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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
34 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
44 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
52 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
54 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
55 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
56 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
57 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
58 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
63 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
65 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
66 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
67 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
68 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
69 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
74 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
76 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
77 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
78 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
79 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
80 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
85 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
87 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
88 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
89 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
90 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
91 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
96 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
98 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
99 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
100 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
101 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
102 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
107 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
110 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
111 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
112 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
113 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
115 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
116 with positioning text.
121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
124 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
125 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
126 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
127 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
134 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
135 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
136 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
137 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
138 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
147 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
148 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
149 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
156 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
157 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
158 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
159 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
160 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
168 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
169 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
170 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
171 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
178 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
179 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
180 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
181 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
182 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
189 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
190 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
191 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
192 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
193 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
198 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
201 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
202 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
203 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
204 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
205 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
210 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
213 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
214 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
216 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
223 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
224 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
225 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
226 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
227 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
234 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
235 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
236 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
237 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
238 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
243 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
245 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
246 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
247 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
248 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
249 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
256 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
257 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
258 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
259 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
260 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
269 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
270 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
271 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
276 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
278 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
279 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
280 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
281 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
282 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
290 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
291 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
292 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
299 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
300 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
301 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
302 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
309 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
310 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
311 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
312 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
313 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
318 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
321 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
322 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
323 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
330 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
331 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
332 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
333 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
338 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
340 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
341 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
342 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
343 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
348 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
350 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
351 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
352 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
353 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
361 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
362 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
363 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
364 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
369 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
371 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
372 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
373 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
374 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
376 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
377 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
381 Support for kievan square notation
383 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
385 Music functions have become quite more versatile
388 A full list of new features is given in:
391 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
394 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
396 Main development team:
398 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
399 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
400 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
401 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
402 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
405 Programming contributors:
407 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
408 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
409 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
410 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
412 Documentation contributors:
414 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
418 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
423 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
425 Translation contributors:
427 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
432 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
434 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
435 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
436 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
438 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
439 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
440 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
442 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
443 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
449 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
454 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
455 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
456 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
463 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
465 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
466 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
467 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
468 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
469 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
470 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
473 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
474 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
479 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
481 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
482 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
483 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
484 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
485 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
491 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
493 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
494 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
495 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
496 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
499 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
500 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
501 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
511 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
513 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
514 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
515 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
522 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
524 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
525 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
526 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
527 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
528 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
534 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
536 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
537 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
538 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
539 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
542 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
543 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
544 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
551 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
553 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
554 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
555 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
556 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
557 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
558 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
561 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
562 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
569 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
571 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
572 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
573 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
574 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
577 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
578 candidate will be required.
584 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
586 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
587 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
588 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
589 working on open source software.
591 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
592 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
598 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
600 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
601 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
602 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
603 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
606 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
607 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
608 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
615 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
617 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
618 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
619 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
620 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
623 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
624 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
625 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
632 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
634 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
635 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
636 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
637 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
640 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
641 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
653 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
654 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
655 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
664 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
665 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
667 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
668 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
669 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
676 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
678 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
679 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
681 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
682 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
683 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
690 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
692 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
693 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
694 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
695 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
698 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
699 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
706 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
708 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
709 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
711 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
712 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
713 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
722 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
723 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
725 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
726 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
727 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
734 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
736 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
737 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
738 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
739 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
742 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
743 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
744 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
751 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
756 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
757 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
758 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
765 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
767 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
768 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
770 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
771 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
772 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
779 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
781 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
782 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
784 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
785 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
786 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
793 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
795 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
796 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
797 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
798 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
799 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
802 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
803 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
812 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
813 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
815 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
816 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
817 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
820 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
828 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
829 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
831 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
832 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
833 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
840 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
842 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
843 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
845 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
846 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
847 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
856 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
857 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
859 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
860 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
861 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
868 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
870 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
871 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
873 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
874 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
875 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
882 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
887 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
888 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
889 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
896 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
898 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
899 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
901 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
902 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
903 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
910 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
912 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
913 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
915 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
916 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
917 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
926 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
927 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
929 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
930 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
931 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
940 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
941 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
943 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
944 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
945 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
954 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
955 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
957 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
958 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
959 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
966 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
968 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
969 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
971 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
972 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
973 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
982 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
983 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
985 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
986 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
987 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
994 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
996 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1003 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1005 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1006 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1007 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1008 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1011 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1012 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1013 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1022 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1023 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1025 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1026 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1027 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1028 not the next release candidate.
