368 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5369 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5370 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5371 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5372 More information in the
5379 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5380 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5381 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5382 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5390 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5391 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5392 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5393 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5400 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5401 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5402 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5403 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5404 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5413 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5414 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5415 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5418 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5423 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5425 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5426 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5427 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5430 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5435 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5436 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5437 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5438 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5439 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5444 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5445 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5446 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5447 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5448 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5454 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5455 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5456 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5458 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5463 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5464 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5465 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5466 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5471 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5472 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5473 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5474 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5476 More information in the
5477 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5482 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5483 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5484 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5486 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5491 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5492 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5493 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5494 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5496 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5501 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5502 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5503 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5504 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5505 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5506 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5507 individual music expressions.
5508 More information in the
5509 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5514 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5515 An update to the stable branch,
5516 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5517 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5522 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5523 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5524 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5525 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5526 More information in the
5527 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5532 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5533 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5535 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5536 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5541 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5542 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5543 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5544 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5545 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5550 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5551 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5552 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5553 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5554 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5559 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5560 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5561 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5562 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5563 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5564 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5565 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5570 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5571 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5572 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5573 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5575 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5580 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5581 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5582 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5583 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5584 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5589 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5590 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5592 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5597 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5598 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5600 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5601 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5606 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5607 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5608 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5609 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5614 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5615 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5622 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5623 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5625 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5626 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5631 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5632 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5633 contains minor bugfixes.
5634 See the @ref{Changes}
5635 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5640 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5641 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5642 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5643 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5649 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5650 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5651 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5652 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5653 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5654 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5659 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5660 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5661 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5662 the @ref{Changes} and
5663 download @uref{install/,here}.
5668 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5669 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5670 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5671 the @ref{Changes} and
5672 download @uref{install/,here}.
5677 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5678 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5679 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5680 the @ref{Changes} and
5681 download @uref{install/,here}.
5686 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5687 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5688 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5694 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5695 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5696 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5702 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5703 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5704 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5705 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5706 will be available in a few weeks.
5712 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5713 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5714 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5720 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5721 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5722 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5728 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5729 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5730 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5731 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5737 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5738 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5739 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5744 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5745 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5746 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5747 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5748 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5753 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5754 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5755 @ref{Changes} and get it
5756 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5761 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5762 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5763 @ref{Changes} and get it
5764 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5769 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5770 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5771 @ref{Changes} and get it
5772 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5777 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5778 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5779 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5784 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5785 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5786 read the @ref{Changes}.
5791 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5792 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5793 has been updated to 1.8.
5794 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5799 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5800 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5801 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5806 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5807 New website went live!
5812 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5813 Announced new website.
5818 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5819 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5824 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5825 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5826 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5832 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5833 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5834 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.