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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
32 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
33 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
34 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
36 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
37 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
38 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
40 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
41 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
47 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
49 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
50 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
52 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
53 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
54 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
61 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
63 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
64 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
65 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
66 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
67 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
68 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
71 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
72 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
77 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
79 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
80 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
81 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
82 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
83 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
89 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
91 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
92 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
93 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
94 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
97 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
98 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
99 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
108 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
109 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
111 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
112 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
113 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
120 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
122 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
123 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
124 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
125 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
126 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
132 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
134 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
135 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
136 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
137 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
140 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
141 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
142 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
149 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
151 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
152 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
153 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
154 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
155 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
156 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
159 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
160 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
167 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
169 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
170 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
171 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
172 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
175 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
176 candidate will be required.
182 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
184 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
185 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
186 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
187 working on open source software.
189 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
190 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
196 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
198 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
199 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
200 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
201 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
204 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
205 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
206 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
213 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
215 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
216 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
217 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
218 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
221 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
222 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
223 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
230 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
232 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
233 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
234 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
235 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
238 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
239 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
249 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
251 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
252 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
253 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
263 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
265 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
266 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
267 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
277 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
279 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
280 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
281 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
288 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
290 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
291 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
292 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
293 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
296 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
297 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
304 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
306 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
307 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
309 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
310 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
311 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
318 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
321 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
323 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
324 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
325 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
332 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
334 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
335 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
336 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
337 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
340 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
341 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
342 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
349 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
351 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
352 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
354 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
355 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
356 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
363 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
365 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
366 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
368 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
369 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
370 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
379 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
380 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
382 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
383 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
384 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
391 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
393 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
394 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
395 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
396 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
397 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
400 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
401 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
408 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
410 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
411 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
413 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
414 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
415 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
418 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
426 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
427 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
429 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
430 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
431 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
438 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
441 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
443 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
444 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
445 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
452 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
454 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
455 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
457 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
458 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
459 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
466 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
468 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
469 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
471 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
472 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
473 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
482 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
483 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
485 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
486 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
487 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
501 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
511 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
513 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
514 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
515 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
524 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
525 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
527 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
528 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
529 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
538 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
539 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
541 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
542 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
543 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
550 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
552 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
553 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
555 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
556 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
557 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
564 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
566 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
567 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
569 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
570 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
571 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
578 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
580 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
581 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
583 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
584 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
585 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
592 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
594 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
601 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
603 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
604 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
605 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
606 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
609 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
610 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
611 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
618 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
620 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
621 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
623 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
624 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
625 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
626 not the next release candidate.
632 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
634 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
635 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
637 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
638 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
639 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
640 next release candidate.
646 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
648 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
649 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
650 support for MacOS X 10.7.
652 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
653 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
654 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
655 next release candidate.
661 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
663 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
664 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
665 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
666 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
669 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
670 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
671 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
678 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
680 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
681 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
683 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
684 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
690 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
693 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
695 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
696 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
704 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
705 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
706 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
714 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
716 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
717 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
719 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
720 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
726 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
728 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
729 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
731 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
732 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
738 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
740 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
741 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
743 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
744 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
750 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
752 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
753 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
755 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
756 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
764 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
765 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
766 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
773 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
774 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
775 usual number of bugs.
777 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
778 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
783 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
785 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
786 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
787 usual number of bugs.
789 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
790 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
796 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
798 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
799 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
800 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
801 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
803 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
804 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
809 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
812 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
813 it much more flexible and easier to control.
