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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
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19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.47. 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 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.46. 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 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.45. 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 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.44. 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 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.43. 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 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.42. 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 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.41. 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 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.40. 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 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.39. 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 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.38. 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 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.37. 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 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.36. 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 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.35. 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
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
222 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
298 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
300 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
310 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
311 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
312 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
322 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
324 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
334 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
336 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
346 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
348 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
358 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
360 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
370 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
372 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
382 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
384 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
394 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
396 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
404 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
406 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
408 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
411 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
412 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
417 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
420 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
421 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
422 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
423 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
429 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
431 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
432 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
433 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
434 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
435 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
441 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
444 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
445 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
446 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
447 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
453 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
456 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
457 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
458 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
459 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
465 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
467 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
468 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
469 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
471 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
477 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
479 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
480 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
481 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
482 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
483 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
489 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
491 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
492 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
493 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
494 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
495 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
501 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
503 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
504 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
505 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
506 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
507 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
513 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
515 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
516 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
517 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
518 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
519 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
525 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
527 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
528 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
529 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
530 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
531 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
537 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
540 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
541 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
542 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
543 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
548 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
550 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
551 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
552 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
553 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
554 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
559 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
561 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
562 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
563 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
564 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
565 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
567 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
568 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
569 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
570 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
571 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
573 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
574 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
575 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
581 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
583 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
584 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
585 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
586 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
587 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
592 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
594 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
595 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
596 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
597 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
598 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
600 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
601 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
606 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
608 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
609 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
610 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
611 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
612 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
617 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
619 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
620 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
621 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
622 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
623 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
628 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
630 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
631 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
632 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
633 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
634 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
639 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
641 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
642 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
643 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
644 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
645 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
646 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
647 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
648 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
653 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
655 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
656 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
657 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
658 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
659 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
660 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
661 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
662 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
667 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
669 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
670 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
671 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
672 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
673 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
674 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
675 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
676 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
682 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
684 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
685 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
686 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
687 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
688 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
693 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
695 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
696 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
697 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
698 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
699 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
704 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
706 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
707 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
708 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
709 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
710 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
715 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
717 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
718 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
719 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
720 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
721 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
726 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
728 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
729 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
730 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
731 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
732 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
737 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
739 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
740 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
741 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
742 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
743 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
748 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
750 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
751 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
752 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
753 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
754 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
759 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
761 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
762 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
763 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
764 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
765 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
767 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
768 with positioning text.
773 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
775 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
776 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
777 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
778 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
779 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
784 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
786 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
787 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
788 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
789 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
790 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
795 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
797 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
798 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
803 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
805 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
806 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
807 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
808 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
809 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
814 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
816 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
817 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
818 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
819 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
820 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
825 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
827 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
828 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
829 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
830 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
831 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
836 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
838 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
839 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
840 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
841 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
842 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
847 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
850 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
851 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
852 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
853 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
858 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
862 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
863 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
864 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
865 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
870 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
873 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
874 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
875 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
876 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
881 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
884 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
885 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
886 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
887 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
892 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
894 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
895 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
896 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
897 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
898 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
903 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
905 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
906 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
907 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
908 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
909 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
914 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
916 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
917 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
918 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
923 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
925 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
926 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
927 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
928 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
929 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
934 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
936 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
937 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
938 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
939 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
940 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
945 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
947 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
948 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
949 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
950 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
951 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
957 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
959 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
960 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
961 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
962 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
963 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
964 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
967 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
968 whose work on LilyPond is
969 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
970 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
971 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
972 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
973 using LilyPond internally.
975 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
976 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
981 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
983 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
984 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
985 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
989 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
991 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
992 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
993 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
994 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
995 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1000 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1002 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1003 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1004 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1005 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1006 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1011 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1013 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1014 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1015 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1016 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1021 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1023 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1024 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1025 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1026 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1031 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1033 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1034 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1035 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1036 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1041 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1043 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1044 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1045 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1046 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1052 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1054 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1055 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1056 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1057 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1062 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1064 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1065 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1066 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1067 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1069 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1070 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1074 Support for kievan square notation
1076 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1078 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1081 A full list of new features is given in:
1084 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1087 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1089 Main development team:
1091 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1092 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1093 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1094 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1095 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1098 Programming contributors:
1100 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1101 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1102 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1103 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1105 Documentation contributors:
1107 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1111 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1116 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1118 Translation contributors:
1120 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1125 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1127 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1128 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1129 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1131 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1132 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1133 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1135 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1136 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1142 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1144 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1145 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1147 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1148 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1149 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1156 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1158 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1159 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1160 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1161 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1162 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1163 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1166 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1167 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1172 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1174 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1175 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1176 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1177 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1178 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1184 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1186 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1187 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1188 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1189 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1192 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1193 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1194 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1201 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1204 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1206 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1207 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1208 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1215 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1217 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1218 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1219 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1220 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1221 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1227 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1229 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1230 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1231 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1232 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1235 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1236 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1237 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1244 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1246 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1247 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1248 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1249 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1250 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1251 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1254 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1255 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1262 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1264 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1265 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1266 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1267 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1270 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1271 candidate will be required.
