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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
80 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
87 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
88 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
93 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
95 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
96 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
97 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
98 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
99 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
105 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
107 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
108 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
109 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
110 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
111 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
117 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
119 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
120 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
121 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
122 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
123 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
129 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
132 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
133 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
134 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
135 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
141 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
143 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
144 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
145 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
146 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
147 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
153 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
156 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
157 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
158 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
159 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
165 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
168 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
169 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
170 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
171 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
177 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
180 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
181 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
182 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
183 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
189 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
192 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
193 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
194 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
195 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
201 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
204 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
205 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
206 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
207 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
213 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
216 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
217 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
218 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
219 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
224 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
226 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
227 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
228 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
229 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
230 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
235 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
237 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
238 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
239 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
240 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
241 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
248 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
249 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
250 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
251 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
252 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
254 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
255 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
260 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
263 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
264 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
265 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
266 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
271 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
273 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
274 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
275 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
276 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
277 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
285 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
286 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
288 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
293 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
295 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
296 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
297 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
298 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
299 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
300 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
301 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
302 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
307 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
309 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
310 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
311 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
312 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
313 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
314 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
315 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
316 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
321 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
323 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
324 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
325 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
326 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
327 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
328 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
329 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
330 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
336 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
338 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
339 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
340 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
341 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
342 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
347 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
349 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
350 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
351 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
352 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
353 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
358 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
360 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
361 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
362 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
363 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
364 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
369 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
371 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
372 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
373 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
374 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
375 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
380 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
382 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
383 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
384 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
385 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
386 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
391 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
393 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
394 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
395 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
396 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
397 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
406 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
408 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
413 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
415 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
416 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
417 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
418 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
419 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
421 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
422 with positioning text.
427 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
429 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
430 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
431 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
432 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
433 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
438 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
441 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
442 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
443 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
444 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
449 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
453 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
454 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
455 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
460 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
462 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
463 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
464 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
465 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
466 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
471 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
474 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
475 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
476 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
477 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
482 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
486 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
487 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
488 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
493 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
495 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
496 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
497 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
498 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
499 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
504 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
506 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
507 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
508 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
509 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
510 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
511 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
516 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
518 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
519 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
520 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
521 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
522 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
527 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
530 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
531 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
532 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
533 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
538 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
540 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
541 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
542 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
543 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
544 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
549 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
552 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
553 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
555 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
560 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
562 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
563 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
564 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
565 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
566 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
571 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
574 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
575 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
576 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
577 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
582 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
585 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
586 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
587 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
588 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
594 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
596 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
597 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
598 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
602 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
604 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
605 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
606 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
607 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
608 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
613 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
615 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
616 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
617 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
618 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
619 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
624 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
626 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
627 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
628 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
629 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
634 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
636 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
637 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
638 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
639 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
644 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
646 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
647 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
648 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
649 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
654 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
656 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
657 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
658 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
659 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
665 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
668 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
669 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
670 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
675 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
677 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
678 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
679 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
680 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
682 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
683 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
687 Support for kievan square notation
689 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
691 Music functions have become quite more versatile
694 A full list of new features is given in:
697 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
700 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
702 Main development team:
704 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
705 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
706 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
707 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
708 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
711 Programming contributors:
713 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
714 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
715 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
716 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
718 Documentation contributors:
720 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
724 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
729 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
731 Translation contributors:
733 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
738 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
740 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
741 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
742 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
744 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
745 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
746 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
748 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
749 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
755 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
757 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
758 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
760 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
761 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
762 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
769 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
771 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
772 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
773 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
774 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
775 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
776 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
779 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
780 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
785 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
787 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
788 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
789 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
790 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
791 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
797 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
799 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
800 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
801 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
802 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
805 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
806 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
807 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
814 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
816 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
817 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
819 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
820 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
821 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
828 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
830 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
831 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
832 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
833 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
834 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
840 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
842 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
843 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
844 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
845 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
848 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
849 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
850 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
857 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
859 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
860 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
861 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
862 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
863 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
864 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
867 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
868 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
875 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
877 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
878 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
879 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
880 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
883 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
884 candidate will be required.
890 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
892 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
893 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
894 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
895 working on open source software.
