1 @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 * add macro for long Google issues list URL
35 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
37 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
38 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
39 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
40 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
42 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
43 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
48 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
50 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
51 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
57 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
59 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
60 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
61 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
68 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
70 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
71 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
72 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
73 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
75 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
76 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
77 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
85 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
87 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
88 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
89 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
90 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
91 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
92 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
93 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
94 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
100 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
102 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
103 its team, its world, its community.
104 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
105 to read the full issue...
110 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
112 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
113 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
114 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
121 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
122 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
128 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
130 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
132 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
139 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
141 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
142 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
143 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
144 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
145 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
147 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
148 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
150 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_65&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
157 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
159 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
160 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
161 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
162 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
163 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
164 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
174 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
175 documentation and translations.
181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
183 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
184 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
185 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
186 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
187 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
189 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_62&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
195 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
197 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
198 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
199 (teaching) has been added.
201 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_61&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
210 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
211 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
212 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
220 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
221 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
222 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
223 translations of the documentation.
229 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
231 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
232 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
233 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
234 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
235 deceased since then. All the development team express their
236 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
237 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
238 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
239 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
241 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_58&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
248 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
250 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
251 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
252 markup command names have been made.
260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
262 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
263 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
264 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
265 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
266 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
276 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
277 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
278 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_55&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
284 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
286 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
287 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
288 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
289 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_54&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
295 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
297 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
299 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_53&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
305 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
307 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
308 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
309 releases are now fully listed on the News page. @ref{Changes},
310 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_52&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
316 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
318 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
319 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
320 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
321 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
322 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_51&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
330 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
331 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
333 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_50&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
339 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
341 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
342 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
347 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
349 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
350 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
357 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
359 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_49&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
367 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
368 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
369 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
371 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_48&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
377 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
379 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
380 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
385 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
387 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
388 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
393 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
395 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
396 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
397 regression tests maintenance for developers.
398 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_47&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
404 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
406 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
407 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
409 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_46&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
415 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
417 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
418 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
419 report, new translations of the site and publications.
420 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
421 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
422 announce releases and special events.
427 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
429 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
430 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
431 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
436 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
438 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
439 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
440 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
441 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
442 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
445 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_45&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
451 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
453 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
454 names has been added to the MusicXML
455 converter. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_44&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
461 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
463 Lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
470 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
471 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
472 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
473 fixed. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_43&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
479 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
481 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
482 bugs. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_42&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
488 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
490 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
491 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
492 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
493 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
494 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
495 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
501 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
503 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
504 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
505 updates to the MusicXML converter. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_41&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
513 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
514 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
519 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
521 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
522 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
523 Grand Documentation Project. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_36&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
528 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.33 and 2.10.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
530 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
531 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
532 2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
533 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
540 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
541 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_32&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
548 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
549 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
550 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_31&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
555 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
557 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
558 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
559 for the translations. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_30&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
564 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
566 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
567 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
568 and lots of updates for the translations.
569 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
570 2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
571 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
576 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
578 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
579 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
580 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
581 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
586 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
587 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
588 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
590 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
591 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
598 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
599 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
600 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
601 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
606 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
608 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
609 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
610 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
611 2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
612 2.10}, @ref{Old downloads})
617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
618 This has lots of bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
619 2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
620 2.10}, @ref{Old downloads})
625 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
626 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
627 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
628 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
630 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
635 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
636 This release has updates of the dot collision code. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_22&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
637 }, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
643 This release has some documentation updates.
644 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_21&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
645 }, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
650 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
651 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
652 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
653 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
654 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
659 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
660 This release fixes many bugs.
661 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
663 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
664 2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
669 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
670 This release fixes many bugs.
671 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
673 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
674 2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
679 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
680 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
681 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_18&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
682 2.11}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
688 This release fixes still more bugs.
689 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_17&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
