1 @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
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
32 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
34 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
35 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
36 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
37 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
40 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
41 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
42 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
43 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
45 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
47 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
48 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
49 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
55 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
57 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
58 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
59 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
60 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
63 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
64 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
65 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
66 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
67 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
68 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
74 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
76 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
77 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
78 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
87 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
89 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
90 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
91 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
98 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
100 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
101 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
102 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
103 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
104 the bug report of the report!
107 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
108 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
117 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
118 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
125 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
127 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
128 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
129 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
136 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
138 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
139 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
140 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
141 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
145 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
146 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
156 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
157 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
158 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
161 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
162 caution and expect breakage.
167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
169 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
170 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
171 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
174 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
175 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
176 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
177 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
182 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
184 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
185 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
186 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
192 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
194 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
195 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
196 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
197 improvements to the new website.
199 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
200 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
202 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
203 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
205 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
211 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
213 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
214 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
215 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
222 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
223 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
224 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
234 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
242 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
243 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
244 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
252 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
253 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
258 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
261 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
262 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
265 This release should be of particular interest to package
266 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
267 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
268 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
274 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
276 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
277 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
278 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
279 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
282 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
283 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
290 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
292 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
293 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
294 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
297 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
298 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
299 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
300 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
301 see the Changes document for more information.
305 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
307 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
308 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
309 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
314 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
316 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
317 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
318 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
319 so this release is intended for developers only.
323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
325 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
326 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
327 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
332 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
334 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
335 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
343 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
344 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
350 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
352 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
353 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
354 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
355 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
356 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
358 What are you waiting for? Come
359 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
360 LilyPond Report 17} now!
365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
367 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
368 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
369 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
373 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
375 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
376 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
377 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
378 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
379 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
386 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
387 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
388 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
394 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
395 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
396 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
397 critical regressions against earlier versions.
401 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
403 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
404 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
405 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
406 and English names for feta filenames.
412 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
414 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
415 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
416 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
417 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
420 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
421 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
422 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
430 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
431 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
432 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
433 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
435 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
436 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
441 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
443 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
444 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
450 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
452 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
453 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
454 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
461 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
463 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
464 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
465 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
466 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
468 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
469 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
470 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
478 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
480 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
481 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
482 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
483 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
484 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
485 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
486 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
487 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
493 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
495 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
496 its team, its world, its community.
497 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
498 to read the full issue...
503 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
505 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
506 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
507 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
512 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
514 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
515 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
523 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
525 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
532 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
534 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
535 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
536 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
537 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
538 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
540 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
541 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
550 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
552 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
553 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
554 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
555 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
556 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
557 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
565 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
567 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
568 documentation and translations.
574 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
576 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
577 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
578 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
579 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
580 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
588 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
590 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
591 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
592 (teaching) has been added.
601 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
603 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
604 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
605 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
611 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
613 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
614 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
615 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
616 translations of the documentation.
622 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
624 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
625 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
626 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
627 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
628 deceased since then. All the development team express their
629 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
630 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
631 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
632 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
641 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
643 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
644 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
645 markup command names have been made.
653 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
655 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
656 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
657 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
658 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
659 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
667 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
669 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
670 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
678 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
680 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
681 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
682 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
690 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
692 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
700 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
702 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
703 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
704 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
713 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
715 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
716 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
717 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
718 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
726 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
728 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
729 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
738 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
740 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
741 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
746 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
748 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
749 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
754 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
756 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
766 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
767 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
768 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
776 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
778 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
779 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
784 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
786 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
787 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
792 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
794 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
795 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
796 regression tests maintenance for developers.
804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
806 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
807 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
816 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
818 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
819 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
820 report, new translations of the site and publications.
821 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
822 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
823 announce releases and special events.
828 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
830 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
831 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
832 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
837 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
839 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
840 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
841 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
842 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
843 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
855 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
856 names has been added to the MusicXML
865 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
867 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
874 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
875 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
876 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
885 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
887 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
896 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
898 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
899 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
900 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
901 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
902 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
903 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
909 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
911 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
912 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
913 updates to the MusicXML converter.
921 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
923 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
924 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
931 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
932 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
933 Grand Documentation Project.
941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
943 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
945 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
946 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
954 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
962 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
964 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
965 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
973 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
975 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
976 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
977 for the translations.
985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
987 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
988 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
989 and lots of updates for the translations.
991 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
992 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
998 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
1000 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
1001 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
1002 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
1003 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
1008 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
1009 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
1010 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
1011 spacing engine code.
