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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.32. 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 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.31. 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 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.30. 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 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.29. 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 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.28. 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 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.27. 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 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.26. 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 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.25. 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 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.24. 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 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.23. 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 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.22. 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 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.21. 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 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.20. 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 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.19. 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 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.18. 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 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.17. 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 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
224 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.16. 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
231 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
232 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
237 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
240 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
241 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
242 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
243 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
249 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
252 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
253 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
254 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
255 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
261 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
264 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
265 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
266 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
267 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
273 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
276 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
277 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
278 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
279 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
285 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
288 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
289 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
290 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
291 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
297 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. 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 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. 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 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. 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 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. 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 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. 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 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
359 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
360 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
361 some work 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 require
363 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
368 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
370 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
371 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
372 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
373 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
374 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
379 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
381 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
382 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
383 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
384 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
385 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
392 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
393 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
394 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
395 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
396 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
398 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
399 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
404 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
406 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
407 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
408 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
409 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
410 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
415 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
417 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
418 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
419 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
420 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
421 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
429 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
430 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
431 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
432 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
437 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
439 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
440 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
441 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
442 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
443 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
444 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
445 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
446 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
451 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
453 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
454 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
455 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
456 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
457 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
458 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
459 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
460 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
465 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
467 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
468 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
469 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
470 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
471 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
472 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
473 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
474 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
480 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
482 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
483 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
484 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
485 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
486 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
491 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
493 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
494 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
495 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
496 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
497 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
502 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
504 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
505 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
506 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
507 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
508 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
513 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
515 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
516 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
517 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
518 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
519 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
524 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
526 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
527 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
528 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
529 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
530 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
535 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
537 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
538 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
539 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
540 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
541 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
546 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
548 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
549 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
550 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
551 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
552 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
557 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
559 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
560 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
561 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
562 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
563 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
565 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
566 with positioning text.
571 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
574 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
575 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
576 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
577 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
582 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
585 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
586 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
587 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
588 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
593 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
595 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
596 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
597 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
598 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
599 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
604 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
606 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
607 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
608 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
609 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
610 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
615 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
617 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
618 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
619 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
620 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
621 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
626 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
628 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
629 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
630 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
631 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
632 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
637 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
639 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
640 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
641 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
642 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
643 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
648 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
652 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
653 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
654 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
655 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
660 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
662 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
663 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
664 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
665 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
666 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
671 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
673 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
674 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
675 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
676 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
677 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
682 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
684 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
685 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
686 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
687 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
688 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
693 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
695 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
696 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
697 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
698 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
699 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
704 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
706 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
707 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
708 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
709 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
710 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
715 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
717 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
718 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
719 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
720 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
721 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
726 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
728 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
729 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
730 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
731 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
732 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
738 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
740 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
741 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
742 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
746 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
748 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
749 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
750 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
751 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
752 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
757 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
759 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
760 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
761 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
762 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
763 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
768 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
770 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
771 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
772 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
773 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
778 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
780 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
781 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
782 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
783 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
788 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
790 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
791 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
792 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
793 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
798 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
800 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
801 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
802 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
803 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
809 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
811 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
812 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
813 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
814 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
819 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
821 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
822 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
823 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
824 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
826 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
827 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
831 Support for kievan square notation
833 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
835 Music functions have become quite more versatile
838 A full list of new features is given in:
841 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
844 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
846 Main development team:
848 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
849 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
850 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
851 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
852 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
855 Programming contributors:
857 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
858 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
859 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
860 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
862 Documentation contributors:
864 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
868 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
873 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
875 Translation contributors:
877 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
882 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
884 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
885 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
886 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
888 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
889 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
890 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
892 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
893 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
899 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
901 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
902 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
904 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
905 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
906 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
913 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
915 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
916 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
917 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
918 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
919 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
920 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
923 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
924 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
929 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
931 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
932 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
933 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
934 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
935 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
941 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
943 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
944 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
945 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
946 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
949 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
950 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
951 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
958 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
960 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
961 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
963 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
964 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
965 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
972 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
974 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
975 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
976 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
977 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
978 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
984 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
986 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
987 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
988 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
989 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
992 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
993 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
994 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1001 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1003 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1004 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1005 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1006 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1007 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1008 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1011 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1012 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1019 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1021 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1022 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1023 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1024 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1027 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1028 candidate will be required.
1034 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1036 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1037 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1038 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1039 working on open source software.
