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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.50 released @emph{November 6, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.50. 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 2.19.49 released @emph{October 16, 2016}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.49. 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 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.48. 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 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.47. 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 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.46. 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 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.45. 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 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.44. 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 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.43. 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 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.42. 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 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.41. 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 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.40. 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 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.39. 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 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.38. 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 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.37. 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 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.36. 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 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.35. 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 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
298 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
300 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
310 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
311 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
312 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
322 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
324 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
334 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
336 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
346 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
348 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
358 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
360 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
370 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
372 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
382 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
383 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
384 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
394 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
396 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
406 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
408 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
414 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
417 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
418 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
420 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
429 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
430 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
432 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
438 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
440 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
441 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
442 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
443 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
444 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
447 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
448 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
453 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
456 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
457 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
458 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
459 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
465 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
467 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
468 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
469 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
470 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
471 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
477 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
479 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
480 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
481 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
482 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
483 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
489 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
491 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
492 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
493 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
494 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
495 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
501 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
503 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
504 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
505 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
506 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
507 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
513 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
515 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
516 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
517 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
519 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
525 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
527 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
528 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
529 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
530 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
531 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
537 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
540 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
541 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
542 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
543 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
549 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
552 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
553 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
555 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
561 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
564 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
565 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
566 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
567 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
573 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
576 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
577 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
578 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
579 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
584 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
586 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
587 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
588 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
589 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
590 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
595 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
597 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
598 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
599 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
600 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
601 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
603 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
604 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
605 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
606 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
607 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
609 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
610 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
611 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
617 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
619 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
620 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
621 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
622 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
623 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
628 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
630 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
631 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
632 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
633 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
634 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
636 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
637 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
642 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
644 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
645 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
646 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
647 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
648 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
653 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
656 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
657 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
658 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
659 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
664 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
666 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
667 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
668 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
669 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
670 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
675 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
677 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
678 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
679 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
680 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
681 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
682 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
683 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
684 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
689 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
691 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
692 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
693 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
694 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
695 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
696 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
697 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
698 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
703 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
705 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
706 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
707 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
708 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
709 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
710 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
711 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
712 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
718 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
720 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
721 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
722 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
723 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
724 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
729 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
731 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
732 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
733 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
734 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
735 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
740 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
744 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
745 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
746 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
751 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
755 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
756 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
757 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
762 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
764 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
765 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
766 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
767 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
768 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
773 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
775 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
776 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
777 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
778 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
779 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
784 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
786 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
787 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
788 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
789 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
790 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
795 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
797 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
798 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
799 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
800 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
801 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
803 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
804 with positioning text.
809 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
811 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
812 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
813 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
814 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
815 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
820 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
822 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
823 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
824 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
825 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
826 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
831 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
833 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
834 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
839 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
841 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
842 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
843 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
844 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
845 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
850 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
852 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
853 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
854 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
855 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
856 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
861 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
863 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
864 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
865 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
866 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
867 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
872 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
874 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
875 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
876 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
877 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
878 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
883 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
885 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
886 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
887 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
888 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
889 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
894 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
897 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
898 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
899 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
900 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
901 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
906 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
908 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
909 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
910 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
911 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
912 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
917 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
919 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
920 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
921 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
922 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
923 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
928 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
930 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
931 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
932 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
933 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
934 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
939 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
941 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
942 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
943 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
944 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
945 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
950 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
952 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
953 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
954 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
959 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
961 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
962 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
963 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
964 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
965 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
970 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
972 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
973 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
974 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
975 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
976 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
981 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
983 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
984 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
985 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
986 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
987 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
993 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
995 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
996 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
997 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
998 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
999 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
1000 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
1003 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
1004 whose work on LilyPond is
1005 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
1006 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
1007 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
1008 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
1009 using LilyPond internally.
1011 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
1012 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
1017 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
1019 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
1020 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
1021 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1025 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1027 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
1028 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1029 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1030 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1031 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1036 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1038 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1039 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1040 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1041 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1042 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1047 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1049 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1050 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1051 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1052 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1057 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1059 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1060 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1061 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1062 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1067 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1069 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1070 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1071 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1072 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1077 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1079 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1080 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1081 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1082 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1088 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1090 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1091 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1092 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1093 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1098 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1100 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1101 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1102 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1103 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1105 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1106 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1110 Support for kievan square notation
1112 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1114 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1117 A full list of new features is given in:
1120 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1123 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1125 Main development team:
1127 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1128 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1129 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1130 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1131 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1134 Programming contributors:
1136 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1137 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1138 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1139 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1141 Documentation contributors:
1143 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1147 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1152 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1154 Translation contributors:
1156 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1161 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1163 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1164 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1165 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1167 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1168 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1169 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1171 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1172 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1178 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1180 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1181 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1183 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1184 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1185 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1192 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1194 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1195 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1196 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1197 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1198 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1199 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1202 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1203 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1208 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1210 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1211 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1212 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1213 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1214 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1220 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1222 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1223 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1224 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1225 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1228 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1229 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1230 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1237 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1240 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1242 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1243 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1244 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1251 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1253 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1254 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1255 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1256 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1257 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1263 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1265 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1266 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1267 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1268 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1271 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1272 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1273 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1280 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1282 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1283 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1284 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1285 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1286 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1287 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1290 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1291 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1298 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1300 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1301 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1302 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1303 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1306 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1307 candidate will be required.
