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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
31 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
33 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
34 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
36 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
37 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
38 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
45 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
47 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
48 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
49 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
50 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
51 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
57 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
59 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
60 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
61 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
62 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
65 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
66 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
67 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
74 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
76 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
77 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
78 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
79 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
80 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
81 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
84 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
85 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
92 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
94 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
95 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
96 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
97 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
100 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
101 candidate will be required.
107 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
109 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
110 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
111 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
112 working on open source software.
114 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
115 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
121 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
123 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
124 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
125 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
126 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
129 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
130 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
131 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
138 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
140 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
141 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
142 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
143 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
146 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
147 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
148 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
155 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
157 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
158 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
159 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
160 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
163 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
164 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
173 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
174 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
176 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
177 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
178 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
187 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
188 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
190 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
191 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
192 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
201 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
202 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
204 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
205 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
206 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
213 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
215 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
216 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
217 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
218 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
221 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
222 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
229 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
231 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
232 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
234 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
235 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
236 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
243 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
245 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
246 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
248 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
249 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
250 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
257 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
259 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
260 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
261 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
262 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
265 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
266 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
267 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
277 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
279 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
280 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
281 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
290 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
291 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
293 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
294 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
295 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
302 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
304 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
305 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
307 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
308 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
309 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
316 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
318 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
319 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
320 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
321 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
322 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
325 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
326 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
336 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
338 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
339 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
340 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
343 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
349 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
351 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
352 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
354 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
355 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
356 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
363 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
365 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
366 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
368 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
369 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
370 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
379 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
380 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
382 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
383 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
384 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
391 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
393 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
394 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
396 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
397 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
398 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
405 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
408 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
410 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
411 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
412 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
419 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
421 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
422 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
424 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
425 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
426 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
433 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
435 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
436 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
438 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
439 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
440 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
447 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
449 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
450 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
452 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
453 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
454 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
461 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
463 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
464 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
466 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
467 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
468 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
475 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
478 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
480 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
481 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
482 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
489 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
491 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
492 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
494 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
495 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
496 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
503 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
505 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
506 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
508 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
509 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
510 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
517 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
519 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
526 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
528 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
529 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
530 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
531 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
534 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
535 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
536 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
543 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
545 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
546 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
548 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
549 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
550 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
551 not the next release candidate.
557 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
559 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
560 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
562 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
563 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
564 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
565 next release candidate.
571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
574 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
575 support for MacOS X 10.7.
577 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
578 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
579 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
580 next release candidate.
586 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
588 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
589 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
590 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
591 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
594 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
595 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
596 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
605 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
606 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
608 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
609 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
617 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
618 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
620 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
621 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
627 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
629 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
630 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
631 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
639 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
641 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
642 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
644 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
645 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
653 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
654 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
656 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
657 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
665 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
666 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
668 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
669 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
677 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
678 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
680 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
681 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
689 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
690 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
691 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
696 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
698 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
699 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
700 usual number of bugs.
702 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
703 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
710 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
711 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
712 usual number of bugs.
714 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
715 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
721 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
723 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
724 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
725 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
726 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
728 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
729 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
734 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
737 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
738 it much more flexible and easier to control.
