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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
176 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
183 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
184 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
189 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
192 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
193 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
194 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
195 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
201 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
204 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
205 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
206 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
207 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
213 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
216 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
217 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
218 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
219 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
225 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
228 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
229 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
230 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
231 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
237 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
240 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
241 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
242 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
243 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
249 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
252 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
253 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
254 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
255 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
261 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
264 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
265 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
266 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
267 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
273 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
276 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
277 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
278 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
279 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
285 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
288 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
289 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
290 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
291 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
297 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
300 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
301 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
302 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
303 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
309 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
312 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
313 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
314 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
315 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
320 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
322 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
323 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
324 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
325 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
326 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
331 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
333 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
334 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
335 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
336 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
337 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
344 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
345 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
346 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
347 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
348 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
350 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
351 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
356 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
358 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
359 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
360 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
361 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
362 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
367 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
369 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
370 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
371 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
372 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
373 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
381 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
382 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
383 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
384 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
389 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
391 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
392 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
393 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
394 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
395 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
396 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
397 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
398 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
403 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
405 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
406 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
407 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
408 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
409 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
410 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
411 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
412 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
417 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
419 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
420 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
421 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
422 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
423 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
424 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
425 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
426 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
432 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
434 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
435 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
436 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
437 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
438 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
443 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
445 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
446 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
447 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
448 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
449 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
454 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
456 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
457 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
458 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
459 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
460 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
465 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
467 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
468 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
469 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
470 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
471 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
476 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
478 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
479 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
480 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
481 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
482 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
487 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
489 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
490 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
491 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
492 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
493 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
498 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
500 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
501 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
502 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
503 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
504 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
509 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
511 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
512 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
513 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
514 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
515 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
517 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
518 with positioning text.
523 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
525 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
526 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
527 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
528 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
529 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
534 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
536 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
537 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
538 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
539 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
540 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
545 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
549 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
550 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
551 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
556 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
558 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
559 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
560 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
561 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
562 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
567 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
569 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
570 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
571 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
572 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
573 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
578 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
580 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
581 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
582 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
583 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
584 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
589 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
591 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
592 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
593 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
594 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
595 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
600 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
602 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
603 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
604 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
605 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
606 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
607 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
612 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
614 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
615 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
616 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
617 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
618 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
623 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
625 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
626 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
627 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
628 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
629 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
634 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
636 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
637 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
638 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
639 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
640 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
645 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
648 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
649 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
650 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
651 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
656 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
658 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
659 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
660 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
661 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
662 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
667 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
669 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
670 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
671 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
672 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
673 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
678 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
680 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
681 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
682 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
683 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
684 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
690 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
693 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
694 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
698 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
700 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
701 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
702 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
703 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
704 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
709 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
711 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
712 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
713 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
714 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
715 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
720 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
722 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
723 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
724 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
725 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
730 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
732 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
733 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
734 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
735 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
740 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
744 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
745 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
750 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
752 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
753 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
754 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
755 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
761 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
763 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
764 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
765 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
766 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
771 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
773 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
774 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
775 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
776 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
778 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
779 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
783 Support for kievan square notation
785 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
787 Music functions have become quite more versatile
790 A full list of new features is given in:
793 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
796 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
798 Main development team:
800 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
801 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
802 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
803 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
804 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
807 Programming contributors:
809 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
810 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
811 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
812 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
814 Documentation contributors:
816 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
820 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
825 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
827 Translation contributors:
829 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
834 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
836 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
837 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
838 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
840 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
841 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
842 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
844 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
845 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
851 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
853 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
854 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
856 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
857 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
858 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
865 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
867 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
868 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
869 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
870 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
871 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
872 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
875 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
876 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
881 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
883 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
884 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
885 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
886 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
887 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
893 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
895 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
896 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
897 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
898 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
901 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
902 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
903 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
910 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
912 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
913 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
915 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
916 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
917 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
924 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
926 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
927 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
928 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
929 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
930 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
936 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
938 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
939 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
940 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
941 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
944 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
945 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
946 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
953 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
955 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
956 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
957 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
958 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
959 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
960 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
963 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
964 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
971 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
973 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
974 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
975 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
976 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
979 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
980 candidate will be required.
986 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
988 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
989 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
990 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
991 working on open source software.