1313 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1315 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1316 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1317 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1318 working on open source software.
1320 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1321 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1327 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1329 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1330 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1331 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1332 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1335 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1336 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1337 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1344 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1346 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1347 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1348 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1349 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1352 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1353 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1354 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1361 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1363 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1364 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1365 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1366 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1369 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1370 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1377 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1379 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1380 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1382 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1383 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1384 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1391 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1393 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1394 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1396 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1397 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1398 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1405 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1408 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1410 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1411 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1412 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1419 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1421 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1422 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1423 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1424 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1427 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1428 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1435 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1437 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1438 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1440 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1441 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1442 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1449 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1454 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1455 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1456 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1463 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1465 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1466 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1467 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1468 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1471 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1472 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1473 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1480 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1482 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1483 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1485 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1486 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1487 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1494 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1501 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1508 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1511 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1513 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1514 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1515 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1522 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1524 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1525 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1526 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1527 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1528 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1531 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1532 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1539 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1541 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1542 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1544 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1545 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1546 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1549 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1555 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1557 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1558 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1560 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1561 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1562 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1569 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1571 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1572 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1574 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1575 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1576 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1583 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1585 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1586 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1588 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1589 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1590 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1597 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1600 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1602 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1603 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1604 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1611 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1614 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1616 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1617 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1618 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1625 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1627 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1628 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1630 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1631 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1632 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1639 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1641 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1642 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1644 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1645 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1646 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1653 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1656 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1658 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1659 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1660 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1667 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1669 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1670 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1672 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1673 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1674 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1681 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1683 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1684 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1686 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1687 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1688 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1695 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1697 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1698 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1700 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1701 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1702 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1709 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1711 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1712 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1714 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1715 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1716 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1723 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1725 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1726 Critical regression.
1732 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1734 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1735 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1736 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1737 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1740 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1741 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1742 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1749 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1751 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1752 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1754 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1755 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1756 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1757 not the next release candidate.
1763 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1765 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1766 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1768 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1769 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1770 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1771 next release candidate.
1777 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1779 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1780 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1781 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1783 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1784 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1785 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1786 next release candidate.
1792 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1794 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1795 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1796 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1797 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1800 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1801 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1802 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1809 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1811 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1812 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1814 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1815 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1821 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1824 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1826 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1827 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1833 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1835 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1836 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1837 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1845 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1848 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1850 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1851 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1857 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1860 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1862 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1863 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1869 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1872 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1874 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1875 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1881 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1884 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1886 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1887 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1893 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1895 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1896 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1897 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1902 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1904 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1905 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1906 usual number of bugs.
1908 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1909 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1914 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1916 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1917 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1918 usual number of bugs.
1920 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1921 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1927 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1929 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1930 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1931 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1932 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1934 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1935 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1940 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1943 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1944 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1947 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1952 A full list of new features is given in:
1955 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1958 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1960 Main development team:
1962 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1963 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1964 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1965 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1966 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1968 Programming contributors:
1970 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1971 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1972 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1973 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1974 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1975 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1979 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1981 Documentation contributors:
1983 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1984 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1988 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1989 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1991 Binaries support contributors:
1995 Translation contributors:
1997 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1998 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
2005 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
2007 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
2008 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2009 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2010 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2013 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2014 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2015 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2022 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2024 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
2025 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2027 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2028 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2034 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2036 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2037 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2039 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2040 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2046 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2048 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2049 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2051 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2052 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2058 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2060 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2061 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2062 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2063 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2064 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2065 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2066 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2071 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2073 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2074 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2076 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2077 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2083 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2085 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2086 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2087 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2088 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2091 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2092 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2093 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2100 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2102 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2103 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2104 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2105 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2108 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2109 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2110 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2117 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2119 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2120 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2121 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2122 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2125 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2126 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2127 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2134 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2136 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2137 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2139 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2140 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2146 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2148 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2149 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2150 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2151 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2152 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2158 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2160 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2161 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2162 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2163 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2166 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2167 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2168 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2175 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2177 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2178 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2180 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2181 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2186 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2189 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2191 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2192 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2197 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2202 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2203 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2209 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2211 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2212 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2214 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2215 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2216 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2222 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2224 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2225 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2226 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2233 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2235 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2236 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2237 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2238 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2241 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2242 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2243 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2250 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2254 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2262 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2264 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2265 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2266 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2274 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2276 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2277 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2278 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2279 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2280 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2286 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2288 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2289 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2290 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2291 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2294 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2295 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2296 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2303 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2305 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2306 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2307 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2316 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2318 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2319 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2320 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2321 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2324 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2325 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2326 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2327 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2333 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2335 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2336 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2337 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2338 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2341 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2342 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2343 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2344 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2350 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2352 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2353 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2354 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2357 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2358 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2359 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2365 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2367 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2368 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2369 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2372 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2373 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2374 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2380 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2382 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2383 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2384 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2387 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2388 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2389 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2395 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2397 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2398 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2399 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2400 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2403 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2404 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2405 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2406 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2415 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2417 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2418 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2419 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2420 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2421 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2422 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2423 read on to find out what for!