741 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
746 A full list of new features is given in:
749 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
752 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
754 Main development team:
756 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
757 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
758 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
759 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
760 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
762 Programming contributors:
764 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
765 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
766 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
767 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
768 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
769 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
773 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
775 Documentation contributors:
777 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
778 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
782 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
783 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
785 Binaries support contributors:
789 Translation contributors:
791 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
792 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
799 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
801 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
802 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
803 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
804 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
807 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
808 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
809 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
816 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
818 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
819 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
821 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
822 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
830 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
831 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
833 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
834 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
840 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
842 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
843 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
845 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
846 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
852 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
854 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
855 article in the May 2011 issue titled
856 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
857 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
858 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
859 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
860 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
867 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
868 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
870 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
871 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
877 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
879 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
880 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
881 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
882 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
885 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
886 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
887 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
894 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
896 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
897 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
898 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
899 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
902 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
903 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
904 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
911 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
913 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
914 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
915 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
916 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
919 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
920 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
921 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
928 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
930 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
931 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
933 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
934 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
940 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
942 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
943 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
944 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
945 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
946 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
952 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
954 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
955 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
956 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
957 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
960 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
961 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
962 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
969 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
971 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
972 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
974 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
975 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
982 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
983 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
985 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
986 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
991 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
993 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
994 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
996 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
997 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1003 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1005 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1006 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1008 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1009 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1010 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1016 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1018 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1019 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1020 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1027 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1029 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1030 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1031 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1032 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1035 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1036 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1037 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1046 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1047 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1048 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1056 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1058 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1059 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1060 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1068 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1070 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1071 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1072 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1073 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1074 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1080 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1082 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1083 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1084 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1085 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1088 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1089 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1090 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1099 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1100 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1101 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1110 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1112 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1113 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1114 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1115 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1118 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1119 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1120 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1121 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1127 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1129 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1130 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1131 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1132 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1135 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1136 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1137 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1138 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1144 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1146 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1147 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1148 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1151 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1152 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1153 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1161 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1162 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1163 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1166 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1167 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1168 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1174 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1177 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1178 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1181 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1182 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1183 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1189 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1191 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1192 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1193 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1194 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1197 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1198 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1199 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1200 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1209 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1211 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1212 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1213 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1214 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1215 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1216 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1217 read on to find out what for!
1220 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1221 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1228 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1230 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1231 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1232 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1233 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1236 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1237 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1238 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1239 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1246 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1248 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1249 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1250 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1251 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1254 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1255 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1256 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1257 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1264 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1266 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1267 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1268 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1271 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1272 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1273 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1278 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1280 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1281 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1282 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1283 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1284 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1288 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1289 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1296 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1298 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1299 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1300 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1301 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1304 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1305 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1306 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1307 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1309 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1311 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1312 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1313 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1319 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1321 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1322 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1323 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1324 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1327 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1328 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1329 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1330 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1331 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1332 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1338 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1340 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1341 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1342 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1351 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1353 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1354 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1355 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1362 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1364 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1365 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1366 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1367 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1368 the bug report of the report!
1371 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1372 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1381 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1382 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1389 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1391 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1392 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1393 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1400 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1402 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1403 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1404 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1405 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1409 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1410 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1418 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1421 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1422 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1425 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1426 caution and expect breakage.
1431 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1433 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1434 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1435 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1438 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1439 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1440 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1441 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1450 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1456 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1458 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1459 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1460 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1461 improvements to the new website.
1463 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1464 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1466 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1467 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1469 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1475 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1478 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1479 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1486 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1487 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1488 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1498 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1504 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1506 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1507 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1508 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1515 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1516 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1517 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1524 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1525 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1526 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1529 This release should be of particular interest to package
1530 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1531 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1532 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1538 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1540 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1541 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1542 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1543 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1546 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1547 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1554 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1556 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1557 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1558 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1561 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1562 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1563 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1564 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1565 see the Changes document for more information.
1569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1571 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1572 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1573 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1578 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1580 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1581 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1582 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1583 so this release is intended for developers only.
1587 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1589 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1590 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1591 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1598 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1599 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1604 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1606 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1607 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1608 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1614 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1616 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1617 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1618 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1619 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1620 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1622 What are you waiting for? Come
1623 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1624 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1631 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1632 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1633 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1637 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1639 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1640 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1641 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1642 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1643 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1651 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1652 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1658 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1659 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1660 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1661 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1665 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1668 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1669 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1670 and English names for feta filenames.
1676 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1678 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1679 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1680 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1681 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1684 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1685 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1686 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1692 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1694 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1695 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1696 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1697 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1699 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1700 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1705 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1707 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1708 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1714 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1716 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1717 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1718 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
1725 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
1727 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
1728 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
1729 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
1730 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
1732 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
1733 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
1734 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
1742 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
1744 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
1745 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
1746 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
1747 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
1748 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
1749 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
1750 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
1751 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
1757 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
1759 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
1760 its team, its world, its community.