1277 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1279 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1280 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1281 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1282 working on open source software.
1284 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1285 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1291 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1293 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1294 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1295 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1296 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1299 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1300 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1301 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1308 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1310 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1311 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1312 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1313 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1316 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1317 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1318 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1325 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1327 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1328 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1329 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1330 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1333 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1334 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1341 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1343 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1344 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1346 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1347 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1348 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1355 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1357 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1358 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1360 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1361 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1362 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1369 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1371 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1372 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1374 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1375 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1376 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1383 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1385 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1386 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1387 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1388 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1391 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1392 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1399 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1401 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1402 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1404 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1405 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1406 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1413 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1415 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1416 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1418 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1419 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1420 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1427 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1429 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1430 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1431 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1432 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1435 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1436 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1437 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1444 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1446 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1447 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1449 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1450 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1451 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1458 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1461 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1463 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1464 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1465 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1472 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1474 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1475 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1477 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1478 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1479 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1486 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1488 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1489 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1490 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1491 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1492 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1495 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1496 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1503 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1505 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1506 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1508 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1509 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1510 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1513 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1519 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1522 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1524 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1525 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1526 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1533 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1535 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1536 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1538 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1539 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1540 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1547 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1549 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1550 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1552 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1553 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1554 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1561 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1564 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1566 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1567 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1568 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1575 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1577 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1578 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1580 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1581 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1582 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1589 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1591 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1592 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1594 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1595 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1596 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1603 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1605 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1606 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1608 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1609 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1610 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1617 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1619 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1620 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1622 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1623 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1624 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1631 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1633 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1634 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1636 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1637 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1638 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1645 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1648 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1650 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1651 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1652 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1659 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1661 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1662 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1664 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1665 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1666 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1673 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1675 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1676 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1678 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1679 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1680 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1687 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1689 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1690 Critical regression.
1696 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1698 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1699 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1700 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1701 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1704 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1705 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1706 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1713 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1715 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1716 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1718 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1719 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1720 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1721 not the next release candidate.
1727 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1729 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1730 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1732 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1733 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1734 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1735 next release candidate.
1741 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1743 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1744 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1745 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1747 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1748 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1749 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1750 next release candidate.
1756 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1758 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1759 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1760 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 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 2.16.0 release will be
1766 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1773 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1775 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1776 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1778 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1779 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1785 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1787 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1788 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1790 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1791 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1797 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1800 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1801 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1809 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1811 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1812 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1814 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1815 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1821 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1824 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1826 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1827 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1833 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1835 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1836 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1838 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1839 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1845 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1848 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1850 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1851 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1857 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1860 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1861 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1866 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1868 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1869 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1870 usual number of bugs.
1872 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1873 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1878 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1880 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1881 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1882 usual number of bugs.
1884 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1885 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1891 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1893 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1894 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1895 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1896 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1898 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1899 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1904 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1907 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1908 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1911 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1916 A full list of new features is given in:
1919 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1922 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1924 Main development team:
1926 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1927 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1928 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1929 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1930 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1932 Programming contributors:
1934 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1935 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1936 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1937 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1938 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1939 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1943 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1945 Documentation contributors:
1947 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1948 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1952 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1953 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1955 Binaries support contributors:
1959 Translation contributors:
1961 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1962 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1969 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1971 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1972 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1973 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1974 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1977 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1978 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1979 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1986 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1988 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1989 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1991 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1992 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1998 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2000 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2001 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2003 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2004 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2010 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2012 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2013 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2015 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2016 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2022 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2024 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2025 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2026 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2027 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2028 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2029 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2030 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2035 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2040 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2041 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2047 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2049 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2050 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2051 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2052 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2055 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2056 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2057 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2064 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2066 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2067 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2068 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2069 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2072 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2073 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2074 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2081 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2083 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2084 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2085 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2086 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2089 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2090 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2091 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2098 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2100 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2101 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2103 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2104 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2110 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2112 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2113 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2114 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2115 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2116 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2122 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2124 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2125 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2126 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2127 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2130 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2131 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2132 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2139 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2141 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2142 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2144 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2145 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2150 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2153 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2155 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2156 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2161 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2163 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2164 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2166 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2167 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2173 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2175 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2176 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2178 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2179 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2180 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2186 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2188 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2189 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2190 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2197 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2199 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2200 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2201 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2202 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2205 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2206 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2207 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2214 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2216 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2217 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2218 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2226 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2228 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2229 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2230 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2238 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2240 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2241 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2242 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2243 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2244 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2250 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2252 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2253 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2254 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2255 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2258 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2259 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2260 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2267 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2269 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2270 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2271 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2280 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2282 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2283 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2284 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2285 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2288 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2289 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2290 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2291 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2297 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2299 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2300 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2301 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2302 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2305 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2306 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2307 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2308 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2314 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2316 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2317 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2318 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2321 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2322 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2323 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2329 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2331 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2332 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2333 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2336 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2337 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2338 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2344 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2346 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2347 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2348 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2351 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2352 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2353 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2359 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2361 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2362 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2363 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2364 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2367 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2368 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2369 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2370 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2379 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2381 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2382 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2383 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2384 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2385 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2386 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2387 read on to find out what for!