2426 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2427 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2434 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2436 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2437 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2438 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2439 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2442 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2443 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2444 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2445 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2452 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2454 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2455 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2456 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2457 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2460 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2461 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2462 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2463 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2470 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2473 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2474 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2477 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2478 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2479 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2484 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2486 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2487 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2488 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2489 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2490 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2494 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2495 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2502 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2504 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2505 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2506 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2507 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2510 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2511 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2512 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2513 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2515 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2517 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2518 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2519 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2525 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2527 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2528 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2529 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2530 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2533 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2534 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2535 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2536 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2537 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2538 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2544 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2546 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2547 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2548 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2557 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2559 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2560 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2561 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2568 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2570 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2571 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2572 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2573 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2574 the bug report of the report!
2577 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2578 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2584 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2586 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2587 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2588 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2595 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2597 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2598 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2599 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2606 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2608 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2609 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2610 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2611 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2615 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2616 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2624 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2626 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2627 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2628 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2631 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2632 caution and expect breakage.
2637 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2639 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2640 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2641 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2644 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2645 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2646 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2647 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2652 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2654 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2655 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2656 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2662 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2664 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2665 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2666 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2667 improvements to the new website.
2669 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2670 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2672 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2673 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2675 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2681 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2683 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2684 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2685 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2690 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2693 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2694 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2700 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2702 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2703 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2704 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2710 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2712 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2713 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2714 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2719 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2721 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2722 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2723 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2728 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2730 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2731 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2732 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2735 This release should be of particular interest to package
2736 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2737 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2738 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2744 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2746 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2747 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2748 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2749 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2752 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2753 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2760 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2763 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2764 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2767 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2768 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2769 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2770 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2771 see the Changes document for more information.
2775 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2777 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2778 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2779 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2784 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2786 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2787 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2788 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2789 so this release is intended for developers only.
2793 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2795 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2796 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2797 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2802 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2804 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2805 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2810 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2812 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2813 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2814 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2820 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2822 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2823 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2824 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2825 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2826 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2828 What are you waiting for? Come
2829 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2830 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2835 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2837 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2838 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2839 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2843 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2845 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2846 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2847 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2848 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2849 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2854 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2856 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2857 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2858 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2862 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2864 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2865 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2866 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2867 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2871 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2873 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2874 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2875 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2876 and English names for feta filenames.
2882 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2885 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2886 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2887 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2890 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2891 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2892 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2898 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2900 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2901 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2902 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2903 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2905 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2906 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2911 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2913 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2914 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2920 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2922 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2923 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2924 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2931 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2933 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2934 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2935 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2936 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2938 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2939 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2940 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2948 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2950 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2951 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2952 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2953 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2954 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2955 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2956 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2957 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2963 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2965 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2966 its team, its world, its community.
2967 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2968 to read the full issue...
2973 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2975 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2976 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2977 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2982 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2984 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2985 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2991 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2993 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2995 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
3002 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
3004 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
3005 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
3006 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
3007 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
3008 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
3010 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
3011 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
3013 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
3022 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
3023 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3024 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3025 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3026 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3027 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3030 @ref{Old downloads}.
3035 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3037 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3038 documentation and translations.
3039 @ref{Old downloads}.
3044 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3046 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3047 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3048 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3049 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3050 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3052 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3053 @ref{Old downloads}.
3058 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3060 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3061 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3062 (teaching) has been added.
3064 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3066 @ref{Old downloads}.
3071 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3073 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3074 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3075 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3076 @ref{Old downloads}.
3081 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3083 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3084 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3085 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3086 translations of the documentation.
3087 @ref{Old downloads}.
3092 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3094 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3095 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3096 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3097 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3098 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3099 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3100 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3101 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3102 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3104 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3106 @ref{Old downloads}.
3111 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3113 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3114 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3115 markup command names have been made.
3118 @ref{Old downloads}.
3123 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3125 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3126 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3127 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3128 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3129 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3132 @ref{Old downloads}.
3137 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3139 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3140 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3142 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3143 @ref{Old downloads}.
3148 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3150 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3151 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3152 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3154 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3155 @ref{Old downloads}.
3160 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3162 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3164 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3165 @ref{Old downloads}.
3170 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3172 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3173 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3174 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3176 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3178 @ref{Old downloads}.
3183 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3185 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3186 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3187 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3188 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3190 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3191 @ref{Old downloads}.
3196 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3198 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3199 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3202 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3203 @ref{Old downloads}.