1034 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1036 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1037 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1039 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1040 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1041 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1042 next release candidate.
1048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1050 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1051 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1052 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1054 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1055 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1056 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1057 next release candidate.
1063 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1065 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1066 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1067 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1068 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1071 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1072 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1073 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1080 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1082 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1083 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1085 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1086 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1092 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1094 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1095 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1097 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1098 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1106 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1107 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1108 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1116 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1118 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1119 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1121 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1122 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1128 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1130 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1131 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1133 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1134 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1142 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1143 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1145 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1146 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1152 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1154 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1155 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1157 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1158 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1164 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1166 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1167 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1168 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1173 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1175 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1176 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1177 usual number of bugs.
1179 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1180 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1187 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1188 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1189 usual number of bugs.
1191 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1192 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1198 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1200 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1201 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1202 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1203 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1205 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1206 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1211 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1214 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1215 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1218 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1223 A full list of new features is given in:
1226 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1229 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1231 Main development team:
1233 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1234 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1235 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1236 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1237 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1239 Programming contributors:
1241 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1242 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1243 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1244 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1245 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1246 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1250 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1252 Documentation contributors:
1254 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1255 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1259 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1260 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1262 Binaries support contributors:
1266 Translation contributors:
1268 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1269 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1276 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1278 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1279 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1280 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1281 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1284 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1285 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1286 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1298 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1299 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1305 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1307 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1308 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1310 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1311 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1319 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1320 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1322 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1323 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1329 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1331 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1332 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1333 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1334 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1335 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1336 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1337 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1345 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1347 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1348 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1354 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1356 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1357 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1358 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1359 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1362 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1363 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1364 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1371 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1373 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1374 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1375 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1376 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1379 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1380 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1381 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1388 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1390 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1391 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1392 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1393 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1396 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1397 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1398 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1405 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1408 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1410 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1411 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1417 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1419 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1420 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1421 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1422 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1423 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1429 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1431 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1432 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1433 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1434 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1437 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1438 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1439 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1451 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1452 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1457 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1459 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1460 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1462 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1463 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1470 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1471 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1473 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1474 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1482 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1483 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1485 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1486 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1487 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1493 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1495 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1496 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1497 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1504 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1506 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1507 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1508 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1509 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1512 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1513 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1514 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1523 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1524 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1525 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1533 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1535 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1536 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1537 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1545 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1547 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1548 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1549 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1550 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1551 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1557 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1559 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1560 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1561 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1562 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1565 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1566 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1567 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1574 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1576 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1577 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1578 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1587 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1589 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1590 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1591 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1592 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1595 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1596 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1597 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1598 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1604 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1606 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1607 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1608 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1609 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1612 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1613 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1614 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1615 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1624 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1625 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1628 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1629 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1630 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1636 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1638 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1639 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1640 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1643 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1644 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1645 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1653 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1654 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1655 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1658 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1659 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1660 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1666 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1668 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1669 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1670 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1671 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1674 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1675 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1676 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1677 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1686 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1688 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1689 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1690 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1691 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1692 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1693 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1694 read on to find out what for!
1697 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1698 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1705 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1707 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1708 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1709 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1710 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1713 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1714 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1715 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1716 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1723 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1725 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1726 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1727 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1728 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1731 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1732 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1733 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1734 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1743 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1744 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1745 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1748 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1749 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1750 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1755 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1757 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1758 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1759 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1760 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1761 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1765 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1766 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1773 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1775 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1776 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1777 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1778 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1781 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1782 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1783 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1784 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1786 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1788 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1789 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1790 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1796 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1798 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1799 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1800 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1801 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1804 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1805 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1806 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1807 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1808 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1809 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1815 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1817 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1818 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1819 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1830 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1831 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1832 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1839 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1841 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1842 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1843 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1844 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1845 the bug report of the report!