690 2.11}, @ref{Changes},
696 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
697 This release fixes many bugs.
698 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
700 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
709 This release will stretch piano staves on a
710 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
711 head and the slashed mirrored flat. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
713 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
715 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
721 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
722 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
723 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_14&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
724 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
729 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
730 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
731 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
732 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_13&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
733 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
738 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
739 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
740 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
741 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
742 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
747 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
748 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
749 usage improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
750 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
756 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
757 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
763 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
764 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
765 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
766 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
772 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
773 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
774 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
775 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
776 % faster than previous 2.11 releases. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
777 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
783 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
784 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
785 and part-combining (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
786 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
791 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
792 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
793 further improvements in the regression test suite (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_9&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
794 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
800 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_8&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
801 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
806 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
807 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
812 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
813 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
818 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
819 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_7&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
820 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
825 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
826 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
827 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
828 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
829 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
834 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
835 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
836 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
837 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
842 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
843 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
845 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
846 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
851 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
852 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
853 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
854 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
859 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
860 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
861 within a system as well as between systems. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_4&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
862 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
867 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
868 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
869 test results} and several website build improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
870 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
876 This release fixes several bugs.
877 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
883 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
884 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
889 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
890 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
891 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
892 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
898 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
899 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
900 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
905 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
906 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
913 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
914 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
919 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
920 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
926 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
927 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
932 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
933 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
938 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
939 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
940 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
946 This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
953 This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
959 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
960 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
961 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_27&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
967 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
968 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
969 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
970 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
971 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
972 (@ref{Publications}).
977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
978 This release has further bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
984 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
985 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
986 available for x86/64. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
992 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
993 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
994 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
995 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1001 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
1002 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
1003 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1008 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1009 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1015 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1021 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1026 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1027 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1028 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1034 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1035 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1036 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1041 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1042 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1048 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1049 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1054 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1055 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1056 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1057 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1058 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1064 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1065 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1070 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1071 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1072 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1073 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1078 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1079 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1080 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1081 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1087 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1089 @ref{Old downloads})
1094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1095 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1097 @ref{Old downloads})
1102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1103 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1104 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1106 @ref{Old downloads})
1111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1112 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1113 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1114 (@ref{Old downloads})
1119 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1120 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1121 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1122 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1128 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1129 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1130 the development releases even better
1135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1137 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1138 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1139 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1144 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
1145 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
1146 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
1147 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
1148 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
1149 esthetics}. Happy reading!
1154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
1155 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
1156 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
1158 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1163 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1164 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
1165 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
1166 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
1167 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1173 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
1174 (@ref{Old downloads})
1179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
1180 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
1181 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
1182 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
1183 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
1184 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1189 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
1190 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
1191 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
1192 (@ref{Publications})
1197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1198 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
1199 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1205 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
1206 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
1207 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1212 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
1213 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
1214 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
1219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
1220 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
1221 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1226 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
1227 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
1228 released. (@ref{Changes},
1229 @ref{Old downloads})
1234 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
1235 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
1236 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
1237 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
1238 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
1239 multi-measure rests.
1241 @ref{Old downloads})
1246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
1247 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
1249 @ref{Old downloads})
1254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
1255 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
1256 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
1257 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
1258 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1259 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
1260 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
1261 @ref{Old downloads})
1266 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
1267 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
1268 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
1269 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
1270 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
1271 @ref{Old downloads})
1276 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
1277 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
1278 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
1279 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
1280 the endings and the middle
1281 part. (@ref{Changes},
1282 @ref{Old downloads})
1287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
1288 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
1289 parenthesized, for example,
1292 c4 -\parenthesize -.
1293 <d \parenthesize fis a>
1297 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
1298 @ref{Old downloads})
1303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
1304 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
1305 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
1315 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
1316 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
1317 vector. (@ref{Changes},
1318 @ref{Old downloads})
1323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
1324 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
1325 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
1326 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
1327 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
1328 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
1329 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
1331 @ref{Old downloads})
1336 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
1337 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
1338 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
1339 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
1340 @ref{Old downloads})
1345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
1346 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
1347 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
1348 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
1349 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
1350 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
1351 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
1352 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1353 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1354 @ref{Old downloads})
1359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
1360 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
1361 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
1362 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
1363 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
1364 @ref{Old downloads})
1369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
1371 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
1372 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
1373 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
1378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
1379 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
1380 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
1381 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
1382 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
1387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1388 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
1389 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
1391 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
1393 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
1395 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
1401 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1402 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
1403 (feature sponsored by Andrea
1404 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
1405 @ref{Old downloads})
1410 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
1411 Linux Journal publishes an article on
1412 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
1413 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
1414 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
1417 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
1418 “GNU Lilypond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
1419 alternatives seem second-rate.”