2390 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2391 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2398 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2400 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2401 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2402 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2403 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2406 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2407 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2408 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2409 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2416 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2418 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2419 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2420 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2421 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2424 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2425 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2426 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2427 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2434 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2437 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2438 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2441 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2442 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2443 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2448 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2450 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2451 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2452 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2453 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2454 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2458 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2459 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2466 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2468 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2469 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2470 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2471 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2474 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2475 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2476 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2477 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2479 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2481 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2482 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2483 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2489 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2491 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2492 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2493 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2494 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2497 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2498 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2499 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2500 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2501 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2502 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2508 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2511 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2512 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2521 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2523 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2524 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2525 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2532 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2534 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2535 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2536 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2537 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2538 the bug report of the report!
2541 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2542 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2548 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2550 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2551 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2552 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2559 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2562 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2563 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2570 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2572 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2573 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2574 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2575 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2579 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2580 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2588 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2590 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2591 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2592 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2595 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2596 caution and expect breakage.
2601 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2603 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2604 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2605 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2608 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2609 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2610 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2611 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2616 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2618 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2619 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2620 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2626 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2628 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2629 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2630 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2631 improvements to the new website.
2633 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2634 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2636 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2637 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2639 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2645 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2648 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2649 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2654 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2656 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2657 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2658 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2664 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2666 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2667 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2668 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2674 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2676 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2677 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2678 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2683 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2685 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2686 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2687 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2692 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2694 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2695 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2696 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2699 This release should be of particular interest to package
2700 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2701 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2702 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2708 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2710 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2711 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2712 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2713 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2716 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2717 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2724 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2726 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2727 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2728 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2731 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2732 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2733 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2734 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2735 see the Changes document for more information.
2739 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2741 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2742 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2743 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2748 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2750 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2751 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2752 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2753 so this release is intended for developers only.
2757 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2759 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2760 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2761 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2766 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2768 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2769 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2774 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2776 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2777 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2778 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2784 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2786 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2787 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2788 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2789 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2790 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2792 What are you waiting for? Come
2793 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2794 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2799 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2802 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2803 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2807 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2809 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2810 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2811 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2812 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2813 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2818 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2820 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2821 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2822 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2826 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2828 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2829 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2830 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2831 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2835 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2837 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2838 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2839 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2840 and English names for feta filenames.
2846 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2849 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2850 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2851 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2854 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2855 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2856 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2862 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2864 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2865 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2866 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2867 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2869 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2870 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2875 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2877 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2878 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2884 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2886 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2887 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2888 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2895 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2897 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2898 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2899 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2900 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2902 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2903 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2904 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2912 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2914 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2915 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2916 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2917 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2918 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2919 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2920 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2921 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2927 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2929 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2930 its team, its world, its community.
2931 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2932 to read the full issue...
2937 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2939 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2940 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2941 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2946 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2948 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2949 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2955 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2957 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2959 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2966 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2968 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2969 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2970 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2971 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2972 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2974 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2975 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2977 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2979 @ref{Old downloads}.
2984 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2986 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2987 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2988 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2989 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2990 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2991 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2994 @ref{Old downloads}.
2999 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3001 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3002 documentation and translations.
3003 @ref{Old downloads}.
3008 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3010 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3011 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3012 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3013 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3014 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3016 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3017 @ref{Old downloads}.
3022 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3024 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3025 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3026 (teaching) has been added.
3028 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3030 @ref{Old downloads}.
3035 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3037 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3038 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3039 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3040 @ref{Old downloads}.
3045 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3047 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3048 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3049 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3050 translations of the documentation.
3051 @ref{Old downloads}.
3056 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3058 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3059 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3060 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3061 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3062 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3063 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3064 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3065 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3066 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3068 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3070 @ref{Old downloads}.
3075 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3077 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3078 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3079 markup command names have been made.
3082 @ref{Old downloads}.
3087 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3089 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3090 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3091 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3092 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3093 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3096 @ref{Old downloads}.
3101 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3103 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3104 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3106 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3107 @ref{Old downloads}.
3112 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3114 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3115 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3116 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3118 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3119 @ref{Old downloads}.
3124 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3126 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3128 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3129 @ref{Old downloads}.
3134 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3136 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3137 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3138 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3140 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3142 @ref{Old downloads}.
3147 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3149 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3150 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3151 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3152 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3154 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3155 @ref{Old downloads}.
3160 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3162 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3163 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3166 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3167 @ref{Old downloads}.
3172 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3174 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3175 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3180 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3182 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3183 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3188 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3190 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3192 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3193 @ref{Old downloads}.