1761 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
1762 to read the full issue...
1767 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
1769 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
1770 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1771 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
1776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
1778 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
1779 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
1785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
1787 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1789 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
1796 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
1798 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
1799 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
1800 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
1801 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
1802 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
1804 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
1805 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
1807 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
1809 @ref{Old downloads}.
1814 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
1816 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
1817 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
1818 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
1819 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
1820 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
1821 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
1824 @ref{Old downloads}.
1829 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
1831 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
1832 documentation and translations.
1833 @ref{Old downloads}.
1838 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
1840 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
1841 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
1842 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
1843 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
1844 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
1846 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
1847 @ref{Old downloads}.
1852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
1854 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
1855 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
1856 (teaching) has been added.
1858 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
1860 @ref{Old downloads}.
1865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
1867 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
1868 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
1869 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
1870 @ref{Old downloads}.
1875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
1877 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
1878 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
1879 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
1880 translations of the documentation.
1881 @ref{Old downloads}.
1886 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
1888 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
1889 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
1890 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
1891 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
1892 deceased since then. All the development team express their
1893 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
1894 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
1895 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
1896 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
1898 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
1900 @ref{Old downloads}.
1905 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
1907 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
1908 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
1909 markup command names have been made.
1912 @ref{Old downloads}.
1917 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
1919 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
1920 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
1921 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
1922 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
1923 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
1926 @ref{Old downloads}.
1931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
1933 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
1934 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
1936 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
1937 @ref{Old downloads}.
1942 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
1944 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
1945 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
1946 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
1948 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
1949 @ref{Old downloads}.
1954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
1956 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
1958 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
1959 @ref{Old downloads}.
1964 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
1966 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
1967 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
1968 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
1970 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
1972 @ref{Old downloads}.
1977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
1979 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
1980 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
1981 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
1982 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
1984 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
1985 @ref{Old downloads}.
1990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
1992 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
1993 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
1996 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
1997 @ref{Old downloads}.
2002 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2004 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2005 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2010 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2012 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2013 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2018 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2020 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2022 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2023 @ref{Old downloads}.
2028 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2030 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2031 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2032 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2034 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2035 @ref{Old downloads}.
2040 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2042 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2043 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2048 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2050 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2051 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2056 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2058 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2059 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2060 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2062 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2063 @ref{Old downloads}.
2068 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2070 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2071 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2073 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2075 @ref{Old downloads}.
2080 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2082 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2083 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2084 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2085 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2086 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2087 announce releases and special events.
2092 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2094 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2095 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2096 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2101 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2103 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2104 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2105 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2106 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2107 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2110 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2112 @ref{Old downloads}.
2117 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2119 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2120 names has been added to the MusicXML
2123 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2124 @ref{Old downloads}.
2129 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2131 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2138 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2139 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2140 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2143 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2144 @ref{Old downloads}.
2149 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2151 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2154 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2155 @ref{Old downloads}.
2160 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2162 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2163 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2164 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2165 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2166 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2167 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2173 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2175 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2176 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2177 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2179 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2180 @ref{Old downloads}.
2185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2187 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2188 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2193 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2195 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2196 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2197 Grand Documentation Project.
2199 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2200 @ref{Old downloads}.
2205 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2207 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2209 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2210 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2211 @ref{Old downloads}.
2216 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2218 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2220 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2221 @ref{Old downloads}.
2226 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2228 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2229 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2231 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2232 @ref{Old downloads}.
2237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2239 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2240 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2241 for the translations.
2243 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2244 @ref{Old downloads}.
2249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2251 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2252 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2253 and lots of updates for the translations.
2255 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2256 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2257 @ref{Old downloads}.
2262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2264 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2265 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2266 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2267 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2272 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2273 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2274 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2275 spacing engine code.
2277 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2278 @ref{Old downloads}.
2283 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2285 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2286 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2288 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2289 @ref{Old downloads}.
2294 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2296 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2297 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2299 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2300 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2301 @ref{Old downloads}.