993 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
994 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1000 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1002 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1003 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1004 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1005 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1008 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1009 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1010 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1017 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1019 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1020 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1021 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1022 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1025 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1026 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1027 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1034 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1036 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1037 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1038 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1039 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1042 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1043 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1050 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1052 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. 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. Please
1057 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1064 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1066 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1067 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1069 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1070 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1071 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1078 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1080 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1081 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1083 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1084 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1085 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1092 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1094 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1095 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1096 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1097 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1100 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1101 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1108 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1110 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1111 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1113 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1114 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1115 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1122 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1124 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1125 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1127 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1128 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1129 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1136 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1138 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1139 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1140 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1141 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1144 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1145 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1146 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1153 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1156 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1158 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1159 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1160 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1167 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1169 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1170 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1172 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1173 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1174 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1181 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1183 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1184 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1186 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1187 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1188 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1195 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1197 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1198 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1199 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1200 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1201 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1204 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1205 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1212 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1214 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1215 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1217 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1218 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1219 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1222 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1228 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1230 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1231 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1233 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1234 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1235 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1242 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1244 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1245 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1247 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1248 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1249 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1256 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1258 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1259 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1261 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1262 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1263 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1270 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1273 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1275 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1276 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1277 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1284 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1286 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1287 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1289 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1290 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1291 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1298 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1300 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1301 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1303 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1304 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1305 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1312 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1314 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1315 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1317 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1318 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1319 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1326 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1328 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1329 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1331 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1332 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1333 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1340 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1343 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1345 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1346 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1347 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1354 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1357 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1359 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1360 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1361 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1368 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1370 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1371 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1373 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1374 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1375 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1382 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1384 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1385 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1387 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1388 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1389 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1396 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1398 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1399 Critical regression.
1405 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1407 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1408 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1409 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1410 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1413 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1414 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1415 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1422 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1424 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1425 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1427 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1428 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1429 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1430 not the next release candidate.
1436 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1438 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1439 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1441 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1442 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1443 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1444 next release candidate.
1450 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1453 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1454 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1456 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1457 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1458 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1459 next release candidate.
1465 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1467 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1468 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1469 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1470 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1473 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1474 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1475 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1482 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1487 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1488 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1494 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1506 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1509 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1510 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1518 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1523 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1524 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1533 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1535 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1536 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1542 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1545 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1547 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1548 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1554 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1556 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1557 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1559 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1560 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1566 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1569 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1570 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1575 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1577 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1578 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1579 usual number of bugs.
1581 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1582 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1587 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1589 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1590 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1591 usual number of bugs.
1593 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1594 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1600 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1602 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1603 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1604 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1605 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1607 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1608 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1613 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1616 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1617 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1620 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1625 A full list of new features is given in:
1628 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1631 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1633 Main development team:
1635 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1636 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1637 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1638 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1639 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1641 Programming contributors:
1643 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1644 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1645 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1646 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1647 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1648 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1652 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1654 Documentation contributors:
1656 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1657 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1661 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1662 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1664 Binaries support contributors:
1668 Translation contributors:
1670 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1671 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1678 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1680 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1681 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1682 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1683 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1686 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1687 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1688 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1695 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1697 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1698 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1700 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1701 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1707 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1709 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1710 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1712 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1713 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1719 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1721 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1722 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1724 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1725 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1731 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1733 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1734 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1735 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1736 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1737 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1738 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1739 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1744 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1746 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1747 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1749 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1750 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1756 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1758 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1759 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1760 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1761 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1764 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1765 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1766 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1773 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1775 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1776 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1777 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1778 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1781 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1782 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1783 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1790 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1792 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1793 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1794 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1795 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1798 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1799 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1800 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1807 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1809 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1810 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1812 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1813 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1819 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1821 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1822 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1823 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1824 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1825 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1831 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1833 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1834 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1835 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1836 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1839 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1840 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1841 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1848 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1850 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1851 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1853 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1854 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1859 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1861 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1862 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1864 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1865 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1870 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1873 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1875 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1876 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1882 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1887 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1888 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1889 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1895 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1897 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1898 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1899 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1906 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1908 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1909 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1910 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1911 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1914 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1915 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1916 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1923 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1925 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1926 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1927 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1935 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1937 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1938 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1939 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1947 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1949 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1950 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1951 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1952 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1953 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1959 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1961 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1962 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1963 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1964 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1967 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1968 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1969 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1976 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1978 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1979 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1980 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1989 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1991 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1992 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1993 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1994 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1997 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1998 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1999 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2000 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2006 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2008 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2009 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2010 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2011 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2014 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2015 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2016 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2017 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2023 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2025 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2026 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2027 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2030 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2031 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2032 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2038 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2040 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2041 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2042 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2045 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2046 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2047 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2053 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2055 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2056 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2057 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2060 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2061 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2062 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2068 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2070 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2071 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2072 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2073 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2076 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2077 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2078 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2079 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2088 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2090 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2091 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2092 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2093 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2094 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2095 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2096 read on to find out what for!
2099 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2100 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2107 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2109 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2110 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2111 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2112 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2115 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2116 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2117 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2118 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2125 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2127 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2128 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2129 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2130 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2133 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2134 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2135 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2136 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2143 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2147 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2150 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2151 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2152 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2157 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2159 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2160 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2161 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2162 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2163 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2167 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2168 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2175 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2177 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2178 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2179 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2180 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2183 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2184 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2185 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2186 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2188 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2190 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2191 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2192 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2198 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2200 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2201 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2202 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2203 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2206 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2207 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2208 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2209 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2210 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2211 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2217 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2219 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2220 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2221 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2230 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2234 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2241 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2243 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2244 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2245 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2246 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2247 the bug report of the report!