3198 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3200 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3201 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3202 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3204 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3205 @ref{Old downloads}.
3210 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3212 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3213 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3218 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3220 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3221 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3226 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3228 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3229 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3230 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3232 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3233 @ref{Old downloads}.
3238 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3240 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3241 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3243 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3245 @ref{Old downloads}.
3250 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3252 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3253 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3254 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3255 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3256 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3257 announce releases and special events.
3262 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3264 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3265 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3266 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3271 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3273 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3274 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3275 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3276 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3277 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3280 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3282 @ref{Old downloads}.
3287 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3289 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3290 names has been added to the MusicXML
3293 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3294 @ref{Old downloads}.
3299 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3301 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3306 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3308 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3309 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3310 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3313 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3314 @ref{Old downloads}.
3319 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3321 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3324 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3325 @ref{Old downloads}.
3330 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3332 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3333 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3334 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3335 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3336 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3337 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3343 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3345 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3346 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3347 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3349 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3350 @ref{Old downloads}.
3355 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3357 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3358 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3363 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3365 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3366 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3367 Grand Documentation Project.
3369 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3370 @ref{Old downloads}.
3375 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3377 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3379 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3380 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3381 @ref{Old downloads}.
3386 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3388 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3390 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3391 @ref{Old downloads}.
3396 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3398 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3399 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3401 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3402 @ref{Old downloads}.
3407 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3409 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3410 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3411 for the translations.
3413 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3414 @ref{Old downloads}.
3419 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3421 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3422 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3423 and lots of updates for the translations.
3425 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3426 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3427 @ref{Old downloads}.
3432 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3434 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3435 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3436 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3437 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3442 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3443 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3444 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3445 spacing engine code.
3447 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3448 @ref{Old downloads}.
3453 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3455 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3456 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3458 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3459 @ref{Old downloads}.
3464 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3466 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3467 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3469 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3470 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3471 @ref{Old downloads}.
3476 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3477 This has lots of bugfixes.
3479 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3480 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3481 @ref{Old downloads}.
3486 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3487 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3488 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3489 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3494 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3495 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3497 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3499 @ref{Old downloads}.
3504 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3505 This release has some documentation updates.
3507 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3509 @ref{Old downloads}.
3514 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3515 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3516 disponibles en ligne ---
3517 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3518 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3519 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3520 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3525 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3526 This release fixes many bugs.
3528 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3529 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3531 @ref{Old downloads}.
3536 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3537 This release fixes many bugs.
3539 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3540 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3542 @ref{Old downloads}.
3547 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3548 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3549 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3551 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3553 @ref{Old downloads}.
3558 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3559 This release fixes still more bugs.
3561 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3563 @ref{Old downloads}.
3568 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3569 This release fixes many bugs.
3570 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3571 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3573 @ref{Old downloads})
3578 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3579 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3580 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3581 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3583 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3584 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3586 @ref{Old downloads}.
3591 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3592 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3593 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3595 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3602 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3603 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3604 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3606 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3608 @ref{Old downloads}.
3613 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3614 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3615 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3617 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3619 @ref{Old downloads}.
3624 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3625 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3628 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3630 @ref{Old downloads}.
3635 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3636 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3638 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3640 @ref{Old downloads}.
3645 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3646 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3647 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3648 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3650 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3652 @ref{Old downloads}.
3657 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3658 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3659 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3660 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3661 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3662 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3664 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3666 @ref{Old downloads}.
3671 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3672 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3673 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3676 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3678 @ref{Old downloads}.
3683 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3684 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3685 further improvements in the regression test suite
3689 @ref{Old downloads}.
3694 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3695 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3699 @ref{Old downloads}.
3704 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3705 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3710 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3711 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3716 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3717 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3721 @ref{Old downloads}.
3726 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3727 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3728 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3732 @ref{Old downloads}.
3737 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3738 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3742 @ref{Old downloads}.
3747 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3748 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3753 @ref{Old downloads}.
3758 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3759 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3763 @ref{Old downloads}.
3768 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3769 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3770 within a system as well as between systems.
3774 @ref{Old downloads}.
3779 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3780 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3781 test results} and several website build improvements.
3785 @ref{Old downloads}.
3790 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3791 This release fixes several bugs.
3794 @ref{Old downloads}.
3799 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3800 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3805 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3806 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3807 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3808 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3809 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3814 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3815 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3819 @ref{Old downloads}.
3824 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3825 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3828 @ref{Old downloads}.
3833 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3834 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3838 @ref{Old downloads}.
3843 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3844 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3847 @ref{Old downloads}.
3852 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3853 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3858 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3859 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3860 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3865 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3866 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3867 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3872 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3873 This release has many more bugfixes.
3876 @ref{Old downloads}.
3881 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3882 This release has many more bugfixes.
3885 @ref{Old downloads}.
3890 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3891 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3896 @ref{Old downloads}.
3901 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3902 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3903 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3904 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3905 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3906 (@ref{Publications}).