2306 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2307 This has lots of bugfixes.
2309 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2310 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2311 @ref{Old downloads}.
2316 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2317 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2318 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2319 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2324 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2325 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2327 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2329 @ref{Old downloads}.
2334 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2335 This release has some documentation updates.
2337 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2339 @ref{Old downloads}.
2344 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2345 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2346 disponibles en ligne ---
2347 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2348 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2349 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2350 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2356 This release fixes many bugs.
2358 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2359 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2361 @ref{Old downloads}.
2366 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2367 This release fixes many bugs.
2369 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2370 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2372 @ref{Old downloads}.
2377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2378 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2379 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2381 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2383 @ref{Old downloads}.
2388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2389 This release fixes still more bugs.
2391 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2393 @ref{Old downloads}.
2398 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2399 This release fixes many bugs.
2400 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2401 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2403 @ref{Old downloads})
2408 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2409 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2410 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2411 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2413 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2414 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2416 @ref{Old downloads}.
2421 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2422 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2423 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2425 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2432 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2433 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2434 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2436 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2438 @ref{Old downloads}.
2443 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2444 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2445 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2447 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2449 @ref{Old downloads}.
2454 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2455 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2458 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2460 @ref{Old downloads}.
2465 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2466 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2468 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2470 @ref{Old downloads}.
2475 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2476 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2477 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2478 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2480 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2482 @ref{Old downloads}.
2487 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2488 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2489 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2490 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2491 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2492 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2494 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2496 @ref{Old downloads}.
2501 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2502 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2503 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2506 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2508 @ref{Old downloads}.
2513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2514 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2515 further improvements in the regression test suite
2519 @ref{Old downloads}.
2524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2525 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2529 @ref{Old downloads}.
2534 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2535 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2540 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2541 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2547 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2551 @ref{Old downloads}.
2556 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2557 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2558 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2562 @ref{Old downloads}.
2567 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2568 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2572 @ref{Old downloads}.
2577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2578 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2583 @ref{Old downloads}.
2588 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2589 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2593 @ref{Old downloads}.
2598 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2599 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2600 within a system as well as between systems.
2604 @ref{Old downloads}.
2609 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2610 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2611 test results} and several website build improvements.
2615 @ref{Old downloads}.
2620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2621 This release fixes several bugs.
2624 @ref{Old downloads}.
2629 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2630 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2635 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2636 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2637 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2638 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2639 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2644 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2645 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2649 @ref{Old downloads}.
2654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2655 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2658 @ref{Old downloads}.
2663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2664 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2668 @ref{Old downloads}.
2673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2674 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2677 @ref{Old downloads}.
2682 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2683 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2689 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2690 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2695 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2696 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2697 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2703 This release has many more bugfixes.
2706 @ref{Old downloads}.
2711 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2712 This release has many more bugfixes.
2715 @ref{Old downloads}.
2720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2721 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
2726 @ref{Old downloads}.
2731 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
2732 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
2733 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
2734 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
2735 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
2736 (@ref{Publications}).
2741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
2742 This release has further bugfixes.
2745 @ref{Old downloads}.
2750 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
2751 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
2752 available for x86/64.
2755 @ref{Old downloads}.
2760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
2761 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
2762 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2763 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
2764 @ref{Old downloads})
2769 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
2770 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
2771 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
2777 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
2783 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
2789 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2794 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
2795 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
2796 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2801 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
2802 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
2803 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
2804 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2809 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
2810 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2815 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
2816 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
2817 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
2822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
2823 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
2824 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
2825 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
2826 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2831 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
2832 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
2833 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2838 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
2839 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
2840 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
2841 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2846 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
2847 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
2848 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
2849 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2855 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
2857 @ref{Old downloads})
2862 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2863 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
2865 @ref{Old downloads})
2870 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
2871 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
2872 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2874 @ref{Old downloads})
2879 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2880 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
2881 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2882 (@ref{Old downloads})
2887 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2888 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
2889 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
2890 glory} what features are broken in the development release
2895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
2896 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
2897 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
2898 the development releases even better
2903 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
2905 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
2906 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
2907 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2912 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
2913 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
2914 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
2915 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
2916 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
2917 esthetics}. Happy reading!