3208 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3210 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3211 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3216 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3218 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3219 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3224 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3226 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3228 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3229 @ref{Old downloads}.
3234 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3236 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3237 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3238 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3240 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3241 @ref{Old downloads}.
3246 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3248 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3249 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3254 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3256 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3257 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3262 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3264 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3265 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3266 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3268 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3269 @ref{Old downloads}.
3274 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3276 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3277 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3279 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3281 @ref{Old downloads}.
3286 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3288 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3289 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3290 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3291 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3292 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3293 announce releases and special events.
3298 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3300 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3301 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3302 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3307 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3309 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3310 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3311 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3312 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3313 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3316 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3318 @ref{Old downloads}.
3323 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3325 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3326 names has been added to the MusicXML
3329 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3330 @ref{Old downloads}.
3335 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3337 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3342 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3344 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3345 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3346 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3349 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3350 @ref{Old downloads}.
3355 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3357 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3360 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3361 @ref{Old downloads}.
3366 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3368 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3369 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3370 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3371 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3372 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3373 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3379 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3381 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3382 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3383 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3385 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3386 @ref{Old downloads}.
3391 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3393 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3394 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3399 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3401 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3402 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3403 Grand Documentation Project.
3405 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3406 @ref{Old downloads}.
3411 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3413 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3415 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3416 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3417 @ref{Old downloads}.
3422 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3424 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3426 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3427 @ref{Old downloads}.
3432 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3434 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3435 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3437 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3438 @ref{Old downloads}.
3443 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3445 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3446 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3447 for the translations.
3449 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3450 @ref{Old downloads}.
3455 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3457 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3458 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3459 and lots of updates for the translations.
3461 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3462 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3463 @ref{Old downloads}.
3468 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3470 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3471 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3472 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3473 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3478 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3479 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3480 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3481 spacing engine code.
3483 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3484 @ref{Old downloads}.
3489 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3491 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3492 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3494 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3495 @ref{Old downloads}.
3500 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3502 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3503 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3505 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3506 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3507 @ref{Old downloads}.
3512 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3513 This has lots of bugfixes.
3515 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3516 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3517 @ref{Old downloads}.
3522 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3523 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3524 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3525 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3530 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3531 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3533 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3535 @ref{Old downloads}.
3540 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3541 This release has some documentation updates.
3543 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3545 @ref{Old downloads}.
3550 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3551 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3552 disponibles en ligne ---
3553 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3554 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3555 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3556 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3561 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3562 This release fixes many bugs.
3564 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3565 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3567 @ref{Old downloads}.
3572 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3573 This release fixes many bugs.
3575 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3576 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3578 @ref{Old downloads}.
3583 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3584 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3585 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3587 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3589 @ref{Old downloads}.
3594 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3595 This release fixes still more bugs.
3597 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3599 @ref{Old downloads}.
3604 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3605 This release fixes many bugs.
3606 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3607 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3609 @ref{Old downloads})
3614 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3615 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3616 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3617 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3619 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3620 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3622 @ref{Old downloads}.
3627 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3628 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3629 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3631 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3638 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3639 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3640 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3642 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3644 @ref{Old downloads}.
3649 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3650 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3651 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3653 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3655 @ref{Old downloads}.
3660 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3661 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3664 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3666 @ref{Old downloads}.
3671 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3672 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3674 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3676 @ref{Old downloads}.
3681 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3682 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3683 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3684 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3686 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3688 @ref{Old downloads}.
3693 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3694 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3695 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3696 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3697 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3698 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3700 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3702 @ref{Old downloads}.
3707 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3708 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3709 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3712 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3714 @ref{Old downloads}.
3719 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3720 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3721 further improvements in the regression test suite
3725 @ref{Old downloads}.
3730 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3731 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3735 @ref{Old downloads}.
3740 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3741 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3746 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3747 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3752 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3753 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3757 @ref{Old downloads}.
3762 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3763 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3764 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3768 @ref{Old downloads}.
3773 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3774 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3778 @ref{Old downloads}.
3783 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3784 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3789 @ref{Old downloads}.
3794 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3795 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3799 @ref{Old downloads}.
3804 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3805 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3806 within a system as well as between systems.
3810 @ref{Old downloads}.
3815 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3816 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3817 test results} and several website build improvements.
3821 @ref{Old downloads}.
3826 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3827 This release fixes several bugs.
3830 @ref{Old downloads}.
3835 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3836 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3841 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3842 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3843 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3844 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3845 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3850 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3851 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3855 @ref{Old downloads}.
3860 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3861 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3864 @ref{Old downloads}.
3869 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3870 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3874 @ref{Old downloads}.
3879 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3880 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3883 @ref{Old downloads}.
3888 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3889 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3894 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3895 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3896 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3901 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3902 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3903 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3908 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3909 This release has many more bugfixes.
3912 @ref{Old downloads}.
3917 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3918 This release has many more bugfixes.
3921 @ref{Old downloads}.
3926 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3927 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3932 @ref{Old downloads}.
3937 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3938 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3939 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3940 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3941 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3942 (@ref{Publications}).