1013 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
1014 @ref{Old downloads}.
1019 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
1021 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
1022 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
1024 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
1025 @ref{Old downloads}.
1030 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
1032 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
1033 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
1035 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
1036 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
1037 @ref{Old downloads}.
1042 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
1043 This has lots of bugfixes.
1045 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
1046 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
1047 @ref{Old downloads}.
1052 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
1053 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
1054 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
1055 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
1057 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
1062 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
1063 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
1065 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
1067 @ref{Old downloads}.
1072 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
1073 This release has some documentation updates.
1075 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
1077 @ref{Old downloads}.
1082 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
1083 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
1084 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
1085 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
1086 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
1091 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
1092 This release fixes many bugs.
1094 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
1095 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
1097 @ref{Old downloads}.
1102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
1103 This release fixes many bugs.
1105 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
1106 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
1108 @ref{Old downloads}.
1113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
1114 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
1115 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
1117 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
1119 @ref{Old downloads}.
1124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
1125 This release fixes still more bugs.
1127 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
1129 @ref{Old downloads}.
1134 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
1135 This release fixes many bugs.
1136 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
1137 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
1139 @ref{Old downloads})
1144 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
1145 This release will stretch piano staves on a
1146 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
1147 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
1149 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
1150 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
1152 @ref{Old downloads}.
1157 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
1158 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
1159 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
1161 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
1168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1169 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
1170 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
1172 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
1174 @ref{Old downloads}.
1179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1180 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
1181 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
1183 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
1185 @ref{Old downloads}.
1190 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1191 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
1194 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
1196 @ref{Old downloads}.
1201 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
1202 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
1204 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
1206 @ref{Old downloads}.
1211 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
1212 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
1213 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
1214 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
1216 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
1218 @ref{Old downloads}.
1223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
1224 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
1225 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
1226 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
1227 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
1228 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
1230 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
1232 @ref{Old downloads}.
1237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
1238 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
1239 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
1242 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
1244 @ref{Old downloads}.
1249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
1250 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
1251 further improvements in the regression test suite
1255 @ref{Old downloads}.
1260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
1261 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1265 @ref{Old downloads}.
1270 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
1271 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
1276 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
1277 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
1282 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
1283 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1287 @ref{Old downloads}.
1292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
1293 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
1294 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
1298 @ref{Old downloads}.
1303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
1304 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1308 @ref{Old downloads}.
1313 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
1314 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
1319 @ref{Old downloads}.
1324 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
1325 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1329 @ref{Old downloads}.
1334 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
1335 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
1336 within a system as well as between systems.
1340 @ref{Old downloads}.
1345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1346 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
1347 test results} and several website build improvements.
1351 @ref{Old downloads}.
1356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1357 This release fixes several bugs.
1360 @ref{Old downloads}.
1365 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1366 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
1371 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
1372 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
1373 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1374 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1381 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
1385 @ref{Old downloads}.
1390 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1391 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1394 @ref{Old downloads}.
1399 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
1400 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
1404 @ref{Old downloads}.
1409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
1410 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1413 @ref{Old downloads}.
1418 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
1419 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1425 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1430 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1431 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
1432 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
1437 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
1438 This release has many more bugfixes.
1441 @ref{Old downloads}.
1446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
1447 This release has many more bugfixes.
1450 @ref{Old downloads}.
1455 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
1456 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
1461 @ref{Old downloads}.
1466 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
1467 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
1468 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
1469 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
1470 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
1471 (@ref{Publications}).
1476 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
1477 This release has further bugfixes.
1480 @ref{Old downloads}.
1485 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
1486 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
1487 available for x86/64.
1490 @ref{Old downloads}.
1495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
1496 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
1497 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1498 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1499 @ref{Old downloads})
1504 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
1505 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
1506 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1512 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1517 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1518 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1524 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1529 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1530 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1531 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1537 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1538 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1539 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1544 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1545 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1550 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1551 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1552 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1557 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1558 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1559 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1560 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1561 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1567 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1568 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1574 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1575 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1576 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1582 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1583 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1584 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1589 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1590 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1592 @ref{Old downloads})
1597 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1598 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1600 @ref{Old downloads})
1605 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1606 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1607 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1609 @ref{Old downloads})
1614 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1615 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1616 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1617 (@ref{Old downloads})
1622 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1623 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1624 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1625 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1630 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1631 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1632 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1633 the development releases even better
1638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1640 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1641 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1642 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1647 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
1648 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
1649 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
1650 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
1651 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
1652 esthetics}. Happy reading!