2922 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
2923 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
2924 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
2926 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
2932 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
2933 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
2934 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
2935 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
2941 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
2942 (@ref{Old downloads})
2947 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
2948 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
2949 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
2950 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
2951 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
2952 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2957 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
2958 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
2959 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
2960 (@ref{Publications})
2965 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
2966 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
2967 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
2973 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
2974 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
2975 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2980 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
2981 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
2982 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
2987 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
2988 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
2989 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2994 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
2995 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
2996 released. (@ref{Changes},
2997 @ref{Old downloads})
3002 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3003 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3004 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3005 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3006 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3007 multi-measure rests.
3009 @ref{Old downloads})
3014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3015 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3017 @ref{Old downloads})
3022 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3023 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3024 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3025 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3026 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3027 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3028 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3029 @ref{Old downloads})
3034 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3035 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3036 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3037 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3038 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3039 @ref{Old downloads})
3044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3045 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3046 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3047 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3048 the endings and the middle
3049 part. (@ref{Changes},
3050 @ref{Old downloads})
3055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3056 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3057 parenthesized, for example,
3060 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3061 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3065 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3066 @ref{Old downloads})
3071 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3072 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3073 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3083 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3084 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3085 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3086 @ref{Old downloads})
3091 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3092 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3093 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3094 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3095 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3096 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3097 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3099 @ref{Old downloads})
3104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3105 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3106 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3107 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3108 @ref{Old downloads})
3113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3114 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3115 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3116 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3117 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3118 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3119 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3120 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3121 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3122 @ref{Old downloads})
3127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3128 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3129 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3130 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3131 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3132 @ref{Old downloads})
3137 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3139 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3140 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3141 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3147 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3148 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3149 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3150 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3156 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3157 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3159 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3161 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3163 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3169 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3170 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3171 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3172 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3173 @ref{Old downloads})
3178 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3179 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3180 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3181 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3182 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3185 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3186 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3187 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3188 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3193 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3194 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3195 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3196 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3197 page. Let us know how you fare!
3202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3203 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3204 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3205 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3206 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3207 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3208 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3209 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3210 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3212 @ref{Old downloads})
3217 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3218 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3219 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3220 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3221 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3222 @ref{Old downloads})
3227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3228 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3229 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3230 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3231 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3232 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3233 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3234 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3235 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3236 @ref{Old downloads})
3241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3242 This release has the following new features:
3245 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3246 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3247 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3249 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3250 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3251 and Bertalan Fodor).
3253 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3254 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3257 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3258 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3259 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3263 @ref{Old downloads})
3268 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3269 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3270 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3271 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3272 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3273 van den Borre and Bertalan
3274 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3275 @ref{Old downloads})
3280 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3281 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3282 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3283 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3289 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3290 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3291 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3292 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3293 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3295 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3296 @ref{Old downloads})
3301 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3302 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3303 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3308 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3309 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3310 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3311 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3312 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3313 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3314 @ref{Old downloads})
3319 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3320 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3321 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3322 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3323 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3324 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3325 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3326 @ref{Old downloads})
3331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3332 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3333 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3334 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3335 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3336 @ref{Old downloads})
3341 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3342 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3343 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3344 @ref{Old downloads})
3349 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3350 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3351 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3352 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3353 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3354 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3355 @ref{Old downloads})
3360 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3361 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3362 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3363 that compute said property, i.e.
3366 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3367 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3370 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3371 @ref{Old downloads})
3376 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3377 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3378 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3379 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3380 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3381 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3382 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3383 users. (@ref{Changes},
3384 @ref{Old downloads})
3389 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3390 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3391 series. (@ref{Changes},
3392 @ref{Old downloads})
3397 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3398 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3399 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3400 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3401 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3402 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3403 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3404 sponsored by Nicolas
3405 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3406 @ref{Old downloads})
3411 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3412 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3413 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3414 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3415 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3416 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3417 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3418 @ref{Old downloads})
3423 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3424 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3425 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3426 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3427 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3428 @ref{Old downloads})
3433 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3434 This is mainly a bugfix
3435 release. (@ref{Changes},
3436 @ref{Old downloads})
3441 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3442 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3443 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3444 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3445 la gravure musicale}.
