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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
222 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
284 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
291 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
292 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
297 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
300 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
301 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
302 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
303 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
309 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
312 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
313 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
314 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
315 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
321 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
324 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
325 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
326 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
327 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
333 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
336 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
337 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
338 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
339 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
345 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
348 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
349 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
350 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
351 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
357 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
359 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
360 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
361 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
362 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
363 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
369 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
371 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
372 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
373 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
374 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
375 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
381 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
383 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
384 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
385 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
386 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
387 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
393 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
395 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
396 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
397 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
398 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
399 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
405 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
408 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
409 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
410 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
411 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
417 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
420 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
421 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
422 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
423 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
428 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
431 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
432 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
433 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
434 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
439 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
441 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
442 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
443 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
444 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
445 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
450 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
452 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
453 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
454 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
455 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
456 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
458 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
459 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
464 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
466 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
467 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
468 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
469 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
470 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
475 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
478 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
479 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
480 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
481 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
486 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
489 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
490 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
491 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
492 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
497 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
499 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
500 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
501 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
502 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
503 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
504 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
505 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
506 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
511 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
513 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
514 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
515 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
516 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
517 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
518 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
519 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
520 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
525 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
527 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
528 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
529 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
530 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
531 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
532 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
533 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
534 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
540 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
542 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
543 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
544 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
545 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
546 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
551 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
553 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
554 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
555 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
556 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
557 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
562 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
564 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
565 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
566 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
567 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
568 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
573 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
576 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
577 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
578 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
579 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
584 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
586 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
587 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
588 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
589 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
590 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
595 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
597 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
598 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
599 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
600 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
601 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
606 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
608 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
609 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
610 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
611 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
612 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
617 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
619 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
620 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
621 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
622 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
623 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
625 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
626 with positioning text.
631 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
633 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
634 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
635 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
636 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
637 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
642 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
644 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
645 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
646 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
647 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
648 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
653 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
656 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
657 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
658 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
659 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
664 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
666 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
667 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
668 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
669 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
670 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
675 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
677 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
678 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
679 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
680 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
681 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
686 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
689 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
690 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
691 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
692 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
697 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
699 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
700 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
701 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
702 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
703 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
708 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
710 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
711 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
712 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
713 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
714 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
715 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
720 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
722 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
723 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
724 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
725 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
726 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
731 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
733 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
734 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
735 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
736 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
737 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
742 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
744 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
745 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
746 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
747 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
748 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
753 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
755 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
756 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
757 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
758 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
759 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
764 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
766 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
767 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
768 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
769 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
770 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
775 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
777 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
778 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
779 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
780 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
781 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
786 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
789 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
790 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
791 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
792 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
798 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
800 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
801 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
802 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
806 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
808 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
809 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
810 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
811 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
812 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
817 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
819 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
820 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
821 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
822 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
823 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
828 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
830 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
831 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
832 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
833 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
838 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
840 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
841 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
842 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
843 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
848 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
850 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
851 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
852 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
853 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
858 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
862 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
863 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
869 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
872 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
873 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
874 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
879 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
881 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
882 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
883 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
884 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
886 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
887 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
891 Support for kievan square notation
893 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
895 Music functions have become quite more versatile
898 A full list of new features is given in:
901 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
904 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
906 Main development team:
908 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
909 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
910 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
911 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
912 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
915 Programming contributors:
917 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
918 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
919 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
920 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
922 Documentation contributors:
924 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
928 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
933 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
935 Translation contributors:
937 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
942 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
944 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
945 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
946 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
948 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
949 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
950 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
952 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
953 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
959 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
961 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
962 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
964 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
965 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
966 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
973 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
975 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
976 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
977 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
978 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
979 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
980 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
983 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
984 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
989 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
991 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
992 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
993 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
994 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
995 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1001 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1003 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1004 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1005 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1006 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1009 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1010 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1011 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1018 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1020 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1021 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1023 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1024 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1025 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1032 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1034 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1035 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1036 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1037 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1038 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1044 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1046 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1047 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1048 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1049 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1052 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1053 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1054 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1061 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1063 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1064 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1065 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1066 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1067 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1068 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1071 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1072 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1079 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1081 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1082 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1083 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1084 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1087 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1088 candidate will be required.
1094 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1096 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1097 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1098 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1099 working on open source software.