2250 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2251 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2257 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2259 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2260 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2261 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2268 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2270 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2271 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2272 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2279 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2281 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2282 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2283 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2284 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2288 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2289 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2297 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2300 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2301 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2304 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2305 caution and expect breakage.
2310 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2312 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2313 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2314 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2317 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2318 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2319 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2320 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2325 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2327 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2328 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2329 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2335 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2337 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2338 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2339 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2340 improvements to the new website.
2342 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2343 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2345 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2346 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2348 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2354 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2357 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2358 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2363 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2365 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2366 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2367 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2373 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2375 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2376 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2377 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2383 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2385 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2386 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2387 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2392 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2394 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2395 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2396 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2401 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2403 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2404 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2405 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2408 This release should be of particular interest to package
2409 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2410 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2411 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2417 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2419 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2420 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2421 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2422 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2425 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2426 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2433 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2435 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2436 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2437 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2440 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2441 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2442 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2443 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2444 see the Changes document for more information.
2448 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2450 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2451 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2452 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2457 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2459 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2460 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2461 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2462 so this release is intended for developers only.
2466 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2468 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2469 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2470 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2475 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2478 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2483 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2485 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2486 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2487 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2493 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2495 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2496 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2497 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2498 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2499 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2501 What are you waiting for? Come
2502 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2503 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2508 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2511 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2512 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2516 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2518 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2519 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2520 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2521 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2522 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2527 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2530 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2531 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2535 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2537 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2538 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2539 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2540 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2544 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2546 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2547 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2548 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2549 and English names for feta filenames.
2555 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2557 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2558 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2559 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2560 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2563 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2564 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2565 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2571 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2573 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2574 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2575 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2576 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2578 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2579 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2584 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2586 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2587 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2593 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2595 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2596 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2597 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2604 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2606 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2607 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2608 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2609 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2611 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2612 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2613 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2621 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2623 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2624 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2625 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2626 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2627 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2628 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2629 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2630 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2636 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2638 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2639 its team, its world, its community.
2640 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2641 to read the full issue...
2646 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2648 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2649 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2650 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2655 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2657 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2658 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2664 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2666 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2668 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2675 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2677 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2678 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2679 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2680 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2681 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2683 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2684 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2686 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2688 @ref{Old downloads}.
2693 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2695 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2696 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2697 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2698 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2699 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2700 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2703 @ref{Old downloads}.
2708 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2710 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2711 documentation and translations.
2712 @ref{Old downloads}.
2717 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2719 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2720 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2721 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2722 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2723 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2725 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2726 @ref{Old downloads}.
2731 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2733 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2734 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2735 (teaching) has been added.
2737 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2739 @ref{Old downloads}.
2744 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2746 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2747 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2748 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2749 @ref{Old downloads}.
2754 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2756 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2757 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2758 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2759 translations of the documentation.
2760 @ref{Old downloads}.
2765 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2767 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2768 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2769 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2770 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2771 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2772 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2773 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2774 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2775 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2777 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2779 @ref{Old downloads}.
2784 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2786 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2787 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2788 markup command names have been made.
2791 @ref{Old downloads}.
2796 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2798 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2799 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2800 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2801 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2802 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2805 @ref{Old downloads}.
2810 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2812 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2813 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2815 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2823 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2824 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2825 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2827 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2828 @ref{Old downloads}.
2833 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2835 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2837 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2838 @ref{Old downloads}.
2843 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2845 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2846 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2847 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2849 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2851 @ref{Old downloads}.
2856 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2858 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2859 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2860 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2861 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2863 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2864 @ref{Old downloads}.
2869 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2871 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2872 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2875 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2876 @ref{Old downloads}.
2881 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2883 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2884 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2889 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2891 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2892 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2897 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2899 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2901 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2902 @ref{Old downloads}.
2907 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2909 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2910 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2911 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2913 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2914 @ref{Old downloads}.
2919 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2921 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2922 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2927 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2929 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2930 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2935 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2937 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2938 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2939 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2941 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2942 @ref{Old downloads}.
2947 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2949 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2950 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2952 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2954 @ref{Old downloads}.
2959 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2961 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2962 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2963 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2964 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2965 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2966 announce releases and special events.
2971 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2973 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2974 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2975 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2980 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2982 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2983 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2984 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2985 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2986 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2989 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2991 @ref{Old downloads}.
2996 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2998 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2999 names has been added to the MusicXML
3002 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3003 @ref{Old downloads}.
3008 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3010 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3015 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3017 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3018 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3019 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3022 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3023 @ref{Old downloads}.