3947 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3948 This release has further bugfixes.
3951 @ref{Old downloads}.
3956 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3957 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3958 available for x86/64.
3961 @ref{Old downloads}.
3966 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3967 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3968 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3969 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3970 @ref{Old downloads})
3975 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3976 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3977 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3982 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3983 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3988 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3989 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3994 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3995 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4000 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
4001 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
4002 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4007 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
4008 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
4009 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
4010 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4015 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
4016 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4021 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
4022 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
4023 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4028 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4029 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4030 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4031 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4032 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4037 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4038 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4039 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4044 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4045 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4046 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4047 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4052 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4053 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4054 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4055 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4060 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4061 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4063 @ref{Old downloads})
4068 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4069 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4071 @ref{Old downloads})
4076 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4077 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4078 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4080 @ref{Old downloads})
4085 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4086 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4087 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4088 (@ref{Old downloads})
4093 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4094 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4095 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4096 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4101 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4102 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4103 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4104 the development releases even better
4109 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4111 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4112 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4113 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4118 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4119 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4120 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4121 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4122 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4123 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4128 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4129 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4130 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4132 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4137 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4138 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4139 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4140 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4141 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4146 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4147 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4148 (@ref{Old downloads})
4153 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4154 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4155 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4156 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4157 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4158 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4163 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4164 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4165 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4166 (@ref{Publications})
4171 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4172 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4173 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4178 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4179 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4180 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4181 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4186 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4187 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4188 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4193 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4194 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4195 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4200 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4201 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4202 released. (@ref{Changes},
4203 @ref{Old downloads})
4208 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4209 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4210 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4211 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4212 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4213 multi-measure rests.
4215 @ref{Old downloads})
4220 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4221 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4223 @ref{Old downloads})
4228 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4229 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4230 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4231 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4232 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4233 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4234 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4235 @ref{Old downloads})
4240 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4241 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4242 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4243 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4244 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4245 @ref{Old downloads})
4250 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4251 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4252 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4253 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4254 the endings and the middle
4255 part. (@ref{Changes},
4256 @ref{Old downloads})
4261 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4262 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4263 parenthesized, for example,
4266 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4267 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4271 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4272 @ref{Old downloads})
4277 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4278 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4279 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4289 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4290 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4291 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4292 @ref{Old downloads})
4297 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4298 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4299 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4300 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4301 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4302 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4303 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4305 @ref{Old downloads})
4310 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4311 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4312 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4313 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4314 @ref{Old downloads})
4319 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4320 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4321 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4322 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4323 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4324 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4325 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4326 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4327 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4328 @ref{Old downloads})
4333 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4334 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4335 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4336 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4337 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4338 @ref{Old downloads})
4343 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4345 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4346 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4347 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4352 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4353 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4354 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4355 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4356 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4361 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4362 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4363 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4365 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4367 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4369 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4375 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4376 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4377 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4378 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4379 @ref{Old downloads})
4384 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4385 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4386 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4387 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4388 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4391 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4392 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4393 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4394 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4399 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4400 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4401 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4402 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4403 page. Let us know how you fare!
4408 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4409 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4410 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4411 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4412 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4413 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4414 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4415 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4416 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4418 @ref{Old downloads})
4423 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4424 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4425 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4426 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4427 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4428 @ref{Old downloads})
4433 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4434 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4435 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4436 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4437 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4438 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4439 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4440 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4441 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4442 @ref{Old downloads})
4447 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4448 This release has the following new features:
4451 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4452 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4453 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4455 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4456 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4457 and Bertalan Fodor).
4459 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4460 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4463 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4464 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4465 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4469 @ref{Old downloads})
4474 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4475 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4476 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4477 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4478 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4479 van den Borre and Bertalan
4480 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4481 @ref{Old downloads})
4486 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4487 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4488 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4489 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4495 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4496 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4497 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4498 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4499 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4501 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4502 @ref{Old downloads})
4507 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4508 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4509 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4514 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4515 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4516 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4517 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4518 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4519 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4520 @ref{Old downloads})
4525 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4526 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4527 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4528 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4529 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4530 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4531 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4532 @ref{Old downloads})
4537 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4538 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4539 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4540 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4541 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4542 @ref{Old downloads})
4547 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4548 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4549 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4550 @ref{Old downloads})
4555 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4556 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4557 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4558 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4559 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4560 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4561 @ref{Old downloads})
4566 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4567 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4568 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4569 that compute said property, i.e.
4572 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4573 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4576 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4577 @ref{Old downloads})
4582 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4583 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4584 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4585 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4586 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4587 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4588 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4589 users. (@ref{Changes},
4590 @ref{Old downloads})
4595 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4596 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4597 series. (@ref{Changes},
4598 @ref{Old downloads})
4603 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4604 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4605 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4606 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4607 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4608 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4609 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4610 sponsored by Nicolas
4611 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4612 @ref{Old downloads})
4617 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4618 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4619 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4620 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4621 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4622 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4623 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4624 @ref{Old downloads})
4629 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4630 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4631 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4632 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4633 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4634 @ref{Old downloads})
4639 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4640 This is mainly a bugfix
4641 release. (@ref{Changes},
4642 @ref{Old downloads})
4647 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4648 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4649 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4650 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4651 la gravure musicale}.