897 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
898 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
904 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
906 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
907 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
908 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
909 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
912 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
913 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
914 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
921 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
923 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
924 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
925 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
926 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
929 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
930 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
931 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
938 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
940 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
941 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
942 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
943 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
946 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
947 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
954 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
956 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
957 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
959 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
960 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
961 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
968 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
970 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
971 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
973 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
974 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
975 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
982 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
984 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
985 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
987 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
988 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
989 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
996 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
998 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
999 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1000 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1001 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1004 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1005 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1012 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1014 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1015 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1017 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1018 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1019 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1026 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1028 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1029 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1031 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1032 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1033 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1040 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1042 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1043 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1044 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1045 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1048 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1049 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1050 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1057 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1059 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1060 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1062 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1063 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1064 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1071 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1073 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1074 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1076 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1077 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1078 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1085 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1087 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1088 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1090 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1091 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1092 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1099 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1101 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1102 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1103 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1104 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1105 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1108 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1109 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1116 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1118 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1119 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1121 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1122 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1123 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1126 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1132 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1134 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1135 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1137 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1138 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1139 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1146 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1148 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1149 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1151 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1152 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1153 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1160 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1162 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1163 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1165 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1166 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1167 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1174 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1177 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1179 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1180 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1181 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1188 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1191 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1193 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1194 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1195 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1202 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1204 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1205 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1207 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1208 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1209 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1216 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1218 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1219 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1221 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1222 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1223 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1230 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1235 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1236 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1237 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1244 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1246 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1247 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1249 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1250 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1251 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1258 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1261 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1263 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1264 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1265 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1272 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1274 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1275 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1277 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1278 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1279 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1286 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1288 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1289 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1291 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1292 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1293 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1300 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1302 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1303 Critical regression.
1309 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1311 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1312 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1313 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1314 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1317 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1318 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1319 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1326 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1328 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1329 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1331 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1332 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1333 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1334 not the next release candidate.
1340 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1343 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1345 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1346 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1347 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1348 next release candidate.
1354 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1357 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1358 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1360 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1361 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1362 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1363 next release candidate.
1369 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1371 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1372 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1373 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1374 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1377 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1378 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1379 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1386 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1388 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1389 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1391 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1392 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1398 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1400 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1401 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1403 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1404 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1410 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1412 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1413 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1414 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1422 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1424 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1425 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1427 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1428 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1434 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1437 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1439 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1440 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1446 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1451 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1452 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1458 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1461 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1463 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1464 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1470 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1473 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1474 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1479 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1481 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1482 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1483 usual number of bugs.
1485 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1486 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1491 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1493 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1494 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1495 usual number of bugs.
1497 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1498 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1504 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1506 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1507 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1508 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1509 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1511 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1512 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1517 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1520 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1521 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1524 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1529 A full list of new features is given in:
1532 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1535 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1537 Main development team:
1539 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1540 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1541 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1542 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1543 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1545 Programming contributors:
1547 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1548 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1549 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1550 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1551 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1552 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1556 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1558 Documentation contributors:
1560 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1561 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1565 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1566 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1568 Binaries support contributors:
1572 Translation contributors:
1574 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1575 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1582 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1584 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1585 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1586 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1587 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1590 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1591 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1592 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1599 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1601 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1602 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1604 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1605 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1611 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1614 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1616 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1617 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1623 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1625 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1626 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1628 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1629 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1635 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1637 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1638 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1639 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1640 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1641 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1642 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1643 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1648 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1653 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1654 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1660 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1662 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1663 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1664 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1665 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1668 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1669 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1670 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1677 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1679 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1680 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1681 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1682 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1685 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1686 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1687 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1694 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1696 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1697 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1698 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1699 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1702 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1703 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1704 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1711 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1713 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1714 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1716 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1717 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1723 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1725 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1726 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1727 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1728 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1729 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1735 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1737 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1738 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1739 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1740 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1743 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1744 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1745 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1752 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1754 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1755 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1757 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1758 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1763 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1765 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1766 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1768 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1769 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1774 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1776 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1777 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1779 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1780 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1786 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1789 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1791 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1792 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1793 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1799 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1801 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1802 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1803 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1810 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1812 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1813 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1814 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1815 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1818 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1819 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1820 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1827 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1829 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1830 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1831 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1839 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1841 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1842 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1843 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1851 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1853 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1854 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1855 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1856 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1857 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1863 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1865 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1866 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1867 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1868 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1871 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1872 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1873 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1880 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1882 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1883 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1884 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1893 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1895 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1896 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1897 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1898 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1901 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1902 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1903 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1904 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1910 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1912 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1913 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1914 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1915 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1918 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1919 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1920 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1921 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1927 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1929 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1930 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1931 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1934 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1935 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1936 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1942 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1944 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1945 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1946 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1949 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1950 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1951 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1957 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1959 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1960 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1961 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1964 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1965 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1966 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1972 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1974 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1975 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1976 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1977 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1980 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1981 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1982 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1983 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1992 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1994 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1995 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1996 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1997 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1998 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1999 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2000 read on to find out what for!
2003 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2004 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2011 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2013 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2014 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2015 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2016 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2019 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2020 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2021 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2022 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2029 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2031 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2032 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2033 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2034 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2037 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2038 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2039 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2040 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2047 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2049 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2050 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2051 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2054 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2055 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2056 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2061 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2063 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2064 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2065 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2066 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2067 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2071 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2072 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2079 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2081 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2082 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2083 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2084 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2087 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2088 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2089 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2090 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2092 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2094 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2095 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2096 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2102 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2104 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2105 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2106 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2107 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2110 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2111 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2112 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2113 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2114 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2115 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2121 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2124 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2125 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2134 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2136 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2137 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2138 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2145 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2147 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2148 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2149 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2150 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2151 the bug report of the report!