3028 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3030 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3033 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3034 @ref{Old downloads}.
3039 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3041 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3042 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3043 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3044 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3045 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3046 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3052 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3054 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3055 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3056 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3058 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3059 @ref{Old downloads}.
3064 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3066 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3067 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3072 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3074 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3075 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3076 Grand Documentation Project.
3078 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3079 @ref{Old downloads}.
3084 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3086 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3088 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3089 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3090 @ref{Old downloads}.
3095 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3097 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3099 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3100 @ref{Old downloads}.
3105 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3107 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3108 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3110 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3111 @ref{Old downloads}.
3116 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3118 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3119 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3120 for the translations.
3122 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3123 @ref{Old downloads}.
3128 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3130 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3131 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3132 and lots of updates for the translations.
3134 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3135 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3136 @ref{Old downloads}.
3141 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3143 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3144 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3145 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3146 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3151 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3152 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3153 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3154 spacing engine code.
3156 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3157 @ref{Old downloads}.
3162 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3164 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3165 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3167 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3168 @ref{Old downloads}.
3173 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3175 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3176 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3178 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3179 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3180 @ref{Old downloads}.
3185 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3186 This has lots of bugfixes.
3188 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3189 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3190 @ref{Old downloads}.
3195 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3196 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3197 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3198 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3203 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3204 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3206 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3208 @ref{Old downloads}.
3213 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3214 This release has some documentation updates.
3216 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3218 @ref{Old downloads}.
3223 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3224 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3225 disponibles en ligne ---
3226 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3227 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3228 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3229 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3234 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3235 This release fixes many bugs.
3237 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3238 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3240 @ref{Old downloads}.
3245 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3246 This release fixes many bugs.
3248 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3249 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3251 @ref{Old downloads}.
3256 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3257 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3258 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3260 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3262 @ref{Old downloads}.
3267 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3268 This release fixes still more bugs.
3270 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3272 @ref{Old downloads}.
3277 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3278 This release fixes many bugs.
3279 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3280 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3282 @ref{Old downloads})
3287 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3288 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3289 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3290 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3292 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3293 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3295 @ref{Old downloads}.
3300 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3301 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3302 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3304 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3311 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3312 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3313 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3315 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3317 @ref{Old downloads}.
3322 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3323 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3324 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3326 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3328 @ref{Old downloads}.
3333 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3334 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3337 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3339 @ref{Old downloads}.
3344 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3345 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3347 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3349 @ref{Old downloads}.
3354 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3355 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3356 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3357 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3359 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3361 @ref{Old downloads}.
3366 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3367 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3368 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3369 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3370 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3371 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3373 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3375 @ref{Old downloads}.
3380 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3381 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3382 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3385 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3387 @ref{Old downloads}.
3392 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3393 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3394 further improvements in the regression test suite
3398 @ref{Old downloads}.
3403 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3404 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3408 @ref{Old downloads}.
3413 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3414 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3419 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3420 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3425 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3426 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3430 @ref{Old downloads}.
3435 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3436 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3437 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3441 @ref{Old downloads}.
3446 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3447 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3451 @ref{Old downloads}.
3456 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3457 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3462 @ref{Old downloads}.
3467 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3468 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3472 @ref{Old downloads}.
3477 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3478 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3479 within a system as well as between systems.
3483 @ref{Old downloads}.
3488 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3489 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3490 test results} and several website build improvements.
3494 @ref{Old downloads}.
3499 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3500 This release fixes several bugs.
3503 @ref{Old downloads}.
3508 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3509 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3514 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3515 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3516 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3517 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3518 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3523 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3524 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3528 @ref{Old downloads}.
3533 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3534 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3537 @ref{Old downloads}.
3542 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3543 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3547 @ref{Old downloads}.
3552 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3553 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3556 @ref{Old downloads}.
3561 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3562 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3567 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3568 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3569 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3574 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3575 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3576 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3581 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3582 This release has many more bugfixes.
3585 @ref{Old downloads}.
3590 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3591 This release has many more bugfixes.
3594 @ref{Old downloads}.
3599 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3600 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3605 @ref{Old downloads}.
3610 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3611 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3612 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3613 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3614 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3615 (@ref{Publications}).
3620 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3621 This release has further bugfixes.
3624 @ref{Old downloads}.
3629 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3630 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3631 available for x86/64.
3634 @ref{Old downloads}.