4656 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4657 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4658 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4659 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4660 @ref{Old downloads})
4665 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4666 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4667 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4668 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4669 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4670 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4675 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4676 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4677 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4678 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4679 @ref{Old downloads})
4684 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4685 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4686 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4687 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4688 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4689 @ref{Old downloads})
4694 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4695 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4696 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4697 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4698 @ref{Old downloads})
4703 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4704 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4705 for a note is proportional to the time it
4706 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4707 @ref{Old downloads})
4712 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4713 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4714 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4719 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4720 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4721 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4722 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4724 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4725 @ref{Old downloads})
4730 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4731 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4732 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4733 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4735 @ref{Old downloads})
4740 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4741 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4742 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4743 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4744 @ref{Old downloads})
4749 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4750 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4752 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4753 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4754 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4755 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4756 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4761 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4762 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4763 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4764 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4769 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4770 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4771 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4772 @ref{Old downloads})
4777 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4778 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4779 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4780 @ref{Old downloads})
4785 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4786 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4787 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4788 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4789 (@ref{Old downloads})
4794 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4795 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4796 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4797 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4802 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4803 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4804 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4805 better help functionality.
4806 (@ref{Old downloads})
4811 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4812 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4813 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4814 compile them directly from
4815 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4820 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4821 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4822 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4827 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4828 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4829 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4830 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4835 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4836 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4837 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4838 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4839 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4844 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4845 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4846 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4851 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4852 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4857 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4858 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4859 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4864 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4865 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4866 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4867 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4868 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4873 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4874 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4875 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4876 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4877 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4878 @ref{Old downloads})
4883 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4885 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4886 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4888 (@ref{Old downloads})
4893 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4894 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4895 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4896 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4897 signatures like 5/8.
4899 @ref{Old downloads})
4904 @subheading April 18, 2005
4905 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4906 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4907 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4908 More details are in the
4910 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4915 @subheading April 15, 2005
4916 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4917 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4918 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4919 Scheme code. Take a look at
4921 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4926 @subheading April 6, 2005
4927 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4928 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4929 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4934 @subheading March 31, 2005
4935 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4936 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4937 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4942 @subheading March 20, 2005
4943 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4944 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4950 @subheading March 14, 2005
4951 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4952 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4953 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4954 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4955 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4960 @subheading March 7, 2005
4961 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4962 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4963 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4964 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4965 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4967 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4972 @subheading March 7, 2005
4973 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4974 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4980 @subheading February 28, 2005
4981 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
4982 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4983 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4984 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4990 @subheading February 28, 2005
4991 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4992 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}.
4993 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4994 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4999 @subheading February 26, 2005
5000 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
5001 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
5002 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
5003 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
5008 @subheading February 21, 2005
5009 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
5010 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
5011 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
5012 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
5014 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5019 @subheading February 4, 2005
5020 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
5021 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
5022 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
5023 @ref{Old downloads}!
5028 @subheading January 31, 2005
5029 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5030 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5031 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5037 @subheading January 26, 2005
5038 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5039 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5045 @subheading January 16, 2005
5046 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5047 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5048 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5050 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5052 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5057 @subheading January 11, 2005
5058 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5059 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5060 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5061 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5062 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5063 font code by Werner.
5065 and check out the changes in
5066 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5071 @subheading January 02, 2005
5072 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5073 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5074 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5075 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5076 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5077 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5078 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5079 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5080 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5083 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5088 @subheading December 28, 2004
5089 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5090 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5091 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5092 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5094 and check out the changes in
5095 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5100 @subheading December 20, 2004
5101 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5102 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5103 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5104 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5105 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5108 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5113 @subheading December 3, 2004
5114 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5115 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5116 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5117 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5118 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5119 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5120 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5121 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5125 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5130 @subheading November 26, 2004
5131 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5132 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5133 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5134 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5135 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5137 and check out the changes in
5138 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5143 @subheading November 20, 2004
5144 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5145 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5146 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5147 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5148 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5149 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5150 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5151 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5154 and check out the changes in
5155 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5160 @subheading November 12, 2004
5161 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5162 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5163 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5164 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5165 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5168 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5171 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5172 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5173 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5174 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5175 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5178 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5183 @subheading November 11, 2004
5184 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5185 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5191 @subheading November 4, 2004
5192 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5193 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5195 and check out the changes in
5196 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5201 @subheading October 31, 2004
5202 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5203 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5204 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5205 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5212 @subheading October 29, 2004
5213 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5214 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5215 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5217 and check out the changes in
5218 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5223 @subheading October 29, 2004
5224 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5225 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5226 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5227 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5229 and check out the changes in
5230 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5235 @subheading October 27, 2004
5236 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5237 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5238 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5240 and check out the changes in
5241 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5246 @subheading October 24, 2004
5247 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5248 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5249 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5251 and check out the changes in
5252 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5257 @subheading October 10, 2004
5258 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5259 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5260 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5264 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5269 @subheading October 09, 2004
5270 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5271 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5272 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5276 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5281 @subheading October 02, 2004
5282 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5283 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5284 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5285 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5286 in the documentation.