1657 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
1658 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
1659 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
1661 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1666 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1667 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
1668 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
1669 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
1670 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1676 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
1677 (@ref{Old downloads})
1682 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
1683 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
1684 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
1685 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
1686 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
1687 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1692 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
1693 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
1694 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
1695 (@ref{Publications})
1700 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1701 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
1702 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1707 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1708 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
1709 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
1710 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1715 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
1716 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
1717 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
1722 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
1723 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
1724 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1729 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
1730 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
1731 released. (@ref{Changes},
1732 @ref{Old downloads})
1737 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
1738 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
1739 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
1740 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
1741 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
1742 multi-measure rests.
1744 @ref{Old downloads})
1749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
1750 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
1752 @ref{Old downloads})
1757 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
1758 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
1759 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
1760 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
1761 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1762 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
1763 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
1764 @ref{Old downloads})
1769 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
1770 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
1771 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
1772 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
1773 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
1774 @ref{Old downloads})
1779 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
1780 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
1781 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
1782 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
1783 the endings and the middle
1784 part. (@ref{Changes},
1785 @ref{Old downloads})
1790 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
1791 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
1792 parenthesized, for example,
1795 c4 -\parenthesize -.
1796 <d \parenthesize fis a>
1800 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
1801 @ref{Old downloads})
1806 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
1807 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
1808 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
1818 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
1819 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
1820 vector. (@ref{Changes},
1821 @ref{Old downloads})
1826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
1827 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
1828 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
1829 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
1830 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
1831 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
1832 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
1834 @ref{Old downloads})
1839 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
1840 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
1841 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
1842 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
1843 @ref{Old downloads})
1848 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
1849 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
1850 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
1851 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
1852 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
1853 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
1854 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
1855 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1856 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1857 @ref{Old downloads})
1862 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
1863 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
1864 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
1865 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
1866 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
1867 @ref{Old downloads})
1872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
1874 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
1875 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
1876 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
1881 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
1882 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
1883 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
1884 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
1885 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
1890 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1891 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
1892 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
1894 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
1896 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
1898 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
1904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1905 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
1906 (feature sponsored by Andrea
1907 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
1908 @ref{Old downloads})
1913 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
1914 Linux Journal publishes an article on
1915 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
1916 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
1917 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
1920 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
1921 “GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
1922 alternatives seem second-rate.”
1923 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
1928 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
1929 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
1930 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
1931 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
1932 page. Let us know how you fare!
1937 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
1938 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
1939 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
1940 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
1941 The important occasion for this release is our new build
1942 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
1943 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
1944 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
1945 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
1947 @ref{Old downloads})
1952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
1953 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
1954 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
1955 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
1956 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
1957 @ref{Old downloads})
1962 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
1963 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
1964 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
1965 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
1966 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
1967 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
1968 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
1969 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
1970 functions. (@ref{Changes},
1971 @ref{Old downloads})
1976 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
1977 This release has the following new features:
1980 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
1981 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
1982 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1984 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
1985 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
1986 and Bertalan Fodor).
1988 Generic music functions may now also be used on
1989 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
1992 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
1993 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
1994 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
1998 @ref{Old downloads})
2003 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
2004 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
2005 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
2006 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
2007 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
2008 van den Borre and Bertalan
2009 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
2010 @ref{Old downloads})
2015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
2016 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
2017 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
2018 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
2024 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
2025 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
2026 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
2027 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
2028 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
2030 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
2031 @ref{Old downloads})
2036 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
2037 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
2038 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
2043 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
2044 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
2045 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
2046 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
2047 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
2048 etc. (@ref{Changes},
2049 @ref{Old downloads})
2054 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
2055 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
2056 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
2057 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
2058 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
2059 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
2060 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2061 @ref{Old downloads})
2066 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
2067 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
2068 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
2069 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
2070 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2071 @ref{Old downloads})
2076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
2077 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
2078 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
2079 @ref{Old downloads})
2084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
2085 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
2086 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
2087 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
2088 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
2089 properties. (@ref{Changes},
2090 @ref{Old downloads})
2095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
2096 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
2097 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
2098 that compute said property, i.e.