1101 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1102 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1108 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1110 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1111 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1112 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1113 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1116 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1117 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1118 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1125 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1127 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1128 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1129 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1130 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1133 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1134 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1135 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1142 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1144 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1145 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1146 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1147 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1150 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1151 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1158 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1160 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1161 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1163 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1164 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1165 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1172 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1174 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1175 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1177 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1178 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1179 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1186 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1189 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1191 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1192 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1193 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1200 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1202 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1203 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1204 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1205 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1208 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1209 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1216 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1218 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1219 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1221 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1222 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1223 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1230 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1235 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1236 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1237 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1244 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1246 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1247 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1248 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1249 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1252 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1253 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1254 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1261 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1264 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1266 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1267 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1268 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1275 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1277 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1278 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1280 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1281 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1282 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1289 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1291 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1292 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1294 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1295 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1296 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1303 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1305 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1306 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1307 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1308 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1309 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1312 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1313 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1320 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1322 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1323 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1325 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1326 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1327 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1330 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1336 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1338 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1339 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1341 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1342 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1343 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1350 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1352 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1353 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1355 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1356 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1357 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1364 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1366 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1367 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1369 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1370 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1371 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1378 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1381 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1383 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1384 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1385 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1392 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1394 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1395 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1397 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1398 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1399 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1406 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1408 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1409 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1411 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1412 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1413 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1420 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1422 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1423 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1425 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1426 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1427 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1434 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1437 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1439 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1440 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1441 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1448 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1450 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1451 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1453 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1454 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1455 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1462 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1465 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1467 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1468 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1469 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1476 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1478 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1479 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1481 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1482 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1483 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1490 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1492 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1493 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1495 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1496 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1497 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1504 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1506 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1507 Critical regression.
1513 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1515 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1516 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1517 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1518 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1521 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1522 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1523 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1533 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1535 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1536 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1537 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1538 not the next release candidate.
1544 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1546 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1547 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1549 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1550 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1551 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1552 next release candidate.
1558 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1560 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1561 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1562 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1564 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1565 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1566 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1567 next release candidate.
1573 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1575 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1576 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1577 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1578 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1581 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1582 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1583 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1590 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1592 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1593 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1595 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1596 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1602 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1604 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1605 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1607 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1608 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1614 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1616 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1617 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1618 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1626 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1628 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1629 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1631 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1632 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1638 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1640 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1641 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1643 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1644 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1650 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1652 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1653 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1655 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1656 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1662 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1664 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1665 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1667 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1668 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1674 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1676 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1677 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1678 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1683 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1685 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1686 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1687 usual number of bugs.
1689 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1690 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1695 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1697 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1698 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1699 usual number of bugs.
1701 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1702 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1708 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1710 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1711 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1712 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1713 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1715 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1716 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1721 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1724 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1725 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1728 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1733 A full list of new features is given in:
1736 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1739 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1741 Main development team:
1743 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1744 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1745 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1746 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1747 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1749 Programming contributors:
1751 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1752 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1753 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1754 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1755 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1756 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1760 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1762 Documentation contributors:
1764 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1765 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1769 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1770 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1772 Binaries support contributors:
1776 Translation contributors:
1778 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1779 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1786 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1788 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1789 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1790 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1791 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1794 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1795 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1796 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1803 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1805 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1806 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1808 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1809 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1815 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1817 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1818 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1820 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1821 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1827 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1829 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1830 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1832 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1833 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1839 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1841 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1842 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1843 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1844 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1845 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1846 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1847 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1852 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1854 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1855 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1857 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1858 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1864 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1866 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1867 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1868 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1869 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1872 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1873 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1874 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1881 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1883 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1884 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1885 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1886 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1889 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1890 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1891 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1898 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1900 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1901 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1902 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1903 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1906 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1907 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1908 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1915 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1917 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1918 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1920 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1921 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1927 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1929 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1930 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1931 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1932 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1933 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1939 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1941 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1942 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1943 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1944 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1947 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1948 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1949 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1956 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1958 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1959 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1961 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1962 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1967 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1969 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1970 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1972 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1973 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1978 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1981 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1983 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1984 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1990 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1992 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1993 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1995 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1996 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1997 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2003 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2005 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2006 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2007 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2014 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2016 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2017 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2018 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2019 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2022 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2023 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2024 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2031 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2033 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2034 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2035 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2043 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2045 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2046 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2047 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2055 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2057 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2058 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2059 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2060 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2061 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2067 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2069 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2070 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2071 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2072 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2075 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2076 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2077 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2084 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2086 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2087 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2088 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2097 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2099 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2100 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2101 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2102 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2105 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2106 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2107 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2108 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2114 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2116 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2117 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2118 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2119 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2122 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2123 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2124 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2125 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2131 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2133 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2134 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2135 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2138 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2139 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2140 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2146 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2148 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2149 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2150 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2153 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2154 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2155 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2161 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2163 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2164 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2165 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2168 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2169 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2170 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2176 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2178 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2179 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2180 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2181 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2184 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2185 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2186 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2187 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2196 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2198 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2199 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2200 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2201 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2202 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2203 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2204 read on to find out what for!
