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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
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
33 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
34 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
44 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
52 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
54 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
55 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
56 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
57 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
58 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
63 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
65 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
66 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
67 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
68 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
69 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
71 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
72 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
77 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
79 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
80 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
81 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
82 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
83 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
88 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
90 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
91 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
92 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
93 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
94 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
99 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
101 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
102 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
103 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
104 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
105 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
112 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
113 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
114 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
115 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
116 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
117 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
118 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
119 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
126 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
127 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
128 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
129 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
130 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
131 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
132 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
133 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
140 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
141 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
142 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
143 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
144 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
145 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
146 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
147 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
153 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
156 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
157 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
158 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
159 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
164 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
166 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
167 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
168 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
169 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
170 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
175 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
177 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
178 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
179 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
180 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
181 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
186 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
189 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
190 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
192 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
201 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
202 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
203 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
210 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
211 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
212 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
213 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
214 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
221 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
222 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
223 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
224 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
225 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
234 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
235 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
236 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
238 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
239 with positioning text.
244 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
246 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
247 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
248 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
249 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
250 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
257 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
258 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
259 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
260 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
261 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
266 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
268 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
269 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
270 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
271 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
272 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
279 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
280 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
281 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
282 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
283 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
290 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
291 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
292 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
293 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
294 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
301 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
302 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
303 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
304 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
305 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
310 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
312 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
313 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
314 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
315 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
316 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
324 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
325 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
326 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
327 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
328 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
336 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
337 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
338 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
339 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
344 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
346 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
347 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
348 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
349 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
350 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
357 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
358 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
359 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
360 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
361 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
366 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
369 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
370 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
372 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
379 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
380 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
381 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
382 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
383 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
390 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
391 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
392 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
393 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
394 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
399 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
401 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
402 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
403 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
404 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
405 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
411 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
413 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
414 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
415 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
419 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
421 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
422 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
423 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
424 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
425 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
432 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
433 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
434 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
435 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
436 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
444 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
445 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
446 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
451 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
453 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
454 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
455 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
456 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
461 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
463 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
464 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
465 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
466 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
474 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
475 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
476 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
486 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
487 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
492 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
494 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
495 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
496 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
497 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
499 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
500 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
504 Support for kievan square notation
506 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
508 Music functions have become quite more versatile
511 A full list of new features is given in:
514 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
517 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
519 Main development team:
521 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
522 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
523 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
524 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
525 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
528 Programming contributors:
530 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
531 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
532 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
533 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
535 Documentation contributors:
537 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
541 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
546 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
548 Translation contributors:
550 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
555 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
557 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
558 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
559 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
561 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
562 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
563 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
565 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
566 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
572 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
574 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
575 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
577 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
578 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
579 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
586 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
588 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
589 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
590 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
591 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
592 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
593 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
596 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
597 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
602 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
604 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
605 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
606 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
607 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
608 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
614 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
616 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
617 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
618 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
619 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
622 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
623 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
624 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
631 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
633 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
634 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
636 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
637 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
638 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
645 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
647 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
648 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
649 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
650 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
651 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
657 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
659 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
660 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
661 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
662 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
665 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
666 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
667 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
674 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
676 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
677 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
678 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
679 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
680 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
681 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
684 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
685 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
692 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
694 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
695 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
696 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
697 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
700 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
701 candidate will be required.
707 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
709 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
710 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
711 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
712 working on open source software.