1848 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1849 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1857 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1858 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1859 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1868 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1869 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1870 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1877 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1879 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1880 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1881 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1882 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1886 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1887 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1897 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1898 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1899 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1902 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1903 caution and expect breakage.
1908 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1910 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1911 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1912 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1915 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1916 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1917 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1918 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1923 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1925 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1926 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1927 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1933 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1935 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1936 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1937 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1938 improvements to the new website.
1940 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1941 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1943 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1944 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1946 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1954 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1955 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1956 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1961 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1963 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1964 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1965 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1971 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1973 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1974 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1975 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1981 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1983 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1984 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1985 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1992 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1993 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1994 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1999 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2001 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2002 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2003 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2006 This release should be of particular interest to package
2007 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2008 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2009 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2015 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2017 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2018 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2019 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2020 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2023 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2024 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2031 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2033 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2034 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2035 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2038 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2039 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2040 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2041 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2042 see the Changes document for more information.
2046 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2048 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2049 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2050 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2057 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2058 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2059 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2060 so this release is intended for developers only.
2064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2066 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2067 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2068 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2075 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2076 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2083 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2084 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2085 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2091 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2093 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2094 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2095 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2096 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2097 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2099 What are you waiting for? Come
2100 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2101 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2108 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2109 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2110 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2117 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2118 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2119 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2120 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2125 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2127 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2128 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2129 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2133 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2135 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2136 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2137 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2138 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2142 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2144 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2145 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2146 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2147 and English names for feta filenames.
2153 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2156 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2157 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2158 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2161 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2162 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2163 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2169 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2171 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2172 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2173 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2174 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2176 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2177 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2182 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2184 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2185 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2191 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2193 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2194 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2195 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2204 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2205 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2206 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2207 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2209 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2210 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2211 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2219 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2221 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2222 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2223 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2224 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2225 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2226 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2227 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2228 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2234 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2236 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2237 its team, its world, its community.
2238 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2239 to read the full issue...
2244 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2246 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2247 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2248 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2255 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2256 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2264 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2266 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2273 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2275 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2276 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2277 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2278 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2279 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2281 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2282 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2284 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2286 @ref{Old downloads}.
2291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2293 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2294 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2295 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2296 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2297 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2298 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2301 @ref{Old downloads}.
2306 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2308 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2309 documentation and translations.
2310 @ref{Old downloads}.
2315 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2317 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2318 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2319 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2320 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2321 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2323 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2324 @ref{Old downloads}.
2329 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2331 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2332 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2333 (teaching) has been added.
2335 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2337 @ref{Old downloads}.
2342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2344 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2345 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2346 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2347 @ref{Old downloads}.
2352 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2354 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2355 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2356 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2357 translations of the documentation.
2358 @ref{Old downloads}.
2363 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2365 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2366 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2367 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2368 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2369 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2370 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2371 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2372 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2373 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2375 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2377 @ref{Old downloads}.
2382 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2384 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2385 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2386 markup command names have been made.
2389 @ref{Old downloads}.
2394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2396 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2397 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2398 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2399 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2400 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2403 @ref{Old downloads}.
2408 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2410 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2411 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2413 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2414 @ref{Old downloads}.
2419 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2421 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2422 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2423 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2425 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2426 @ref{Old downloads}.
2431 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2433 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2435 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2436 @ref{Old downloads}.
2441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2443 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2444 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2445 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2447 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2449 @ref{Old downloads}.
2454 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2456 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2457 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2458 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2459 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2461 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2462 @ref{Old downloads}.
2467 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2469 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2470 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2473 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2474 @ref{Old downloads}.
2479 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2481 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2482 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2487 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2489 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2490 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2497 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2499 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2500 @ref{Old downloads}.
2505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2507 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2508 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2509 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2511 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2512 @ref{Old downloads}.
2517 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2519 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2520 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2525 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2527 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2528 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2533 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2535 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2536 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2537 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2539 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2540 @ref{Old downloads}.
