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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
34 some 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 require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
44 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
49 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
50 with positioning text.
55 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
57 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
58 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
59 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
60 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
61 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
66 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
69 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
70 some 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 require
72 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
77 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
79 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
80 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
81 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
82 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
83 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
88 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
90 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
91 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
92 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
93 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
94 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
99 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
101 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
102 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
103 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
104 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
105 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
112 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
113 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
114 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
115 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
116 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
124 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
125 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
126 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
127 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
134 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
135 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
136 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
137 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
138 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
139 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
144 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
146 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
147 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
148 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
149 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
150 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
157 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
158 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
159 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
160 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
161 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
168 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
169 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
170 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
171 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
172 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
177 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
180 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
181 some work 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 require
183 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
191 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
192 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
193 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
194 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
201 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
202 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
203 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
204 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
205 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
210 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
213 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
214 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
216 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
222 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
225 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
226 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
234 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
235 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
236 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
243 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
244 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
245 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
246 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
247 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
254 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
255 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
256 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
257 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
264 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
265 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
266 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
267 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
272 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
274 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
275 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
276 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
277 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
282 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
285 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
286 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
287 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
297 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
298 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
303 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
305 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
306 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
307 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
308 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
310 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
311 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
315 Support for kievan square notation
317 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
319 Music functions have become quite more versatile
322 A full list of new features is given in:
325 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
328 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
330 Main development team:
332 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
333 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
334 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
335 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
336 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
339 Programming contributors:
341 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
342 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
343 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
344 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
346 Documentation contributors:
348 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
352 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
357 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
359 Translation contributors:
361 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
366 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
368 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
369 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
370 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
372 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
373 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
374 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
376 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
377 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
385 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
386 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
388 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
389 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
390 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
397 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
399 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
400 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
401 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
402 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
403 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
404 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
407 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
408 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
413 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
415 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
416 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
417 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
418 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
419 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
425 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
427 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
428 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
429 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
430 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
433 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
434 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
435 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
442 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
444 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
445 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
447 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
448 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
449 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
456 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
458 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
459 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
460 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
461 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
462 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
468 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
470 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
471 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
472 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
473 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
476 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
477 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
478 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
485 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
487 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
488 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
489 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
490 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
491 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
492 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
495 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
496 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
503 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
505 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
506 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
507 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
508 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
511 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
512 candidate will be required.
518 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
520 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
521 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
522 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
523 working on open source software.
525 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
526 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
532 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
534 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
535 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
536 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
537 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
540 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
541 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
542 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
549 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
551 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
552 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
553 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
554 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
557 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
558 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
559 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
566 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
568 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
569 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
570 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
571 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
574 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
575 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
582 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
585 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
587 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
588 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
589 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
598 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
599 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
601 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
602 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
603 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
610 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
612 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
613 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
615 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
616 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
617 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
624 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
626 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
627 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
628 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
629 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
632 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
633 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
640 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
642 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
643 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
645 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
646 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
647 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
656 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
657 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
659 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
660 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
661 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
668 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
670 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
671 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
672 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
673 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
676 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
677 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
678 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
685 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
687 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
688 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
690 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
691 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
692 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
699 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
701 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
702 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
704 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
705 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
706 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
713 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
715 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
716 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
718 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
719 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
720 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
727 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
729 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
730 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
731 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
732 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
733 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
736 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
737 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
744 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
746 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
747 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
749 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
750 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
751 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
754 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
763 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
765 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
766 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
767 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
776 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
777 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
779 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
780 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
781 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
790 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
791 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
793 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
794 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
795 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
802 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
804 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
805 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
807 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
808 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
809 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
816 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
818 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
819 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
821 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
822 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
823 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
830 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
832 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
833 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
835 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
836 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
837 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
844 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
846 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
847 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
849 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
850 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
851 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
858 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
863 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
864 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
865 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
874 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
875 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
877 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
878 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
879 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
886 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
888 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
889 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
891 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
892 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
893 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
900 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
902 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
903 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
905 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
906 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
907 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
914 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
916 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
917 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
919 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
920 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
921 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
928 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
930 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
937 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
939 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
940 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
941 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
942 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
945 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
946 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
947 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
956 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. 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 the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
962 not the next release candidate.