3450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3451 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3452 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3453 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3454 @ref{Old downloads})
3459 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3460 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3461 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3462 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3463 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3464 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3469 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3470 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3471 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3472 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3473 @ref{Old downloads})
3478 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3479 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3480 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3481 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3482 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3483 @ref{Old downloads})
3488 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3489 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3490 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3491 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3492 @ref{Old downloads})
3497 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3498 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3499 for a note is proportional to the time it
3500 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3501 @ref{Old downloads})
3506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3507 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3508 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3514 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3515 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3516 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3518 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3519 @ref{Old downloads})
3524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3525 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3526 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3527 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3529 @ref{Old downloads})
3534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3535 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3536 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3537 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3538 @ref{Old downloads})
3543 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3544 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3546 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3547 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3548 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3549 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3550 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3555 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3556 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3557 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3558 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3564 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3565 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3566 @ref{Old downloads})
3571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3572 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3573 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3574 @ref{Old downloads})
3579 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3580 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3581 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3582 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3583 (@ref{Old downloads})
3588 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3589 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3590 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3591 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3596 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3597 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3598 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3599 better help functionality.
3600 (@ref{Old downloads})
3605 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3606 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3607 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3608 compile them directly from
3609 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3614 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3615 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3616 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3621 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3622 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3623 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3624 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3629 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3630 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3631 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3632 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3633 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3638 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3639 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3640 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3645 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3646 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3651 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3652 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3653 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3658 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3659 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3660 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3661 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3662 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3667 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3668 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3669 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3670 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3671 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3672 @ref{Old downloads})
3677 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3679 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3680 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3682 (@ref{Old downloads})
3687 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3688 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3689 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3690 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3691 signatures like 5/8.
3693 @ref{Old downloads})
3698 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3699 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3700 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3701 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3702 More details are in the
3704 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3709 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3710 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3711 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3712 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3713 Scheme code. Take a look at
3715 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3720 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3721 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3722 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3723 place. @ref{Old downloads}
3728 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
3729 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
3730 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
3731 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
3736 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
3737 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
3738 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
3744 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
3745 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
3746 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
3747 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
3748 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3749 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3754 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3755 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
3756 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
3757 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
3758 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
3759 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
3761 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3766 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3767 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
3768 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
3774 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3775 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
3776 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
3777 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
3778 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
3784 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3785 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
3786 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}.
3787 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3788 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3793 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
3794 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
3795 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
3796 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
3797 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
3802 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
3803 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
3804 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
3805 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
3806 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
3808 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3813 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
3814 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
3815 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
3816 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
3817 @ref{Old downloads}!
3822 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
3823 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
3824 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
3825 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
3831 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
3832 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
3833 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
3839 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
3840 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
3841 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
3842 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
3844 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
3846 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
3851 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
3852 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
3853 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
3854 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
3855 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
3856 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
3857 font code by Werner.
3859 and check out the changes in
3860 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3865 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
3866 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
3867 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
3868 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
3869 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
3870 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
3871 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
3872 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
3873 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
3874 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
3877 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}.
3882 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
3883 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
3884 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
3885 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
3886 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
3888 and check out the changes in
3889 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3894 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
3895 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
3896 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
3897 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
3898 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
3899 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
3902 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}.
3907 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
3908 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
3909 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
3910 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
3911 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
3912 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
3913 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
3914 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
3915 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
3919 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}.
3924 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
3925 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
3926 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
3927 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
3928 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
3929 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
3931 and check out the changes in
3932 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3937 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
3938 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
3939 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
3940 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
3941 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
3942 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
3943 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
3944 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
3945 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
3948 and check out the changes in
3949 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3954 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
3955 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
3956 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
3957 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
3958 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
3959 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
3962 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
3965 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
3966 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
3967 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
3968 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
3969 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
3972 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}.