816 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
821 A full list of new features is given in:
824 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
827 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
829 Main development team:
831 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
832 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
833 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
834 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
835 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
837 Programming contributors:
839 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
840 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
841 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
842 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
843 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
844 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
848 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
850 Documentation contributors:
852 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
853 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
857 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
858 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
860 Binaries support contributors:
864 Translation contributors:
866 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
867 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
874 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
876 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
877 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
878 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
879 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
882 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
883 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
884 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
893 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
894 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
896 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
897 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
903 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
905 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
906 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
908 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
909 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
915 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
917 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
918 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
920 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
921 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
927 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
929 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
930 article in the May 2011 issue titled
931 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
932 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
933 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
934 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
935 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
942 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
943 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
945 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
946 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
952 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
954 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
955 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
956 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
957 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
960 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
961 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
962 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
969 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
971 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
972 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
973 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
974 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
977 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
978 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
979 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
986 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
988 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
989 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
990 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
991 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
994 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
995 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
996 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1003 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1005 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1006 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1008 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1009 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1015 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1017 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1018 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1019 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1020 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1021 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1027 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1029 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1030 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1031 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1032 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1035 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1036 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1037 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1046 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1047 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1049 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1050 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1057 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1058 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1060 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1061 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1066 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1068 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1069 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1071 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1072 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1078 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1080 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1081 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1083 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1084 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1085 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1091 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1093 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1094 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1095 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1102 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1104 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1105 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1106 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1107 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1110 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1111 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1112 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1122 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1123 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1133 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1134 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1135 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1143 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1145 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1146 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1147 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1148 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1149 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1155 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1157 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1158 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1159 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1160 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1163 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1164 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1165 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1174 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1175 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1176 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1185 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1187 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1188 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1189 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1190 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1193 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1194 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1195 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1196 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1202 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1204 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1205 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1206 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1207 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1210 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1211 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1212 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1213 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1221 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1222 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1223 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1226 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1227 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1228 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1234 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1237 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1238 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1241 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1242 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1243 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1252 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1253 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1256 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1257 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1258 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1264 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1266 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1267 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1268 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1269 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1272 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1273 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1274 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1275 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1284 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1286 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1287 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1288 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1289 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1290 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1291 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1292 read on to find out what for!
1295 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1296 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1303 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1305 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1306 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1307 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1308 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1311 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1312 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1313 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1314 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1321 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1323 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1324 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1325 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1326 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1329 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1330 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1331 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1332 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1339 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1341 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1342 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1343 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1346 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1347 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1348 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1353 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1355 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1356 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1357 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1358 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1359 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1363 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1364 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1371 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1373 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1374 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1375 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1376 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1379 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1380 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1381 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1382 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1384 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1386 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1387 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1388 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1394 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1396 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1397 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1398 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1399 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1402 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1403 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1404 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1405 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1406 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1407 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1413 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1415 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1416 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1417 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1426 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1429 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1430 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1437 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1439 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1440 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1441 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1442 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1443 the bug report of the report!
1446 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1447 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1453 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1456 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1457 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1466 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1467 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1468 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1475 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1477 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1478 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1479 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1480 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1484 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1485 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1493 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1495 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1496 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1497 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1500 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1501 caution and expect breakage.
1506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1509 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1510 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1513 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1514 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1515 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1516 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1523 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1524 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1525 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1531 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1533 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1534 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1535 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1536 improvements to the new website.
1538 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1539 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1541 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1542 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1544 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1550 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1552 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1553 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1554 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1562 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1563 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1571 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1572 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1573 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1581 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1582 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1583 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1588 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1590 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1591 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1592 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1597 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1600 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1601 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1604 This release should be of particular interest to package
1605 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1606 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1607 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1613 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1615 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1616 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1617 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1618 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1621 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1622 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1631 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1632 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1633 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1636 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1637 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1638 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1639 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1640 see the Changes document for more information.
1644 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1646 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1647 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1648 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1653 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1656 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1657 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1658 so this release is intended for developers only.
1662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1664 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1665 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1666 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1671 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1673 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1674 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1679 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1681 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1682 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1683 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1689 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1691 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1692 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1693 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1694 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1695 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1697 What are you waiting for? Come
1698 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1699 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1704 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1706 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1707 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1708 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1712 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1714 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1715 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1716 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1717 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1718 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1723 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1725 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1726 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1727 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1731 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1733 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1734 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1735 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1736 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1743 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1744 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1745 and English names for feta filenames.