2101 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
2102 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
2105 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
2106 @ref{Old downloads})
2111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
2112 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
2113 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
2114 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
2115 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
2116 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
2117 also provides advanced tweakability for power
2118 users. (@ref{Changes},
2119 @ref{Old downloads})
2124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
2125 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
2126 series. (@ref{Changes},
2127 @ref{Old downloads})
2132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
2133 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
2134 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
2135 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
2136 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
2137 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
2138 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
2139 sponsored by Nicolas
2140 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
2141 @ref{Old downloads})
2146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
2147 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
2148 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
2149 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
2150 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
2151 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
2152 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2153 @ref{Old downloads})
2158 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
2159 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
2160 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
2161 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
2162 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2163 @ref{Old downloads})
2168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
2169 This is mainly a bugfix
2170 release. (@ref{Changes},
2171 @ref{Old downloads})
2176 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
2177 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
2178 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
2179 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
2180 la gravure musicale}.
2185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
2186 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
2187 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
2188 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
2189 @ref{Old downloads})
2194 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
2195 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
2196 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
2197 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
2198 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
2199 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
2204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
2205 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
2206 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
2207 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
2208 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
2209 @ref{Old downloads})
2214 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
2215 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
2216 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
2217 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
2218 signs. (@ref{Changes},
2219 @ref{Old downloads})
2224 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
2225 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
2226 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
2227 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
2228 @ref{Old downloads})
2233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
2234 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
2235 for a note is proportional to the time it
2236 takes. (@ref{Changes},
2237 @ref{Old downloads})
2242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
2243 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
2244 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
2249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
2250 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
2251 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
2252 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
2254 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
2255 @ref{Old downloads})
2260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
2261 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
2262 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
2263 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
2265 @ref{Old downloads})
2270 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
2271 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
2272 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
2273 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
2274 @ref{Old downloads})
2279 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
2280 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
2282 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
2283 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
2284 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
2285 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
2286 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
2291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
2292 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
2293 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
2294 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
2299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
2300 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
2301 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
2302 @ref{Old downloads})
2307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
2308 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
2309 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
2310 @ref{Old downloads})
2315 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
2316 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
2317 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
2318 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
2319 (@ref{Old downloads})
2324 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
2325 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
2326 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
2327 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
2332 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2333 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
2334 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
2335 better help functionality.
2336 (@ref{Old downloads})
2341 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2342 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
2343 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
2344 compile them directly from
2345 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
2350 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
2351 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
2352 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
2357 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
2358 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
2359 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
2360 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
2365 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
2366 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
2367 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
2368 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
2369 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2374 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2375 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
2376 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
2381 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2382 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
2387 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
2388 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
2389 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
2394 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
2395 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
2396 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
2397 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
2398 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
2403 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
2404 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
2405 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
2406 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
2407 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
2408 @ref{Old downloads})
2413 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
2415 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
2416 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
2418 (@ref{Old downloads})
2423 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
2424 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
2425 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
2426 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
2427 signatures like 5/8.
2429 @ref{Old downloads})
2434 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
2435 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
2436 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
2437 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
2438 More details are in the
2440 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
2445 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
2446 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
2447 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
2448 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
2449 Scheme code. Take a look at
2451 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
2456 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
2457 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
2458 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
2459 place. @ref{Old downloads}
2464 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
2465 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
2466 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
2467 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
2472 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
2473 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
2474 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
2480 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
2481 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
2482 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
2483 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
2484 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2485 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2490 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2491 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
2492 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
2493 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
2494 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
2495 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
2497 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2502 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2503 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
2504 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2510 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2511 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
2512 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2513 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2514 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2520 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2521 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2522 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}.
2523 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2524 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2529 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2530 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
2531 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
2532 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2533 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
2538 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2539 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2540 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2541 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2542 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2544 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2549 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2550 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2551 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2552 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2553 @ref{Old downloads}!
2558 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2559 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2560 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2561 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2567 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2568 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2569 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2575 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2576 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2577 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2578 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2580 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2582 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2587 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2588 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2589 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2590 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2591 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2592 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2593 font code by Werner.
2595 and check out the changes in
2596 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2601 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2602 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2603 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2604 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2605 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2606 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2607 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2608 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2609 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2610 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2613 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}.
2618 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2619 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2620 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2621 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2622 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2624 and check out the changes in
2625 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2630 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2631 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2632 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2633 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2634 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2635 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2638 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}.
2643 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2644 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
2645 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
2646 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
2647 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
2648 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
2649 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
2650 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
2651 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
2655 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}.