3977 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
3978 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
3979 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
3985 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
3986 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
3987 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
3989 and check out the changes in
3990 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3995 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
3996 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
3997 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
3998 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
3999 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4006 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4007 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4008 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4009 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4011 and check out the changes in
4012 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4017 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4018 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4019 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4020 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4021 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4023 and check out the changes in
4024 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4029 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4030 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4031 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4032 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4034 and check out the changes in
4035 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4040 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4041 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4042 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4043 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4045 and check out the changes in
4046 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4051 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4052 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4053 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4054 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4058 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}.
4063 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4064 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4065 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4066 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4070 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}.
4075 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4076 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4077 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4078 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4079 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4080 in the documentation.
4082 and check out the changes in
4083 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4088 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4089 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4090 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4091 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4092 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4097 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4098 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4100 and check out the changes
4101 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4106 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4107 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4108 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4109 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4110 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4111 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4112 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4115 and check out the changes in
4116 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4121 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4122 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4123 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4124 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4125 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4126 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4127 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4128 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4129 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4130 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4131 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4132 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4133 will hold users back in switching.
4135 and check out the changes in
4136 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4141 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4142 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4143 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4144 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4145 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4146 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4147 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4149 and check out the changes in
4150 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4155 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4156 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4157 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4158 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4159 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4160 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4164 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}.
4169 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4170 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4171 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4172 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4173 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4174 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4175 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4176 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4177 chapter of the user manual.
4178 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4183 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4184 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4185 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4186 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4187 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4188 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4189 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4193 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}.
4198 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4199 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4200 disappearing metronome mark.
4202 and check out the changes in
4203 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}.
4208 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4209 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4210 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4211 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4212 `doubleSlurs' property.
4214 and check out the changes in
4215 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4220 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4221 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4222 annoying bugs fixed.
4225 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}.
4230 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4231 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4232 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4233 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4234 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4235 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4236 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4239 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4240 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4242 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4243 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4248 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}.
4253 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4254 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4255 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4256 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4257 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4258 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4259 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4260 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4261 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4262 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4263 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4266 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}.
4271 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4272 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4273 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4274 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4275 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4278 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}.
4283 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4284 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4285 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4286 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4287 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4288 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4289 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4290 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4291 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4292 beat within the measure.
4294 and check out the changes in
4295 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4300 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4301 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4305 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}.
4310 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4311 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4317 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4318 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4319 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4320 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4321 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4323 and check out the changes
4324 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4329 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4330 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4334 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}.
4339 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4340 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4341 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4342 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4343 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4344 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4345 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4346 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}
4348 @ref{Old downloads}.
4353 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4354 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4355 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
4356 @ref{Old downloads}.
4361 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4362 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4363 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4364 @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}
4366 @ref{Old downloads}.
4371 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4372 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4373 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4374 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}
4376 @ref{Old downloads}.
4381 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4382 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4383 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}
4384 or head straight to the
4385 @ref{Old downloads}.
4390 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4391 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4392 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4393 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4394 @ref{Old downloads}.
4399 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4400 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4401 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4402 @ref{Old downloads}.
4407 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4408 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4410 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4411 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4412 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4413 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4414 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4419 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4420 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4421 @ref{Old downloads}.
4426 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4427 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4428 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4434 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4435 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4436 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4437 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4438 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4439 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4440 @ref{Old downloads}.
4445 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4446 A French article on the new LilyPond
4447 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4452 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4453 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4454 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4460 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4461 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4462 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4463 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4464 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4465 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4466 @ref{Old downloads}.
4471 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4472 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4473 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4474 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4475 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4477 @ref{Old downloads}.
4482 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4483 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4485 @ref{Old downloads}.
4490 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4491 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4492 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4493 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4500 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4501 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4502 @ref{Old downloads}.
4507 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4508 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4515 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4516 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4517 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4518 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4520 @ref{Old downloads}.