2545 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2547 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2548 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2550 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2552 @ref{Old downloads}.
2557 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2559 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2560 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2561 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2562 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2563 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2564 announce releases and special events.
2569 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2571 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2572 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2573 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2578 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2580 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2581 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2582 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2583 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2584 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2587 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2589 @ref{Old downloads}.
2594 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2596 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2597 names has been added to the MusicXML
2600 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2601 @ref{Old downloads}.
2606 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2608 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2613 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2615 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2616 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2617 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2620 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2621 @ref{Old downloads}.
2626 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2628 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2631 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2632 @ref{Old downloads}.
2637 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2639 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2640 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2641 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2642 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2643 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2644 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2650 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2652 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2653 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2654 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2656 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2657 @ref{Old downloads}.
2662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2664 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2665 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2670 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2672 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2673 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2674 Grand Documentation Project.
2676 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2677 @ref{Old downloads}.
2682 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2684 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2686 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2687 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2688 @ref{Old downloads}.
2693 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2695 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2697 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2698 @ref{Old downloads}.
2703 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2705 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2706 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2708 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2709 @ref{Old downloads}.
2714 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2716 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2717 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2718 for the translations.
2720 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2721 @ref{Old downloads}.
2726 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2728 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2729 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2730 and lots of updates for the translations.
2732 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2733 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2734 @ref{Old downloads}.
2739 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2741 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2742 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2743 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2744 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2750 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2751 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2752 spacing engine code.
2754 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2755 @ref{Old downloads}.
2760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2762 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2763 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2765 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2766 @ref{Old downloads}.
2771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2773 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2774 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2776 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2777 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2778 @ref{Old downloads}.
2783 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2784 This has lots of bugfixes.
2786 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2787 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2788 @ref{Old downloads}.
2793 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2794 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2795 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2796 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2801 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2802 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2804 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2806 @ref{Old downloads}.
2811 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2812 This release has some documentation updates.
2814 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2822 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2823 disponibles en ligne ---
2824 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2825 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2826 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2827 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2833 This release fixes many bugs.
2835 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2836 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2838 @ref{Old downloads}.
2843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2844 This release fixes many bugs.
2846 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2847 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2849 @ref{Old downloads}.
2854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2855 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2856 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2858 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2860 @ref{Old downloads}.
2865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2866 This release fixes still more bugs.
2868 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2870 @ref{Old downloads}.
2875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2876 This release fixes many bugs.
2877 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2878 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2880 @ref{Old downloads})
2885 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2886 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2887 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2888 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2890 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2891 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2893 @ref{Old downloads}.
2898 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2899 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2900 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2902 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2909 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2910 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2911 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2913 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2915 @ref{Old downloads}.
2920 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2921 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2922 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2924 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2926 @ref{Old downloads}.
2931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2932 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2935 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2937 @ref{Old downloads}.
2942 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2943 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2945 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2947 @ref{Old downloads}.
2952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2953 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2954 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2955 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2957 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2959 @ref{Old downloads}.
2964 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2965 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2966 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2967 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2968 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2969 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2971 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2973 @ref{Old downloads}.
2978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2979 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2980 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2983 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2985 @ref{Old downloads}.
2990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2991 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2992 further improvements in the regression test suite
2996 @ref{Old downloads}.
3001 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3002 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3006 @ref{Old downloads}.
3011 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3012 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3017 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3018 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3023 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3024 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3028 @ref{Old downloads}.
3033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3034 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3035 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3039 @ref{Old downloads}.
3044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3045 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3049 @ref{Old downloads}.
3054 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3055 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3060 @ref{Old downloads}.
3065 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3066 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3070 @ref{Old downloads}.
3075 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3076 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3077 within a system as well as between systems.
3081 @ref{Old downloads}.
3086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3087 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3088 test results} and several website build improvements.
3092 @ref{Old downloads}.
3097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3098 This release fixes several bugs.
3101 @ref{Old downloads}.
3106 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3107 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3112 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3113 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3114 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3115 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3116 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3122 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3126 @ref{Old downloads}.
3131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3132 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3135 @ref{Old downloads}.