968 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
970 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. 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 outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
976 next release candidate.
982 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
984 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
985 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
986 support for MacOS X 10.7.
988 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
989 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
990 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
991 next release candidate.
997 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
999 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1000 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1001 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1002 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1005 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1006 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1007 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1016 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1017 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1019 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1020 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1026 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1028 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. 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.
1038 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1040 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1041 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1042 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1052 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1053 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1055 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1056 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1062 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1064 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1065 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1067 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1068 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1076 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1077 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1079 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1080 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1088 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1089 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1091 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1092 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1098 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1100 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1101 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1102 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1107 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1110 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1111 usual number of bugs.
1113 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1114 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1122 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1123 usual number of bugs.
1125 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1126 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1134 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1135 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1136 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1137 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1139 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1140 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1145 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1148 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1149 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1152 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1157 A full list of new features is given in:
1160 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1163 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1165 Main development team:
1167 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1168 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1169 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1170 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1171 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1173 Programming contributors:
1175 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1176 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1177 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1178 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1179 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1180 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1184 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1186 Documentation contributors:
1188 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1189 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1193 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1194 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1196 Binaries support contributors:
1200 Translation contributors:
1202 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1203 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1210 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1212 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1213 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1214 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1215 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1218 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1219 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1220 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1229 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1230 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1232 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1233 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1241 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1242 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1244 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1245 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1253 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1254 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1256 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1257 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1263 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1265 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1266 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1267 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1268 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1269 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1270 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1271 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1276 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1278 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1279 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1281 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1282 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1288 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1290 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1291 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1292 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1293 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1296 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1297 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1298 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1305 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1307 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1308 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1309 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1310 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1313 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1314 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1315 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1322 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1324 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1325 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1326 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1327 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1330 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1331 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1332 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1339 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1341 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1342 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1344 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1345 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1351 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1353 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1354 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1355 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1356 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1357 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1363 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1365 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1366 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1367 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1368 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1371 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1372 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1373 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1382 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1383 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1385 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1386 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1391 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1393 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1394 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1396 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1397 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1407 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1408 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1414 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1417 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1419 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1420 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1421 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1427 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1429 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1430 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1431 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1438 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1440 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1441 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1442 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1443 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1446 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1447 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1448 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1455 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1457 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1458 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1459 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1467 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1469 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1470 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1471 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1479 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1481 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1482 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1483 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1484 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1485 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1491 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1493 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1494 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1495 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1496 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1499 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1500 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1501 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1511 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1512 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1521 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1523 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1524 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1525 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1526 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1529 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1530 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1531 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1532 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1538 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1540 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1541 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1542 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1543 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1546 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1547 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1548 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1549 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1555 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1557 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1558 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1559 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1562 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1563 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1564 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1572 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1573 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1574 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1577 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1578 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1579 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1588 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1589 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1592 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1593 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1594 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1600 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1602 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1603 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1604 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1605 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1608 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1609 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1610 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1611 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1620 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1622 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1623 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1624 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1625 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1626 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1627 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1628 read on to find out what for!
1631 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1632 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1639 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1641 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1642 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1643 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1644 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1647 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1648 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1649 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1650 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1657 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1659 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1660 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1661 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1662 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1665 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1666 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1667 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1668 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1677 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1678 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1679 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1682 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1683 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1684 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1689 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1691 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1692 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1693 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1694 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1695 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1699 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1700 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1707 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1709 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1710 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1711 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1712 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1715 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1716 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1717 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1718 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1720 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1722 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1723 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1724 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1730 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1732 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1733 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1734 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1735 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1738 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1739 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1740 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1741 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1742 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1743 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1751 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1752 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1753 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1764 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1765 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1766 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1773 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1775 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1776 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1777 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1778 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1779 the bug report of the report!
1782 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1783 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1789 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1791 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1792 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1793 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1802 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1803 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1804 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1811 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1813 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1814 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1815 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1816 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1820 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1821 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1829 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1831 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1832 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1833 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1836 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1837 caution and expect breakage.