5288 and check out the changes in
5289 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5294 @subheading September 29, 2004
5295 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040811160307/http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5296 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5297 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5298 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5303 @subheading September 26, 2004
5304 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5306 and check out the changes
5307 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5312 @subheading September 20, 2004
5313 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5314 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5315 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5316 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5317 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5318 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5321 and check out the changes in
5322 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5327 @subheading September 11, 2004
5328 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5329 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5330 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5331 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5332 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5333 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5334 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5335 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5336 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5337 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5338 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5339 will hold users back in switching.
5341 and check out the changes in
5342 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5347 @subheading September 10, 2004
5348 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5349 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5350 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5351 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5352 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5353 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5355 and check out the changes in
5356 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5361 @subheading September 6, 2004
5362 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5363 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5364 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5365 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5366 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5370 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5375 @subheading August 29, 2004
5376 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5377 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5378 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5379 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5380 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5381 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5382 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5383 chapter of the user manual.
5384 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5389 @subheading August 29, 2004
5390 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5391 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5392 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5393 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5394 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5395 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5399 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5404 @subheading August 24, 2004
5405 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5406 disappearing metronome mark.
5408 and check out the changes in
5409 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5414 @subheading August 23, 2004
5415 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5416 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5417 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5418 `doubleSlurs' property.
5420 and check out the changes in
5421 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5426 @subheading August 3, 2004
5427 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5428 annoying bugs fixed.
5431 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5436 @subheading August 1, 2004
5437 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5438 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5439 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5440 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5441 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5442 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5445 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5446 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5448 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5449 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5454 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5459 @subheading July 30, 2004
5460 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5461 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5462 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5463 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5464 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5465 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5466 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5467 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5468 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5469 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5472 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5477 @subheading July 23, 2004
5478 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5479 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5480 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5481 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5484 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5489 @subheading July 19, 2004
5490 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5491 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5492 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5493 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5494 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5495 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5496 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5497 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5498 beat within the measure.
5500 and check out the changes in
5501 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5506 @subheading July 15, 2004
5507 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5511 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5516 @subheading July 11, 2004
5517 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5523 @subheading July 5, 2004
5524 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5525 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5526 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5527 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5529 and check out the changes
5530 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5535 @subheading July 5, 2004
5536 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5540 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5545 @subheading June 25, 2004
5546 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5547 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5548 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5549 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5550 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5551 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5552 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5554 @ref{Old downloads}.
5559 @subheading June 20, 2004
5560 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5561 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5562 @ref{Old downloads}.
5567 @subheading June 13, 2004
5568 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5569 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5570 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5572 @ref{Old downloads}.
5577 @subheading May 31, 2004
5578 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5579 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5580 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5582 @ref{Old downloads}.
5587 @subheading May 31, 2004
5588 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5589 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5590 or head straight to the
5591 @ref{Old downloads}.
5596 @subheading May 26, 2004
5597 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5598 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5599 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5600 @ref{Old downloads}.
5605 @subheading May 9, 2004
5606 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5607 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5608 @ref{Old downloads}.
5613 @subheading May 4, 2004
5614 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5616 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5617 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5618 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5619 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5620 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5625 @subheading May 3, 2004
5626 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5627 @ref{Old downloads}.
5632 @subheading April 17, 2004
5633 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5634 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5640 @subheading April 12, 2004
5641 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5642 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5643 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5644 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5645 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5646 @ref{Old downloads}.
5651 @subheading April 8, 2004
5652 A French article on the new LilyPond
5653 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5658 @subheading April 8, 2004
5659 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5660 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5666 @subheading April 1, 2004
5667 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5668 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5669 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5670 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5671 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5672 @ref{Old downloads}.
5677 @subheading March 31, 2004
5678 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5679 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5680 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5681 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5683 @ref{Old downloads}.
5688 @subheading March 30, 2004
5689 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5691 @ref{Old downloads}.
5696 @subheading March 28, 2004
5697 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5698 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5699 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5706 @subheading March 22, 2004
5707 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5708 @ref{Old downloads}.
5713 @subheading March 21, 2004
5714 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5721 @subheading March 20, 2004
5722 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5723 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5724 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5726 @ref{Old downloads}.
5731 @subheading March 15, 2004
5732 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5733 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5734 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5737 @ref{Old downloads}.
5742 @subheading March 14, 2004
5744 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5745 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5751 @subheading March 11, 2004
5752 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5754 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5755 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5756 authors of LilyPond.
5761 @subheading March 11, 2004
5762 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5763 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5766 @ref{Old downloads}.