714 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
715 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
721 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
723 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
724 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
725 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
726 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
729 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
730 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
731 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
738 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
740 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
741 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
742 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
743 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
746 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
747 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
748 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
755 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
757 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
758 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
759 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
760 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
763 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
764 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
773 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
774 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
776 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
777 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
778 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
787 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
788 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
790 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
791 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
792 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
802 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
804 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
805 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
806 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
813 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
815 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
816 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
817 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
818 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
821 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
822 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
829 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
831 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
832 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
834 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
835 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
836 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
845 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
846 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
848 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
849 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
850 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
857 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
859 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
860 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
861 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
862 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
865 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
866 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
867 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
874 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
876 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
877 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
879 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
880 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
881 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
888 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
890 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
891 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
893 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
894 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
895 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
902 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
904 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
905 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
907 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
908 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
909 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
916 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
918 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
919 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
920 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
921 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
922 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
925 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
926 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
933 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
935 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
936 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
938 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
939 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
940 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
943 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
951 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
952 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
954 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
955 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
956 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
963 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
965 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
966 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
968 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
969 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
970 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
979 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
980 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
982 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
983 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
984 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
991 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
993 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
994 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
996 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
997 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
998 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1005 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1007 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1008 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1010 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1011 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1012 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1019 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1021 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1022 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1024 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1025 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1026 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1035 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1036 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1038 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1039 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1040 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1049 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1050 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1052 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1053 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1054 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1061 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1063 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1064 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1066 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1067 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1068 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1075 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1077 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1078 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1080 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1081 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1082 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1089 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1091 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1092 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1094 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1095 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1096 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1105 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1106 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1108 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1109 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1110 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1117 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1119 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1120 Critical regression.
1126 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1128 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1129 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1130 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1131 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1134 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1135 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1136 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1148 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1149 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1150 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1151 not the next release candidate.
1157 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1159 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1160 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1162 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1163 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1164 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1165 next release candidate.
1171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1173 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1174 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1175 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1177 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1178 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1179 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1180 next release candidate.
1186 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1188 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1189 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1190 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1191 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1194 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1195 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1196 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1203 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1205 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1206 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1208 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1209 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1215 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1217 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1218 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1220 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1221 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1229 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1230 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1231 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1241 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1242 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1244 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1245 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1253 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1254 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1256 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1257 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1265 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1266 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1268 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1269 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1277 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1278 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1280 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1281 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1289 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1290 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1291 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1299 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1300 usual number of bugs.
1302 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1303 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1308 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1310 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1311 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1312 usual number of bugs.
1314 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1315 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1323 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1324 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1325 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1326 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1328 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1329 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1334 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1337 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1338 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1341 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1346 A full list of new features is given in:
1349 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1352 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1354 Main development team:
1356 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1357 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1358 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1359 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1360 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1362 Programming contributors:
1364 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1365 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1366 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1367 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1368 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1369 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1373 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1375 Documentation contributors:
1377 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1378 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1382 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1383 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1385 Binaries support contributors:
1389 Translation contributors:
1391 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1392 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1399 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1401 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1402 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1403 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1404 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1407 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1408 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1409 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1416 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1418 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1419 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1421 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1422 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1431 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1433 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1434 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1440 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1442 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1443 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1445 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1446 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1452 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1454 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1455 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1456 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1457 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1458 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1459 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1460 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1465 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1467 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1468 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1470 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1471 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1477 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1479 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1480 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1481 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1482 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1485 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1486 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1487 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1494 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1496 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1497 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1498 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1499 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1502 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1503 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1504 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1511 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1513 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1514 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1515 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1516 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1519 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1520 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1521 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1528 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1530 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1531 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1533 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1534 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1540 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1542 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1543 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1544 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1545 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1546 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1552 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1554 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1555 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1556 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1557 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1560 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1561 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1562 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1571 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1572 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1574 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1575 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1580 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1582 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1583 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1585 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1586 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1591 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1593 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1594 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1596 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1597 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1605 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1606 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1608 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1609 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1610 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1616 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1618 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1619 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1620 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1627 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1629 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1630 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1631 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1632 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1635 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1636 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1637 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1644 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1646 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1647 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1648 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1658 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1659 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1660 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1668 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1670 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1671 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1672 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1673 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1674 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1680 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1682 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1683 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1684 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1685 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1688 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1689 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1690 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1699 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1700 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1701 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1710 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1712 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1713 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1714 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1715 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1718 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1719 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1720 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1721 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1727 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1729 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1730 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1731 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1732 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1735 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1736 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1737 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1738 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1744 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1746 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1747 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1748 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1751 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1752 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1753 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1759 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1761 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1762 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1763 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1766 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1767 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1768 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1776 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1777 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1778 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1781 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1782 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1783 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1789 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1791 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1792 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1793 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1794 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1797 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1798 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1799 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1800 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1809 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1811 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1812 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1813 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1814 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1815 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1816 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1817 read on to find out what for!