1842 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1844 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1845 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1846 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1849 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1850 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1851 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1852 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1860 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1861 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1867 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1869 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1870 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1871 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1872 improvements to the new website.
1874 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1875 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1877 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1878 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1880 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1886 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1888 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1889 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1890 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1897 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1898 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1899 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1905 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1907 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1908 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1909 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1915 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1917 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1918 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1919 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1926 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1927 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1928 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1933 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1935 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1936 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1937 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1940 This release should be of particular interest to package
1941 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1942 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1943 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1949 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1951 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1952 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1953 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1954 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1957 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1958 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1965 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1967 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1968 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1969 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1972 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1973 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1974 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1975 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1976 see the Changes document for more information.
1980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1982 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1983 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1984 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1989 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1991 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1992 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1993 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1994 so this release is intended for developers only.
1998 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2000 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2001 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2002 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2007 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2009 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2010 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2017 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2018 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2019 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2025 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2027 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2028 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2029 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2030 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2031 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2033 What are you waiting for? Come
2034 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2035 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2040 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2042 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2043 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2044 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2050 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2051 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2052 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2053 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2054 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2062 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2063 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2067 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2069 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2070 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2071 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2072 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2078 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2079 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2080 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2081 and English names for feta filenames.
2087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2089 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2090 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2091 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2092 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2095 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2096 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2097 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2105 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2106 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2107 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2108 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2110 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2111 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2116 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2118 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2119 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2125 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2127 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2128 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2129 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2138 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2139 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2140 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2141 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2143 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2144 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2145 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2153 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2155 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2156 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2157 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2158 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2159 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2160 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2161 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2162 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2168 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2170 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2171 its team, its world, its community.
2172 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2173 to read the full issue...
2178 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2180 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2181 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2182 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2189 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2190 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2198 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2200 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2209 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2210 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2211 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2212 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2213 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2215 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2216 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2218 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2220 @ref{Old downloads}.
2225 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2227 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2228 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2229 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2230 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2231 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2232 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2235 @ref{Old downloads}.
2240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2242 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2243 documentation and translations.
2244 @ref{Old downloads}.
2249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2251 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2252 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2253 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2254 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2255 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2257 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2258 @ref{Old downloads}.
2263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2265 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2266 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2267 (teaching) has been added.
2269 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2271 @ref{Old downloads}.
2276 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2278 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2279 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2280 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2281 @ref{Old downloads}.
2286 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2288 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2289 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2290 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2291 translations of the documentation.
2292 @ref{Old downloads}.
2297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2299 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2300 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2301 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2302 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2303 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2304 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2305 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2306 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2307 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2309 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2311 @ref{Old downloads}.
2316 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2318 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2319 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2320 markup command names have been made.
2323 @ref{Old downloads}.
2328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2330 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2331 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2332 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2333 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2334 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2337 @ref{Old downloads}.
2342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2344 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2345 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2347 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2348 @ref{Old downloads}.
2353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2355 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2356 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2357 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2359 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2360 @ref{Old downloads}.
2365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2367 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2369 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2370 @ref{Old downloads}.
2375 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2377 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2378 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2379 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2381 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2383 @ref{Old downloads}.
2388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2390 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2391 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2392 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2393 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2395 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2396 @ref{Old downloads}.
2401 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2403 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2404 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2407 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2408 @ref{Old downloads}.
2413 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2415 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2416 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2421 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2423 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2424 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2431 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2433 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2434 @ref{Old downloads}.
2439 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2441 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2442 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2443 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2445 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2446 @ref{Old downloads}.
2451 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2453 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2454 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2459 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2461 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2462 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2467 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2469 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2470 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2471 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2473 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2474 @ref{Old downloads}.
2479 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2481 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2482 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2484 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2486 @ref{Old downloads}.
2491 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2493 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2494 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2495 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2496 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2497 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2498 announce releases and special events.
2503 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2505 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2506 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2507 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2512 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2514 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2515 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2516 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2517 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2518 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2521 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2523 @ref{Old downloads}.