1041 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1042 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1048 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1050 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1051 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1052 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1053 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1056 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1057 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1058 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1065 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1067 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1068 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1069 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1070 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1073 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1074 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1075 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1082 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1084 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1085 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1086 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1087 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1090 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1091 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1098 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1100 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1101 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1103 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1104 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1105 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1112 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1114 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1115 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1117 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1118 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1119 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1126 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1129 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1131 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1132 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1133 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1140 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1142 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1143 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1144 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1145 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1148 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1149 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1156 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1158 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1159 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1161 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1162 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1163 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1170 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1172 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1173 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1175 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1176 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1177 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1184 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1186 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1187 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1188 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1189 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1192 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1193 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1194 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1201 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1204 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1206 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1207 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1208 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1215 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1217 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1218 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1220 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1221 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1222 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1229 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1231 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1232 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1234 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1235 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1236 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1243 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1245 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1246 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1247 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1248 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1249 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1252 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1253 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1260 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1263 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1265 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1266 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1267 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1270 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1276 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1278 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1279 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1281 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1282 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1283 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1290 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1292 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1293 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1295 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1296 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1297 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1304 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1306 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1307 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1309 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1310 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1311 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1318 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1321 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1323 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1324 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1325 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1332 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1334 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1335 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1337 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1338 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1339 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1346 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1348 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1349 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1351 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1352 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1353 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1360 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1362 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1363 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1365 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1366 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1367 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1374 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1376 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1377 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1379 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1380 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1381 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1388 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1390 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1391 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1393 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1394 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1395 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1402 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1407 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1408 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1409 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1416 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1418 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1419 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1421 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1422 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1423 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1430 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1432 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1433 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1435 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1436 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1437 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1444 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1446 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1447 Critical regression.
1453 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1455 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1456 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1457 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1458 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1461 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1462 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1463 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1470 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1473 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1475 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1476 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1477 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1478 not the next release candidate.
1484 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1486 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1487 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1489 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1490 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1491 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1492 next release candidate.
1498 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1500 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1501 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1502 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1504 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1505 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1506 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1507 next release candidate.
1513 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1515 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first 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 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. 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.
1542 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1545 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1547 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1548 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1554 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1556 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1557 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1558 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1566 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1571 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1572 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1578 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1580 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1581 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1583 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1584 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1590 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1592 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. 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 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1604 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. 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 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1616 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. 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.
1623 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1625 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1626 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1627 usual number of bugs.
1629 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1630 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1635 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1637 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1638 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1639 usual number of bugs.
1641 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1642 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1648 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1650 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1651 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1652 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1653 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1655 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1656 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1661 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1664 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1665 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1668 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1673 A full list of new features is given in:
1676 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1679 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1681 Main development team:
1683 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1684 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1685 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1686 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1687 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1689 Programming contributors:
1691 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1692 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1693 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1694 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1695 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1696 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1700 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1702 Documentation contributors:
1704 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1705 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1709 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1710 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1712 Binaries support contributors:
1716 Translation contributors:
1718 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1719 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1726 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1728 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1729 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1730 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1731 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1734 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1735 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1736 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1743 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1745 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1746 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1748 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1749 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1755 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1757 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1758 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1760 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1761 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1767 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1769 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1770 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1772 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1773 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1779 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1781 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1782 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1783 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1784 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1785 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1786 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1787 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1792 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1794 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1795 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1797 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1798 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1804 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1806 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1807 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1808 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1809 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1812 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1813 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1814 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1821 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1823 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1824 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1825 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1826 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1829 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1830 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1831 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1838 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1840 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1841 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1842 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1843 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1846 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1847 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1848 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1855 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1857 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1858 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1860 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1861 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1867 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1869 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1870 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1871 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1872 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1873 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1879 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1881 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1882 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1883 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1884 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1887 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1888 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1889 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1896 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1898 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1899 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1901 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1902 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1907 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1909 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1910 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1912 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1913 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1918 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1920 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1921 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1923 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1924 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1930 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1932 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1933 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1935 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1936 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1937 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1943 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1945 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1946 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1947 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1954 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1956 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1957 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1958 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1959 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1962 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1963 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1964 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1971 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1973 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1974 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1975 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1983 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1985 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1986 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1987 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1995 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1997 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1998 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1999 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2000 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2001 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2007 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2009 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2010 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2011 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2012 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2015 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2016 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2017 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2024 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2026 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2027 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2028 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2037 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2039 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2040 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2041 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2042 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2045 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2046 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2047 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2048 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2054 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2056 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2057 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2058 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2059 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2062 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2063 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2064 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2065 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2071 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2073 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2074 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2075 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2078 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2079 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2080 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2086 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2088 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2089 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2090 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2093 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2094 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2095 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2101 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2103 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2104 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2105 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2108 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2109 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2110 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2116 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2118 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2119 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2120 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2121 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2124 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2125 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2126 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2127 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2136 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2138 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2139 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2140 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2141 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2142 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2143 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2144 read on to find out what for!