2154 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2155 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2161 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2163 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2164 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2165 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2172 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2174 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2175 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2176 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2183 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2185 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2186 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2187 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2188 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2192 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2193 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2201 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2204 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2205 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2208 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2209 caution and expect breakage.
2214 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2216 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2217 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2218 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2221 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2222 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2223 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2224 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2229 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2231 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2232 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2233 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2239 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2241 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2242 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2243 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2244 improvements to the new website.
2246 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2247 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2249 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2250 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2252 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2258 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2261 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2262 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2267 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2269 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2270 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2271 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2277 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2279 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2280 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2281 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2287 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2289 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2290 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2291 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2296 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2299 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2300 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2305 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2307 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2308 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2309 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2312 This release should be of particular interest to package
2313 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2314 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2315 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2321 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2323 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2324 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2325 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2326 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2329 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2330 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2337 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2339 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2340 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2341 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2344 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2345 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2346 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2347 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2348 see the Changes document for more information.
2352 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2354 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2355 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2356 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2361 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2363 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2364 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2365 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2366 so this release is intended for developers only.
2370 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2372 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2373 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2374 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2379 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2381 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2382 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2387 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2389 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2390 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2391 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2397 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2399 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2400 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2401 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2402 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2403 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2405 What are you waiting for? Come
2406 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2407 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2412 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2414 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2415 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2416 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2420 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2422 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2423 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2424 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2425 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2426 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2431 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2433 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2434 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2435 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2439 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2441 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2442 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2443 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2444 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2448 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2450 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2451 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2452 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2453 and English names for feta filenames.
2459 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2461 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2462 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2463 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2464 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2467 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2468 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2469 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2475 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2477 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2478 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2479 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2480 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2482 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2483 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2488 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2490 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2491 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2497 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2499 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2500 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2501 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2508 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2510 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2511 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2512 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2513 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2515 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2516 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2517 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2525 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2527 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2528 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2529 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2530 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2531 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2532 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2533 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2534 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2540 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2542 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2543 its team, its world, its community.
2544 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2545 to read the full issue...
2550 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2552 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2553 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2554 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2559 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2561 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2562 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2568 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2570 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2572 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2579 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2581 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2582 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2583 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2584 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2585 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2587 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2588 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2590 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2592 @ref{Old downloads}.
2597 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2599 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2600 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2601 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2602 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2603 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2604 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2607 @ref{Old downloads}.
2612 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2614 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2615 documentation and translations.
2616 @ref{Old downloads}.
2621 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2623 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2624 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2625 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2626 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2627 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2629 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2630 @ref{Old downloads}.
2635 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2637 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2638 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2639 (teaching) has been added.
2641 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2643 @ref{Old downloads}.
2648 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2650 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2651 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2652 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2653 @ref{Old downloads}.
2658 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2660 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2661 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2662 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2663 translations of the documentation.
2664 @ref{Old downloads}.
2669 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2671 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2672 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2673 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2674 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2675 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2676 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2677 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2678 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2679 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2681 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2683 @ref{Old downloads}.
2688 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2690 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2691 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2692 markup command names have been made.
2695 @ref{Old downloads}.
2700 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2702 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2703 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2704 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2705 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2706 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2709 @ref{Old downloads}.
2714 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2716 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2717 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2719 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2720 @ref{Old downloads}.
2725 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2727 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2728 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2729 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2731 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2732 @ref{Old downloads}.
2737 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2739 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2741 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2742 @ref{Old downloads}.
2747 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2749 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2750 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2751 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2753 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2755 @ref{Old downloads}.
2760 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2762 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2763 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2764 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2765 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2767 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2768 @ref{Old downloads}.
2773 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2775 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2776 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2779 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2780 @ref{Old downloads}.
2785 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2787 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2788 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2793 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2795 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2796 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2801 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2803 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2805 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2806 @ref{Old downloads}.
2811 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2813 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2814 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2815 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2817 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2818 @ref{Old downloads}.
2823 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2825 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2826 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2831 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2833 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2834 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2839 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2841 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2842 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2843 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2845 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2846 @ref{Old downloads}.
2851 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2853 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2854 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2856 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2858 @ref{Old downloads}.
2863 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2865 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2866 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2867 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2868 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2869 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2870 announce releases and special events.
2875 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2877 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2878 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2879 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2884 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2886 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2887 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2888 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2889 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2890 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2893 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2895 @ref{Old downloads}.
2900 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2902 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2903 names has been added to the MusicXML
2906 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2907 @ref{Old downloads}.