1420 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
1425 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
1426 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
1427 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
1428 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
1429 page. Let us know how you fare!
1434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
1435 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
1436 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
1437 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
1438 The important occasion for this release is our new build
1439 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
1440 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
1441 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
1442 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
1444 @ref{Old downloads})
1449 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
1450 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
1451 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
1452 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
1453 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
1454 @ref{Old downloads})
1459 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
1460 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
1461 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
1462 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
1463 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
1464 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
1465 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
1466 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
1467 functions. (@ref{Changes},
1468 @ref{Old downloads})
1473 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
1474 This release has the following new features:
1477 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
1478 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
1479 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1481 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
1482 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
1483 and Bertalan Fodor).
1485 Generic music functions may now also be used on
1486 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
1489 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
1490 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
1491 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
1495 @ref{Old downloads})
1500 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
1501 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
1502 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
1503 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
1504 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
1505 van den Borre and Bertalan
1506 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
1507 @ref{Old downloads})
1512 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
1513 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
1514 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
1515 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
1521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
1522 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
1523 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
1524 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
1525 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
1527 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
1528 @ref{Old downloads})
1533 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
1534 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
1535 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
1540 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
1541 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
1542 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
1543 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
1544 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
1545 etc. (@ref{Changes},
1546 @ref{Old downloads})
1551 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
1552 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
1553 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
1554 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1555 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1556 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1557 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1558 @ref{Old downloads})
1563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
1564 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1565 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1566 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1567 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1568 @ref{Old downloads})
1573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
1574 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
1575 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
1576 @ref{Old downloads})
1581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
1582 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
1583 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
1584 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
1585 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
1586 properties. (@ref{Changes},
1587 @ref{Old downloads})
1592 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
1593 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
1594 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
1595 that compute said property, i.e.
1598 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
1599 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
1602 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
1603 @ref{Old downloads})
1608 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
1609 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
1610 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
1611 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
1612 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
1613 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
1614 also provides advanced tweakability for power
1615 users. (@ref{Changes},
1616 @ref{Old downloads})
1621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
1622 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
1623 series. (@ref{Changes},
1624 @ref{Old downloads})
1629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
1630 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
1631 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
1632 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
1633 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
1634 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
1635 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
1636 sponsored by Nicolas
1637 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1638 @ref{Old downloads})
1643 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
1644 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
1645 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1646 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
1647 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
1648 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
1649 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1650 @ref{Old downloads})
1655 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
1656 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
1657 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
1658 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
1659 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1660 @ref{Old downloads})
1665 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
1666 This is mainly a bugfix
1667 release. (@ref{Changes},
1668 @ref{Old downloads})
1673 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
1674 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
1675 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
1676 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
1677 la gravure musicale}.
1682 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
1683 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
1684 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
1685 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
1686 @ref{Old downloads})
1691 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
1692 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
1693 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
1694 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
1695 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
1696 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
1701 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
1702 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
1703 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
1704 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
1705 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
1706 @ref{Old downloads})
1711 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
1712 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
1713 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
1714 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
1715 signs. (@ref{Changes},
1716 @ref{Old downloads})
1721 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
1722 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
1723 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
1724 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
1725 @ref{Old downloads})
1730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
1731 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
1732 for a note is proportional to the time it
1733 takes. (@ref{Changes},
1734 @ref{Old downloads})
1739 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
1740 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
1741 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
1746 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
1747 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
1748 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
1749 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
1751 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
1752 @ref{Old downloads})
1757 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
1758 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
1759 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
1760 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
1762 @ref{Old downloads})
1767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
1768 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
1769 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
1770 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
1771 @ref{Old downloads})
1776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
1777 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
1779 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
1780 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
1781 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
1782 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
1783 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
1788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
1789 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
1790 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
1791 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
1796 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
1797 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
1798 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
1799 @ref{Old downloads})
1804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
1805 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
1806 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
1807 @ref{Old downloads})
1812 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
1813 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
1814 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
1815 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
1816 (@ref{Old downloads})
1821 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
1822 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
1823 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
1824 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
1829 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1830 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
1831 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
1832 better help functionality.