2147 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2148 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2155 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2157 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2158 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2159 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2160 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2163 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2164 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2165 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2166 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2173 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2175 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2176 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2177 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2178 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2181 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2182 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2183 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2184 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2191 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2193 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2194 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2195 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2198 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2199 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2200 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2205 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2207 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2208 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2209 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2210 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2211 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2215 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2216 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2223 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2225 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2226 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2227 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2228 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2231 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2232 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2233 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2234 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2236 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2238 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2239 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2240 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2246 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2248 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2249 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2250 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2251 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2254 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2255 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2256 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2257 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2258 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2259 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2265 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2269 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2278 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2280 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2281 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2282 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2289 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2291 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2292 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2293 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2294 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2295 the bug report of the report!
2298 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2299 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2305 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2307 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2308 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2309 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2316 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2318 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2319 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2320 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2327 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2329 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2330 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2331 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2332 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2336 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2337 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2345 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2348 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2349 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2352 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2353 caution and expect breakage.
2358 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2360 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2361 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2362 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2365 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2366 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2367 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2368 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2373 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2375 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2376 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2377 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2383 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2385 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2386 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2387 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2388 improvements to the new website.
2390 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2391 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2393 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2394 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2396 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2402 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2406 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2411 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2413 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2414 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2415 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2421 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2423 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2424 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2425 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2431 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2433 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2434 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2435 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2440 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2442 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2443 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2444 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2449 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2453 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2456 This release should be of particular interest to package
2457 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2458 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2459 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2465 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2467 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2468 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2469 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2470 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2473 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2474 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2481 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2483 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2484 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2485 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2488 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2489 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2490 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2491 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2492 see the Changes document for more information.
2496 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2498 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2499 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2500 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2505 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2507 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2508 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2509 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2510 so this release is intended for developers only.
2514 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2516 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2517 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2518 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2523 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2525 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2526 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2531 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2533 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2534 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2535 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2541 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2543 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2544 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2545 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2546 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2547 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2549 What are you waiting for? Come
2550 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2551 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2556 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2558 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2559 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2560 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2564 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2566 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2567 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2568 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2569 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2570 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2575 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2577 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2578 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2579 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2583 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2585 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2586 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2587 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2588 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2592 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2594 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2595 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2596 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2597 and English names for feta filenames.
2603 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2605 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2606 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2607 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2608 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2611 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2612 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2613 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2619 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2621 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2622 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2623 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2624 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2626 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2627 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2632 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2634 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2635 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2641 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2643 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2644 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2645 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2652 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2654 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2655 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2656 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2657 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2659 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2660 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2661 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2669 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2671 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2672 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2673 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2674 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2675 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2676 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2677 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2678 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2684 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2686 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2687 its team, its world, its community.
2688 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2689 to read the full issue...
2694 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2696 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2697 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2698 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2703 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2705 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2706 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2712 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2714 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2716 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2723 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2725 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2726 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2727 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2728 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2729 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2731 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2732 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2734 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2736 @ref{Old downloads}.
2741 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2743 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2744 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2745 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2746 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2747 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2748 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2751 @ref{Old downloads}.
2756 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2758 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2759 documentation and translations.
2760 @ref{Old downloads}.
2765 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2767 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2768 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2769 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2770 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2771 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2773 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2774 @ref{Old downloads}.
2779 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2781 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2782 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2783 (teaching) has been added.
2785 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2787 @ref{Old downloads}.
2792 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2794 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2795 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2796 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2797 @ref{Old downloads}.
2802 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2804 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2805 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2806 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2807 translations of the documentation.
2808 @ref{Old downloads}.
2813 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2815 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2816 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2817 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2818 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2819 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2820 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2821 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2822 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2823 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2825 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2827 @ref{Old downloads}.
2832 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2834 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2835 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2836 markup command names have been made.
2839 @ref{Old downloads}.
2844 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2846 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2847 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2848 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2849 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2850 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2853 @ref{Old downloads}.
2858 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2860 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2861 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2863 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2864 @ref{Old downloads}.
2869 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2871 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2872 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2873 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2875 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2876 @ref{Old downloads}.
2881 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2883 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2885 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2886 @ref{Old downloads}.
2891 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2893 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2894 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2895 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2897 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2899 @ref{Old downloads}.
2904 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2906 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2907 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2908 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2909 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2911 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2912 @ref{Old downloads}.
2917 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2919 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2920 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2923 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2924 @ref{Old downloads}.
2929 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2931 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2932 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2937 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2939 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2940 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2945 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2947 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2949 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2950 @ref{Old downloads}.
2955 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2957 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2958 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2959 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2961 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2962 @ref{Old downloads}.
2967 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2969 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2970 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2975 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2977 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2978 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2983 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2985 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2986 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2987 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2989 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2990 @ref{Old downloads}.
2995 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2997 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2998 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3000 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3002 @ref{Old downloads}.
3007 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3009 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3010 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3011 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3012 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3013 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3014 announce releases and special events.
3019 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3021 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3022 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3023 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3028 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3030 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3031 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3032 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3033 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3034 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3037 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3039 @ref{Old downloads}.
3044 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3046 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3047 names has been added to the MusicXML
3050 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3051 @ref{Old downloads}.