3140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3141 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3145 @ref{Old downloads}.
3150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3151 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3154 @ref{Old downloads}.
3159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3160 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3166 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3167 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3172 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3173 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3174 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3180 This release has many more bugfixes.
3183 @ref{Old downloads}.
3188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3189 This release has many more bugfixes.
3192 @ref{Old downloads}.
3197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3198 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3203 @ref{Old downloads}.
3208 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3209 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3210 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3211 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3212 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3213 (@ref{Publications}).
3218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3219 This release has further bugfixes.
3222 @ref{Old downloads}.
3227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3228 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3229 available for x86/64.
3232 @ref{Old downloads}.
3237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3238 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3239 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3240 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3241 @ref{Old downloads})
3246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3247 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3248 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3254 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3259 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3260 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3266 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3272 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3273 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3278 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3279 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3280 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3281 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3286 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3287 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3293 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3294 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3300 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3301 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3302 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3303 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3308 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3309 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3310 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3315 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3316 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3317 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3318 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3324 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3325 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3326 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3332 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3334 @ref{Old downloads})
3339 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3340 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3342 @ref{Old downloads})
3347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3348 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3349 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3351 @ref{Old downloads})
3356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3357 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3358 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3359 (@ref{Old downloads})
3364 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3365 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3366 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3367 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3373 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3374 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3375 the development releases even better
3380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3382 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3383 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3384 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3389 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3390 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3391 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3392 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3393 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3394 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3399 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3400 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3401 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3403 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3408 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3409 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3410 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3411 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3412 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3418 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3419 (@ref{Old downloads})
3424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3425 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3426 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3427 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3428 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3429 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3434 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3435 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3436 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3437 (@ref{Publications})
3442 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3443 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3444 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3449 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3450 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3451 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3452 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3457 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3458 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3459 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3465 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3466 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3472 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3473 released. (@ref{Changes},
3474 @ref{Old downloads})
3479 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3480 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3481 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3482 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3483 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3484 multi-measure rests.
3486 @ref{Old downloads})
3491 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3492 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3494 @ref{Old downloads})
3499 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3500 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3501 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3502 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3503 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3504 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3505 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3506 @ref{Old downloads})
3511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3512 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3513 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3514 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3515 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3516 @ref{Old downloads})
3521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3522 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3523 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3524 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3525 the endings and the middle
3526 part. (@ref{Changes},
3527 @ref{Old downloads})
3532 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3533 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3534 parenthesized, for example,
3537 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3538 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3542 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3543 @ref{Old downloads})
3548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3549 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3550 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3560 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3561 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3562 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3563 @ref{Old downloads})
3568 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3569 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3570 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3571 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3572 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3573 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3574 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3576 @ref{Old downloads})
3581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3582 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3583 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3584 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3585 @ref{Old downloads})
3590 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3591 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3592 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3593 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3594 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3595 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3596 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3597 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3598 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3599 @ref{Old downloads})
3604 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3605 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3606 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3607 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3608 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3609 @ref{Old downloads})
3614 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3616 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3617 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3618 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3623 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3624 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3625 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3626 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3627 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3632 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3633 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3634 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3636 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3638 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3640 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3646 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3647 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3648 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3649 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3650 @ref{Old downloads})
3655 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3656 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3657 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3658 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3659 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3662 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3663 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3664 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3665 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3670 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3671 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3672 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3673 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3674 page. Let us know how you fare!
3679 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3680 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3681 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3682 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3683 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3684 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3685 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3686 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3687 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3689 @ref{Old downloads})
3694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3695 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3696 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3697 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3698 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3699 @ref{Old downloads})
3704 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3705 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3706 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3707 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3708 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3709 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3710 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3711 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3712 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3713 @ref{Old downloads})
3718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3719 This release has the following new features:
3722 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3723 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3724 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3726 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3727 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3728 and Bertalan Fodor).