2912 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2914 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2919 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2921 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2922 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2923 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2926 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2927 @ref{Old downloads}.
2932 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2934 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2937 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2938 @ref{Old downloads}.
2943 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2945 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2946 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2947 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2948 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2949 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2950 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2956 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2958 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2959 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2960 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2962 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2963 @ref{Old downloads}.
2968 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2970 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2971 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2976 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2978 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2979 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2980 Grand Documentation Project.
2982 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2983 @ref{Old downloads}.
2988 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2990 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2992 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2993 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2994 @ref{Old downloads}.
2999 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3001 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3003 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3004 @ref{Old downloads}.
3009 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3011 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3012 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3014 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3022 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3023 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3024 for the translations.
3026 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3027 @ref{Old downloads}.
3032 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3034 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3035 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3036 and lots of updates for the translations.
3038 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3039 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3040 @ref{Old downloads}.
3045 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3047 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3048 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3049 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3050 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3055 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3056 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3057 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3058 spacing engine code.
3060 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3061 @ref{Old downloads}.
3066 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3068 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3069 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3071 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3072 @ref{Old downloads}.
3077 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3079 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3080 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3082 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3083 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3084 @ref{Old downloads}.
3089 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3090 This has lots of bugfixes.
3092 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3093 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3094 @ref{Old downloads}.
3099 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3100 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3101 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3102 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3107 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3108 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3110 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3112 @ref{Old downloads}.
3117 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3118 This release has some documentation updates.
3120 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3122 @ref{Old downloads}.
3127 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3128 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3129 disponibles en ligne ---
3130 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3131 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3132 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3133 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3138 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3139 This release fixes many bugs.
3141 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3142 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3144 @ref{Old downloads}.
3149 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3150 This release fixes many bugs.
3152 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3153 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3155 @ref{Old downloads}.
3160 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3161 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3162 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3164 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3166 @ref{Old downloads}.
3171 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3172 This release fixes still more bugs.
3174 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3176 @ref{Old downloads}.
3181 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3182 This release fixes many bugs.
3183 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3184 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3186 @ref{Old downloads})
3191 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3192 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3193 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3194 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3196 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3197 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3199 @ref{Old downloads}.
3204 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3205 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3206 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3208 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3215 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3216 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3217 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3219 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3221 @ref{Old downloads}.
3226 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3227 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3228 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3230 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3232 @ref{Old downloads}.
3237 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3238 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3241 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3243 @ref{Old downloads}.
3248 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3249 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3251 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3253 @ref{Old downloads}.
3258 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3259 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3260 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3261 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3263 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3265 @ref{Old downloads}.
3270 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3271 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3272 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3273 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3274 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3275 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3277 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3279 @ref{Old downloads}.
3284 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3285 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3286 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3289 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3291 @ref{Old downloads}.
3296 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3297 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3298 further improvements in the regression test suite
3302 @ref{Old downloads}.
3307 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3308 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3312 @ref{Old downloads}.
3317 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3318 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3323 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3324 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3329 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3330 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3334 @ref{Old downloads}.
3339 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3340 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3341 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3345 @ref{Old downloads}.
3350 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3351 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3355 @ref{Old downloads}.
3360 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3361 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3366 @ref{Old downloads}.
3371 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3372 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3376 @ref{Old downloads}.
3381 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3382 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3383 within a system as well as between systems.
3387 @ref{Old downloads}.
3392 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3393 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3394 test results} and several website build improvements.
3398 @ref{Old downloads}.
3403 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3404 This release fixes several bugs.
3407 @ref{Old downloads}.
3412 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3413 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3418 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3419 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3420 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3421 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3422 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3427 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3428 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3432 @ref{Old downloads}.
3437 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3438 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3441 @ref{Old downloads}.
3446 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3447 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3451 @ref{Old downloads}.
3456 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3457 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3460 @ref{Old downloads}.
3465 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3466 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3471 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3472 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3473 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3478 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3479 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3480 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3485 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3486 This release has many more bugfixes.
3489 @ref{Old downloads}.
3494 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3495 This release has many more bugfixes.
3498 @ref{Old downloads}.
3503 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3504 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3509 @ref{Old downloads}.
3514 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3515 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3516 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3517 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3518 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3519 (@ref{Publications}).
3524 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3525 This release has further bugfixes.
3528 @ref{Old downloads}.
3533 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3534 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3535 available for x86/64.
3538 @ref{Old downloads}.