2207 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2208 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2215 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2217 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2218 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2219 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2220 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2223 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2224 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2225 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2226 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2233 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2235 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2236 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2237 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2238 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2241 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2242 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2243 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2244 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2251 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2253 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2254 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2255 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2258 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2259 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2260 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2265 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2267 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2268 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2269 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2270 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2271 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2275 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2276 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2283 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2285 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2286 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2287 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2288 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2291 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2292 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2293 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2294 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2296 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2298 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2299 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2300 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2306 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2308 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2309 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2310 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2311 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2314 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2315 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2316 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2317 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2318 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2319 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2325 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2327 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2328 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2329 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2338 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2340 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2341 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2342 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2349 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2351 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2352 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2353 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2354 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2355 the bug report of the report!
2358 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2359 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2365 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2367 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2368 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2369 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2376 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2378 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2379 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2380 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2387 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2389 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2390 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2391 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2392 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2396 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2397 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2405 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2408 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2409 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2412 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2413 caution and expect breakage.
2418 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2421 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2422 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2425 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2426 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2427 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2428 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2433 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2435 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2436 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2437 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2443 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2445 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2446 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2447 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2448 improvements to the new website.
2450 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2451 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2453 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2454 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2456 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2462 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2465 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2466 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2471 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2474 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2475 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2481 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2483 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2484 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2485 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2491 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2493 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2494 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2495 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2500 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2502 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2503 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2504 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2509 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2511 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2512 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2513 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2516 This release should be of particular interest to package
2517 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2518 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2519 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2525 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2527 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2528 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2529 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2530 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2533 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2534 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2541 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2543 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2544 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2545 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2548 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2549 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2550 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2551 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2552 see the Changes document for more information.
2556 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2558 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2559 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2560 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2565 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2567 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2568 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2569 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2570 so this release is intended for developers only.
2574 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2576 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2577 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2578 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2583 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2585 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2586 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2591 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2593 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2594 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2595 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2601 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2603 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2604 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2605 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2606 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2607 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2609 What are you waiting for? Come
2610 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2611 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2616 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2618 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2619 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2620 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2624 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2626 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2627 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2628 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2629 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2630 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2635 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2637 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2638 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2639 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2643 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2645 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2646 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2647 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2648 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2652 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2654 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2655 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2656 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2657 and English names for feta filenames.
2663 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2665 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2666 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2667 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2668 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2671 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2672 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2673 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2679 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2681 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2682 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2683 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2684 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2686 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2687 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2692 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2694 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2695 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2701 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2703 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2704 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2705 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2712 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2714 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2715 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2716 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2717 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2719 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2720 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2721 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2729 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2731 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2732 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2733 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2734 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2735 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2736 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2737 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2738 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2744 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2746 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2747 its team, its world, its community.
2748 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2749 to read the full issue...
2754 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2756 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2757 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2758 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2763 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2765 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2766 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2772 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2774 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2776 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2783 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2785 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2786 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2787 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2788 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2789 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2791 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2792 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2794 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2796 @ref{Old downloads}.
2801 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2803 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2804 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2805 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2806 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2807 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2808 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2811 @ref{Old downloads}.
2816 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2818 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2819 documentation and translations.
2820 @ref{Old downloads}.
2825 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2827 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2828 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2829 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2830 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2831 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2833 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2834 @ref{Old downloads}.
2839 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2841 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2842 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2843 (teaching) has been added.
2845 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2847 @ref{Old downloads}.
2852 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2854 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2855 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2856 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2857 @ref{Old downloads}.
2862 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2864 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2865 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2866 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2867 translations of the documentation.
2868 @ref{Old downloads}.
2873 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2875 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2876 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2877 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2878 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2879 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2880 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2881 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2882 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2883 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2885 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2887 @ref{Old downloads}.
2892 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2894 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2895 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2896 markup command names have been made.
2899 @ref{Old downloads}.
2904 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2906 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2907 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2908 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2909 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2910 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2913 @ref{Old downloads}.
2918 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2920 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2921 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2923 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2924 @ref{Old downloads}.
2929 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2931 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2932 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2933 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2935 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2936 @ref{Old downloads}.
2941 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2943 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2945 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2946 @ref{Old downloads}.
2951 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2953 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2954 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2955 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2957 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2959 @ref{Old downloads}.
2964 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2966 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2967 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2968 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2969 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2971 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2972 @ref{Old downloads}.
2977 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2979 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2980 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2983 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2984 @ref{Old downloads}.
2989 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2991 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2992 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2997 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2999 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3000 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3005 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3007 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3009 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3010 @ref{Old downloads}.
3015 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3017 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3018 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3019 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3021 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3022 @ref{Old downloads}.
3027 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3029 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3030 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3035 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3037 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3038 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3043 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3045 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3046 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3047 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3049 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3050 @ref{Old downloads}.
3055 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3057 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3058 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3060 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3062 @ref{Old downloads}.
3067 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3069 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3070 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3071 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3072 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3073 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3074 announce releases and special events.
3079 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3081 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3082 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3083 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3088 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3090 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3091 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3092 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3093 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3094 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3097 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3099 @ref{Old downloads}.