1751 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1754 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1755 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1756 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1759 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1760 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1761 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1769 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1770 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1771 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1772 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1774 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1775 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1780 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1782 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1783 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1789 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1791 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1792 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1793 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
1800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
1802 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
1803 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
1804 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
1805 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
1807 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
1808 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
1809 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
1817 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
1819 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
1820 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
1821 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
1822 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
1823 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
1824 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
1825 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
1826 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
1832 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
1834 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
1835 its team, its world, its community.
1836 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
1837 to read the full issue...
1842 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
1844 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
1845 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1846 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
1851 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
1853 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
1854 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
1860 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
1862 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1864 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
1871 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
1873 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
1874 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
1875 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
1876 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
1877 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
1879 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
1880 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
1882 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
1884 @ref{Old downloads}.
1889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
1891 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
1892 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
1893 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
1894 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
1895 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
1896 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
1899 @ref{Old downloads}.
1904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
1906 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
1907 documentation and translations.
1908 @ref{Old downloads}.
1913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
1915 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
1916 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
1917 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
1918 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
1919 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
1921 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
1922 @ref{Old downloads}.
1927 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
1929 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
1930 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
1931 (teaching) has been added.
1933 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
1935 @ref{Old downloads}.
1940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
1942 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
1943 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
1944 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
1945 @ref{Old downloads}.
1950 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
1952 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
1953 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
1954 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
1955 translations of the documentation.
1956 @ref{Old downloads}.
1961 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
1963 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
1964 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
1965 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
1966 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
1967 deceased since then. All the development team express their
1968 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
1969 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
1970 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
1971 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
1973 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
1975 @ref{Old downloads}.
1980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
1982 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
1983 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
1984 markup command names have been made.
1987 @ref{Old downloads}.
1992 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
1994 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
1995 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
1996 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
1997 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
1998 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2001 @ref{Old downloads}.
2006 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2008 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2009 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2011 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2012 @ref{Old downloads}.
2017 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2019 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2020 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2021 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2023 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2024 @ref{Old downloads}.
2029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2031 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2033 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2034 @ref{Old downloads}.
2039 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2041 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2042 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2043 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2045 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2047 @ref{Old downloads}.
2052 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2054 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2055 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2056 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2057 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2059 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2060 @ref{Old downloads}.
2065 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2067 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2068 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2071 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2072 @ref{Old downloads}.
2077 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2079 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2080 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2085 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2087 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2088 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2093 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2095 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2097 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2098 @ref{Old downloads}.
2103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2105 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2106 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2107 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2109 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2110 @ref{Old downloads}.
2115 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2117 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2118 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2123 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2125 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2126 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2133 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2134 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2135 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2137 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2138 @ref{Old downloads}.
2143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2145 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2146 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2148 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2150 @ref{Old downloads}.
2155 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2157 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2158 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2159 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2160 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2161 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2162 announce releases and special events.
2167 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2169 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2170 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2171 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2178 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2179 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2180 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2181 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2182 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2185 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2187 @ref{Old downloads}.
2192 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2194 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2195 names has been added to the MusicXML
2198 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2199 @ref{Old downloads}.
2204 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2206 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2211 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2213 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2214 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2215 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2218 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2219 @ref{Old downloads}.
2224 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2226 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2229 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2230 @ref{Old downloads}.
2235 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2237 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2238 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2239 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2240 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2241 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2242 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2248 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2250 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2251 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2252 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2254 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2255 @ref{Old downloads}.
2260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2262 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2263 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2268 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2270 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2271 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2272 Grand Documentation Project.
2274 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2275 @ref{Old downloads}.
2280 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2282 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2284 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2285 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2286 @ref{Old downloads}.
2291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2293 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2295 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2296 @ref{Old downloads}.
2301 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2303 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2304 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2306 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2307 @ref{Old downloads}.
2312 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2314 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2315 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2316 for the translations.
2318 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2319 @ref{Old downloads}.
2324 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2326 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2327 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2328 and lots of updates for the translations.
2330 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2331 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2332 @ref{Old downloads}.
2337 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2339 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2340 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2341 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2342 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2348 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2349 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2350 spacing engine code.