3056 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3058 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3063 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3065 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3066 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3067 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3070 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3071 @ref{Old downloads}.
3076 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3078 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3081 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3082 @ref{Old downloads}.
3087 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3089 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3090 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3091 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3092 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3093 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3094 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3100 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3102 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3103 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3104 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3106 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3107 @ref{Old downloads}.
3112 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3114 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3115 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3120 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3122 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3123 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3124 Grand Documentation Project.
3126 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3127 @ref{Old downloads}.
3132 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3134 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3136 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3137 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3138 @ref{Old downloads}.
3143 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3145 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3147 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3148 @ref{Old downloads}.
3153 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3155 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3156 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3158 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3159 @ref{Old downloads}.
3164 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3166 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3167 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3168 for the translations.
3170 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3171 @ref{Old downloads}.
3176 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3178 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3179 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3180 and lots of updates for the translations.
3182 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3183 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3184 @ref{Old downloads}.
3189 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3191 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3192 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3193 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3194 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3199 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3200 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3201 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3202 spacing engine code.
3204 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3205 @ref{Old downloads}.
3210 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3212 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3213 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3215 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3216 @ref{Old downloads}.
3221 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3223 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3224 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3226 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3227 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3228 @ref{Old downloads}.
3233 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3234 This has lots of bugfixes.
3236 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3237 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3238 @ref{Old downloads}.
3243 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3244 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3245 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3246 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3251 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3252 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3254 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3256 @ref{Old downloads}.
3261 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3262 This release has some documentation updates.
3264 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3266 @ref{Old downloads}.
3271 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3272 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3273 disponibles en ligne ---
3274 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3275 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3276 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3277 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3282 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3283 This release fixes many bugs.
3285 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3286 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3288 @ref{Old downloads}.
3293 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3294 This release fixes many bugs.
3296 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3297 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3299 @ref{Old downloads}.
3304 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3305 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3306 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3308 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3310 @ref{Old downloads}.
3315 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3316 This release fixes still more bugs.
3318 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3320 @ref{Old downloads}.
3325 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3326 This release fixes many bugs.
3327 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3328 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3330 @ref{Old downloads})
3335 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3336 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3337 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3338 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3340 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3341 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3343 @ref{Old downloads}.
3348 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3349 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3350 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3352 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3359 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3360 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3361 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3363 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3365 @ref{Old downloads}.
3370 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3371 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3372 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3374 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3376 @ref{Old downloads}.
3381 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3382 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3385 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3387 @ref{Old downloads}.
3392 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3393 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3395 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3397 @ref{Old downloads}.
3402 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3403 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3404 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3405 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3407 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3409 @ref{Old downloads}.
3414 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3415 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3416 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3417 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3418 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3419 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3421 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3423 @ref{Old downloads}.
3428 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3429 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3430 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3433 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3435 @ref{Old downloads}.
3440 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3441 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3442 further improvements in the regression test suite
3446 @ref{Old downloads}.
3451 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3452 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3456 @ref{Old downloads}.
3461 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3462 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3467 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3468 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3473 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3474 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3478 @ref{Old downloads}.
3483 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3484 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3485 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3489 @ref{Old downloads}.
3494 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3495 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3499 @ref{Old downloads}.
3504 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3505 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3510 @ref{Old downloads}.
3515 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3516 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3520 @ref{Old downloads}.
3525 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3526 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3527 within a system as well as between systems.
3531 @ref{Old downloads}.
3536 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3537 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3538 test results} and several website build improvements.
3542 @ref{Old downloads}.
3547 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3548 This release fixes several bugs.
3551 @ref{Old downloads}.
3556 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3557 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3562 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3563 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3564 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3565 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3566 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3571 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3572 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3576 @ref{Old downloads}.
3581 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3582 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3585 @ref{Old downloads}.
3590 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3591 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3595 @ref{Old downloads}.
3600 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3601 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3604 @ref{Old downloads}.
3609 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3610 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3615 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3616 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3617 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3622 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3623 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3624 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3629 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3630 This release has many more bugfixes.
3633 @ref{Old downloads}.
3638 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3639 This release has many more bugfixes.
3642 @ref{Old downloads}.
3647 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3648 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3653 @ref{Old downloads}.
3658 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3659 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3660 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3661 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3662 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3663 (@ref{Publications}).
3668 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3669 This release has further bugfixes.
3672 @ref{Old downloads}.
3677 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3678 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3679 available for x86/64.
3682 @ref{Old downloads}.