3104 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3106 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3107 names has been added to the MusicXML
3110 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3111 @ref{Old downloads}.
3116 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3118 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3123 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3125 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3126 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3127 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3130 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3131 @ref{Old downloads}.
3136 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3138 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3141 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3142 @ref{Old downloads}.
3147 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3149 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3150 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3151 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3152 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3153 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3154 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3160 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3162 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3163 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3164 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3166 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3167 @ref{Old downloads}.
3172 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3174 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3175 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3180 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3182 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3183 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3184 Grand Documentation Project.
3186 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3187 @ref{Old downloads}.
3192 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3194 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3196 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3197 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3198 @ref{Old downloads}.
3203 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3205 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3207 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3208 @ref{Old downloads}.
3213 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3215 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3216 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3218 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3219 @ref{Old downloads}.
3224 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3226 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3227 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3228 for the translations.
3230 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3231 @ref{Old downloads}.
3236 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3238 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3239 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3240 and lots of updates for the translations.
3242 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3243 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3244 @ref{Old downloads}.
3249 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3251 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3252 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3253 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3254 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3259 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3260 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3261 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3262 spacing engine code.
3264 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3265 @ref{Old downloads}.
3270 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3272 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3273 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3275 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3276 @ref{Old downloads}.
3281 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3283 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3284 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3286 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3287 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3288 @ref{Old downloads}.
3293 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3294 This has lots of bugfixes.
3296 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3297 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3298 @ref{Old downloads}.
3303 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3304 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3305 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3306 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3311 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3312 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3314 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3316 @ref{Old downloads}.
3321 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3322 This release has some documentation updates.
3324 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3326 @ref{Old downloads}.
3331 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3332 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3333 disponibles en ligne ---
3334 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3335 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3336 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3337 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3342 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3343 This release fixes many bugs.
3345 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3346 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3348 @ref{Old downloads}.
3353 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3354 This release fixes many bugs.
3356 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3357 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3359 @ref{Old downloads}.
3364 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3365 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3366 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3368 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3370 @ref{Old downloads}.
3375 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3376 This release fixes still more bugs.
3378 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3380 @ref{Old downloads}.
3385 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3386 This release fixes many bugs.
3387 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3388 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3390 @ref{Old downloads})
3395 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3396 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3397 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3398 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3400 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3401 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3403 @ref{Old downloads}.
3408 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3409 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3410 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3412 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3419 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3420 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3421 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3423 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3425 @ref{Old downloads}.
3430 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3431 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3432 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3434 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3436 @ref{Old downloads}.
3441 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3442 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3445 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3447 @ref{Old downloads}.
3452 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3453 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3455 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3457 @ref{Old downloads}.
3462 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3463 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3464 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3465 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3467 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3469 @ref{Old downloads}.
3474 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3475 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3476 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3477 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3478 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3479 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3481 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3483 @ref{Old downloads}.
3488 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3489 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3490 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3493 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3495 @ref{Old downloads}.
3500 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3501 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3502 further improvements in the regression test suite
3506 @ref{Old downloads}.
3511 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3512 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3516 @ref{Old downloads}.
3521 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3522 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3527 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3528 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3533 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3534 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3538 @ref{Old downloads}.
3543 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3544 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3545 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3549 @ref{Old downloads}.
3554 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3555 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3559 @ref{Old downloads}.
3564 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3565 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3570 @ref{Old downloads}.
3575 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3576 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3580 @ref{Old downloads}.
3585 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3586 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3587 within a system as well as between systems.
3591 @ref{Old downloads}.
3596 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3597 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3598 test results} and several website build improvements.
3602 @ref{Old downloads}.
3607 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3608 This release fixes several bugs.
3611 @ref{Old downloads}.
3616 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3617 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3622 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3623 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3624 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3625 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3626 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3631 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3632 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3636 @ref{Old downloads}.
3641 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3642 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3645 @ref{Old downloads}.
3650 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3651 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3655 @ref{Old downloads}.
3660 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3661 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3664 @ref{Old downloads}.
3669 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3670 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3675 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3676 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3677 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3682 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3683 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3684 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3689 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3690 This release has many more bugfixes.
3693 @ref{Old downloads}.
3698 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3699 This release has many more bugfixes.
3702 @ref{Old downloads}.
3707 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3708 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3713 @ref{Old downloads}.
3718 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3719 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3720 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3721 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3722 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3723 (@ref{Publications}).
3728 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3729 This release has further bugfixes.
3732 @ref{Old downloads}.
3737 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3738 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3739 available for x86/64.
3742 @ref{Old downloads}.