4525 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4526 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4527 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4528 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4531 @ref{Old downloads}.
4536 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4538 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4539 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4545 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4546 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4548 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4549 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4550 authors of LilyPond.
4555 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4556 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4557 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4560 @ref{Old downloads}.
4565 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4566 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4567 experimental support for producing titles with
4573 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4574 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4575 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4576 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4578 @ref{Old downloads}.
4583 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4584 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4585 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4586 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4588 @ref{Old downloads}.
4593 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4594 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4595 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4596 produce cue notes. More information in the
4603 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4604 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4605 for altering accidental rules.
4611 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4612 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4613 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4614 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4615 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4616 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4617 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4618 More information in the
4625 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4626 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4627 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4628 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4635 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4636 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4637 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4638 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4639 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4646 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4647 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4648 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4649 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4650 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4651 More information in the
4658 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4659 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4660 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4661 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4662 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4663 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4664 More information in the
4671 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4672 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4673 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4674 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4682 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4683 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4684 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4685 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4692 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4693 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4694 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4695 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4696 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4705 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4706 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4707 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4710 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4715 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4717 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4718 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4719 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4722 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4727 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4728 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
4729 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
4730 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
4731 access, but only HTTP downloads.
4736 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4737 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
4738 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
4739 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
4740 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
4746 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
4747 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
4748 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
4750 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4755 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
4756 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
4757 available for Windows! For downloading, go
4758 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
4763 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
4764 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
4765 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
4766 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
4768 More information in the
4769 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4774 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
4775 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
4776 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
4778 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4783 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
4784 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
4785 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
4786 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
4788 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4793 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
4794 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
4795 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
4796 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
4797 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
4798 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
4799 individual music expressions.
4800 More information in the
4801 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4806 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
4807 An update to the stable branch,
4808 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
4809 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
4814 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
4815 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
4816 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
4817 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
4818 More information in the
4819 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4824 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
4825 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
4827 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
4828 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4833 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
4834 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
4835 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
4836 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
4837 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4842 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
4843 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
4844 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
4845 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
4846 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4851 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
4852 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
4853 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
4854 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
4855 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
4856 to implement this are welcome!) See the
4857 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4862 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
4863 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
4864 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
4865 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
4867 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4872 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
4873 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
4874 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
4875 Han-Wen's absence. See the
4876 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4881 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4882 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
4884 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4889 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4890 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
4892 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
4893 thanks to Heikki Junes.
4898 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
4899 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
4900 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
4901 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
4906 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
4907 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
4914 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
4915 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
4917 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
4918 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
4923 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
4924 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
4925 contains minor bugfixes.
4926 See the @ref{Changes}
4927 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
4932 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
4933 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
4934 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
4935 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
4941 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
4942 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
4943 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
4944 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
4945 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
4946 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
4951 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
4952 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
4953 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
4954 the @ref{Changes} and
4955 download @uref{install/,here}.
4960 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
4961 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
4962 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
4963 the @ref{Changes} and
4964 download @uref{install/,here}.
4969 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
4970 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
4971 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
4972 the @ref{Changes} and
4973 download @uref{install/,here}.
4978 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
4979 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
4980 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
4986 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
4987 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
4988 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
4994 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
4995 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
4996 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
4997 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
4998 will be available in a few weeks.
5004 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5005 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5006 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5012 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5013 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5014 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5020 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5021 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5022 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5023 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5029 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5030 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5031 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5036 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5037 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5038 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5039 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5040 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5045 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5046 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5047 @ref{Changes} and get it
5048 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5053 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5054 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5055 @ref{Changes} and get it
5056 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5061 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5062 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5063 @ref{Changes} and get it
5064 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5069 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5070 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5071 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5076 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5077 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5078 read the @ref{Changes}.
5083 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5084 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5085 has been updated to 1.8.
5086 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5091 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5092 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5093 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5098 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5099 New website went live!
5104 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5105 Announced new website.
5110 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5111 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5116 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5117 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5118 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5124 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5125 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5126 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.