3687 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3688 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3689 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3690 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3691 @ref{Old downloads})
3696 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3697 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3698 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3703 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3704 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3709 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3710 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3715 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3716 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3721 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3722 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3723 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3728 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3729 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3730 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3731 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3736 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3737 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3742 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3743 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3744 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3749 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3750 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3751 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3752 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3753 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3758 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3759 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3760 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3765 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3766 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3767 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3768 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3773 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3774 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3775 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3776 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3781 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3782 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3784 @ref{Old downloads})
3789 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3790 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3792 @ref{Old downloads})
3797 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3798 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3799 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3801 @ref{Old downloads})
3806 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3807 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3808 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3809 (@ref{Old downloads})
3814 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3815 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3816 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3817 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3822 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3823 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3824 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3825 the development releases even better
3830 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3832 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3833 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3834 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3839 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3840 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3841 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3842 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3843 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3844 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3849 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3850 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3851 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3853 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3858 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3859 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3860 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3861 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3862 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3867 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3868 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3869 (@ref{Old downloads})
3874 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3875 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3876 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3877 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3878 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3879 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3884 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3885 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3886 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3887 (@ref{Publications})
3892 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3893 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3894 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3899 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3900 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3901 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3902 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3907 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3908 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3909 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3914 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3915 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3916 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3921 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3922 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3923 released. (@ref{Changes},
3924 @ref{Old downloads})
3929 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3930 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3931 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3932 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3933 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3934 multi-measure rests.
3936 @ref{Old downloads})
3941 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3942 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3944 @ref{Old downloads})
3949 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3950 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3951 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3952 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3953 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3954 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3955 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3956 @ref{Old downloads})
3961 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3962 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3963 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3964 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3965 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3966 @ref{Old downloads})
3971 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3972 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3973 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3974 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3975 the endings and the middle
3976 part. (@ref{Changes},
3977 @ref{Old downloads})
3982 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3983 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3984 parenthesized, for example,
3987 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3988 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3992 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3993 @ref{Old downloads})
3998 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3999 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4000 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4010 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4011 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4012 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4013 @ref{Old downloads})
4018 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4019 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4020 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4021 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4022 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4023 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4024 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4026 @ref{Old downloads})
4031 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4032 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4033 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4034 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4035 @ref{Old downloads})
4040 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4041 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4042 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4043 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4044 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4045 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4046 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4047 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4048 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4049 @ref{Old downloads})
4054 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4055 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4056 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4057 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4058 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4059 @ref{Old downloads})
4064 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4066 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4067 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4068 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4073 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4074 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4075 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4076 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4077 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4082 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4083 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4084 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4086 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4088 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4090 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4096 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4097 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4098 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4099 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4100 @ref{Old downloads})
4105 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4106 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4107 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4108 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4109 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4112 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4113 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4114 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4115 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4120 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4121 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4122 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4123 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4124 page. Let us know how you fare!
4129 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4130 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4131 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4132 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4133 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4134 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4135 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4136 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4137 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4139 @ref{Old downloads})
4144 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4145 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4146 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4147 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4148 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4149 @ref{Old downloads})
4154 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4155 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4156 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4157 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4158 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4159 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4160 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4161 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4162 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4163 @ref{Old downloads})
4168 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4169 This release has the following new features:
4172 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4173 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4174 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4176 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4177 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4178 and Bertalan Fodor).
4180 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4181 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4184 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4185 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4186 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4190 @ref{Old downloads})
4195 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4196 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4197 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4198 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4199 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4200 van den Borre and Bertalan
4201 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4202 @ref{Old downloads})
4207 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4208 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4209 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4210 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4216 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4217 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4218 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4219 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4220 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4222 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4223 @ref{Old downloads})
4228 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4229 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4230 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4235 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4236 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4237 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4238 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4239 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4240 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4241 @ref{Old downloads})
4246 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4247 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4248 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4249 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4250 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4251 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4252 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4253 @ref{Old downloads})
4258 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4259 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4260 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4261 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4262 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4263 @ref{Old downloads})
4268 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4269 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4270 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4271 @ref{Old downloads})
4276 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4277 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4278 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4279 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4280 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4281 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4282 @ref{Old downloads})
4287 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4288 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4289 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4290 that compute said property, i.e.
4293 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4294 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4297 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4298 @ref{Old downloads})
4303 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4304 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4305 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4306 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4307 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4308 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4309 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4310 users. (@ref{Changes},
4311 @ref{Old downloads})
4316 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4317 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4318 series. (@ref{Changes},
4319 @ref{Old downloads})
4324 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4325 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4326 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4327 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4328 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4329 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4330 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4331 sponsored by Nicolas
4332 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4333 @ref{Old downloads})
4338 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4339 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4340 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4341 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4342 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4343 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4344 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4345 @ref{Old downloads})
4350 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4351 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4352 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4353 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4354 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4355 @ref{Old downloads})
4360 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4361 This is mainly a bugfix
4362 release. (@ref{Changes},
4363 @ref{Old downloads})
4368 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4369 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4370 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4371 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4372 la gravure musicale}.