3747 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3748 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3749 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3750 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3751 @ref{Old downloads})
3756 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3757 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3758 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3763 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3764 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3769 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3770 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3775 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3776 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3781 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3782 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3783 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3788 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3789 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3790 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3791 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3796 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3797 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3802 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3803 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3804 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3809 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3810 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3811 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3812 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3813 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3818 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3819 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3820 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3825 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3826 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3827 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3828 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3834 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3835 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3836 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3841 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3842 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3844 @ref{Old downloads})
3849 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3850 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3852 @ref{Old downloads})
3857 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3858 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3859 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3861 @ref{Old downloads})
3866 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3867 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3868 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3869 (@ref{Old downloads})
3874 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3875 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3876 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3877 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3882 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3883 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3884 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3885 the development releases even better
3890 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3892 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3893 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3894 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3899 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3900 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3901 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3902 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3903 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3904 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3909 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3910 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3911 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3913 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3918 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3919 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3920 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3921 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3922 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3927 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3928 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3929 (@ref{Old downloads})
3934 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3935 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3936 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3937 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3938 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3939 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3944 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3945 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3946 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3947 (@ref{Publications})
3952 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3953 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3954 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3959 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3960 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3961 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3962 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3967 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3968 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3969 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3974 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3975 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3976 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3981 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3982 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3983 released. (@ref{Changes},
3984 @ref{Old downloads})
3989 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3990 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3991 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3992 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3993 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3994 multi-measure rests.
3996 @ref{Old downloads})
4001 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4002 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4004 @ref{Old downloads})
4009 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4010 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4011 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4012 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4013 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4014 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4015 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4016 @ref{Old downloads})
4021 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4022 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4023 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4024 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4025 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4026 @ref{Old downloads})
4031 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4032 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4033 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4034 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4035 the endings and the middle
4036 part. (@ref{Changes},
4037 @ref{Old downloads})
4042 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4043 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4044 parenthesized, for example,
4047 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4048 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4052 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4053 @ref{Old downloads})
4058 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4059 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4060 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4070 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4071 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4072 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4073 @ref{Old downloads})
4078 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4079 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4080 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4081 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4082 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4083 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4084 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4086 @ref{Old downloads})
4091 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4092 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4093 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4094 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4095 @ref{Old downloads})
4100 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4101 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4102 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4103 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4104 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4105 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4106 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4107 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4108 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4109 @ref{Old downloads})
4114 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4115 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4116 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4117 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4118 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4119 @ref{Old downloads})
4124 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4126 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4127 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4128 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4133 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4134 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4135 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4136 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4137 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4142 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4143 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4144 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4146 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4148 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4150 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4156 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4157 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4158 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4159 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4160 @ref{Old downloads})
4165 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4166 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4167 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4168 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4169 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4172 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4173 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4174 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4175 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4180 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4181 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4182 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4183 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4184 page. Let us know how you fare!
4189 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4190 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4191 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4192 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4193 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4194 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4195 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4196 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4197 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4199 @ref{Old downloads})
4204 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4205 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4206 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4207 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4208 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4209 @ref{Old downloads})
4214 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4215 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4216 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4217 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4218 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4219 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4220 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4221 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4222 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4223 @ref{Old downloads})
4228 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4229 This release has the following new features:
4232 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4233 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4234 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4236 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4237 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4238 and Bertalan Fodor).
4240 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4241 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4244 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4245 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4246 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4250 @ref{Old downloads})
4255 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4256 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4257 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4258 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4259 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4260 van den Borre and Bertalan
4261 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4262 @ref{Old downloads})
4267 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4268 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4269 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4270 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4276 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4277 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4278 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4279 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4280 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4282 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4283 @ref{Old downloads})
4288 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4289 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4290 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4295 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4296 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4297 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4298 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4299 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4300 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4301 @ref{Old downloads})
4306 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4307 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4308 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4309 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4310 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4311 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4312 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4313 @ref{Old downloads})
4318 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4319 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4320 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4321 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4322 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4323 @ref{Old downloads})
4328 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4329 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4330 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4331 @ref{Old downloads})
4336 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4337 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4338 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4339 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4340 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4341 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4342 @ref{Old downloads})
4347 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4348 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4349 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4350 that compute said property, i.e.
4353 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4354 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4357 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4358 @ref{Old downloads})
4363 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4364 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4365 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4366 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4367 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4368 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4369 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4370 users. (@ref{Changes},
4371 @ref{Old downloads})
4376 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4377 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4378 series. (@ref{Changes},
4379 @ref{Old downloads})
4384 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4385 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4386 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4387 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4388 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4389 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4390 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4391 sponsored by Nicolas
4392 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4393 @ref{Old downloads})
4398 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4399 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4400 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4401 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4402 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4403 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4404 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4405 @ref{Old downloads})
4410 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4411 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4412 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4413 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4414 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4415 @ref{Old downloads})
4420 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4421 This is mainly a bugfix
4422 release. (@ref{Changes},
4423 @ref{Old downloads})
4428 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4429 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4430 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4431 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4432 la gravure musicale}.