3911 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3912 This release has further bugfixes.
3915 @ref{Old downloads}.
3920 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3921 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3922 available for x86/64.
3925 @ref{Old downloads}.
3930 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3931 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3932 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3933 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3934 @ref{Old downloads})
3939 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3940 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3941 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3946 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3947 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3952 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3953 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3958 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3959 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3964 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3965 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3966 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3971 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3972 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3973 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3974 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3979 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3980 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3985 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3986 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3987 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3992 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3993 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3994 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3995 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3996 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4001 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4002 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4003 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4008 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4009 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4010 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4011 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4016 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4017 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4018 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4019 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4024 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4025 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4027 @ref{Old downloads})
4032 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4033 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4035 @ref{Old downloads})
4040 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4041 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4042 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4044 @ref{Old downloads})
4049 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4050 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4051 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4052 (@ref{Old downloads})
4057 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4058 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4059 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4060 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4065 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4066 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4067 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4068 the development releases even better
4073 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4075 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4076 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4077 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4082 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4083 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4084 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4085 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4086 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4087 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4092 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4093 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4094 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4096 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4101 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4102 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4103 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4104 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4105 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4110 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4111 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4112 (@ref{Old downloads})
4117 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4118 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4119 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4120 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4121 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4122 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4127 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4128 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4129 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4130 (@ref{Publications})
4135 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4136 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4137 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4142 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4143 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4144 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4145 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4150 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4151 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4152 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4157 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4158 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4159 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4164 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4165 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4166 released. (@ref{Changes},
4167 @ref{Old downloads})
4172 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4173 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4174 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4175 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4176 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4177 multi-measure rests.
4179 @ref{Old downloads})
4184 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4185 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4187 @ref{Old downloads})
4192 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4193 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4194 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4195 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4196 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4197 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4198 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4199 @ref{Old downloads})
4204 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4205 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4206 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4207 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4208 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4209 @ref{Old downloads})
4214 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4215 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4216 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4217 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4218 the endings and the middle
4219 part. (@ref{Changes},
4220 @ref{Old downloads})
4225 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4226 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4227 parenthesized, for example,
4230 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4231 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4235 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4236 @ref{Old downloads})
4241 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4242 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4243 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4253 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4254 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4255 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4256 @ref{Old downloads})
4261 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4262 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4263 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4264 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4265 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4266 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4267 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4269 @ref{Old downloads})
4274 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4275 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4276 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4277 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4278 @ref{Old downloads})
4283 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4284 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4285 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4286 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4287 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4288 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4289 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4290 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4291 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4292 @ref{Old downloads})
4297 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4298 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4299 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4300 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4301 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4302 @ref{Old downloads})
4307 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4309 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4310 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4311 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4316 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4317 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4318 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4319 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4320 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4325 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4326 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4327 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4329 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4331 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4333 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4339 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4340 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4341 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4342 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4343 @ref{Old downloads})
4348 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4349 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4350 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4351 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4352 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4355 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4356 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4357 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4358 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4363 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4364 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4365 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4366 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4367 page. Let us know how you fare!
4372 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4373 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4374 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4375 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4376 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4377 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4378 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4379 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4380 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4382 @ref{Old downloads})
4387 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4388 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4389 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4390 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4391 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4392 @ref{Old downloads})
4397 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4398 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4399 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4400 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4401 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4402 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4403 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4404 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4405 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4406 @ref{Old downloads})
4411 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4412 This release has the following new features:
4415 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4416 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4417 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4419 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4420 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4421 and Bertalan Fodor).
4423 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4424 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4427 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4428 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4429 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4433 @ref{Old downloads})
4438 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4439 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4440 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4441 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4442 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4443 van den Borre and Bertalan
4444 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4445 @ref{Old downloads})
4450 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4451 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4452 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4453 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4459 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4460 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4461 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4462 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4463 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4465 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4466 @ref{Old downloads})
4471 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4472 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4473 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4478 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4479 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4480 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4481 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4482 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4483 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4484 @ref{Old downloads})
4489 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4490 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4491 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4492 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4493 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4494 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4495 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4496 @ref{Old downloads})
4501 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4502 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4503 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4504 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4505 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4506 @ref{Old downloads})
4511 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4512 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4513 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4514 @ref{Old downloads})
4519 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4520 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4521 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4522 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4523 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4524 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4525 @ref{Old downloads})
4530 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4531 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4532 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4533 that compute said property, i.e.
4536 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4537 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4540 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4541 @ref{Old downloads})
4546 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4547 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4548 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4549 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4550 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4551 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4552 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4553 users. (@ref{Changes},
4554 @ref{Old downloads})
4559 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4560 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4561 series. (@ref{Changes},
4562 @ref{Old downloads})
4567 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4568 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4569 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4570 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4571 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4572 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4573 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4574 sponsored by Nicolas
4575 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4576 @ref{Old downloads})
4581 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4582 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4583 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4584 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4585 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4586 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4587 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4588 @ref{Old downloads})
4593 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4594 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4595 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4596 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4597 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4598 @ref{Old downloads})
4603 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4604 This is mainly a bugfix
4605 release. (@ref{Changes},
4606 @ref{Old downloads})
4611 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4612 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4613 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4614 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4615 la gravure musicale}.