4377 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4378 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4379 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4380 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4381 @ref{Old downloads})
4386 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4387 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4388 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4389 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4390 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4391 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4396 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4397 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4398 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4399 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4400 @ref{Old downloads})
4405 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4406 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4407 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4408 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4409 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4410 @ref{Old downloads})
4415 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4416 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4417 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4418 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4419 @ref{Old downloads})
4424 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4425 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4426 for a note is proportional to the time it
4427 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4428 @ref{Old downloads})
4433 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4434 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4435 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4440 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4441 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4442 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4443 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4445 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4446 @ref{Old downloads})
4451 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4452 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4453 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4454 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4456 @ref{Old downloads})
4461 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4462 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4463 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4464 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4465 @ref{Old downloads})
4470 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4471 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4473 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4474 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4475 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4476 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4477 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4482 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4483 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4484 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4485 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4490 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4491 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4492 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4493 @ref{Old downloads})
4498 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4499 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4500 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4501 @ref{Old downloads})
4506 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4507 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4508 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4509 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4510 (@ref{Old downloads})
4515 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4516 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4517 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4518 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4523 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4524 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4525 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4526 better help functionality.
4527 (@ref{Old downloads})
4532 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4533 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4534 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4535 compile them directly from
4536 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4541 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4542 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4543 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4548 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4549 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4550 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4551 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4556 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4557 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4558 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4559 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4560 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4565 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4566 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4567 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4572 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4573 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4578 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4579 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4580 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4585 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4586 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4587 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4588 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4589 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4594 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4595 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4596 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4597 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4598 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4599 @ref{Old downloads})
4604 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4606 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4607 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4609 (@ref{Old downloads})
4614 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4615 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4616 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4617 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4618 signatures like 5/8.
4620 @ref{Old downloads})
4625 @subheading April 18, 2005
4626 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4627 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4628 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4629 More details are in the
4631 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4636 @subheading April 15, 2005
4637 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4638 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4639 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4640 Scheme code. Take a look at
4642 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4647 @subheading April 6, 2005
4648 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4649 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4650 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4655 @subheading March 31, 2005
4656 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4657 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4658 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4663 @subheading March 20, 2005
4664 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4665 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4671 @subheading March 14, 2005
4672 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4673 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4674 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4675 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4676 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4681 @subheading March 7, 2005
4682 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4683 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4684 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4685 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4686 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4688 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4693 @subheading March 7, 2005
4694 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4695 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4701 @subheading February 28, 2005
4702 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
4703 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4704 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4705 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4711 @subheading February 28, 2005
4712 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4713 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}.
4714 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4715 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4720 @subheading February 26, 2005
4721 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4722 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4723 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4724 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4729 @subheading February 21, 2005
4730 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4731 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4732 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4733 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4735 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4740 @subheading February 4, 2005
4741 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4742 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4743 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4744 @ref{Old downloads}!
4749 @subheading January 31, 2005
4750 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4751 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4752 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4758 @subheading January 26, 2005
4759 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4760 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4766 @subheading January 16, 2005
4767 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4768 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4769 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4771 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4773 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4778 @subheading January 11, 2005
4779 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4780 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4781 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4782 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4783 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4784 font code by Werner.
4786 and check out the changes in
4787 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4792 @subheading January 02, 2005
4793 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4794 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4795 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4796 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4797 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4798 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4799 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4800 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4801 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4804 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}.
4809 @subheading December 28, 2004
4810 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4811 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4812 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4813 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4815 and check out the changes in
4816 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4821 @subheading December 20, 2004
4822 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4823 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4824 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4825 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4826 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4829 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}.
4834 @subheading December 3, 2004
4835 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4836 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4837 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4838 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4839 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4840 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4841 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4842 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4846 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}.
4851 @subheading November 26, 2004
4852 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4853 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4854 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4855 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4856 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4858 and check out the changes in
4859 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4864 @subheading November 20, 2004
4865 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4866 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4867 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4868 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4869 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4870 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4871 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4872 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4875 and check out the changes in
4876 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4881 @subheading November 12, 2004
4882 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4883 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4884 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4885 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4886 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4889 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4892 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4893 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4894 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4895 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4896 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4899 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}.
4904 @subheading November 11, 2004
4905 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4906 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4912 @subheading November 4, 2004
4913 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4914 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4916 and check out the changes in
4917 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4922 @subheading October 31, 2004
4923 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4924 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4925 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4926 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4933 @subheading October 29, 2004
4934 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4935 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4936 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4938 and check out the changes in
4939 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4944 @subheading October 29, 2004
4945 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4946 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4947 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4948 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4950 and check out the changes in
4951 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4956 @subheading October 27, 2004
4957 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4958 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4959 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4961 and check out the changes in
4962 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4967 @subheading October 24, 2004
4968 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4969 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4970 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4972 and check out the changes in
4973 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4978 @subheading October 10, 2004
4979 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4980 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4981 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4985 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}.
4990 @subheading October 09, 2004
4991 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4992 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4993 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4997 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}.