2660 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
2661 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
2662 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
2663 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
2664 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
2665 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
2667 and check out the changes in
2668 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2673 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
2674 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
2675 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
2676 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
2677 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
2678 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
2679 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
2680 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
2681 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
2684 and check out the changes in
2685 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2690 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
2691 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
2692 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
2693 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
2694 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
2695 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
2698 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
2701 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
2702 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
2703 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
2704 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
2705 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
2708 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}.
2713 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
2714 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
2715 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
2721 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
2722 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
2723 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
2725 and check out the changes in
2726 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2731 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
2732 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
2733 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
2734 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
2735 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
2742 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2743 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
2744 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
2745 some problems with the conversion scripts.
2747 and check out the changes in
2748 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2753 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2754 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2755 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
2756 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
2757 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
2759 and check out the changes in
2760 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2765 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
2766 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
2767 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
2768 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
2770 and check out the changes in
2771 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2776 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
2777 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
2778 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
2779 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2781 and check out the changes in
2782 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2787 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
2788 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
2789 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
2790 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
2794 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}.
2799 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
2800 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
2801 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
2802 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
2806 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}.
2811 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
2812 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
2813 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
2814 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
2815 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
2816 in the documentation.
2818 and check out the changes in
2819 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2824 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
2825 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
2826 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
2827 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
2828 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
2833 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
2834 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
2836 and check out the changes
2837 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2842 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
2843 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
2844 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
2845 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
2846 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
2847 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
2848 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
2851 and check out the changes in
2852 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2857 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
2858 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
2859 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
2860 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
2861 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
2862 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
2863 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
2864 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
2865 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
2866 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
2867 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
2868 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
2869 will hold users back in switching.
2871 and check out the changes in
2872 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2877 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
2878 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
2879 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
2880 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
2881 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
2882 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
2883 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
2885 and check out the changes in
2886 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2891 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
2892 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
2893 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
2894 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
2895 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
2896 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
2900 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}.
2905 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2906 LilyPond now has a Documentation
2907 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
2908 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
2909 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
2910 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
2911 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
2912 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
2913 chapter of the user manual.
2914 A lot of cheers for Graham!
2919 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2920 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
2921 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
2922 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
2923 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
2924 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
2925 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
2929 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}.
2934 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
2935 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
2936 disappearing metronome mark.
2938 and check out the changes in
2939 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}.
2944 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
2945 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
2946 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
2947 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
2948 `doubleSlurs' property.
2950 and check out the changes in
2951 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2956 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
2957 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
2958 annoying bugs fixed.
2961 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}.
2966 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
2967 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
2968 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
2969 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
2970 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
2971 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
2972 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
2975 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
2976 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
2978 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
2979 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
2984 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}.
2989 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
2990 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
2991 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
2992 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
2993 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
2994 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
2995 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
2996 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
2997 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
2998 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
2999 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
3002 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}.
3007 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
3008 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
3009 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
3010 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
3011 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
3014 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}.
3019 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
3020 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
3021 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
3022 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
3023 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
3024 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
3025 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
3026 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
3027 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
3028 beat within the measure.
3030 and check out the changes in
3031 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3036 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
3037 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
3041 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}.
3046 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
3047 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
3053 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
3054 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
3055 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
3056 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
3057 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
3059 and check out the changes
3060 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3065 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
3066 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
3070 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}.
3075 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
3076 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
3077 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
3078 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
3079 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
3080 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
3081 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
3082 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}
3084 @ref{Old downloads}.
3089 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
3090 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
3091 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
3092 @ref{Old downloads}.
3097 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
3098 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
3099 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
3100 @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}
3102 @ref{Old downloads}.
3107 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
3108 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
3109 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
3110 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}
3112 @ref{Old downloads}.
3117 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
3118 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
3119 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}
3120 or head straight to the
3121 @ref{Old downloads}.
3126 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
3127 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
3128 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
3129 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
3130 @ref{Old downloads}.
3135 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
3136 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
3137 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
3138 @ref{Old downloads}.
3143 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
3144 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
3146 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
3147 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
3148 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
3149 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
3150 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
3155 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
3156 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
3157 @ref{Old downloads}.
3162 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
3163 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
3164 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
3170 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
3171 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
3172 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
3173 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
3174 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
3175 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
3176 @ref{Old downloads}.
3181 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
3182 A French article on the new LilyPond
3183 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
3188 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
3189 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
3190 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
3196 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
3197 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
3198 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
3199 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
3200 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
3201 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
3202 @ref{Old downloads}.