3730 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3731 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3734 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3735 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3736 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3740 @ref{Old downloads})
3745 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3746 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3747 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3748 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3749 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3750 van den Borre and Bertalan
3751 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3752 @ref{Old downloads})
3757 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3758 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3759 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3760 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3767 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3768 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3769 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3770 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3772 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3773 @ref{Old downloads})
3778 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3779 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3780 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3786 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3787 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3788 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3789 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3790 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3791 @ref{Old downloads})
3796 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3797 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3798 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3799 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3800 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3801 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3802 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3803 @ref{Old downloads})
3808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3809 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3810 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3811 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3812 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3813 @ref{Old downloads})
3818 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3819 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3820 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3821 @ref{Old downloads})
3826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3827 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3828 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3829 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3830 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3831 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3832 @ref{Old downloads})
3837 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3838 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3839 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3840 that compute said property, i.e.
3843 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3844 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3847 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3848 @ref{Old downloads})
3853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3854 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3855 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3856 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3857 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3858 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3859 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3860 users. (@ref{Changes},
3861 @ref{Old downloads})
3866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3867 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3868 series. (@ref{Changes},
3869 @ref{Old downloads})
3874 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3875 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3876 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3877 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3878 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3879 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3880 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3881 sponsored by Nicolas
3882 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3883 @ref{Old downloads})
3888 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3889 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3890 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3891 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3892 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3893 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3894 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3895 @ref{Old downloads})
3900 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3901 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3902 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3903 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3904 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3905 @ref{Old downloads})
3910 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3911 This is mainly a bugfix
3912 release. (@ref{Changes},
3913 @ref{Old downloads})
3918 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3919 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3920 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3921 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3922 la gravure musicale}.
3927 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3928 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3929 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3930 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3931 @ref{Old downloads})
3936 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3937 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3938 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3939 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3940 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3941 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3946 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3947 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3948 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3949 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3950 @ref{Old downloads})
3955 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3956 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3957 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3958 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3959 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3960 @ref{Old downloads})
3965 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3966 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3967 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3968 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3969 @ref{Old downloads})
3974 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3975 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3976 for a note is proportional to the time it
3977 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3978 @ref{Old downloads})
3983 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3984 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3985 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3991 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3992 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3993 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3995 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3996 @ref{Old downloads})
4001 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4002 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4003 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4004 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4006 @ref{Old downloads})
4011 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4012 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4013 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4014 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4015 @ref{Old downloads})
4020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4021 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4023 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4024 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4025 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4026 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4027 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4032 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4033 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4034 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4035 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4040 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4041 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4042 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4043 @ref{Old downloads})
4048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4049 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4050 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4051 @ref{Old downloads})
4056 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4057 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4058 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4059 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4060 (@ref{Old downloads})
4065 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4066 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4067 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4068 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4073 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4074 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4075 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4076 better help functionality.
4077 (@ref{Old downloads})
4082 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4083 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4084 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4085 compile them directly from
4086 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4091 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4092 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4093 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4098 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4099 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4100 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4101 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4106 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4107 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4108 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4109 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4110 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4115 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4116 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4117 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4122 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4123 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4128 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4129 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4130 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4135 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4136 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4137 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4138 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4139 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4144 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4145 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4146 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4147 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4148 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4149 @ref{Old downloads})
4154 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4156 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4157 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4159 (@ref{Old downloads})
4164 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4165 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4166 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4167 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4168 signatures like 5/8.
4170 @ref{Old downloads})
4175 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4176 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4177 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4178 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4179 More details are in the
4181 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4186 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4187 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4188 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4189 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4190 Scheme code. Take a look at
4192 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4197 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4198 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4199 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4200 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4205 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4206 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4207 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4208 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4213 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4214 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4215 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4221 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4222 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4223 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4224 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4225 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4226 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4231 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4232 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4233 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4234 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4235 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4236 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4238 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4243 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4244 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4245 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4251 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4252 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
4253 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4254 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4255 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4261 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4262 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4263 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}.
4264 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4265 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4270 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4271 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4272 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4273 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4274 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4279 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4280 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4281 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4282 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4283 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4285 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4290 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4291 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4292 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4293 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4294 @ref{Old downloads}!
4299 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4300 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4301 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4302 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4308 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4309 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4310 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4316 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4317 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4318 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4319 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4321 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4323 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4328 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4329 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4330 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4331 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4332 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4333 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4334 font code by Werner.