5002 @subheading October 02, 2004
5003 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5004 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5005 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5006 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5007 in the documentation.
5009 and check out the changes in
5010 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5015 @subheading September 29, 2004
5016 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5017 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5018 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5019 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5024 @subheading September 26, 2004
5025 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5027 and check out the changes
5028 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5033 @subheading September 20, 2004
5034 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5035 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5036 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5037 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5038 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5039 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5042 and check out the changes in
5043 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5048 @subheading September 11, 2004
5049 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5050 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5051 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5052 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5053 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5054 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5055 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5056 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5057 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5058 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5059 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5060 will hold users back in switching.
5062 and check out the changes in
5063 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5068 @subheading September 10, 2004
5069 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5070 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5071 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5072 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5073 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5074 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5076 and check out the changes in
5077 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5082 @subheading September 6, 2004
5083 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5084 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5085 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5086 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5087 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5091 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}.
5096 @subheading August 29, 2004
5097 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5098 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5099 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5100 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5101 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5102 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5103 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5104 chapter of the user manual.
5105 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5110 @subheading August 29, 2004
5111 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5112 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5113 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5114 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5115 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5116 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5120 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}.
5125 @subheading August 24, 2004
5126 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5127 disappearing metronome mark.
5129 and check out the changes in
5130 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}.
5135 @subheading August 23, 2004
5136 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5137 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5138 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5139 `doubleSlurs' property.
5141 and check out the changes in
5142 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5147 @subheading August 3, 2004
5148 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5149 annoying bugs fixed.
5152 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}.
5157 @subheading August 1, 2004
5158 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5159 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5160 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5161 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5162 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5163 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5166 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5167 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5169 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5170 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5175 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}.
5180 @subheading July 30, 2004
5181 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5182 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5183 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5184 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5185 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5186 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5187 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5188 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5189 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5190 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5193 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}.
5198 @subheading July 23, 2004
5199 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5200 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5201 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5202 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5205 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}.
5210 @subheading July 19, 2004
5211 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5212 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5213 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5214 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5215 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5216 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5217 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5218 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5219 beat within the measure.
5221 and check out the changes in
5222 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5227 @subheading July 15, 2004
5228 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5232 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}.
5237 @subheading July 11, 2004
5238 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5244 @subheading July 5, 2004
5245 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5246 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5247 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5248 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5250 and check out the changes
5251 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5256 @subheading July 5, 2004
5257 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5261 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}.
5266 @subheading June 25, 2004
5267 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5268 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5269 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5270 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5271 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5272 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5273 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}
5275 @ref{Old downloads}.
5280 @subheading June 20, 2004
5281 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5282 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
5283 @ref{Old downloads}.
5288 @subheading June 13, 2004
5289 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5290 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5291 @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}
5293 @ref{Old downloads}.
5298 @subheading May 31, 2004
5299 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5300 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5301 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}
5303 @ref{Old downloads}.
5308 @subheading May 31, 2004
5309 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5310 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}
5311 or head straight to the
5312 @ref{Old downloads}.
5317 @subheading May 26, 2004
5318 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5319 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5320 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5321 @ref{Old downloads}.
5326 @subheading May 9, 2004
5327 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5328 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5329 @ref{Old downloads}.
5334 @subheading May 4, 2004
5335 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5337 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5338 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5339 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5340 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5341 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5346 @subheading May 3, 2004
5347 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5348 @ref{Old downloads}.
5353 @subheading April 17, 2004
5354 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5355 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5361 @subheading April 12, 2004
5362 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5363 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5364 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5365 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5366 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5367 @ref{Old downloads}.
5372 @subheading April 8, 2004
5373 A French article on the new LilyPond
5374 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5379 @subheading April 8, 2004
5380 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5381 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5387 @subheading April 1, 2004
5388 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5389 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5390 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5391 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5392 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5393 @ref{Old downloads}.
5398 @subheading March 31, 2004
5399 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5400 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5401 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5402 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5404 @ref{Old downloads}.
5409 @subheading March 30, 2004
5410 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5412 @ref{Old downloads}.
5417 @subheading March 28, 2004
5418 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5419 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5420 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5427 @subheading March 22, 2004
5428 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5429 @ref{Old downloads}.
5434 @subheading March 21, 2004
5435 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5442 @subheading March 20, 2004
5443 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5444 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5445 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5447 @ref{Old downloads}.
5452 @subheading March 15, 2004
5453 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5454 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5455 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5458 @ref{Old downloads}.
5463 @subheading March 14, 2004
5465 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5466 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5472 @subheading March 11, 2004
5473 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5475 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5476 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5477 authors of LilyPond.
5482 @subheading March 11, 2004
5483 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5484 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5487 @ref{Old downloads}.
5492 @subheading March 9, 2004
5493 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5494 experimental support for producing titles with
5500 @subheading February 29, 2004
5501 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5502 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5503 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5505 @ref{Old downloads}.