2528 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2530 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2531 names has been added to the MusicXML
2534 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2535 @ref{Old downloads}.
2540 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2542 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2547 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2549 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2550 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2551 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2554 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2555 @ref{Old downloads}.
2560 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2562 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2565 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2566 @ref{Old downloads}.
2571 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2573 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2574 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2575 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2576 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2577 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2578 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2584 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2586 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2587 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2588 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2590 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2591 @ref{Old downloads}.
2596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2598 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2599 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2604 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2606 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2607 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2608 Grand Documentation Project.
2610 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2611 @ref{Old downloads}.
2616 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2618 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2620 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2621 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2622 @ref{Old downloads}.
2627 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2629 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2631 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2632 @ref{Old downloads}.
2637 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2639 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2640 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2642 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2643 @ref{Old downloads}.
2648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2650 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2651 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2652 for the translations.
2654 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2655 @ref{Old downloads}.
2660 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2662 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2663 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2664 and lots of updates for the translations.
2666 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2667 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2668 @ref{Old downloads}.
2673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2675 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2676 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2677 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2678 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2683 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2684 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2685 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2686 spacing engine code.
2688 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2689 @ref{Old downloads}.
2694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2696 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2697 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2699 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2700 @ref{Old downloads}.
2705 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2707 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2708 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2710 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2711 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2712 @ref{Old downloads}.
2717 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2718 This has lots of bugfixes.
2720 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2721 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2722 @ref{Old downloads}.
2727 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2728 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2729 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2730 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2735 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2736 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2738 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2740 @ref{Old downloads}.
2745 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2746 This release has some documentation updates.
2748 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2750 @ref{Old downloads}.
2755 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2756 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2757 disponibles en ligne ---
2758 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2759 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2760 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2761 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2767 This release fixes many bugs.
2769 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2770 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2772 @ref{Old downloads}.
2777 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2778 This release fixes many bugs.
2780 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2781 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2783 @ref{Old downloads}.
2788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2789 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2790 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2792 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2794 @ref{Old downloads}.
2799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2800 This release fixes still more bugs.
2802 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2804 @ref{Old downloads}.
2809 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2810 This release fixes many bugs.
2811 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2812 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2814 @ref{Old downloads})
2819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2820 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2821 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2822 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2824 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2825 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2827 @ref{Old downloads}.
2832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2833 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2834 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2836 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2844 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2845 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2847 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2849 @ref{Old downloads}.
2854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2855 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2856 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2858 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2860 @ref{Old downloads}.
2865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2866 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2869 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2871 @ref{Old downloads}.
2876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2877 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2879 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2881 @ref{Old downloads}.
2886 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2887 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2888 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2889 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2891 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2893 @ref{Old downloads}.
2898 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2899 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2900 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2901 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2902 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2903 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2905 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2907 @ref{Old downloads}.
2912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2913 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2914 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2917 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2919 @ref{Old downloads}.
2924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2925 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2926 further improvements in the regression test suite
2930 @ref{Old downloads}.
2935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2936 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2940 @ref{Old downloads}.
2945 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2946 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2951 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2952 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2958 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2962 @ref{Old downloads}.
2967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2968 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2969 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2973 @ref{Old downloads}.
2978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2979 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2983 @ref{Old downloads}.
2988 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2989 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2994 @ref{Old downloads}.
2999 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3000 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3004 @ref{Old downloads}.
3009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3010 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3011 within a system as well as between systems.
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3021 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3022 test results} and several website build improvements.
3026 @ref{Old downloads}.
3031 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3032 This release fixes several bugs.
3035 @ref{Old downloads}.
3040 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3041 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3046 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3047 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3048 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3049 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3050 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3056 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3060 @ref{Old downloads}.
3065 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3066 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3069 @ref{Old downloads}.
3074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3075 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3079 @ref{Old downloads}.
3084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3085 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3088 @ref{Old downloads}.
3093 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3094 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3099 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3100 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3101 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3106 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3107 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3108 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3114 This release has many more bugfixes.