4437 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4438 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4439 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4440 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4441 @ref{Old downloads})
4446 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4447 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4448 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4449 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4450 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4451 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4456 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4457 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4458 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4459 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4460 @ref{Old downloads})
4465 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4466 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4467 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4468 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4469 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4470 @ref{Old downloads})
4475 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4476 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4477 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4478 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4479 @ref{Old downloads})
4484 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4485 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4486 for a note is proportional to the time it
4487 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4488 @ref{Old downloads})
4493 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4494 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4495 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4500 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4501 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4502 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4503 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4505 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4506 @ref{Old downloads})
4511 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4512 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4513 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4514 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4516 @ref{Old downloads})
4521 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4522 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4523 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4524 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4525 @ref{Old downloads})
4530 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4531 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4533 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4534 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4535 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4536 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4537 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4542 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4543 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4544 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4545 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4550 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4551 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4552 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4553 @ref{Old downloads})
4558 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4559 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4560 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4561 @ref{Old downloads})
4566 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4567 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4568 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4569 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4570 (@ref{Old downloads})
4575 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4576 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4577 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4578 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4583 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4584 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4585 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4586 better help functionality.
4587 (@ref{Old downloads})
4592 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4593 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4594 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4595 compile them directly from
4596 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4601 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4602 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4603 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4608 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4609 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4610 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4611 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4616 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4617 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4618 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4619 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4620 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4625 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4626 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4627 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4632 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4633 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4638 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4639 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4640 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4645 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4646 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4647 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4648 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4649 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4654 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4655 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4656 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4657 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4658 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4659 @ref{Old downloads})
4664 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4666 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4667 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4669 (@ref{Old downloads})
4674 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4675 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4676 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4677 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4678 signatures like 5/8.
4680 @ref{Old downloads})
4685 @subheading April 18, 2005
4686 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4687 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4688 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4689 More details are in the
4691 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4696 @subheading April 15, 2005
4697 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4698 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4699 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4700 Scheme code. Take a look at
4702 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4707 @subheading April 6, 2005
4708 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4709 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4710 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4715 @subheading March 31, 2005
4716 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4717 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4718 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4723 @subheading March 20, 2005
4724 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4725 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4731 @subheading March 14, 2005
4732 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4733 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4734 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4735 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4736 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4741 @subheading March 7, 2005
4742 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4743 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4744 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4745 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4746 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4748 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4753 @subheading March 7, 2005
4754 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4755 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4761 @subheading February 28, 2005
4762 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
4763 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4764 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4765 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4771 @subheading February 28, 2005
4772 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4773 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}.
4774 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4775 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4780 @subheading February 26, 2005
4781 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4782 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4783 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4784 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4789 @subheading February 21, 2005
4790 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4791 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4792 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4793 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4795 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4800 @subheading February 4, 2005
4801 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4802 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4803 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4804 @ref{Old downloads}!
4809 @subheading January 31, 2005
4810 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4811 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4812 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4818 @subheading January 26, 2005
4819 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4820 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4826 @subheading January 16, 2005
4827 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4828 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4829 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4831 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4833 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4838 @subheading January 11, 2005
4839 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4840 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4841 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4842 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4843 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4844 font code by Werner.
4846 and check out the changes in
4847 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4852 @subheading January 02, 2005
4853 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4854 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4855 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4856 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4857 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4858 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4859 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4860 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4861 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4864 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}.
4869 @subheading December 28, 2004
4870 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4871 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4872 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4873 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4875 and check out the changes in
4876 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4881 @subheading December 20, 2004
4882 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4883 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4884 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4885 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4886 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4889 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}.
4894 @subheading December 3, 2004
4895 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4896 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4897 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4898 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4899 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4900 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4901 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4902 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4906 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}.
4911 @subheading November 26, 2004
4912 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4913 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4914 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4915 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4916 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4918 and check out the changes in
4919 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4924 @subheading November 20, 2004
4925 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4926 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4927 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4928 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4929 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4930 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4931 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4932 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4935 and check out the changes in
4936 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4941 @subheading November 12, 2004
4942 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4943 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4944 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4945 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4946 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4949 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4952 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4953 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4954 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4955 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4956 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4959 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}.
4964 @subheading November 11, 2004
4965 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4966 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4972 @subheading November 4, 2004
4973 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4974 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4976 and check out the changes in
4977 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4982 @subheading October 31, 2004
4983 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4984 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4985 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4986 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4993 @subheading October 29, 2004
4994 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4995 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4996 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4998 and check out the changes in
4999 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5004 @subheading October 29, 2004
5005 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5006 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5007 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5008 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5010 and check out the changes in
5011 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5016 @subheading October 27, 2004
5017 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5018 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5019 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5021 and check out the changes in
5022 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5027 @subheading October 24, 2004
5028 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5029 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5030 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5032 and check out the changes in
5033 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5038 @subheading October 10, 2004
5039 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5040 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5041 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5045 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}.
5050 @subheading October 09, 2004
5051 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5052 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5053 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5057 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}.