2352 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2353 @ref{Old downloads}.
2358 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2360 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2361 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2363 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2364 @ref{Old downloads}.
2369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2371 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2372 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2374 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2375 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2376 @ref{Old downloads}.
2381 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2382 This has lots of bugfixes.
2384 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2385 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2386 @ref{Old downloads}.
2391 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2392 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2393 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2394 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2399 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2400 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2402 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2404 @ref{Old downloads}.
2409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2410 This release has some documentation updates.
2412 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2414 @ref{Old downloads}.
2419 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2420 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2421 disponibles en ligne ---
2422 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2423 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2424 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2425 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2431 This release fixes many bugs.
2433 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2434 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2436 @ref{Old downloads}.
2441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2442 This release fixes many bugs.
2444 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2445 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2447 @ref{Old downloads}.
2452 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2453 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2454 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2456 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2458 @ref{Old downloads}.
2463 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2464 This release fixes still more bugs.
2466 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2468 @ref{Old downloads}.
2473 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2474 This release fixes many bugs.
2475 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2476 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2478 @ref{Old downloads})
2483 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2484 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2485 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2486 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2488 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2489 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2491 @ref{Old downloads}.
2496 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2497 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2498 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2500 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2507 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2508 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2509 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2511 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2513 @ref{Old downloads}.
2518 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2519 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2520 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2522 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2524 @ref{Old downloads}.
2529 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2530 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2533 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2535 @ref{Old downloads}.
2540 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2541 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2543 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2545 @ref{Old downloads}.
2550 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2551 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2552 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2553 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2555 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2557 @ref{Old downloads}.
2562 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2563 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2564 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2565 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2566 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2567 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2569 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2571 @ref{Old downloads}.
2576 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2577 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2578 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2581 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2583 @ref{Old downloads}.
2588 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2589 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2590 further improvements in the regression test suite
2594 @ref{Old downloads}.
2599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2600 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2604 @ref{Old downloads}.
2609 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2610 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2615 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2616 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2622 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2626 @ref{Old downloads}.
2631 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2632 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2633 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2637 @ref{Old downloads}.
2642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2643 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2647 @ref{Old downloads}.
2652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2653 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2658 @ref{Old downloads}.
2663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2664 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2668 @ref{Old downloads}.
2673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2674 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2675 within a system as well as between systems.
2679 @ref{Old downloads}.
2684 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2685 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2686 test results} and several website build improvements.
2690 @ref{Old downloads}.
2695 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2696 This release fixes several bugs.
2699 @ref{Old downloads}.
2704 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2705 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2710 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2711 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2712 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2713 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2714 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2719 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2720 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2724 @ref{Old downloads}.
2729 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2730 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2733 @ref{Old downloads}.
2738 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2739 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2743 @ref{Old downloads}.
2748 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2749 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2752 @ref{Old downloads}.
2757 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2758 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2764 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2765 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2770 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2771 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2772 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2777 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2778 This release has many more bugfixes.
2781 @ref{Old downloads}.
2786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2787 This release has many more bugfixes.
2790 @ref{Old downloads}.
2795 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2796 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
2801 @ref{Old downloads}.
2806 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
2807 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
2808 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
2809 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
2810 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
2811 (@ref{Publications}).
2816 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
2817 This release has further bugfixes.
2820 @ref{Old downloads}.
2825 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
2826 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
2827 available for x86/64.
2830 @ref{Old downloads}.
2835 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
2836 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
2837 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2838 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
2839 @ref{Old downloads})
2844 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
2845 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
2846 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2851 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
2852 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
2858 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
2864 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
2870 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
2871 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
2877 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
2878 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
2879 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
2885 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2890 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
2891 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
2892 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
2897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
2898 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
2899 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
2900 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
2901 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2906 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
2907 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
2908 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
2914 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
2915 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
2916 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2921 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
2922 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
2923 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
2924 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2930 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
2932 @ref{Old downloads})
2937 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2938 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
2940 @ref{Old downloads})
2945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
2946 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
2947 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2949 @ref{Old downloads})
2954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2955 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
2956 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2957 (@ref{Old downloads})
2962 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2963 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
2964 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
2965 glory} what features are broken in the development release
2970 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
2971 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
2972 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
2973 the development releases even better
2978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
2980 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
2981 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
2982 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2987 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
2988 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
2989 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
2990 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
2991 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
2992 esthetics}. Happy reading!