3639 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3640 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3641 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3642 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3643 @ref{Old downloads})
3648 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3649 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3650 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3655 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3656 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3661 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3662 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3667 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3668 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3673 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3674 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3675 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3680 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3681 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3682 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3683 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3688 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3689 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3694 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3695 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3696 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3701 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3702 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3703 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3704 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3705 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3710 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3711 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3712 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3717 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3718 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3719 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3720 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3725 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3726 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3727 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3728 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3733 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3734 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3736 @ref{Old downloads})
3741 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3742 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3744 @ref{Old downloads})
3749 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3750 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3751 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3753 @ref{Old downloads})
3758 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3759 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3760 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3761 (@ref{Old downloads})
3766 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3767 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3768 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3769 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3774 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3775 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3776 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3777 the development releases even better
3782 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3784 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3785 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3786 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3791 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3792 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3793 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3794 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3795 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3796 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3801 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3802 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3803 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3805 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3810 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3811 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3812 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3813 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3814 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3819 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3820 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3821 (@ref{Old downloads})
3826 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3827 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3828 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3829 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3830 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3831 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3836 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3837 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3838 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3839 (@ref{Publications})
3844 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3845 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3846 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3851 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3852 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3853 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3854 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3859 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3860 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3861 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3866 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3867 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3868 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3873 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3874 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3875 released. (@ref{Changes},
3876 @ref{Old downloads})
3881 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3882 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3883 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3884 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3885 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3886 multi-measure rests.
3888 @ref{Old downloads})
3893 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3894 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3896 @ref{Old downloads})
3901 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3902 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3903 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3904 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3905 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3906 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3907 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3908 @ref{Old downloads})
3913 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3914 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3915 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3916 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3917 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3918 @ref{Old downloads})
3923 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3924 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3925 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3926 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3927 the endings and the middle
3928 part. (@ref{Changes},
3929 @ref{Old downloads})
3934 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3935 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3936 parenthesized, for example,
3939 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3940 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3944 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3945 @ref{Old downloads})
3950 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3951 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3952 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3962 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3963 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3964 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3965 @ref{Old downloads})
3970 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3971 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3972 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3973 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3974 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3975 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3976 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3978 @ref{Old downloads})
3983 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3984 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3985 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3986 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3987 @ref{Old downloads})
3992 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3993 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3994 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3995 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3996 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3997 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3998 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3999 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4000 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4001 @ref{Old downloads})
4006 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4007 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4008 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4009 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4010 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4011 @ref{Old downloads})
4016 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4018 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4019 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4020 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4025 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4026 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4027 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4028 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4029 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4034 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4035 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4036 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4038 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4040 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4042 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4048 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4049 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4050 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4051 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4052 @ref{Old downloads})
4057 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4058 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4059 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4060 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4061 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4064 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4065 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4066 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4067 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4072 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4073 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4074 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4075 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4076 page. Let us know how you fare!
4081 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4082 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4083 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4084 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4085 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4086 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4087 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4088 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4089 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4091 @ref{Old downloads})
4096 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4097 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4098 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4099 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4100 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4101 @ref{Old downloads})
4106 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4107 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4108 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4109 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4110 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4111 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4112 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4113 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4114 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4115 @ref{Old downloads})
4120 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4121 This release has the following new features:
4124 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4125 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4126 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4128 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4129 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4130 and Bertalan Fodor).
4132 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4133 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4136 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4137 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4138 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4142 @ref{Old downloads})
4147 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4148 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4149 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4150 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4151 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4152 van den Borre and Bertalan
4153 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4154 @ref{Old downloads})
4159 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4160 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4161 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4162 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4168 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4169 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4170 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4171 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4172 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4174 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4175 @ref{Old downloads})
4180 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4181 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4182 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4187 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4188 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4189 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4190 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4191 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4192 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4193 @ref{Old downloads})
4198 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4199 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4200 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4201 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4202 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4203 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4204 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4205 @ref{Old downloads})
4210 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4211 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4212 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4213 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4214 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4215 @ref{Old downloads})
4220 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4221 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4222 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4223 @ref{Old downloads})
4228 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4229 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4230 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4231 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4232 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4233 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4234 @ref{Old downloads})
4239 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4240 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4241 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4242 that compute said property, i.e.
4245 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4246 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4249 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4250 @ref{Old downloads})
4255 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4256 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4257 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4258 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4259 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4260 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4261 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4262 users. (@ref{Changes},
4263 @ref{Old downloads})
4268 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4269 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4270 series. (@ref{Changes},
4271 @ref{Old downloads})
4276 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4277 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4278 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4279 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4280 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4281 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4282 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4283 sponsored by Nicolas
4284 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4285 @ref{Old downloads})
4290 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4291 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4292 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4293 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4294 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4295 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4296 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4297 @ref{Old downloads})
4302 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4303 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4304 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4305 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4306 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4307 @ref{Old downloads})
4312 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4313 This is mainly a bugfix
4314 release. (@ref{Changes},
4315 @ref{Old downloads})
4320 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4321 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4322 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4323 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4324 la gravure musicale}.