3543 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3544 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3545 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3546 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3547 @ref{Old downloads})
3552 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3553 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3554 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3559 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3560 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3565 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3566 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3571 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3572 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3577 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3578 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3579 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3584 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3585 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3586 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3587 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3592 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3593 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3598 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3599 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3600 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3605 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3606 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3607 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3608 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3609 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3614 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3615 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3616 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3621 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3622 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3623 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3624 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3629 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3630 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3631 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3632 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3637 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3638 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3640 @ref{Old downloads})
3645 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3646 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3648 @ref{Old downloads})
3653 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3654 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3655 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3657 @ref{Old downloads})
3662 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3663 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3664 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3665 (@ref{Old downloads})
3670 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3671 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3672 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3673 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3678 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3679 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3680 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3681 the development releases even better
3686 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3688 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3689 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3690 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3695 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3696 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3697 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3698 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3699 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3700 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3705 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3706 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3707 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3709 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3714 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3715 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3716 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3717 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3718 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3723 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3724 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3725 (@ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3731 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3732 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3733 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3734 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3735 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3740 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3741 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3742 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3743 (@ref{Publications})
3748 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3749 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3750 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3755 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3756 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3757 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3758 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3763 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3764 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3765 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3770 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3771 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3772 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3777 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3778 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3779 released. (@ref{Changes},
3780 @ref{Old downloads})
3785 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3786 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3787 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3788 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3789 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3790 multi-measure rests.
3792 @ref{Old downloads})
3797 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3798 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3800 @ref{Old downloads})
3805 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3806 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3807 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3808 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3809 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3810 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3811 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3812 @ref{Old downloads})
3817 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3818 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3819 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3820 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3821 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3822 @ref{Old downloads})
3827 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3828 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3829 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3830 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3831 the endings and the middle
3832 part. (@ref{Changes},
3833 @ref{Old downloads})
3838 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3839 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3840 parenthesized, for example,
3843 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3844 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3848 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3849 @ref{Old downloads})
3854 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3855 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3856 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3866 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3867 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3868 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3869 @ref{Old downloads})
3874 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3875 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3876 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3877 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3878 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3879 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3880 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3882 @ref{Old downloads})
3887 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3888 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3889 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3890 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3891 @ref{Old downloads})
3896 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3897 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3898 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3899 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3900 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3901 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3902 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3903 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3904 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3905 @ref{Old downloads})
3910 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3911 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3912 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3913 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3914 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3915 @ref{Old downloads})
3920 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3922 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3923 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3924 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3929 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3930 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3931 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3932 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3933 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3938 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3939 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3940 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3942 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3944 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3946 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3952 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3953 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3954 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3955 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3956 @ref{Old downloads})
3961 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3962 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3963 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3964 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3965 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3968 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3969 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3970 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3971 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3976 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3977 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3978 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3979 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3980 page. Let us know how you fare!
3985 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3986 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3987 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3988 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3989 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3990 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3991 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3992 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3993 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3995 @ref{Old downloads})
4000 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4001 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4002 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4003 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4004 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4005 @ref{Old downloads})
4010 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4011 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4012 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4013 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4014 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4015 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4016 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4017 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4018 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4019 @ref{Old downloads})
4024 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4025 This release has the following new features:
4028 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4029 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4030 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4032 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4033 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4034 and Bertalan Fodor).
4036 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4037 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4040 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4041 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4042 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4046 @ref{Old downloads})
4051 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4052 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4053 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4054 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4055 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4056 van den Borre and Bertalan
4057 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4058 @ref{Old downloads})
4063 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4064 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4065 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4066 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4072 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4073 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4074 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4075 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4076 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4078 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4079 @ref{Old downloads})
4084 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4085 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4086 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4091 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4092 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4093 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4094 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4095 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4096 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4097 @ref{Old downloads})
4102 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4103 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4104 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4105 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4106 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4107 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4108 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4109 @ref{Old downloads})
4114 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4115 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4116 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4117 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4118 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4119 @ref{Old downloads})
4124 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4125 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4126 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4127 @ref{Old downloads})
4132 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4133 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4134 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4135 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4136 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4137 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4138 @ref{Old downloads})
4143 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4144 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4145 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4146 that compute said property, i.e.
4149 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4150 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4153 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4154 @ref{Old downloads})
4159 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4160 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4161 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4162 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4163 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4164 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4165 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4166 users. (@ref{Changes},
4167 @ref{Old downloads})
4172 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4173 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4174 series. (@ref{Changes},
4175 @ref{Old downloads})
4180 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4181 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4182 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4183 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4184 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4185 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4186 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4187 sponsored by Nicolas
4188 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4189 @ref{Old downloads})
4194 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4195 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4196 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4197 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4198 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4199 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4200 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4201 @ref{Old downloads})
4206 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4207 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4208 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4209 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4210 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4211 @ref{Old downloads})
4216 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4217 This is mainly a bugfix
4218 release. (@ref{Changes},
4219 @ref{Old downloads})
4224 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4225 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4226 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4227 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4228 la gravure musicale}.