2997 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
2998 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
2999 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3001 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3006 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3007 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3008 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3009 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3010 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3016 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3017 (@ref{Old downloads})
3022 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3023 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3024 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3025 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3026 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3027 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3032 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3033 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3034 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3035 (@ref{Publications})
3040 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3041 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3042 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3048 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3049 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3050 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3055 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3056 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3057 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3062 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3063 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3064 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3069 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3070 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3071 released. (@ref{Changes},
3072 @ref{Old downloads})
3077 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3078 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3079 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3080 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3081 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3082 multi-measure rests.
3084 @ref{Old downloads})
3089 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3090 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3092 @ref{Old downloads})
3097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3098 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3099 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3100 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3101 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3102 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3103 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3104 @ref{Old downloads})
3109 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3110 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3111 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3112 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3113 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3114 @ref{Old downloads})
3119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3120 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3121 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3122 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3123 the endings and the middle
3124 part. (@ref{Changes},
3125 @ref{Old downloads})
3130 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3131 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3132 parenthesized, for example,
3135 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3136 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3140 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3141 @ref{Old downloads})
3146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3147 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3148 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3158 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3159 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3160 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3161 @ref{Old downloads})
3166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3167 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3168 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3169 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3170 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3171 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3172 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3174 @ref{Old downloads})
3179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3180 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3181 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3182 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3183 @ref{Old downloads})
3188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3189 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3190 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3191 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3192 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3193 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3194 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3195 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3196 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3197 @ref{Old downloads})
3202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3203 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3204 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3205 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3206 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3207 @ref{Old downloads})
3212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3214 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3215 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3216 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3222 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3223 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3224 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3225 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3231 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3232 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3234 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3236 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3238 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3244 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3245 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3246 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3247 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3248 @ref{Old downloads})
3253 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3254 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3255 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3256 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3257 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3260 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3261 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3262 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3263 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3268 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3269 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3270 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3271 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3272 page. Let us know how you fare!
3277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3278 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3279 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3280 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3281 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3282 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3283 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3284 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3285 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3287 @ref{Old downloads})
3292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3293 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3294 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3295 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3296 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3297 @ref{Old downloads})
3302 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3303 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3304 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3305 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3306 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3307 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3308 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3309 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3310 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3311 @ref{Old downloads})
3316 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3317 This release has the following new features:
3320 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3321 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3322 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3324 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3325 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3326 and Bertalan Fodor).
3328 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3329 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3332 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3333 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3334 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3338 @ref{Old downloads})
3343 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3344 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3345 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3346 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3347 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3348 van den Borre and Bertalan
3349 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3350 @ref{Old downloads})
3355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3356 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3357 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3358 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3364 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3365 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3366 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3367 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3368 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3370 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3371 @ref{Old downloads})
3376 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3377 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3378 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3384 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3385 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3386 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3387 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3388 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3389 @ref{Old downloads})
3394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3395 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3396 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3397 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3398 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3399 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3400 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3401 @ref{Old downloads})
3406 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3407 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3408 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3409 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3410 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3411 @ref{Old downloads})
3416 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3417 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3418 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3419 @ref{Old downloads})
3424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3425 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3426 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3427 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3428 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3429 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3430 @ref{Old downloads})
3435 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3436 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3437 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3438 that compute said property, i.e.