1833 (@ref{Old downloads})
1838 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1839 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
1840 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
1841 compile them directly from
1842 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
1847 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
1848 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
1849 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
1854 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
1855 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
1856 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
1857 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
1862 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
1863 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
1864 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
1865 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
1866 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1871 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
1872 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
1873 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
1878 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
1879 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
1884 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
1885 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
1886 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
1891 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
1892 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
1893 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
1894 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
1895 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
1900 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
1901 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
1902 now possible to start and stop the StaffSymbol, during a piece of
1903 music, by doing \stopStaff \startStaff. This can be used to produce
1905 staves. (@ref{Changes},
1906 @ref{Old downloads})
1911 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
1913 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
1914 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
1916 (@ref{Old downloads})
1921 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
1922 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
1923 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
1924 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
1925 signatures like 5/8.
1927 @ref{Old downloads})
1932 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
1933 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
1934 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
1935 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
1936 More details are in the
1938 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
1943 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
1944 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
1945 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
1946 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
1947 Scheme code. Take a look at
1949 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
1954 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
1955 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
1956 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
1957 place. @ref{Old downloads}
1962 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
1963 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
1964 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
1965 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
1970 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
1971 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
1972 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
1978 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
1979 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
1980 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
1981 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
1982 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
1983 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
1988 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
1989 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
1990 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
1991 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
1992 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
1993 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
1995 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2000 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2001 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
2002 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2008 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2009 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
2010 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2011 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2012 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2018 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2019 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2020 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}.
2021 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2022 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2027 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2028 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,Lilypond Snippet
2029 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of Lilypond code
2030 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2031 contribute creative ideas for using Lilypond.
2036 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2037 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2038 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2039 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2040 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2042 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2047 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2048 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2049 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2050 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2051 @ref{Old downloads}!
2056 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2057 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2058 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2059 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2065 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2066 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2067 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2073 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2074 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2075 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2076 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2078 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2080 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2085 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2086 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2087 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2088 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2089 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2090 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2091 font code by Werner.
2093 and check out the changes in
2094 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2099 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2100 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2101 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2102 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2103 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2104 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2105 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2106 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2107 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2108 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2111 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2116 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2117 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2118 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2119 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2120 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2122 and check out the changes in
2123 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2128 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2129 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2130 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2131 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2132 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2133 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2136 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2141 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2142 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
2143 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
2144 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
2145 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
2146 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
2147 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
2148 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
2149 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
2153 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2158 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
2159 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
2160 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
2161 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
2162 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
2163 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
2165 and check out the changes in
2166 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2171 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
2172 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
2173 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
2174 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
2175 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
2176 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
2177 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
2178 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
2179 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
2182 and check out the changes in
2183 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2188 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
2189 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
2190 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
2191 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
2192 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
2193 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
2196 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
2199 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
2200 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
2201 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
2202 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
2203 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
2206 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2211 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
2212 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
2213 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
2219 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
2220 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
2221 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
2223 and check out the changes in
2224 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2229 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
2230 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
2231 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
2232 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
2233 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
2240 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2241 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
2242 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
2243 some problems with the conversion scripts.
2245 and check out the changes in
2246 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2251 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2252 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for Lilypond 2.4.