4329 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4330 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4331 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4332 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4333 @ref{Old downloads})
4338 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4339 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4340 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4341 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4342 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4343 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4348 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4349 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4350 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4351 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4352 @ref{Old downloads})
4357 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4358 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4359 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4360 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4361 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4362 @ref{Old downloads})
4367 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4368 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4369 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4370 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4371 @ref{Old downloads})
4376 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4377 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4378 for a note is proportional to the time it
4379 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4380 @ref{Old downloads})
4385 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4386 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4387 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4392 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4393 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4394 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4395 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4397 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4398 @ref{Old downloads})
4403 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4404 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4405 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4406 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4408 @ref{Old downloads})
4413 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4414 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4415 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4416 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4417 @ref{Old downloads})
4422 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4423 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4425 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4426 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4427 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4428 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4429 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4434 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4435 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4436 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4437 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4442 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4443 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4444 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4445 @ref{Old downloads})
4450 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4451 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4452 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4453 @ref{Old downloads})
4458 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4459 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4460 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4461 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4462 (@ref{Old downloads})
4467 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4468 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4469 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4470 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4475 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4476 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4477 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4478 better help functionality.
4479 (@ref{Old downloads})
4484 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4485 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4486 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4487 compile them directly from
4488 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4493 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4494 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4495 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4500 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4501 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4502 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4503 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4508 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4509 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4510 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4511 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4512 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4517 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4518 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4519 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4524 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4525 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4530 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4531 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4532 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4537 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4538 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4539 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4540 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4541 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4546 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4547 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4548 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4549 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4550 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4551 @ref{Old downloads})
4556 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4558 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4559 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4561 (@ref{Old downloads})
4566 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4567 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4568 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4569 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4570 signatures like 5/8.
4572 @ref{Old downloads})
4577 @subheading April 18, 2005
4578 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4579 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4580 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4581 More details are in the
4583 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4588 @subheading April 15, 2005
4589 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4590 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4591 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4592 Scheme code. Take a look at
4594 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4599 @subheading April 6, 2005
4600 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4601 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4602 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4607 @subheading March 31, 2005
4608 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4609 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4610 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4615 @subheading March 20, 2005
4616 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4617 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4623 @subheading March 14, 2005
4624 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4625 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4626 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4627 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4628 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4633 @subheading March 7, 2005
4634 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4635 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4636 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4637 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4638 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4640 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4645 @subheading March 7, 2005
4646 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4647 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4653 @subheading February 28, 2005
4654 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
4655 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4656 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4657 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4663 @subheading February 28, 2005
4664 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4665 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}.
4666 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4667 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4672 @subheading February 26, 2005
4673 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4674 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4675 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4676 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4681 @subheading February 21, 2005
4682 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4683 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4684 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4685 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4687 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4692 @subheading February 4, 2005
4693 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4694 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4695 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4696 @ref{Old downloads}!
4701 @subheading January 31, 2005
4702 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4703 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4704 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4710 @subheading January 26, 2005
4711 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4712 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4718 @subheading January 16, 2005
4719 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4720 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4721 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4723 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4725 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4730 @subheading January 11, 2005
4731 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4732 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4733 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4734 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4735 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4736 font code by Werner.
4738 and check out the changes in
4739 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4744 @subheading January 02, 2005
4745 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4746 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4747 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4748 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4749 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4750 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4751 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4752 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4753 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4756 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}.
4761 @subheading December 28, 2004
4762 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4763 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4764 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4765 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4767 and check out the changes in
4768 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4773 @subheading December 20, 2004
4774 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4775 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4776 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4777 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4778 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4781 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}.
4786 @subheading December 3, 2004
4787 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4788 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4789 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4790 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4791 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4792 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4793 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4794 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4798 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}.
4803 @subheading November 26, 2004
4804 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4805 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4806 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4807 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4808 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4810 and check out the changes in
4811 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4816 @subheading November 20, 2004
4817 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4818 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4819 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4820 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4821 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4822 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4823 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4824 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4827 and check out the changes in
4828 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4833 @subheading November 12, 2004
4834 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4835 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4836 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4837 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4838 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4841 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4844 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4845 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4846 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4847 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4848 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4851 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}.
4856 @subheading November 11, 2004
4857 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4858 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4864 @subheading November 4, 2004
4865 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4866 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4868 and check out the changes in
4869 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4874 @subheading October 31, 2004
4875 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4876 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4877 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4878 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4885 @subheading October 29, 2004
4886 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4887 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4888 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4890 and check out the changes in
4891 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4896 @subheading October 29, 2004
4897 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4898 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4899 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4900 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4902 and check out the changes in
4903 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4908 @subheading October 27, 2004
4909 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4910 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4911 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4913 and check out the changes in
4914 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4919 @subheading October 24, 2004
4920 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4921 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4922 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4924 and check out the changes in
4925 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4930 @subheading October 10, 2004
4931 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4932 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4933 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4937 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}.
4942 @subheading October 09, 2004
4943 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4944 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4945 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4949 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}.
4954 @subheading October 02, 2004
4955 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4956 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4957 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4958 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4959 in the documentation.