3441 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3442 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3445 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3446 @ref{Old downloads})
3451 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3452 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3453 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3454 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3455 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3456 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3457 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3458 users. (@ref{Changes},
3459 @ref{Old downloads})
3464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3465 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3466 series. (@ref{Changes},
3467 @ref{Old downloads})
3472 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3473 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3474 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3475 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3476 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3477 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3478 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3479 sponsored by Nicolas
3480 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3481 @ref{Old downloads})
3486 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3487 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3488 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3489 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3490 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3491 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3492 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3493 @ref{Old downloads})
3498 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3499 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3500 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3501 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3502 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3503 @ref{Old downloads})
3508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3509 This is mainly a bugfix
3510 release. (@ref{Changes},
3511 @ref{Old downloads})
3516 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3517 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3518 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3519 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3520 la gravure musicale}.
3525 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3526 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3527 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3528 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3529 @ref{Old downloads})
3534 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3535 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3536 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3537 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3538 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3539 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3544 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3545 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3546 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3547 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3548 @ref{Old downloads})
3553 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3554 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3555 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3556 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3557 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3558 @ref{Old downloads})
3563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3564 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3565 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3566 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3567 @ref{Old downloads})
3572 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3573 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3574 for a note is proportional to the time it
3575 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3576 @ref{Old downloads})
3581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3582 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3583 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3588 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3589 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3590 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3591 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3593 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3594 @ref{Old downloads})
3599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3600 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3601 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3602 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3604 @ref{Old downloads})
3609 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3610 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3611 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3612 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3613 @ref{Old downloads})
3618 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3619 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3621 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3622 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3623 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3624 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3625 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3630 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3631 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3632 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3633 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3639 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3640 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3641 @ref{Old downloads})
3646 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3647 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3648 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3649 @ref{Old downloads})
3654 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3655 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3656 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3657 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3658 (@ref{Old downloads})
3663 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3664 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3665 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3666 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3671 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3672 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3673 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3674 better help functionality.
3675 (@ref{Old downloads})
3680 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3681 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3682 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3683 compile them directly from
3684 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3689 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3690 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3691 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3696 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3697 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3698 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3699 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3704 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3705 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3706 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3707 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3708 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3713 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3714 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3715 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3720 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3721 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3726 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3727 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3728 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3733 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3734 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3735 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3736 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3737 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3742 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3743 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3744 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3745 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3746 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3747 @ref{Old downloads})
3752 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3754 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3755 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3757 (@ref{Old downloads})
3762 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3763 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3764 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3765 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3766 signatures like 5/8.
3768 @ref{Old downloads})
3773 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3774 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3775 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3776 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3777 More details are in the
3779 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3784 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3785 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3786 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3787 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3788 Scheme code. Take a look at
3790 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3795 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3796 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3797 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3798 place. @ref{Old downloads}
3803 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
3804 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
3805 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
3806 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
3811 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
3812 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
3813 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
3819 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
3820 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
3821 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
3822 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
3823 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3824 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3829 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3830 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
3831 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
3832 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
3833 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
3834 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
3836 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3841 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3842 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
3843 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
3849 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3850 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
3851 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
3852 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
3853 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
3859 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3860 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
3861 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}.
3862 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3863 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3868 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
3869 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
3870 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
3871 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
3872 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
3877 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
3878 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
3879 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
3880 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
3881 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
3883 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3888 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
3889 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
3890 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
3891 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
3892 @ref{Old downloads}!
3897 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
3898 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
3899 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
3900 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
3906 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
3907 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
3908 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
3914 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
3915 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
3916 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
3917 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
3919 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
3921 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
3926 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
3927 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
3928 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
3929 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
3930 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
3931 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
3932 font code by Werner.
3934 and check out the changes in
3935 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3940 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
3941 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
3942 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
3943 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
3944 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
3945 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
3946 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
3947 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
3948 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
3949 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
3952 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}.
3957 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
3958 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
3959 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
3960 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
3961 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
3963 and check out the changes in
3964 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3969 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
3970 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
3971 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
3972 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
3973 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
3974 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
3977 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}.
3982 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
3983 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
3984 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
3985 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
3986 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
3987 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
3988 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
3989 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
3990 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
3994 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}.