2253 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
2254 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
2255 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
2257 and check out the changes in
2258 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2263 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
2264 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
2265 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
2266 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
2268 and check out the changes in
2269 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2274 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
2275 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
2276 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
2277 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2279 and check out the changes in
2280 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2285 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
2286 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
2287 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
2288 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
2292 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2297 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
2298 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
2299 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
2300 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
2304 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2309 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
2310 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
2311 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
2312 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
2313 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
2314 in the documentation.
2316 and check out the changes in
2317 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2322 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
2323 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
2324 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
2325 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
2326 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
2331 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
2332 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
2334 and check out the changes
2335 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2340 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
2341 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
2342 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
2343 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
2344 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
2345 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
2346 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
2349 and check out the changes in
2350 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2355 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
2356 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
2357 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
2358 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
2359 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
2360 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
2361 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
2362 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
2363 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
2364 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
2365 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
2366 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
2367 will hold users back in switching.
2369 and check out the changes in
2370 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2375 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
2376 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
2377 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
2378 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
2379 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
2380 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
2381 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
2383 and check out the changes in
2384 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2389 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
2390 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
2391 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
2392 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
2393 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
2394 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
2398 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2403 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2404 LilyPond now has a Documentation
2405 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
2406 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
2407 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
2408 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
2409 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
2410 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
2411 chapter of the user manual.
2412 A lot of cheers for Graham!
2417 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2418 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
2419 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
2420 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
2421 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
2422 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
2423 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
2427 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2432 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
2433 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
2434 disappearing metronome mark.
2436 and check out the changes in
2437 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2442 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
2443 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
2444 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
2445 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
2446 `doubleSlurs' property.
2448 and check out the changes in
2449 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2454 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
2455 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
2456 annoying bugs fixed.
2459 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2464 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
2465 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
2466 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
2467 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
2468 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
2469 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
2470 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
2473 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
2474 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
2476 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
2477 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
2482 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2487 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
2488 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
2489 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
2490 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
2491 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
2492 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
2493 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
2494 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
2495 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
2496 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
2497 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
2500 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2505 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
2506 Lilypond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
2507 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
2508 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
2509 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
2512 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2517 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
2518 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
2519 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
2520 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
2521 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
2522 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
2523 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
2524 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
2525 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
2526 beat within the measure.
2528 and check out the changes in
2529 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2534 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
2535 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
2539 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2544 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
2545 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
2551 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2552 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
2553 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
2554 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
2555 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
2557 and check out the changes
2558 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2563 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2564 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
2568 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2573 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
2574 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
2575 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
2576 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
2577 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
2578 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
2579 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
2580 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2582 @ref{Old downloads}.
2587 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
2588 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
2589 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
2590 @ref{Old downloads}.
2595 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
2596 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
2597 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
2598 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2600 @ref{Old downloads}.
2605 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2606 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
2607 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
2608 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2610 @ref{Old downloads}.
2615 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2616 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
2617 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
2618 or head straight to the
2619 @ref{Old downloads}.
2624 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
2625 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
2626 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
2627 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2628 @ref{Old downloads}.
2633 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
2634 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
2635 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2636 @ref{Old downloads}.
2641 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
2642 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
2644 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
2645 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
2646 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
2647 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
2648 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
2653 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
2654 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
2655 @ref{Old downloads}.
2660 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
2661 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
2662 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
2668 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
2669 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
2670 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
2671 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
2672 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
2673 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
2674 @ref{Old downloads}.
2679 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2680 A French article on the new LilyPond
2681 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
2686 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2687 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
2688 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
2694 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
2695 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
2696 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
2697 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
2698 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
2699 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
2700 @ref{Old downloads}.
2705 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
2706 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
2707 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
2708 documentation polish. This should be the final release
2709 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
2711 @ref{Old downloads}.
2716 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
2717 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
2719 @ref{Old downloads}.
2724 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
2725 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
2726 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
2727 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
2734 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
2735 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
2736 @ref{Old downloads}.
2741 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
2742 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
2749 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
2750 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
2751 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
2752 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
2754 @ref{Old downloads}.
2759 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
2760 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
2761 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
2762 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
2765 @ref{Old downloads}.