3117 @ref{Old downloads}.
3122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3123 This release has many more bugfixes.
3126 @ref{Old downloads}.
3131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3132 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3137 @ref{Old downloads}.
3142 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3143 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3144 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3145 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3146 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3147 (@ref{Publications}).
3152 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3153 This release has further bugfixes.
3156 @ref{Old downloads}.
3161 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3162 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3163 available for x86/64.
3166 @ref{Old downloads}.
3171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3172 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3173 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3174 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3175 @ref{Old downloads})
3180 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3181 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3182 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3188 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3193 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3194 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3200 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3205 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3206 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3207 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3213 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3214 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3215 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3221 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3226 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3227 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3228 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3234 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3235 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3236 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3237 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3243 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3244 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3250 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3251 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3252 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3257 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3258 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3259 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3260 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3266 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3268 @ref{Old downloads})
3273 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3274 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3276 @ref{Old downloads})
3281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3282 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3283 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3285 @ref{Old downloads})
3290 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3291 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3292 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3293 (@ref{Old downloads})
3298 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3299 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3300 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3301 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3306 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3307 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3308 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3309 the development releases even better
3314 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3316 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3317 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3318 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3323 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3324 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3325 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3326 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3327 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3328 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3334 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3335 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3337 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3343 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3344 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3345 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3346 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3351 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3352 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3353 (@ref{Old downloads})
3358 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3359 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3360 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3361 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3362 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3363 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3368 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3369 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3370 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3371 (@ref{Publications})
3376 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3377 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3378 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3384 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3385 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3386 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3391 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3392 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3393 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3398 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3399 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3400 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3405 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3406 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3407 released. (@ref{Changes},
3408 @ref{Old downloads})
3413 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3414 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3415 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3416 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3417 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3418 multi-measure rests.
3420 @ref{Old downloads})
3425 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3426 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3428 @ref{Old downloads})
3433 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3434 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3435 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3436 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3437 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3438 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3439 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3440 @ref{Old downloads})
3445 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3446 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3447 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3448 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3449 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3450 @ref{Old downloads})
3455 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3456 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3457 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3458 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3459 the endings and the middle
3460 part. (@ref{Changes},
3461 @ref{Old downloads})
3466 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3467 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3468 parenthesized, for example,
3471 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3472 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3476 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3477 @ref{Old downloads})
3482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3483 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3484 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3494 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3495 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3496 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3497 @ref{Old downloads})
3502 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3503 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3504 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3505 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3506 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3507 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3508 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3510 @ref{Old downloads})
3515 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3516 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3517 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3518 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3519 @ref{Old downloads})
3524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3525 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3526 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3527 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3528 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3529 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3530 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3531 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3532 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3533 @ref{Old downloads})
3538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3539 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3540 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3541 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3542 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3543 @ref{Old downloads})
3548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3550 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3551 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3552 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3557 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3558 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3559 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3560 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3561 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3567 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3568 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3570 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3572 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3574 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3580 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3581 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3582 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3583 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3584 @ref{Old downloads})
3589 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3590 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3591 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3592 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3593 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3596 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3597 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3598 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3599 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3604 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3605 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3606 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3607 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3608 page. Let us know how you fare!
3613 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3614 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3615 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3616 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3617 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3618 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3619 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3620 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3621 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3623 @ref{Old downloads})
3628 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3629 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3630 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3631 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3632 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3633 @ref{Old downloads})
3638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3639 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3640 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3641 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3642 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3643 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3644 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3645 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3646 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3647 @ref{Old downloads})
3652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3653 This release has the following new features:
3656 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3657 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3658 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3660 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3661 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3662 and Bertalan Fodor).