4336 and check out the changes in
4337 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4342 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4343 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4344 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4345 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4346 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4347 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4348 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4349 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4350 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4351 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4354 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4359 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4360 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4361 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4362 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4363 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4365 and check out the changes in
4366 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4371 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4372 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4373 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4374 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4375 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4376 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4379 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4384 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4385 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4386 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4387 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4388 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4389 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4390 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4391 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4392 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4396 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4401 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4402 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4403 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4404 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4405 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4406 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4408 and check out the changes in
4409 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4414 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4415 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4416 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4417 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4418 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4419 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4420 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4421 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4422 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4425 and check out the changes in
4426 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4431 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4432 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4433 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4434 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4435 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4436 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4439 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4442 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4443 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4444 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4445 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4446 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4449 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4454 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4455 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4456 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4462 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4463 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4464 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4466 and check out the changes in
4467 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4472 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4473 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4474 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4475 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4476 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4483 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4484 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4485 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4486 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4488 and check out the changes in
4489 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4494 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4495 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4496 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4497 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4498 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4500 and check out the changes in
4501 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4506 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4507 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4508 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4509 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4511 and check out the changes in
4512 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4517 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4518 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4519 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4520 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4522 and check out the changes in
4523 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4528 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4529 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4530 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4531 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4535 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4540 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4541 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4542 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4543 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4547 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4552 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4553 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4554 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4555 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4556 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4557 in the documentation.
4559 and check out the changes in
4560 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4565 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4566 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4567 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4568 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4569 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4574 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4575 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4577 and check out the changes
4578 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4583 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4584 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4585 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4586 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4587 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4588 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4589 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4592 and check out the changes in
4593 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4598 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4599 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4600 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4601 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4602 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4603 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4604 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4605 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4606 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4607 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4608 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4609 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4610 will hold users back in switching.
4612 and check out the changes in
4613 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4618 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4619 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4620 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4621 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4622 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4623 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4624 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4626 and check out the changes in
4627 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4632 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4633 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4634 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4635 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4636 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4637 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4641 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4646 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4647 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4648 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4649 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4650 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4651 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4652 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4653 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4654 chapter of the user manual.
4655 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4660 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4661 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4662 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4663 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4664 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4665 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4666 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4670 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4675 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4676 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4677 disappearing metronome mark.
4679 and check out the changes in
4680 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4685 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4686 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4687 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4688 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4689 `doubleSlurs' property.
4691 and check out the changes in
4692 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4697 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4698 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4699 annoying bugs fixed.
4702 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4707 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4708 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4709 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4710 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4711 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4712 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4713 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4716 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4717 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4719 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4720 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4725 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4730 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4731 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4732 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4733 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4734 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4735 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4736 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4737 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4738 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4739 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4740 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4743 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4748 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4749 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4750 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4751 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4752 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4755 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4760 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4761 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4762 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4763 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4764 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4765 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4766 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4767 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4768 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4769 beat within the measure.
4771 and check out the changes in
4772 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4777 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4778 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4782 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4787 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4788 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4794 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4795 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4796 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4797 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4798 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4800 and check out the changes
4801 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4806 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4807 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4811 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4816 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4817 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4818 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4819 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4820 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4821 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4822 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4823 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4825 @ref{Old downloads}.
4830 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4831 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4832 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
4833 @ref{Old downloads}.
4838 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4839 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4840 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4841 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4843 @ref{Old downloads}.
4848 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4849 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4850 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4851 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4853 @ref{Old downloads}.
4858 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4859 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4860 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
4861 or head straight to the
4862 @ref{Old downloads}.
4867 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4868 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4869 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4870 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4871 @ref{Old downloads}.
4876 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4877 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4878 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4879 @ref{Old downloads}.
4884 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4885 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4887 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4888 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4889 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4890 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4891 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4896 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4897 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4898 @ref{Old downloads}.
4903 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4904 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4905 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4911 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4912 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4913 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4914 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4915 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4916 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4917 @ref{Old downloads}.