1820 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1821 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1828 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1830 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1831 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1832 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1833 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1836 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1837 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1838 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1839 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1846 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1848 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1849 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1850 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1851 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1854 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1855 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1856 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1857 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1864 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1866 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1867 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1868 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1871 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1872 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1873 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1878 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1880 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1881 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1882 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1883 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1884 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1888 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1889 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1896 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1898 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1899 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1900 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1901 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1904 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1905 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1906 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1907 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1909 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1911 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1912 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1913 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1919 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1921 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1922 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1923 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1924 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1927 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1928 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1929 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1930 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1931 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1932 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1940 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1941 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1942 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1951 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1953 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1954 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1955 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1962 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1964 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1965 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1966 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1967 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1968 the bug report of the report!
1971 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1972 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1981 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1982 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1989 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1991 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1992 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1993 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2000 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2002 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2003 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2004 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2005 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2009 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2010 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2018 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2020 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2021 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2022 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2025 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2026 caution and expect breakage.
2031 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2033 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2034 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2035 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2038 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2039 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2040 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2041 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2046 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2048 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2049 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2050 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2056 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2058 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2059 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2060 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2061 improvements to the new website.
2063 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2064 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2066 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2067 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2069 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2075 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2077 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2078 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2079 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2086 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2087 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2088 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2096 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2097 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2098 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2106 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2107 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2108 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2115 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2116 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2117 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2124 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2125 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2126 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2129 This release should be of particular interest to package
2130 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2131 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2132 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2138 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2140 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2141 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2142 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2143 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2146 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2147 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2156 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2157 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2158 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2161 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2162 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2163 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2164 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2165 see the Changes document for more information.
2169 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2171 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2172 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2173 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2178 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2180 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2181 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2182 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2183 so this release is intended for developers only.
2187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2189 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2190 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2191 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2198 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2199 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2206 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2207 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2208 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2214 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2216 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2217 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2218 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2219 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2220 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2222 What are you waiting for? Come
2223 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2224 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2229 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2231 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2232 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2233 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2240 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2241 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2242 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2243 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2248 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2250 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2251 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2252 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2256 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2258 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2259 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2260 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2261 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2268 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2269 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2270 and English names for feta filenames.
2276 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2278 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2279 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2280 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2281 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2284 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2285 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2286 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2294 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2295 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2296 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2297 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2299 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2300 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2305 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2307 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2308 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2314 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2316 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2317 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2318 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2327 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2328 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2329 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2330 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2332 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2333 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2334 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2342 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2344 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2345 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2346 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2347 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2348 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2349 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2350 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2351 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2357 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2359 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2360 its team, its world, its community.
2361 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2362 to read the full issue...
2367 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2369 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2370 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2371 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2376 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2378 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2379 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2385 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2387 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2389 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2396 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2398 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2399 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2400 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2401 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2402 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2404 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2405 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2407 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2409 @ref{Old downloads}.
2414 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2416 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2417 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2418 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2419 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2420 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2421 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2424 @ref{Old downloads}.
2429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2431 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2432 documentation and translations.
2433 @ref{Old downloads}.
2438 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2440 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2441 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2442 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2443 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2444 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2446 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2447 @ref{Old downloads}.
2452 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2454 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2455 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2456 (teaching) has been added.
2458 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2460 @ref{Old downloads}.
2465 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2467 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2468 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2469 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2470 @ref{Old downloads}.
2475 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2477 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2478 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2479 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2480 translations of the documentation.
2481 @ref{Old downloads}.