5062 @subheading October 02, 2004
5063 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5064 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5065 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5066 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5067 in the documentation.
5069 and check out the changes in
5070 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5075 @subheading September 29, 2004
5076 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5077 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5078 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5079 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5084 @subheading September 26, 2004
5085 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5087 and check out the changes
5088 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5093 @subheading September 20, 2004
5094 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5095 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5096 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5097 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5098 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5099 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5102 and check out the changes in
5103 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5108 @subheading September 11, 2004
5109 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5110 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5111 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5112 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5113 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5114 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5115 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5116 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5117 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5118 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5119 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5120 will hold users back in switching.
5122 and check out the changes in
5123 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5128 @subheading September 10, 2004
5129 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5130 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5131 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5132 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5133 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5134 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5136 and check out the changes in
5137 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5142 @subheading September 6, 2004
5143 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5144 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5145 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5146 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5147 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5151 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}.
5156 @subheading August 29, 2004
5157 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5158 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5159 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5160 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5161 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5162 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5163 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5164 chapter of the user manual.
5165 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5170 @subheading August 29, 2004
5171 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5172 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5173 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5174 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5175 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5176 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5180 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}.
5185 @subheading August 24, 2004
5186 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5187 disappearing metronome mark.
5189 and check out the changes in
5190 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}.
5195 @subheading August 23, 2004
5196 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5197 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5198 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5199 `doubleSlurs' property.
5201 and check out the changes in
5202 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5207 @subheading August 3, 2004
5208 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5209 annoying bugs fixed.
5212 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}.
5217 @subheading August 1, 2004
5218 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5219 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5220 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5221 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5222 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5223 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5226 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5227 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5229 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5230 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5235 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}.
5240 @subheading July 30, 2004
5241 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5242 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5243 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5244 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5245 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5246 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5247 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5248 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5249 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5250 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5253 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}.
5258 @subheading July 23, 2004
5259 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5260 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5261 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5262 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5265 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}.
5270 @subheading July 19, 2004
5271 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5272 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5273 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5274 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5275 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5276 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5277 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5278 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5279 beat within the measure.
5281 and check out the changes in
5282 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5287 @subheading July 15, 2004
5288 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5292 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}.
5297 @subheading July 11, 2004
5298 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5304 @subheading July 5, 2004
5305 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5306 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5307 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5308 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5310 and check out the changes
5311 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5316 @subheading July 5, 2004
5317 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5321 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}.
5326 @subheading June 25, 2004
5327 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5328 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5329 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5330 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5331 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5332 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5333 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}
5335 @ref{Old downloads}.
5340 @subheading June 20, 2004
5341 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5342 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
5343 @ref{Old downloads}.
5348 @subheading June 13, 2004
5349 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5350 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5351 @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}
5353 @ref{Old downloads}.
5358 @subheading May 31, 2004
5359 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5360 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5361 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}
5363 @ref{Old downloads}.
5368 @subheading May 31, 2004
5369 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5370 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}
5371 or head straight to the
5372 @ref{Old downloads}.
5377 @subheading May 26, 2004
5378 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5379 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5380 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5381 @ref{Old downloads}.
5386 @subheading May 9, 2004
5387 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5388 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5389 @ref{Old downloads}.
5394 @subheading May 4, 2004
5395 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5397 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5398 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5399 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5400 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5401 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5406 @subheading May 3, 2004
5407 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5408 @ref{Old downloads}.
5413 @subheading April 17, 2004
5414 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5415 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5421 @subheading April 12, 2004
5422 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5423 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5424 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5425 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5426 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5427 @ref{Old downloads}.
5432 @subheading April 8, 2004
5433 A French article on the new LilyPond
5434 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5439 @subheading April 8, 2004
5440 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5441 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5447 @subheading April 1, 2004
5448 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5449 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5450 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5451 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5452 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5453 @ref{Old downloads}.
5458 @subheading March 31, 2004
5459 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5460 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5461 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5462 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5464 @ref{Old downloads}.
5469 @subheading March 30, 2004
5470 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5472 @ref{Old downloads}.
5477 @subheading March 28, 2004
5478 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5479 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5480 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5487 @subheading March 22, 2004
5488 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5489 @ref{Old downloads}.
5494 @subheading March 21, 2004
5495 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5502 @subheading March 20, 2004
5503 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5504 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5505 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5507 @ref{Old downloads}.
5512 @subheading March 15, 2004
5513 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5514 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5515 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5518 @ref{Old downloads}.
5523 @subheading March 14, 2004
5525 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5526 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5532 @subheading March 11, 2004
5533 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5535 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5536 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5537 authors of LilyPond.
5542 @subheading March 11, 2004
5543 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5544 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5547 @ref{Old downloads}.
5552 @subheading March 9, 2004
5553 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5554 experimental support for producing titles with
5560 @subheading February 29, 2004
5561 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5562 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5563 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5565 @ref{Old downloads}.