4620 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4621 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4622 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4623 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4624 @ref{Old downloads})
4629 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4630 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4631 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4632 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4633 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4634 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4639 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4640 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4641 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4642 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4643 @ref{Old downloads})
4648 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4649 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4650 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4651 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4652 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4653 @ref{Old downloads})
4658 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4659 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4660 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4661 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4662 @ref{Old downloads})
4667 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4668 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4669 for a note is proportional to the time it
4670 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4671 @ref{Old downloads})
4676 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4677 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4678 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4683 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4684 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4685 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4686 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4688 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4689 @ref{Old downloads})
4694 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4695 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4696 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4697 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4699 @ref{Old downloads})
4704 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4705 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4706 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4707 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4708 @ref{Old downloads})
4713 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4714 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4716 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4717 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4718 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4719 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4720 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4725 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4726 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4727 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4728 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4733 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4734 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4735 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4736 @ref{Old downloads})
4741 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4742 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4743 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4744 @ref{Old downloads})
4749 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4750 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4751 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4752 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4753 (@ref{Old downloads})
4758 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4759 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4760 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4761 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4766 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4767 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4768 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4769 better help functionality.
4770 (@ref{Old downloads})
4775 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4776 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4777 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4778 compile them directly from
4779 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4784 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4785 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4786 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4791 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4792 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4793 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4794 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4799 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4800 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4801 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4802 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4803 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4808 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4809 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4810 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4815 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4816 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4821 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4822 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4823 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4828 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4829 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4830 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4831 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4832 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4837 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4838 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4839 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4840 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4841 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4842 @ref{Old downloads})
4847 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4849 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4850 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4852 (@ref{Old downloads})
4857 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4858 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4859 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4860 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4861 signatures like 5/8.
4863 @ref{Old downloads})
4868 @subheading April 18, 2005
4869 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4870 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4871 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4872 More details are in the
4874 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4879 @subheading April 15, 2005
4880 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4881 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4882 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4883 Scheme code. Take a look at
4885 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4890 @subheading April 6, 2005
4891 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4892 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4893 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4898 @subheading March 31, 2005
4899 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4900 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4901 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4906 @subheading March 20, 2005
4907 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4908 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4914 @subheading March 14, 2005
4915 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4916 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4917 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4918 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4919 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4924 @subheading March 7, 2005
4925 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4926 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4927 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4928 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4929 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4931 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4936 @subheading March 7, 2005
4937 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4938 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4944 @subheading February 28, 2005
4945 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
4946 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4947 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4948 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4954 @subheading February 28, 2005
4955 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4956 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}.
4957 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4958 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4963 @subheading February 26, 2005
4964 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4965 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4966 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4967 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4972 @subheading February 21, 2005
4973 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4974 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4975 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4976 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4978 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4983 @subheading February 4, 2005
4984 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4985 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4986 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4987 @ref{Old downloads}!
4992 @subheading January 31, 2005
4993 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4994 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4995 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5001 @subheading January 26, 2005
5002 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5003 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5009 @subheading January 16, 2005
5010 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5011 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5012 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5014 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5016 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5021 @subheading January 11, 2005
5022 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5023 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5024 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5025 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5026 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5027 font code by Werner.
5029 and check out the changes in
5030 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5035 @subheading January 02, 2005
5036 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5037 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5038 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5039 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5040 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5041 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5042 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5043 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5044 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5047 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5052 @subheading December 28, 2004
5053 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5054 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5055 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5056 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5058 and check out the changes in
5059 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5064 @subheading December 20, 2004
5065 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5066 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5067 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5068 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5069 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5072 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5077 @subheading December 3, 2004
5078 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5079 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5080 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5081 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5082 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5083 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5084 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5085 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5089 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5094 @subheading November 26, 2004
5095 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5096 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5097 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5098 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5099 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5101 and check out the changes in
5102 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5107 @subheading November 20, 2004
5108 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5109 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5110 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5111 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5112 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5113 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5114 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5115 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5118 and check out the changes in
5119 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5124 @subheading November 12, 2004
5125 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5126 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5127 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5128 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5129 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5132 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5135 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5136 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5137 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5138 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5139 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5142 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5147 @subheading November 11, 2004
5148 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5149 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5155 @subheading November 4, 2004
5156 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5157 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5159 and check out the changes in
5160 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5165 @subheading October 31, 2004
5166 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5167 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5168 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5169 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5176 @subheading October 29, 2004
5177 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5178 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5179 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5181 and check out the changes in
5182 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5187 @subheading October 29, 2004
5188 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5189 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5190 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5191 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5193 and check out the changes in
5194 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5199 @subheading October 27, 2004
5200 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5201 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5202 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5204 and check out the changes in
5205 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5210 @subheading October 24, 2004
5211 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5212 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5213 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5215 and check out the changes in
5216 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5221 @subheading October 10, 2004
5222 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5223 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5224 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5228 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5233 @subheading October 09, 2004
5234 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5235 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5236 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5240 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5245 @subheading October 02, 2004
5246 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5247 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5248 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5249 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5250 in the documentation.