4922 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4923 A French article on the new LilyPond
4924 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4929 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4930 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4931 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4937 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4938 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4939 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4940 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4941 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4942 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4943 @ref{Old downloads}.
4948 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4949 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4950 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4951 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4952 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4954 @ref{Old downloads}.
4959 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4960 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4962 @ref{Old downloads}.
4967 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4968 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4969 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4970 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4977 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4978 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4979 @ref{Old downloads}.
4984 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4985 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4992 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4993 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4994 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4995 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4997 @ref{Old downloads}.
5002 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
5003 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5004 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5005 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5008 @ref{Old downloads}.
5013 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5015 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5016 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5022 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5023 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5025 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5026 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5027 authors of LilyPond.
5032 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5033 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5034 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5037 @ref{Old downloads}.
5042 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5043 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5044 experimental support for producing titles with
5050 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5051 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5052 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5053 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5055 @ref{Old downloads}.
5060 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5061 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5062 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5063 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5065 @ref{Old downloads}.
5070 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5071 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5072 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5073 produce cue notes. More information in the
5080 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5081 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5082 for altering accidental rules.
5088 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5089 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5090 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5091 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5092 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5093 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5094 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5095 More information in the
5102 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5103 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5104 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5105 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5112 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5113 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5114 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5115 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5116 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5123 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5124 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5125 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5126 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5127 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5128 More information in the
5135 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5136 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5137 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5138 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5139 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5140 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5141 More information in the
5148 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5149 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5150 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5151 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5159 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5160 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5161 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5162 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5169 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5170 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5171 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5172 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5173 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5182 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5183 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5184 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5187 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5192 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5194 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5195 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5196 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5199 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5204 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5205 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5206 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5207 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5208 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5213 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5214 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5215 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5216 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5217 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5223 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5224 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5225 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5227 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5232 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5233 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5234 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5235 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5240 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5241 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5242 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5243 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5245 More information in the
5246 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5251 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5252 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5253 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5255 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5260 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5261 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5262 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5263 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5265 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5270 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5271 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5272 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5273 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5274 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5275 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5276 individual music expressions.
5277 More information in the
5278 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5283 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5284 An update to the stable branch,
5285 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5286 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5291 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5292 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5293 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5294 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5295 More information in the
5296 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5301 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5302 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5304 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5305 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5310 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5311 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5312 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5313 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5314 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5319 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5320 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5321 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5322 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5323 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5328 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5329 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5330 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5331 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5332 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5333 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5334 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5339 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5340 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5341 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5342 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5344 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5349 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5350 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5351 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5352 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5353 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5358 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5359 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5361 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5366 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5367 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5369 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5370 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5375 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5376 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5377 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5378 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5383 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5384 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5391 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5392 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5394 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5395 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5400 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5401 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5402 contains minor bugfixes.
5403 See the @ref{Changes}
5404 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5409 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5410 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5411 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5412 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5418 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5419 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5420 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5421 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5422 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5423 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5428 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5429 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5430 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5431 the @ref{Changes} and
5432 download @uref{install/,here}.
5437 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5438 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5439 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5440 the @ref{Changes} and
5441 download @uref{install/,here}.
5446 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5447 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5448 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5449 the @ref{Changes} and
5450 download @uref{install/,here}.
5455 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5456 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5457 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5463 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5464 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5465 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5471 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5472 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5473 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5474 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5475 will be available in a few weeks.
5481 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5482 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5483 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5489 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5490 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5491 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5497 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5498 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5499 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5500 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5506 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5507 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5508 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5513 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5514 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5515 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5516 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5517 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5522 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5523 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5524 @ref{Changes} and get it
5525 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5530 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5531 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5532 @ref{Changes} and get it
5533 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5538 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5539 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5540 @ref{Changes} and get it
5541 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5546 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5547 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5548 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5553 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5554 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5555 read the @ref{Changes}.
5560 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5561 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5562 has been updated to 1.8.
5563 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5568 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5569 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5570 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5575 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5576 New website went live!
5581 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5582 Announced new website.
5587 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5588 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5593 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5594 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5595 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5601 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5602 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5603 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.