5570 @subheading February 24, 2004
5571 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5572 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5573 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5575 @ref{Old downloads}.
5580 @subheading February 23, 2004
5581 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5582 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5583 produce cue notes. More information in the
5590 @subheading February 18, 2004
5591 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5592 for altering accidental rules.
5598 @subheading February 16, 2004
5599 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5600 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5601 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5602 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5603 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5604 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5605 More information in the
5612 @subheading February 13, 2004
5613 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5614 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5615 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5622 @subheading February 12, 2004
5623 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5624 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5625 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5626 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5633 @subheading February 9, 2004
5634 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5635 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5636 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5637 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5638 More information in the
5645 @subheading February 5, 2004
5646 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5647 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5648 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5649 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5650 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5651 More information in the
5658 @subheading February 4, 2004
5659 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5660 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5661 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5669 @subheading February 2, 2004
5670 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5671 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5672 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5679 @subheading January 28, 2004
5680 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5681 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5682 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5683 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5692 @subheading January 26, 2004
5693 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5694 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5697 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5702 @subheading January 21, 2004
5704 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5705 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5706 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5709 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5714 @subheading January 20, 2004
5715 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5716 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5717 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5718 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5723 @subheading January 20, 2004
5724 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5725 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5726 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5727 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5733 @subheading January 19, 2004
5734 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5735 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5737 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5742 @subheading January 18, 2004
5743 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5744 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5745 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5750 @subheading January 17, 2004
5751 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5752 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5753 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5755 More information in the
5756 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5761 @subheading January 16, 2004
5762 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5763 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5765 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5770 @subheading January 13, 2004
5771 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5772 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5773 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5775 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5780 @subheading January 9, 2004
5781 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5782 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5783 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5784 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5785 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5786 individual music expressions.
5787 More information in the
5788 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5793 @subheading January 7, 2004
5794 An update to the stable branch,
5795 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5796 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5801 @subheading January 6, 2004
5802 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5803 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5804 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5805 More information in the
5806 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5811 @subheading January 4, 2004
5812 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5814 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5815 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5820 @subheading January 2, 2004
5821 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5822 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5823 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5824 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5829 @subheading December 30, 2003
5830 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5831 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5832 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5833 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5838 @subheading December 23, 2003
5839 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5840 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5841 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5842 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5843 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5844 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5849 @subheading December 17, 2003
5850 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5851 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5852 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5854 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5859 @subheading December 16, 2003
5860 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5861 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5862 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5863 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5868 @subheading October 11, 2003
5869 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5871 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5876 @subheading October 11, 2003
5877 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5879 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5880 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5885 @subheading October 9, 2003
5886 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5887 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5888 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5893 @subheading October 5, 2003
5894 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5901 @subheading October 4, 2003
5902 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5904 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5905 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5910 @subheading September 29, 2003
5911 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5912 contains minor bugfixes.
5913 See the @ref{Changes}
5914 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5919 @subheading September 27, 2003
5920 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5921 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5922 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5928 @subheading September 24, 2003
5929 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5930 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5931 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5932 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5933 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5938 @subheading September 24, 2003
5939 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5940 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5941 the @ref{Changes} and
5942 download @uref{install/,here}.
5947 @subheading September 23, 2003
5948 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5949 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5950 the @ref{Changes} and
5951 download @uref{install/,here}.
5956 @subheading September 19, 2003
5957 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5958 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5959 the @ref{Changes} and
5960 download @uref{install/,here}.
5965 @subheading September 17, 2003
5966 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5967 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5973 @subheading September 16, 2003
5974 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5975 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5981 @subheading September 10, 2003
5982 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5983 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5984 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5985 will be available in a few weeks.
5991 @subheading September 9, 2003
5992 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5993 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5999 @subheading September 7, 2003
6000 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6001 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6007 @subheading August 31, 2003
6008 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6009 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6010 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6016 @subheading August 31, 2003
6017 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6018 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6023 @subheading August 31, 2003
6024 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6025 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6026 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6027 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6032 @subheading August 28, 2003
6033 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6034 @ref{Changes} and get it
6035 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6040 @subheading August 26, 2003
6041 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6042 @ref{Changes} and get it
6043 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6048 @subheading August 25, 2003
6049 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6050 @ref{Changes} and get it
6051 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6056 @subheading August 25, 2003
6057 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6058 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6063 @subheading August 21, 2003
6064 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6065 read the @ref{Changes}.
6070 @subheading August 18, 2003
6071 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6072 has been updated to 1.8.
6073 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
6078 @subheading August 7, 2003
6079 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6080 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6085 @subheading August 7, 2003
6086 New website went live!
6091 @subheading August 6, 2003
6092 Announced new website.
6097 @subheading August 1, 2003
6098 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6103 @subheading July 30, 2003
6104 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6105 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6111 @subheading July 29, 2003
6112 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6113 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.