5771 @subheading March 9, 2004
5772 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5773 experimental support for producing titles with
5779 @subheading February 29, 2004
5780 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5781 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5782 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5784 @ref{Old downloads}.
5789 @subheading February 24, 2004
5790 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5791 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5792 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5794 @ref{Old downloads}.
5799 @subheading February 23, 2004
5800 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5801 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5802 produce cue notes. More information in the
5809 @subheading February 18, 2004
5810 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5811 for altering accidental rules.
5817 @subheading February 16, 2004
5818 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5819 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5820 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5821 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5822 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5823 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5824 More information in the
5831 @subheading February 13, 2004
5832 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5833 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5834 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5841 @subheading February 12, 2004
5842 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5843 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5844 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5845 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5852 @subheading February 9, 2004
5853 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5854 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5855 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5856 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5857 More information in the
5864 @subheading February 5, 2004
5865 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5866 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5867 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5868 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5869 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5870 More information in the
5877 @subheading February 4, 2004
5878 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5879 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5880 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5888 @subheading February 2, 2004
5889 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5890 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5891 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5898 @subheading January 28, 2004
5899 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5900 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5901 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5902 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5911 @subheading January 26, 2004
5912 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5913 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5916 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5921 @subheading January 21, 2004
5923 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5924 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5925 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5928 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5933 @subheading January 20, 2004
5934 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5935 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5936 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5937 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5942 @subheading January 20, 2004
5943 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5944 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5945 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5946 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5952 @subheading January 19, 2004
5953 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5954 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5956 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5961 @subheading January 18, 2004
5962 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5963 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5964 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5969 @subheading January 17, 2004
5970 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5971 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5972 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5974 More information in the
5975 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5980 @subheading January 16, 2004
5981 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5982 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5984 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5989 @subheading January 13, 2004
5990 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5991 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5992 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5994 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5999 @subheading January 9, 2004
6000 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
6001 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
6002 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
6003 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
6004 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
6005 individual music expressions.
6006 More information in the
6007 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6012 @subheading January 7, 2004
6013 An update to the stable branch,
6014 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
6015 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
6020 @subheading January 6, 2004
6021 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
6022 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
6023 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6024 More information in the
6025 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6030 @subheading January 4, 2004
6031 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6033 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6034 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6039 @subheading January 2, 2004
6040 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6041 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6042 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6043 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6048 @subheading December 30, 2003
6049 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6050 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6051 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6052 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6057 @subheading December 23, 2003
6058 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6059 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6060 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6061 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6062 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6063 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6068 @subheading December 17, 2003
6069 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6070 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6071 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6073 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6078 @subheading December 16, 2003
6079 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6080 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6081 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6082 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6087 @subheading October 11, 2003
6088 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6090 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6095 @subheading October 11, 2003
6096 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6098 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6099 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6104 @subheading October 9, 2003
6105 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6106 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6107 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6112 @subheading October 5, 2003
6113 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6120 @subheading October 4, 2003
6121 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6123 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6124 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6129 @subheading September 29, 2003
6130 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6131 contains minor bugfixes.
6132 See the @ref{Changes}
6133 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6138 @subheading September 27, 2003
6139 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6140 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6141 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6147 @subheading September 24, 2003
6148 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6149 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6150 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6151 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6152 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6157 @subheading September 24, 2003
6158 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6159 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6160 the @ref{Changes} and
6161 download @uref{install/,here}.
6166 @subheading September 23, 2003
6167 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6168 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6169 the @ref{Changes} and
6170 download @uref{install/,here}.
6175 @subheading September 19, 2003
6176 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6177 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6178 the @ref{Changes} and
6179 download @uref{install/,here}.
6184 @subheading September 17, 2003
6185 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6186 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6192 @subheading September 16, 2003
6193 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6194 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6200 @subheading September 10, 2003
6201 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6202 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6203 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6204 will be available in a few weeks.
6210 @subheading September 9, 2003
6211 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6212 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6218 @subheading September 7, 2003
6219 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6220 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6226 @subheading August 31, 2003
6227 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6228 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6229 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6235 @subheading August 31, 2003
6236 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6237 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6242 @subheading August 31, 2003
6243 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6244 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6245 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6246 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6251 @subheading August 28, 2003
6252 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6253 @ref{Changes} and get it
6254 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6259 @subheading August 26, 2003
6260 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6261 @ref{Changes} and get it
6262 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6267 @subheading August 25, 2003
6268 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6269 @ref{Changes} and get it
6270 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6275 @subheading August 25, 2003
6276 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6277 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6282 @subheading August 21, 2003
6283 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6284 read the @ref{Changes}.
6289 @subheading August 18, 2003
6290 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6291 has been updated to 1.8.
6292 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6297 @subheading August 7, 2003
6298 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6299 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6304 @subheading August 7, 2003
6305 New website went live!
6310 @subheading August 6, 2003
6311 Announced new website.
6316 @subheading August 1, 2003
6317 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6322 @subheading July 30, 2003
6323 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6324 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6330 @subheading July 29, 2003
6331 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6332 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.