4233 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4234 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4235 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4236 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4237 @ref{Old downloads})
4242 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4243 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4244 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4245 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4246 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4247 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4252 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4253 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4254 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4255 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4256 @ref{Old downloads})
4261 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4262 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4263 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4264 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4265 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4266 @ref{Old downloads})
4271 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4272 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4273 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4274 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4275 @ref{Old downloads})
4280 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4281 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4282 for a note is proportional to the time it
4283 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4284 @ref{Old downloads})
4289 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4290 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4291 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4296 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4297 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4298 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4299 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4301 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4302 @ref{Old downloads})
4307 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4308 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4309 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4310 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4312 @ref{Old downloads})
4317 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4318 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4319 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4320 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4321 @ref{Old downloads})
4326 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4327 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4329 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4330 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4331 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4332 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4333 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4338 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4339 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4340 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4341 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4346 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4347 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4348 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4349 @ref{Old downloads})
4354 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4355 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4356 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4357 @ref{Old downloads})
4362 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4363 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4364 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4365 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4366 (@ref{Old downloads})
4371 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4372 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4373 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4374 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4379 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4380 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4381 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4382 better help functionality.
4383 (@ref{Old downloads})
4388 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4389 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4390 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4391 compile them directly from
4392 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4397 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4398 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4399 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4404 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4405 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4406 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4407 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4412 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4413 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4414 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4415 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4416 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4421 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4422 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4423 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4428 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4429 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4434 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4435 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4436 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4441 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4442 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4443 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4444 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4445 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4450 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4451 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4452 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4453 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4454 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4455 @ref{Old downloads})
4460 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4462 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4463 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4465 (@ref{Old downloads})
4470 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4471 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4472 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4473 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4474 signatures like 5/8.
4476 @ref{Old downloads})
4481 @subheading April 18, 2005
4482 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4483 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4484 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4485 More details are in the
4487 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4492 @subheading April 15, 2005
4493 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4494 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4495 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4496 Scheme code. Take a look at
4498 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4503 @subheading April 6, 2005
4504 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4505 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4506 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4511 @subheading March 31, 2005
4512 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4513 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4514 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4519 @subheading March 20, 2005
4520 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4521 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4527 @subheading March 14, 2005
4528 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4529 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4530 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4531 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4532 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4537 @subheading March 7, 2005
4538 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4539 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4540 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4541 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4542 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4544 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4549 @subheading March 7, 2005
4550 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4551 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4557 @subheading February 28, 2005
4558 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
4559 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4560 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4561 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4567 @subheading February 28, 2005
4568 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4569 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}.
4570 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4571 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4576 @subheading February 26, 2005
4577 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4578 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4579 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4580 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4585 @subheading February 21, 2005
4586 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4587 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4588 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4589 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4591 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4596 @subheading February 4, 2005
4597 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4598 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4599 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4600 @ref{Old downloads}!
4605 @subheading January 31, 2005
4606 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4607 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4608 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4614 @subheading January 26, 2005
4615 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4616 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4622 @subheading January 16, 2005
4623 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4624 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4625 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4627 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4629 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4634 @subheading January 11, 2005
4635 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4636 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4637 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4638 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4639 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4640 font code by Werner.
4642 and check out the changes in
4643 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4648 @subheading January 02, 2005
4649 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4650 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4651 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4652 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4653 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4654 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4655 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4656 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4657 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4660 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}.
4665 @subheading December 28, 2004
4666 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4667 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4668 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4669 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4671 and check out the changes in
4672 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4677 @subheading December 20, 2004
4678 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4679 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4680 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4681 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4682 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4685 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}.
4690 @subheading December 3, 2004
4691 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4692 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4693 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4694 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4695 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4696 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4697 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4698 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4702 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}.
4707 @subheading November 26, 2004
4708 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4709 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4710 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4711 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4712 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4714 and check out the changes in
4715 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4720 @subheading November 20, 2004
4721 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4722 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4723 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4724 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4725 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4726 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4727 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4728 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4731 and check out the changes in
4732 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4737 @subheading November 12, 2004
4738 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4739 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4740 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4741 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4742 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4745 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4748 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4749 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4750 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4751 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4752 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4755 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}.
4760 @subheading November 11, 2004
4761 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4762 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4768 @subheading November 4, 2004
4769 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4770 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4772 and check out the changes in
4773 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4778 @subheading October 31, 2004
4779 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4780 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4781 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4782 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4789 @subheading October 29, 2004
4790 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4791 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4792 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4794 and check out the changes in
4795 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4800 @subheading October 29, 2004
4801 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4802 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4803 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4804 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4806 and check out the changes in
4807 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4812 @subheading October 27, 2004
4813 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4814 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4815 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4817 and check out the changes in
4818 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4823 @subheading October 24, 2004
4824 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4825 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4826 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4828 and check out the changes in
4829 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4834 @subheading October 10, 2004
4835 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4836 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4837 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4841 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}.
4846 @subheading October 09, 2004
4847 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4848 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4849 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4853 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}.
4858 @subheading October 02, 2004
4859 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4860 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4861 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4862 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4863 in the documentation.