3664 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3665 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3668 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3669 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3670 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3674 @ref{Old downloads})
3679 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3680 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3681 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3682 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3683 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3684 van den Borre and Bertalan
3685 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3686 @ref{Old downloads})
3691 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3692 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3693 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3694 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3700 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3701 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3702 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3703 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3704 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3706 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3707 @ref{Old downloads})
3712 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3713 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3714 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3719 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3720 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3721 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3722 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3723 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3724 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3725 @ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3731 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3732 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3733 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3734 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3735 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3736 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3737 @ref{Old downloads})
3742 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3743 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3744 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3745 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3746 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3747 @ref{Old downloads})
3752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3753 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3754 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3755 @ref{Old downloads})
3760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3761 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3762 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3763 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3764 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3765 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3766 @ref{Old downloads})
3771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3772 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3773 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3774 that compute said property, i.e.
3777 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3778 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3781 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3782 @ref{Old downloads})
3787 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3788 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3789 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3790 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3791 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3792 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3793 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3794 users. (@ref{Changes},
3795 @ref{Old downloads})
3800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3801 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3802 series. (@ref{Changes},
3803 @ref{Old downloads})
3808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3809 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3810 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3811 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3812 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3813 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3814 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3815 sponsored by Nicolas
3816 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3817 @ref{Old downloads})
3822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3823 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3824 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3825 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3826 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3827 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3828 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3829 @ref{Old downloads})
3834 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3835 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3836 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3837 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3838 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3839 @ref{Old downloads})
3844 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3845 This is mainly a bugfix
3846 release. (@ref{Changes},
3847 @ref{Old downloads})
3852 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3853 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3854 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3855 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3856 la gravure musicale}.
3861 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3862 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3863 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3864 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3865 @ref{Old downloads})
3870 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3871 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3872 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3873 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3874 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3875 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3881 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3882 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3883 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3884 @ref{Old downloads})
3889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3890 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3891 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3892 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3893 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3894 @ref{Old downloads})
3899 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3900 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3901 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3902 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3903 @ref{Old downloads})
3908 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3909 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3910 for a note is proportional to the time it
3911 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3912 @ref{Old downloads})
3917 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3918 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3919 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3925 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3926 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3927 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3929 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3930 @ref{Old downloads})
3935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3936 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3937 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3938 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3940 @ref{Old downloads})
3945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3946 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3947 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3948 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3949 @ref{Old downloads})
3954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3955 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3957 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3958 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3959 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3960 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3961 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3966 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3967 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3968 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3969 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3974 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3975 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3976 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3977 @ref{Old downloads})
3982 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3983 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3984 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3985 @ref{Old downloads})
3990 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3991 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3992 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3993 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3994 (@ref{Old downloads})
3999 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4000 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4001 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4002 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4007 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4008 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4009 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4010 better help functionality.
4011 (@ref{Old downloads})
4016 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4017 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4018 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4019 compile them directly from
4020 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4025 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4026 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4027 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4032 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4033 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4034 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4035 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4040 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4041 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4042 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4043 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4044 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4049 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4050 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4051 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4056 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4057 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4062 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4063 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4064 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4069 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4070 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4071 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4072 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4073 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4078 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4079 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4080 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4081 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4082 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4083 @ref{Old downloads})
4088 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4090 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4091 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4093 (@ref{Old downloads})
4098 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4099 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4100 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4101 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4102 signatures like 5/8.
4104 @ref{Old downloads})
4109 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4110 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4111 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4112 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4113 More details are in the
4115 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4120 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4121 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4122 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4123 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4124 Scheme code. Take a look at
4126 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4131 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4132 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4133 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4134 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4139 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4140 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4141 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4142 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4147 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4148 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4149 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4155 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4156 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4157 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4158 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4159 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4160 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4165 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4166 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4167 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4168 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4169 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4170 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4172 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4177 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4178 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4179 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4185 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4186 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
4187 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4188 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4189 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4195 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4196 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4197 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}.
4198 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4199 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4204 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4205 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4206 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4207 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4208 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4213 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4214 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4215 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4216 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4217 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4219 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4224 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4225 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4226 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4227 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4228 @ref{Old downloads}!
4233 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4234 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4235 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4236 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4242 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4243 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4244 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4250 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4251 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4252 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4253 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4255 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4257 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4262 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4263 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4264 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4265 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4266 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4267 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4268 font code by Werner.
4270 and check out the changes in
4271 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4276 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4277 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4278 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4279 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4280 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4281 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4282 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4283 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4284 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4285 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4288 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}.