3207 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
3208 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
3209 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
3210 documentation polish. This should be the final release
3211 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
3213 @ref{Old downloads}.
3218 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
3219 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
3221 @ref{Old downloads}.
3226 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
3227 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
3228 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
3229 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
3236 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
3237 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
3238 @ref{Old downloads}.
3243 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
3244 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
3251 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
3252 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
3253 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
3254 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
3256 @ref{Old downloads}.
3261 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
3262 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
3263 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
3264 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
3267 @ref{Old downloads}.
3272 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
3274 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
3275 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
3281 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
3282 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
3284 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
3285 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
3286 authors of LilyPond.
3291 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
3292 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
3293 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
3296 @ref{Old downloads}.
3301 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
3302 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
3303 experimental support for producing titles with
3309 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
3310 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
3311 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
3312 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
3314 @ref{Old downloads}.
3319 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
3320 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
3321 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
3322 of lyrics related bugs. See the
3324 @ref{Old downloads}.
3329 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
3330 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
3331 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
3332 produce cue notes. More information in the
3339 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
3340 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
3341 for altering accidental rules.
3347 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
3348 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
3349 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
3350 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
3351 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
3352 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
3353 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
3354 More information in the
3361 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
3362 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
3363 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
3364 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
3371 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
3372 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
3373 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
3374 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
3375 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
3382 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
3383 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
3384 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
3385 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
3386 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
3387 More information in the
3394 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
3395 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
3396 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
3397 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
3398 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
3399 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
3400 More information in the
3407 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
3408 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
3409 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
3410 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
3418 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
3419 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
3420 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
3421 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
3428 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
3429 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
3430 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
3431 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
3432 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
3441 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
3442 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
3443 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
3446 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3451 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
3453 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
3454 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
3455 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
3458 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3463 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3464 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
3465 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
3466 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
3467 access, but only HTTP downloads.
3472 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3473 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
3474 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
3475 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
3476 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
3482 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
3483 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
3484 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
3486 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3491 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
3492 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
3493 available for Windows! For downloading, go
3494 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
3499 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
3500 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
3501 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
3502 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
3504 More information in the
3505 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3510 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3511 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3512 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3514 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3519 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3520 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3521 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3522 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3524 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3529 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3530 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3531 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3532 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3533 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3534 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3535 individual music expressions.
3536 More information in the
3537 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3542 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3543 An update to the stable branch,
3544 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3545 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3550 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3551 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3552 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3553 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3554 More information in the
3555 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3560 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3561 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3562 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3564 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3565 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3570 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3571 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3572 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3573 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3575 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3580 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3581 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3582 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3583 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3584 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3589 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3590 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3591 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3592 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3593 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3594 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3595 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3600 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3601 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3602 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3603 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3605 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3610 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3611 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3612 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3613 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3614 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3619 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3620 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3622 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3627 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3628 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3630 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3631 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3636 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3637 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3638 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3639 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3644 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
3645 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
3652 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
3653 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
3655 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
3656 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
3661 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
3662 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
3663 contains minor bugfixes.
3664 See the @ref{Changes}
3665 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
3670 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
3671 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
3672 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
3673 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
3679 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3680 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
3681 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
3682 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
3683 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
3684 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
3689 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3690 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
3691 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
3692 the @ref{Changes} and
3693 download @uref{install/,here}.
3698 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
3699 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
3700 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3701 the @ref{Changes} and
3702 download @uref{install/,here}.
3707 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
3708 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
3709 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3710 the @ref{Changes} and
3711 download @uref{install/,here}.
3716 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
3717 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
3718 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
3724 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
3725 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
3726 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
3732 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
3733 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
3734 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
3735 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
3736 will be available in a few weeks.
3742 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
3743 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
3744 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
3750 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
3751 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
3752 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
3758 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3759 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
3760 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
3761 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
3767 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3768 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
3769 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
3774 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3775 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
3776 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
3777 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
3778 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3783 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
3784 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
3785 @ref{Changes} and get it
3786 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3791 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
3792 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
3793 @ref{Changes} and get it
3794 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3799 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3800 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
3801 @ref{Changes} and get it
3802 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3807 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3808 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
3809 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
3814 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
3815 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
3816 read the @ref{Changes}.
3821 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
3822 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
3823 has been updated to 1.8.
3824 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
3829 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3830 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
3831 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
3836 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3837 New website went live!
3842 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
3843 Announced new website.
3848 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
3849 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
3854 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
3855 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
3856 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
3862 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
3863 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
3864 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.