4961 and check out the changes in
4962 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4967 @subheading September 29, 2004
4968 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4969 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4970 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4971 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4976 @subheading September 26, 2004
4977 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4979 and check out the changes
4980 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4985 @subheading September 20, 2004
4986 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4987 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4988 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4989 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4990 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4991 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4994 and check out the changes in
4995 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5000 @subheading September 11, 2004
5001 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5002 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5003 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5004 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5005 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5006 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5007 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5008 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5009 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5010 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5011 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5012 will hold users back in switching.
5014 and check out the changes in
5015 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5020 @subheading September 10, 2004
5021 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5022 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5023 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5024 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5025 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5026 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5028 and check out the changes in
5029 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5034 @subheading September 6, 2004
5035 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5036 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5037 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5038 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5039 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5043 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}.
5048 @subheading August 29, 2004
5049 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5050 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5051 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5052 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5053 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5054 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5055 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5056 chapter of the user manual.
5057 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5062 @subheading August 29, 2004
5063 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5064 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5065 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5066 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5067 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5068 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5072 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}.
5077 @subheading August 24, 2004
5078 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5079 disappearing metronome mark.
5081 and check out the changes in
5082 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}.
5087 @subheading August 23, 2004
5088 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5089 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5090 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5091 `doubleSlurs' property.
5093 and check out the changes in
5094 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5099 @subheading August 3, 2004
5100 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5101 annoying bugs fixed.
5104 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}.
5109 @subheading August 1, 2004
5110 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5111 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5112 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5113 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5114 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5115 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5118 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5119 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5121 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5122 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5127 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}.
5132 @subheading July 30, 2004
5133 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5134 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5135 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5136 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5137 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5138 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5139 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5140 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5141 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5142 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5145 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}.
5150 @subheading July 23, 2004
5151 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5152 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5153 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5154 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5157 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}.
5162 @subheading July 19, 2004
5163 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5164 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5165 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5166 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5167 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5168 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5169 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5170 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5171 beat within the measure.
5173 and check out the changes in
5174 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5179 @subheading July 15, 2004
5180 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5184 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}.
5189 @subheading July 11, 2004
5190 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5196 @subheading July 5, 2004
5197 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5198 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5199 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5200 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5202 and check out the changes
5203 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5208 @subheading July 5, 2004
5209 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5213 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}.
5218 @subheading June 25, 2004
5219 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5220 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5221 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5222 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5223 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5224 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5225 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}
5227 @ref{Old downloads}.
5232 @subheading June 20, 2004
5233 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5234 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
5235 @ref{Old downloads}.
5240 @subheading June 13, 2004
5241 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5242 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5243 @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}
5245 @ref{Old downloads}.
5250 @subheading May 31, 2004
5251 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5252 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5253 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}
5255 @ref{Old downloads}.
5260 @subheading May 31, 2004
5261 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5262 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}
5263 or head straight to the
5264 @ref{Old downloads}.
5269 @subheading May 26, 2004
5270 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5271 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5272 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5273 @ref{Old downloads}.
5278 @subheading May 9, 2004
5279 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5280 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5281 @ref{Old downloads}.
5286 @subheading May 4, 2004
5287 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5289 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5290 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5291 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5292 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5293 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5298 @subheading May 3, 2004
5299 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5300 @ref{Old downloads}.
5305 @subheading April 17, 2004
5306 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5307 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5313 @subheading April 12, 2004
5314 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5315 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5316 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5317 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5318 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5319 @ref{Old downloads}.
5324 @subheading April 8, 2004
5325 A French article on the new LilyPond
5326 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5331 @subheading April 8, 2004
5332 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5333 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5339 @subheading April 1, 2004
5340 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5341 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5342 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5343 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5344 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5345 @ref{Old downloads}.
5350 @subheading March 31, 2004
5351 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5352 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5353 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5354 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5356 @ref{Old downloads}.
5361 @subheading March 30, 2004
5362 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5364 @ref{Old downloads}.
5369 @subheading March 28, 2004
5370 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5371 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5372 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5379 @subheading March 22, 2004
5380 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5381 @ref{Old downloads}.
5386 @subheading March 21, 2004
5387 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5394 @subheading March 20, 2004
5395 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5396 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5397 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5399 @ref{Old downloads}.
5404 @subheading March 15, 2004
5405 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5406 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5407 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5410 @ref{Old downloads}.
5415 @subheading March 14, 2004
5417 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5418 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5424 @subheading March 11, 2004
5425 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5427 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5428 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5429 authors of LilyPond.
5434 @subheading March 11, 2004
5435 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5436 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5439 @ref{Old downloads}.
5444 @subheading March 9, 2004
5445 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5446 experimental support for producing titles with
5452 @subheading February 29, 2004
5453 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5454 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5455 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5457 @ref{Old downloads}.