3999 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4000 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4001 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4002 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4003 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4004 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4006 and check out the changes in
4007 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4012 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4013 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4014 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4015 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4016 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4017 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4018 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4019 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4020 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4023 and check out the changes in
4024 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4029 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4030 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4031 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4032 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4033 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4034 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4037 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4040 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4041 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4042 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4043 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4044 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4047 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}.
4052 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4053 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4054 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4060 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4061 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4062 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4064 and check out the changes in
4065 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4070 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4071 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4072 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4073 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4074 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4081 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4082 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4083 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4084 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4086 and check out the changes in
4087 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4092 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4093 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4094 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4095 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4096 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4098 and check out the changes in
4099 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4104 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4105 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4106 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4107 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4109 and check out the changes in
4110 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4115 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4116 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4117 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4118 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4120 and check out the changes in
4121 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4126 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4127 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4128 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4129 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4133 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}.
4138 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4139 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4140 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4141 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4145 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}.
4150 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4151 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4152 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4153 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4154 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4155 in the documentation.
4157 and check out the changes in
4158 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4163 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4164 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4165 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4166 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4167 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4172 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4173 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4175 and check out the changes
4176 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4181 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4182 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4183 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4184 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4185 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4186 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4187 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4190 and check out the changes in
4191 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4196 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4197 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4198 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4199 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4200 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4201 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4202 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4203 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4204 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4205 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4206 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4207 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4208 will hold users back in switching.
4210 and check out the changes in
4211 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4216 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4217 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4218 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4219 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4220 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4221 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4222 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4224 and check out the changes in
4225 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4230 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4231 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4232 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4233 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4234 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4235 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4239 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}.
4244 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4245 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4246 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4247 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4248 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4249 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4250 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4251 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4252 chapter of the user manual.
4253 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4258 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4259 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4260 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4261 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4262 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4263 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4264 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4268 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}.
4273 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4274 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4275 disappearing metronome mark.
4277 and check out the changes in
4278 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}.
4283 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4284 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4285 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4286 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4287 `doubleSlurs' property.
4289 and check out the changes in
4290 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4295 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4296 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4297 annoying bugs fixed.
4300 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}.
4305 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4306 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4307 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4308 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4309 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4310 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4311 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4314 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4315 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4317 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4318 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4323 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}.
4328 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4329 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4330 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4331 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4332 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4333 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4334 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4335 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4336 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4337 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4338 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4341 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}.
4346 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4347 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4348 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4349 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4350 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4353 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}.
4358 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4359 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4360 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4361 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4362 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4363 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4364 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4365 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4366 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4367 beat within the measure.
4369 and check out the changes in
4370 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4375 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4376 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4380 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}.
4385 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4386 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4392 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4393 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4394 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4395 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4396 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4398 and check out the changes
4399 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4404 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4405 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4409 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}.
4414 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4415 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4416 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4417 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4418 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4419 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4420 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4421 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}
4423 @ref{Old downloads}.
4428 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4429 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4430 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
4431 @ref{Old downloads}.
4436 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4437 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4438 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4439 @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}
4441 @ref{Old downloads}.
4446 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4447 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4448 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4449 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}
4451 @ref{Old downloads}.
4456 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4457 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4458 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}
4459 or head straight to the
4460 @ref{Old downloads}.
4465 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4466 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4467 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4468 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4469 @ref{Old downloads}.
4474 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4475 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4476 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4477 @ref{Old downloads}.
4482 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4483 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4485 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4486 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4487 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4488 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4489 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4494 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4495 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4496 @ref{Old downloads}.
4501 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4502 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4503 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4509 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4510 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4511 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4512 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4513 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4514 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4515 @ref{Old downloads}.
4520 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4521 A French article on the new LilyPond
4522 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4527 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4528 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4529 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4535 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4536 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4537 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4538 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4539 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4540 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4541 @ref{Old downloads}.
4546 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4547 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4548 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4549 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4550 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4552 @ref{Old downloads}.
4557 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4558 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4560 @ref{Old downloads}.
4565 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4566 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4567 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4568 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4575 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4576 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4577 @ref{Old downloads}.