2770 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
2772 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
2773 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
2779 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2780 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
2782 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
2783 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
2784 authors of LilyPond.
2789 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2790 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
2791 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
2794 @ref{Old downloads}.
2799 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
2800 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
2801 experimental support for producing titles with
2807 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
2808 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
2809 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
2810 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
2812 @ref{Old downloads}.
2817 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
2818 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
2819 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
2820 of lyrics related bugs. See the
2822 @ref{Old downloads}.
2827 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
2828 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
2829 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
2830 produce cue notes. More information in the
2837 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
2838 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
2839 for altering accidental rules.
2845 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
2846 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
2847 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
2848 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
2849 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
2850 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
2851 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
2852 More information in the
2859 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
2860 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
2861 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
2862 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
2869 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
2870 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
2871 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
2872 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
2873 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
2880 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
2881 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
2882 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
2883 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
2884 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
2885 More information in the
2892 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
2893 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
2894 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
2895 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
2896 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
2897 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
2898 More information in the
2905 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
2906 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
2907 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
2908 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
2916 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
2917 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
2918 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
2919 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
2926 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
2927 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
2928 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
2929 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
2930 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
2939 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
2940 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
2941 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
2944 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2949 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
2951 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
2952 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
2953 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
2956 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2961 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
2962 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
2963 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
2964 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
2965 access, but only HTTP downloads.
2970 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
2971 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
2972 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
2973 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
2974 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
2980 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
2981 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
2982 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
2984 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2989 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
2990 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
2991 available for Windows! For downloading, go
2992 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
2997 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
2998 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
2999 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
3000 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
3002 More information in the
3003 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3008 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3009 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3010 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3012 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3017 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3018 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3019 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3020 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3022 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3027 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3028 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3029 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3030 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3031 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3032 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3033 individual music expressions.
3034 More information in the
3035 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3040 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3041 An update to the stable branch,
3042 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3043 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3048 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3049 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3050 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3051 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3052 More information in the
3053 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3058 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3059 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3060 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3062 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3063 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3068 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3069 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3070 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3071 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3073 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3078 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3079 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3080 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3081 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3082 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3087 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3088 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3089 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3090 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3091 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3092 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3093 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3098 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3099 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3100 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3101 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3103 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3108 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3109 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3110 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3111 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3112 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3117 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3118 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3120 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3125 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3126 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3128 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3129 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3134 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3135 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3136 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3137 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3142 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
3143 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
3150 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
3151 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
3153 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
3154 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
3159 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
3160 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
3161 contains minor bugfixes.
3162 See the @ref{Changes}
3163 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
3168 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
3169 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
3170 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
3171 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
3177 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3178 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
3179 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
3180 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
3181 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
3182 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
3187 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3188 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
3189 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
3190 the @ref{Changes} and
3191 download @uref{install/,here}.
3196 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
3197 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
3198 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3199 the @ref{Changes} and
3200 download @uref{install/,here}.
3205 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
3206 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
3207 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3208 the @ref{Changes} and
3209 download @uref{install/,here}.
3214 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
3215 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
3216 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
3222 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
3223 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
3224 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
3230 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
3231 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
3232 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
3233 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
3234 will be available in a few weeks.
3240 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
3241 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
3242 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
3248 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
3249 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
3250 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
3256 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3257 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
3258 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
3259 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
3265 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3266 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
3267 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
3272 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3273 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
3274 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
3275 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
3276 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3281 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
3282 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
3283 @ref{Changes} and get it
3284 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3289 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
3290 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
3291 @ref{Changes} and get it
3292 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3297 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3298 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
3299 @ref{Changes} and get it
3300 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3305 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3306 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
3307 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
3312 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
3313 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
3314 read the @ref{Changes}.
3319 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
3320 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
3321 has been updated to 1.8.
3322 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
3327 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3328 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
3329 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
3334 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3335 New website went live!
3340 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
3341 Announced new website.
3346 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
3347 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
3352 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
3353 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
3354 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
3360 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
3361 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
3362 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.