5462 @subheading February 24, 2004
5463 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5464 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5465 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5467 @ref{Old downloads}.
5472 @subheading February 23, 2004
5473 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5474 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5475 produce cue notes. More information in the
5482 @subheading February 18, 2004
5483 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5484 for altering accidental rules.
5490 @subheading February 16, 2004
5491 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5492 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5493 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5494 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5495 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5496 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5497 More information in the
5504 @subheading February 13, 2004
5505 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5506 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5507 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5514 @subheading February 12, 2004
5515 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5516 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5517 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5518 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5525 @subheading February 9, 2004
5526 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5527 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5528 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5529 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5530 More information in the
5537 @subheading February 5, 2004
5538 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5539 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5540 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5541 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5542 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5543 More information in the
5550 @subheading February 4, 2004
5551 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5552 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5553 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5561 @subheading February 2, 2004
5562 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5563 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5564 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5571 @subheading January 28, 2004
5572 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5573 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5574 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5575 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5584 @subheading January 26, 2004
5585 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5586 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5589 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5594 @subheading January 21, 2004
5596 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5597 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5598 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5601 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5606 @subheading January 20, 2004
5607 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5608 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5609 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5610 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5615 @subheading January 20, 2004
5616 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5617 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5618 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5619 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5625 @subheading January 19, 2004
5626 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5627 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5629 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5634 @subheading January 18, 2004
5635 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5636 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5637 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5642 @subheading January 17, 2004
5643 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5644 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5645 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5647 More information in the
5648 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5653 @subheading January 16, 2004
5654 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5655 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5657 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5662 @subheading January 13, 2004
5663 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5664 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5665 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5667 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5672 @subheading January 9, 2004
5673 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5674 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5675 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5676 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5677 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5678 individual music expressions.
5679 More information in the
5680 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5685 @subheading January 7, 2004
5686 An update to the stable branch,
5687 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5688 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5693 @subheading January 6, 2004
5694 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5695 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5696 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5697 More information in the
5698 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5703 @subheading January 4, 2004
5704 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5706 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5707 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5712 @subheading January 2, 2004
5713 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5714 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5715 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5716 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5721 @subheading December 30, 2003
5722 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5723 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5724 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5725 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5730 @subheading December 23, 2003
5731 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5732 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5733 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5734 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5735 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5736 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5741 @subheading December 17, 2003
5742 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5743 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5744 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5746 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5751 @subheading December 16, 2003
5752 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5753 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5754 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5755 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5760 @subheading October 11, 2003
5761 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5763 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5768 @subheading October 11, 2003
5769 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5771 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5772 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5777 @subheading October 9, 2003
5778 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5779 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5780 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5785 @subheading October 5, 2003
5786 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5793 @subheading October 4, 2003
5794 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5796 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5797 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5802 @subheading September 29, 2003
5803 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5804 contains minor bugfixes.
5805 See the @ref{Changes}
5806 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5811 @subheading September 27, 2003
5812 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5813 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5814 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5820 @subheading September 24, 2003
5821 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5822 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5823 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5824 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5825 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5830 @subheading September 24, 2003
5831 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5832 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5833 the @ref{Changes} and
5834 download @uref{install/,here}.
5839 @subheading September 23, 2003
5840 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5841 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5842 the @ref{Changes} and
5843 download @uref{install/,here}.
5848 @subheading September 19, 2003
5849 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5850 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5851 the @ref{Changes} and
5852 download @uref{install/,here}.
5857 @subheading September 17, 2003
5858 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5859 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5865 @subheading September 16, 2003
5866 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5867 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5873 @subheading September 10, 2003
5874 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5875 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5876 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5877 will be available in a few weeks.
5883 @subheading September 9, 2003
5884 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5885 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5891 @subheading September 7, 2003
5892 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5893 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5899 @subheading August 31, 2003
5900 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5901 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5902 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5908 @subheading August 31, 2003
5909 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5910 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5915 @subheading August 31, 2003
5916 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5917 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5918 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5919 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5924 @subheading August 28, 2003
5925 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5926 @ref{Changes} and get it
5927 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5932 @subheading August 26, 2003
5933 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5934 @ref{Changes} and get it
5935 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5940 @subheading August 25, 2003
5941 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5942 @ref{Changes} and get it
5943 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5948 @subheading August 25, 2003
5949 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5950 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5955 @subheading August 21, 2003
5956 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5957 read the @ref{Changes}.
5962 @subheading August 18, 2003
5963 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5964 has been updated to 1.8.
5965 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5970 @subheading August 7, 2003
5971 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5972 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5977 @subheading August 7, 2003
5978 New website went live!
5983 @subheading August 6, 2003
5984 Announced new website.
5989 @subheading August 1, 2003
5990 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5995 @subheading July 30, 2003
5996 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5997 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6003 @subheading July 29, 2003
6004 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6005 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.