4582 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4583 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4590 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4591 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4592 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4593 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4595 @ref{Old downloads}.
4600 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4601 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4602 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4603 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4606 @ref{Old downloads}.
4611 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4613 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4614 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4620 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4621 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4623 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4624 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4625 authors of LilyPond.
4630 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4631 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4632 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4635 @ref{Old downloads}.
4640 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4641 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4642 experimental support for producing titles with
4648 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4649 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4650 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4651 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4653 @ref{Old downloads}.
4658 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4659 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4660 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4661 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4663 @ref{Old downloads}.
4668 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4669 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4670 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4671 produce cue notes. More information in the
4678 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4679 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4680 for altering accidental rules.
4686 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4687 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4688 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4689 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4690 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4691 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4692 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4693 More information in the
4700 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4701 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4702 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4703 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4710 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4711 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4712 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4713 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4714 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4721 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4722 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4723 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4724 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4725 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4726 More information in the
4733 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4734 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4735 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4736 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4737 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4738 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4739 More information in the
4746 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4747 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4748 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4749 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4757 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4758 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4759 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4760 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4767 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4768 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4769 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4770 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4771 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4780 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4781 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4782 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4785 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4790 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4792 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4793 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4794 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4797 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4802 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4803 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
4804 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
4805 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
4806 access, but only HTTP downloads.
4811 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4812 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
4813 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
4814 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
4815 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
4821 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
4822 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
4823 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
4825 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4830 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
4831 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
4832 available for Windows! For downloading, go
4833 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
4838 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
4839 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
4840 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
4841 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
4843 More information in the
4844 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4849 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
4850 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
4851 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
4853 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4858 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
4859 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
4860 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
4861 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
4863 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4868 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
4869 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
4870 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
4871 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
4872 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
4873 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
4874 individual music expressions.
4875 More information in the
4876 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4881 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
4882 An update to the stable branch,
4883 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
4884 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
4889 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
4890 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
4891 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
4892 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
4893 More information in the
4894 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4899 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
4900 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
4902 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
4903 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4908 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
4909 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
4910 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
4911 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
4912 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4917 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
4918 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
4919 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
4920 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
4921 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4926 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
4927 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
4928 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
4929 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
4930 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
4931 to implement this are welcome!) See the
4932 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4937 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
4938 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
4939 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
4940 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
4942 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4947 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
4948 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
4949 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
4950 Han-Wen's absence. See the
4951 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4956 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4957 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
4959 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4964 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4965 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
4967 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
4968 thanks to Heikki Junes.
4973 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
4974 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
4975 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
4976 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
4981 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
4982 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
4989 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
4990 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
4992 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
4993 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
4998 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
4999 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5000 contains minor bugfixes.
5001 See the @ref{Changes}
5002 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5007 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5008 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5009 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5010 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5016 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5017 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5018 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5019 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5020 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5021 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5026 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5027 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5028 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5029 the @ref{Changes} and
5030 download @uref{install/,here}.
5035 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5036 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5037 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5038 the @ref{Changes} and
5039 download @uref{install/,here}.
5044 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5045 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5046 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5047 the @ref{Changes} and
5048 download @uref{install/,here}.
5053 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5054 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5055 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5061 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5062 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5063 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5069 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5070 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5071 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5072 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5073 will be available in a few weeks.
5079 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5080 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5081 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5087 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5088 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5089 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5095 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5096 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5097 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5098 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5104 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5105 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5106 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5111 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5112 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5113 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5114 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5115 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5120 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5121 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5122 @ref{Changes} and get it
5123 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5128 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5129 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5130 @ref{Changes} and get it
5131 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5136 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5137 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5138 @ref{Changes} and get it
5139 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5144 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5145 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5146 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5151 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5152 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5153 read the @ref{Changes}.
5158 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5159 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5160 has been updated to 1.8.
5161 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5166 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5167 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5168 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5173 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5174 New website went live!
5179 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5180 Announced new website.
5185 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5186 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5191 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5192 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5193 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5199 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5200 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5201 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.