5510 @subheading February 24, 2004
5511 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5512 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5513 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5515 @ref{Old downloads}.
5520 @subheading February 23, 2004
5521 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5522 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5523 produce cue notes. More information in the
5530 @subheading February 18, 2004
5531 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5532 for altering accidental rules.
5538 @subheading February 16, 2004
5539 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5540 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5541 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5542 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5543 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5544 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5545 More information in the
5552 @subheading February 13, 2004
5553 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5554 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5555 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5562 @subheading February 12, 2004
5563 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5564 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5565 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5566 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5573 @subheading February 9, 2004
5574 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5575 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5576 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5577 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5578 More information in the
5585 @subheading February 5, 2004
5586 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5587 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5588 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5589 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5590 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5591 More information in the
5598 @subheading February 4, 2004
5599 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5600 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5601 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5609 @subheading February 2, 2004
5610 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5611 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5612 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5619 @subheading January 28, 2004
5620 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5621 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5622 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5623 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5632 @subheading January 26, 2004
5633 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5634 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5637 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5642 @subheading January 21, 2004
5644 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5645 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5646 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5649 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5654 @subheading January 20, 2004
5655 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5656 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5657 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5658 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5663 @subheading January 20, 2004
5664 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5665 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5666 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5667 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5673 @subheading January 19, 2004
5674 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5675 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5677 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5682 @subheading January 18, 2004
5683 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5684 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5685 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5690 @subheading January 17, 2004
5691 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5692 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5693 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5695 More information in the
5696 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5701 @subheading January 16, 2004
5702 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5703 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5705 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5710 @subheading January 13, 2004
5711 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5712 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5713 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5715 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5720 @subheading January 9, 2004
5721 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5722 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5723 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5724 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5725 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5726 individual music expressions.
5727 More information in the
5728 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5733 @subheading January 7, 2004
5734 An update to the stable branch,
5735 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5736 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5741 @subheading January 6, 2004
5742 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5743 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5744 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5745 More information in the
5746 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5751 @subheading January 4, 2004
5752 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5754 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5755 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5760 @subheading January 2, 2004
5761 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5762 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5763 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5764 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5769 @subheading December 30, 2003
5770 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5771 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5772 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5773 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5778 @subheading December 23, 2003
5779 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5780 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5781 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5782 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5783 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5784 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5789 @subheading December 17, 2003
5790 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5791 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5792 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5794 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5799 @subheading December 16, 2003
5800 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5801 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5802 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5803 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5808 @subheading October 11, 2003
5809 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5811 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5816 @subheading October 11, 2003
5817 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5819 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5820 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5825 @subheading October 9, 2003
5826 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5827 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5828 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5833 @subheading October 5, 2003
5834 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5841 @subheading October 4, 2003
5842 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5844 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5845 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5850 @subheading September 29, 2003
5851 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5852 contains minor bugfixes.
5853 See the @ref{Changes}
5854 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5859 @subheading September 27, 2003
5860 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5861 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5862 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5868 @subheading September 24, 2003
5869 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5870 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5871 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5872 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5873 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5878 @subheading September 24, 2003
5879 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5880 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5881 the @ref{Changes} and
5882 download @uref{install/,here}.
5887 @subheading September 23, 2003
5888 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5889 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5890 the @ref{Changes} and
5891 download @uref{install/,here}.
5896 @subheading September 19, 2003
5897 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5898 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5899 the @ref{Changes} and
5900 download @uref{install/,here}.
5905 @subheading September 17, 2003
5906 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5907 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5913 @subheading September 16, 2003
5914 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5915 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5921 @subheading September 10, 2003
5922 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5923 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5924 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5925 will be available in a few weeks.
5931 @subheading September 9, 2003
5932 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5933 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5939 @subheading September 7, 2003
5940 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5941 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5947 @subheading August 31, 2003
5948 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5949 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5950 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5956 @subheading August 31, 2003
5957 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5958 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5963 @subheading August 31, 2003
5964 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5965 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5966 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5967 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5972 @subheading August 28, 2003
5973 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5974 @ref{Changes} and get it
5975 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5980 @subheading August 26, 2003
5981 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5982 @ref{Changes} and get it
5983 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5988 @subheading August 25, 2003
5989 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5990 @ref{Changes} and get it
5991 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5996 @subheading August 25, 2003
5997 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5998 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6003 @subheading August 21, 2003
6004 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6005 read the @ref{Changes}.
6010 @subheading August 18, 2003
6011 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6012 has been updated to 1.8.
6013 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
6018 @subheading August 7, 2003
6019 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6020 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6025 @subheading August 7, 2003
6026 New website went live!
6031 @subheading August 6, 2003
6032 Announced new website.
6037 @subheading August 1, 2003
6038 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6043 @subheading July 30, 2003
6044 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6045 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6051 @subheading July 29, 2003
6052 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6053 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.