4293 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4294 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4295 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4296 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4297 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4299 and check out the changes in
4300 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4305 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4306 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4307 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4308 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4309 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4310 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4313 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}.
4318 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4319 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4320 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4321 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4322 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4323 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4324 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4325 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4326 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4330 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}.
4335 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4336 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4337 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4338 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4339 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4340 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4342 and check out the changes in
4343 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4348 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4349 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4350 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4351 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4352 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4353 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4354 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4355 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4356 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4359 and check out the changes in
4360 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4365 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4366 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4367 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4368 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4369 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4370 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4373 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4376 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4377 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4378 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4379 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4380 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4383 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}.
4388 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4389 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4390 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4396 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4397 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4398 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4400 and check out the changes in
4401 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4406 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4407 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4408 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4409 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4410 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4417 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4418 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4419 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4420 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4422 and check out the changes in
4423 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4428 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4429 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4430 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4431 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4432 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4434 and check out the changes in
4435 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4440 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4441 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4442 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4443 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4445 and check out the changes in
4446 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4451 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4452 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4453 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4454 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4456 and check out the changes in
4457 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4462 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4463 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4464 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4465 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4469 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}.
4474 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4475 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4476 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4477 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4481 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}.
4486 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4487 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4488 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4489 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4490 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4491 in the documentation.
4493 and check out the changes in
4494 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4499 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4500 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4501 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4502 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4503 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4508 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4509 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4511 and check out the changes
4512 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4517 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4518 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4519 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4520 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4521 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4522 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4523 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4526 and check out the changes in
4527 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4532 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4533 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4534 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4535 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4536 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4537 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4538 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4539 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4540 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4541 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4542 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4543 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4544 will hold users back in switching.
4546 and check out the changes in
4547 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4552 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4553 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4554 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4555 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4556 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4557 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4558 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4560 and check out the changes in
4561 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4566 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4567 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4568 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4569 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4570 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4571 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4575 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}.
4580 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4581 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4582 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4583 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4584 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4585 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4586 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4587 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4588 chapter of the user manual.
4589 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4594 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4595 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4596 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4597 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4598 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4599 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4600 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4604 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}.
4609 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4610 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4611 disappearing metronome mark.
4613 and check out the changes in
4614 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}.
4619 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4620 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4621 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4622 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4623 `doubleSlurs' property.
4625 and check out the changes in
4626 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4631 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4632 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4633 annoying bugs fixed.
4636 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}.
4641 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4642 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4643 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4644 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4645 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4646 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4647 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4650 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4651 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4653 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4654 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4659 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}.
4664 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4665 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4666 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4667 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4668 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4669 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4670 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4671 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4672 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4673 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4674 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4677 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}.
4682 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4683 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4684 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4685 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4686 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4689 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}.
4694 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4695 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4696 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4697 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4698 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4699 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4700 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4701 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4702 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4703 beat within the measure.
4705 and check out the changes in
4706 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4711 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4712 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4716 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}.
4721 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4722 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4728 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4729 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4730 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4731 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4732 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4734 and check out the changes
4735 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4740 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4741 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4745 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}.
4750 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4751 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4752 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4753 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4754 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4755 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4756 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4757 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}
4759 @ref{Old downloads}.
4764 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4765 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4766 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
4767 @ref{Old downloads}.
4772 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4773 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4774 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4775 @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}
4777 @ref{Old downloads}.
4782 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4783 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4784 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4785 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}
4787 @ref{Old downloads}.
4792 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4793 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4794 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}
4795 or head straight to the
4796 @ref{Old downloads}.
4801 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4802 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4803 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4804 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4805 @ref{Old downloads}.
4810 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4811 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4812 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4813 @ref{Old downloads}.
4818 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4819 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4821 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4822 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4823 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4824 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4825 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4830 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4831 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4832 @ref{Old downloads}.
4837 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4838 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4839 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4845 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4846 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4847 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4848 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4849 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4850 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4851 @ref{Old downloads}.