4865 and check out the changes in
4866 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4871 @subheading September 29, 2004
4872 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4873 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4874 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4875 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4880 @subheading September 26, 2004
4881 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4883 and check out the changes
4884 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4889 @subheading September 20, 2004
4890 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4891 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4892 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4893 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4894 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4895 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4898 and check out the changes in
4899 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4904 @subheading September 11, 2004
4905 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4906 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4907 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4908 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4909 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4910 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4911 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4912 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4913 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4914 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4915 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4916 will hold users back in switching.
4918 and check out the changes in
4919 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4924 @subheading September 10, 2004
4925 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4926 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4927 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4928 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4929 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4930 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4932 and check out the changes in
4933 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4938 @subheading September 6, 2004
4939 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4940 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4941 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4942 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4943 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4947 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}.
4952 @subheading August 29, 2004
4953 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4954 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4955 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4956 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4957 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4958 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4959 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4960 chapter of the user manual.
4961 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4966 @subheading August 29, 2004
4967 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4968 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4969 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4970 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4971 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4972 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4976 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}.
4981 @subheading August 24, 2004
4982 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4983 disappearing metronome mark.
4985 and check out the changes in
4986 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}.
4991 @subheading August 23, 2004
4992 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4993 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4994 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4995 `doubleSlurs' property.
4997 and check out the changes in
4998 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5003 @subheading August 3, 2004
5004 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5005 annoying bugs fixed.
5008 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}.
5013 @subheading August 1, 2004
5014 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5015 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5016 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5017 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5018 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5019 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5022 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5023 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5025 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5026 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5031 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}.
5036 @subheading July 30, 2004
5037 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5038 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5039 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5040 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5041 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5042 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5043 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5044 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5045 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5046 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5049 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}.
5054 @subheading July 23, 2004
5055 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5056 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5057 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5058 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5061 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}.
5066 @subheading July 19, 2004
5067 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5068 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5069 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5070 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5071 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5072 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5073 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5074 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5075 beat within the measure.
5077 and check out the changes in
5078 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5083 @subheading July 15, 2004
5084 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5088 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}.
5093 @subheading July 11, 2004
5094 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5100 @subheading July 5, 2004
5101 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5102 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5103 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5104 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5106 and check out the changes
5107 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5112 @subheading July 5, 2004
5113 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5117 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}.
5122 @subheading June 25, 2004
5123 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5124 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5125 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5126 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5127 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5128 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5129 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}
5131 @ref{Old downloads}.
5136 @subheading June 20, 2004
5137 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5138 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
5139 @ref{Old downloads}.
5144 @subheading June 13, 2004
5145 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5146 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5147 @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}
5149 @ref{Old downloads}.
5154 @subheading May 31, 2004
5155 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5156 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5157 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}
5159 @ref{Old downloads}.
5164 @subheading May 31, 2004
5165 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5166 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}
5167 or head straight to the
5168 @ref{Old downloads}.
5173 @subheading May 26, 2004
5174 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5175 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5176 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5177 @ref{Old downloads}.
5182 @subheading May 9, 2004
5183 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5184 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5185 @ref{Old downloads}.
5190 @subheading May 4, 2004
5191 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5193 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5194 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5195 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5196 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5197 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5202 @subheading May 3, 2004
5203 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5204 @ref{Old downloads}.
5209 @subheading April 17, 2004
5210 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5211 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5217 @subheading April 12, 2004
5218 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5219 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5220 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5221 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5222 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5223 @ref{Old downloads}.
5228 @subheading April 8, 2004
5229 A French article on the new LilyPond
5230 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5235 @subheading April 8, 2004
5236 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5237 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5243 @subheading April 1, 2004
5244 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5245 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5246 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5247 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5248 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5249 @ref{Old downloads}.
5254 @subheading March 31, 2004
5255 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5256 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5257 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5258 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5260 @ref{Old downloads}.
5265 @subheading March 30, 2004
5266 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5268 @ref{Old downloads}.
5273 @subheading March 28, 2004
5274 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5275 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5276 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5283 @subheading March 22, 2004
5284 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5285 @ref{Old downloads}.
5290 @subheading March 21, 2004
5291 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5298 @subheading March 20, 2004
5299 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5300 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5301 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5303 @ref{Old downloads}.
5308 @subheading March 15, 2004
5309 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5310 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5311 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5314 @ref{Old downloads}.
5319 @subheading March 14, 2004
5321 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5322 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5328 @subheading March 11, 2004
5329 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5331 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5332 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5333 authors of LilyPond.
5338 @subheading March 11, 2004
5339 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5340 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5343 @ref{Old downloads}.
5348 @subheading March 9, 2004
5349 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5350 experimental support for producing titles with
5356 @subheading February 29, 2004
5357 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5358 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5359 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5361 @ref{Old downloads}.