5252 and check out the changes in
5253 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5258 @subheading September 29, 2004
5259 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040811160307/http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5260 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5261 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5262 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5267 @subheading September 26, 2004
5268 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5270 and check out the changes
5271 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5276 @subheading September 20, 2004
5277 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5278 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5279 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5280 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5281 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5282 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5285 and check out the changes in
5286 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5291 @subheading September 11, 2004
5292 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5293 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5294 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5295 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5296 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5297 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5298 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5299 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5300 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5301 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5302 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5303 will hold users back in switching.
5305 and check out the changes in
5306 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5311 @subheading September 10, 2004
5312 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5313 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5314 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5315 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5316 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5317 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5319 and check out the changes in
5320 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5325 @subheading September 6, 2004
5326 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5327 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5328 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5329 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5330 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5334 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5339 @subheading August 29, 2004
5340 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5341 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5342 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5343 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5344 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5345 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5346 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5347 chapter of the user manual.
5348 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5353 @subheading August 29, 2004
5354 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5355 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5356 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5357 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5358 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5359 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5363 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5368 @subheading August 24, 2004
5369 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5370 disappearing metronome mark.
5372 and check out the changes in
5373 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5378 @subheading August 23, 2004
5379 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5380 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5381 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5382 `doubleSlurs' property.
5384 and check out the changes in
5385 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5390 @subheading August 3, 2004
5391 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5392 annoying bugs fixed.
5395 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5400 @subheading August 1, 2004
5401 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5402 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5403 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5404 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5405 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5406 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5409 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5410 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5412 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5413 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5418 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5423 @subheading July 30, 2004
5424 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5425 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5426 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5427 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5428 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5429 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5430 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5431 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5432 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5433 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5436 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5441 @subheading July 23, 2004
5442 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5443 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5444 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5445 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5448 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5453 @subheading July 19, 2004
5454 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5455 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5456 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5457 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5458 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5459 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5460 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5461 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5462 beat within the measure.
5464 and check out the changes in
5465 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5470 @subheading July 15, 2004
5471 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5475 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5480 @subheading July 11, 2004
5481 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5487 @subheading July 5, 2004
5488 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5489 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5490 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5491 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5493 and check out the changes
5494 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5499 @subheading July 5, 2004
5500 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5504 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5509 @subheading June 25, 2004
5510 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5511 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5512 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5513 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5514 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5515 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5516 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5518 @ref{Old downloads}.
5523 @subheading June 20, 2004
5524 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5525 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5526 @ref{Old downloads}.
5531 @subheading June 13, 2004
5532 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5533 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5534 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5536 @ref{Old downloads}.
5541 @subheading May 31, 2004
5542 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5543 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5544 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5546 @ref{Old downloads}.
5551 @subheading May 31, 2004
5552 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5553 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5554 or head straight to the
5555 @ref{Old downloads}.
5560 @subheading May 26, 2004
5561 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5562 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5563 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5564 @ref{Old downloads}.
5569 @subheading May 9, 2004
5570 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5571 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5572 @ref{Old downloads}.
5577 @subheading May 4, 2004
5578 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5580 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5581 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5582 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5583 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5584 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5589 @subheading May 3, 2004
5590 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5591 @ref{Old downloads}.
5596 @subheading April 17, 2004
5597 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5598 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5604 @subheading April 12, 2004
5605 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5606 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5607 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5608 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5609 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5610 @ref{Old downloads}.
5615 @subheading April 8, 2004
5616 A French article on the new LilyPond
5617 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5622 @subheading April 8, 2004
5623 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5624 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5630 @subheading April 1, 2004
5631 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5632 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5633 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5634 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5635 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5636 @ref{Old downloads}.
5641 @subheading March 31, 2004
5642 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5643 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5644 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5645 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5647 @ref{Old downloads}.
5652 @subheading March 30, 2004
5653 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5655 @ref{Old downloads}.
5660 @subheading March 28, 2004
5661 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5662 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5663 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5670 @subheading March 22, 2004
5671 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5672 @ref{Old downloads}.
5677 @subheading March 21, 2004
5678 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5685 @subheading March 20, 2004
5686 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5687 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5688 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5690 @ref{Old downloads}.
5695 @subheading March 15, 2004
5696 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5697 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5698 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5701 @ref{Old downloads}.
5706 @subheading March 14, 2004
5708 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5709 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5715 @subheading March 11, 2004
5716 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5718 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5719 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5720 authors of LilyPond.
5725 @subheading March 11, 2004
5726 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5727 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5730 @ref{Old downloads}.