4856 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4857 A French article on the new LilyPond
4858 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4863 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4864 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4865 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4871 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4872 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4873 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4874 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4875 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4876 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4877 @ref{Old downloads}.
4882 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4883 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4884 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4885 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4886 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4888 @ref{Old downloads}.
4893 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4894 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4896 @ref{Old downloads}.
4901 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4902 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4903 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4904 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4911 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4912 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4913 @ref{Old downloads}.
4918 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4919 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4926 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4927 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4928 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4929 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4931 @ref{Old downloads}.
4936 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4937 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4938 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4939 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4942 @ref{Old downloads}.
4947 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4949 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4950 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4956 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4957 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4959 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4960 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4961 authors of LilyPond.
4966 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4967 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4968 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4971 @ref{Old downloads}.
4976 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4977 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4978 experimental support for producing titles with
4984 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4985 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4986 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4987 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4989 @ref{Old downloads}.
4994 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4995 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4996 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4997 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4999 @ref{Old downloads}.
5004 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5005 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5006 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5007 produce cue notes. More information in the
5014 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5015 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5016 for altering accidental rules.
5022 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5023 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5024 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5025 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5026 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5027 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5028 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5029 More information in the
5036 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5037 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5038 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5039 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5046 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5047 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5048 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5049 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5050 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5057 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5058 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5059 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5060 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5061 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5062 More information in the
5069 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5070 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5071 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5072 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5073 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5074 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5075 More information in the
5082 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5083 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5084 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5085 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5093 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5094 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5095 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5096 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5103 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5104 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5105 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5106 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5107 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5116 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5117 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5118 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5121 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5126 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5128 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5129 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5130 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5133 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5138 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5139 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5140 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5141 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5142 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5147 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5148 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5149 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5150 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5151 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5157 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5158 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5159 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5161 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5166 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5167 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5168 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5169 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5174 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5175 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5176 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5177 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5179 More information in the
5180 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5185 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5186 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5187 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5189 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5194 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5195 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5196 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5197 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5199 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5204 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5205 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5206 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5207 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5208 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5209 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5210 individual music expressions.
5211 More information in the
5212 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5217 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5218 An update to the stable branch,
5219 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5220 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5225 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5226 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5227 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5228 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5229 More information in the
5230 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5235 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5236 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5238 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5239 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5244 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5245 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5246 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5247 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5248 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5253 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5254 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5255 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5256 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5257 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5262 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5263 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5264 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5265 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5266 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5267 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5268 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5273 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5274 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5275 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5276 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5278 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5283 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5284 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5285 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5286 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5287 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5292 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5293 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5295 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5300 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5301 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5303 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5304 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5309 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5310 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5311 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5312 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5317 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5318 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5325 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5326 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5328 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5329 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5334 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5335 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5336 contains minor bugfixes.
5337 See the @ref{Changes}
5338 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5343 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5344 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5345 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5346 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5352 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5353 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5354 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5355 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5356 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5357 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5362 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5363 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5364 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5365 the @ref{Changes} and
5366 download @uref{install/,here}.
5371 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5372 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5373 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5374 the @ref{Changes} and
5375 download @uref{install/,here}.
5380 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5381 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5382 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5383 the @ref{Changes} and
5384 download @uref{install/,here}.
5389 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5390 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5391 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5397 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5398 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5399 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5405 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5406 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5407 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5408 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5409 will be available in a few weeks.
5415 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5416 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5417 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5423 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5424 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5425 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5431 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5432 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5433 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5434 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5440 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5441 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5442 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5447 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5448 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5449 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5450 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5451 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5456 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5457 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5458 @ref{Changes} and get it
5459 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5464 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5465 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5466 @ref{Changes} and get it
5467 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5472 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5473 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5474 @ref{Changes} and get it
5475 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5480 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5481 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5482 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5487 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5488 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5489 read the @ref{Changes}.
5494 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5495 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5496 has been updated to 1.8.
5497 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5502 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5503 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5504 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5509 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5510 New website went live!
5515 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5516 Announced new website.
5521 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5522 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5527 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5528 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5529 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5535 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5536 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5537 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.