5366 @subheading February 24, 2004
5367 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5368 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5369 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5371 @ref{Old downloads}.
5376 @subheading February 23, 2004
5377 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5378 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5379 produce cue notes. More information in the
5386 @subheading February 18, 2004
5387 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5388 for altering accidental rules.
5394 @subheading February 16, 2004
5395 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5396 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5397 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5398 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5399 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5400 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5401 More information in the
5408 @subheading February 13, 2004
5409 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5410 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5411 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5418 @subheading February 12, 2004
5419 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5420 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5421 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5422 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5429 @subheading February 9, 2004
5430 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5431 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5432 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5433 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5434 More information in the
5441 @subheading February 5, 2004
5442 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5443 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5444 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5445 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5446 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5447 More information in the
5454 @subheading February 4, 2004
5455 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5456 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5457 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5465 @subheading February 2, 2004
5466 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5467 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5468 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5475 @subheading January 28, 2004
5476 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5477 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5478 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5479 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5488 @subheading January 26, 2004
5489 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5490 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5493 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5498 @subheading January 21, 2004
5500 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5501 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5502 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5505 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5510 @subheading January 20, 2004
5511 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5512 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5513 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5514 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5519 @subheading January 20, 2004
5520 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5521 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5522 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5523 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5529 @subheading January 19, 2004
5530 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5531 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5533 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5538 @subheading January 18, 2004
5539 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5540 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5541 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5546 @subheading January 17, 2004
5547 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5548 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5549 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5551 More information in the
5552 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5557 @subheading January 16, 2004
5558 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5559 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5561 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5566 @subheading January 13, 2004
5567 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5568 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5569 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5571 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5576 @subheading January 9, 2004
5577 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5578 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5579 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5580 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5581 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5582 individual music expressions.
5583 More information in the
5584 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5589 @subheading January 7, 2004
5590 An update to the stable branch,
5591 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5592 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5597 @subheading January 6, 2004
5598 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5599 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5600 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5601 More information in the
5602 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5607 @subheading January 4, 2004
5608 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5610 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5611 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5616 @subheading January 2, 2004
5617 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5618 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5619 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5620 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5625 @subheading December 30, 2003
5626 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5627 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5628 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5629 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5634 @subheading December 23, 2003
5635 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5636 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5637 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5638 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5639 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5640 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5645 @subheading December 17, 2003
5646 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5647 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5648 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5650 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5655 @subheading December 16, 2003
5656 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5657 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5658 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5659 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5664 @subheading October 11, 2003
5665 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5667 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5672 @subheading October 11, 2003
5673 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5675 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5676 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5681 @subheading October 9, 2003
5682 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5683 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5684 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5689 @subheading October 5, 2003
5690 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5697 @subheading October 4, 2003
5698 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5700 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5701 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5706 @subheading September 29, 2003
5707 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5708 contains minor bugfixes.
5709 See the @ref{Changes}
5710 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5715 @subheading September 27, 2003
5716 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5717 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5718 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5724 @subheading September 24, 2003
5725 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5726 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5727 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5728 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5729 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5734 @subheading September 24, 2003
5735 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5736 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5737 the @ref{Changes} and
5738 download @uref{install/,here}.
5743 @subheading September 23, 2003
5744 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5745 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5746 the @ref{Changes} and
5747 download @uref{install/,here}.
5752 @subheading September 19, 2003
5753 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5754 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5755 the @ref{Changes} and
5756 download @uref{install/,here}.
5761 @subheading September 17, 2003
5762 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5763 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5769 @subheading September 16, 2003
5770 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5771 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5777 @subheading September 10, 2003
5778 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5779 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5780 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5781 will be available in a few weeks.
5787 @subheading September 9, 2003
5788 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5789 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5795 @subheading September 7, 2003
5796 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5797 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5803 @subheading August 31, 2003
5804 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5805 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5806 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5812 @subheading August 31, 2003
5813 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5814 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5819 @subheading August 31, 2003
5820 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5821 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5822 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5823 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5828 @subheading August 28, 2003
5829 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5830 @ref{Changes} and get it
5831 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5836 @subheading August 26, 2003
5837 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5838 @ref{Changes} and get it
5839 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5844 @subheading August 25, 2003
5845 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5846 @ref{Changes} and get it
5847 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5852 @subheading August 25, 2003
5853 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5854 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5859 @subheading August 21, 2003
5860 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5861 read the @ref{Changes}.
5866 @subheading August 18, 2003
5867 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5868 has been updated to 1.8.
5869 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5874 @subheading August 7, 2003
5875 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5876 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5881 @subheading August 7, 2003
5882 New website went live!
5887 @subheading August 6, 2003
5888 Announced new website.
5893 @subheading August 1, 2003
5894 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5899 @subheading July 30, 2003
5900 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5901 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5907 @subheading July 29, 2003
5908 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5909 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.