5735 @subheading March 9, 2004
5736 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5737 experimental support for producing titles with
5743 @subheading February 29, 2004
5744 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5745 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5746 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5748 @ref{Old downloads}.
5753 @subheading February 24, 2004
5754 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5755 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5756 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5758 @ref{Old downloads}.
5763 @subheading February 23, 2004
5764 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5765 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5766 produce cue notes. More information in the
5773 @subheading February 18, 2004
5774 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5775 for altering accidental rules.
5781 @subheading February 16, 2004
5782 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5783 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5784 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5785 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5786 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5787 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5788 More information in the
5795 @subheading February 13, 2004
5796 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5797 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5798 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5805 @subheading February 12, 2004
5806 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5807 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5808 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5809 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5816 @subheading February 9, 2004
5817 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5818 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5819 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5820 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5821 More information in the
5828 @subheading February 5, 2004
5829 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5830 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5831 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5832 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5833 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5834 More information in the
5841 @subheading February 4, 2004
5842 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5843 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5844 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5852 @subheading February 2, 2004
5853 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5854 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5855 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5862 @subheading January 28, 2004
5863 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5864 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5865 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5866 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5875 @subheading January 26, 2004
5876 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5877 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5880 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5885 @subheading January 21, 2004
5887 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5888 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5889 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5892 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5897 @subheading January 20, 2004
5898 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5899 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5900 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5901 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5906 @subheading January 20, 2004
5907 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5908 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5909 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5910 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5916 @subheading January 19, 2004
5917 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5918 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5920 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5925 @subheading January 18, 2004
5926 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5927 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5928 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5933 @subheading January 17, 2004
5934 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5935 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5936 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5938 More information in the
5939 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5944 @subheading January 16, 2004
5945 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5946 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5948 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5953 @subheading January 13, 2004
5954 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5955 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5956 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5958 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5963 @subheading January 9, 2004
5964 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5965 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5966 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5967 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5968 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5969 individual music expressions.
5970 More information in the
5971 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5976 @subheading January 7, 2004
5977 An update to the stable branch,
5978 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5979 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5984 @subheading January 6, 2004
5985 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5986 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5987 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5988 More information in the
5989 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5994 @subheading January 4, 2004
5995 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5997 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5998 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6003 @subheading January 2, 2004
6004 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6005 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6006 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6007 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6012 @subheading December 30, 2003
6013 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6014 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6015 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6016 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6021 @subheading December 23, 2003
6022 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6023 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6024 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6025 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6026 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6027 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6032 @subheading December 17, 2003
6033 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6034 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6035 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6037 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6042 @subheading December 16, 2003
6043 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6044 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6045 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6046 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6051 @subheading October 11, 2003
6052 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6054 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6059 @subheading October 11, 2003
6060 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6062 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6063 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6068 @subheading October 9, 2003
6069 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6070 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6071 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6076 @subheading October 5, 2003
6077 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6084 @subheading October 4, 2003
6085 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6087 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6088 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6093 @subheading September 29, 2003
6094 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6095 contains minor bugfixes.
6096 See the @ref{Changes}
6097 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6102 @subheading September 27, 2003
6103 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6104 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6105 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6111 @subheading September 24, 2003
6112 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6113 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6114 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6115 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6116 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6121 @subheading September 24, 2003
6122 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6123 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6124 the @ref{Changes} and
6125 download @uref{install/,here}.
6130 @subheading September 23, 2003
6131 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6132 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6133 the @ref{Changes} and
6134 download @uref{install/,here}.
6139 @subheading September 19, 2003
6140 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6141 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6142 the @ref{Changes} and
6143 download @uref{install/,here}.
6148 @subheading September 17, 2003
6149 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6150 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6156 @subheading September 16, 2003
6157 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6158 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6164 @subheading September 10, 2003
6165 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6166 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6167 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6168 will be available in a few weeks.
6174 @subheading September 9, 2003
6175 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6176 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6182 @subheading September 7, 2003
6183 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6184 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6190 @subheading August 31, 2003
6191 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6192 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6193 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6199 @subheading August 31, 2003
6200 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6201 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6206 @subheading August 31, 2003
6207 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6208 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6209 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6210 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6215 @subheading August 28, 2003
6216 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6217 @ref{Changes} and get it
6218 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6223 @subheading August 26, 2003
6224 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6225 @ref{Changes} and get it
6226 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6231 @subheading August 25, 2003
6232 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6233 @ref{Changes} and get it
6234 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6239 @subheading August 25, 2003
6240 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6241 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6246 @subheading August 21, 2003
6247 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6248 read the @ref{Changes}.
6253 @subheading August 18, 2003
6254 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6255 has been updated to 1.8.
6256 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6261 @subheading August 7, 2003
6262 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6263 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6268 @subheading August 7, 2003
6269 New website went live!
6274 @subheading August 6, 2003
6275 Announced new website.
6280 @subheading August 1, 2003
6281 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6286 @subheading July 30, 2003
6287 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6288 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6294 @subheading July 29, 2003
6295 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6296 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.