2486 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2488 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2489 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2490 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2491 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2492 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2493 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2494 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2495 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2496 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2498 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2500 @ref{Old downloads}.
2505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2507 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2508 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2509 markup command names have been made.
2512 @ref{Old downloads}.
2517 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2519 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2520 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2521 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2522 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2523 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2526 @ref{Old downloads}.
2531 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2533 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2534 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2536 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2537 @ref{Old downloads}.
2542 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2544 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2545 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2546 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2548 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2549 @ref{Old downloads}.
2554 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2556 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2558 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2559 @ref{Old downloads}.
2564 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2566 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2567 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2568 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2570 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2572 @ref{Old downloads}.
2577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2579 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2580 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2581 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2582 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2584 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2585 @ref{Old downloads}.
2590 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2592 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2593 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2596 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2597 @ref{Old downloads}.
2602 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2604 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2605 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2610 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2612 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2613 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2618 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2620 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2622 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2623 @ref{Old downloads}.
2628 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2630 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2631 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2632 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2634 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2635 @ref{Old downloads}.
2640 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2642 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2643 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2648 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2650 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2651 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2658 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2659 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2660 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2662 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2663 @ref{Old downloads}.
2668 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2670 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2671 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2673 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2675 @ref{Old downloads}.
2680 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2682 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2683 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2684 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2685 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2686 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2687 announce releases and special events.
2692 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2694 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2695 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2696 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2701 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2703 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2704 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2705 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2706 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2707 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2710 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2712 @ref{Old downloads}.
2717 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2719 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2720 names has been added to the MusicXML
2723 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2724 @ref{Old downloads}.
2729 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2731 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2736 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2738 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2739 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2740 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2743 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2744 @ref{Old downloads}.
2749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2751 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2754 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2755 @ref{Old downloads}.
2760 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2762 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2763 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2764 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2765 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2766 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2767 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2773 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2775 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2776 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2777 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2779 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2780 @ref{Old downloads}.
2785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2787 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2788 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2793 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2795 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2796 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2797 Grand Documentation Project.
2799 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2800 @ref{Old downloads}.
2805 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2807 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2809 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2810 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2811 @ref{Old downloads}.
2816 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2818 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2820 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2821 @ref{Old downloads}.
2826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2828 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2829 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2831 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2832 @ref{Old downloads}.
2837 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2839 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2840 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2841 for the translations.
2843 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2844 @ref{Old downloads}.
2849 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2851 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2852 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2853 and lots of updates for the translations.
2855 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2856 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2857 @ref{Old downloads}.
2862 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2864 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2865 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2866 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2867 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2873 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2874 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2875 spacing engine code.
2877 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2878 @ref{Old downloads}.
2883 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2885 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2886 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2888 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2889 @ref{Old downloads}.
2894 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2896 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2897 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2899 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2900 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2901 @ref{Old downloads}.
2906 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2907 This has lots of bugfixes.
2909 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2910 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2911 @ref{Old downloads}.
2916 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2917 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2918 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2919 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2925 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2927 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2929 @ref{Old downloads}.
2934 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2935 This release has some documentation updates.
2937 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2939 @ref{Old downloads}.
2944 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2945 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2946 disponibles en ligne ---
2947 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2948 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2949 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2950 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2955 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2956 This release fixes many bugs.
2958 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2959 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2961 @ref{Old downloads}.
2966 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2967 This release fixes many bugs.
2969 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2970 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2972 @ref{Old downloads}.
2977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2978 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2979 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2981 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2983 @ref{Old downloads}.
2988 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2989 This release fixes still more bugs.
2991 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2993 @ref{Old downloads}.
2998 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2999 This release fixes many bugs.
3000 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3001 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3003 @ref{Old downloads})
3008 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3009 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3010 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3011 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3013 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3014 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3016 @ref{Old downloads}.
3021 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3022 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3023 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3025 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3032 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3033 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3034 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3036 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3038 @ref{Old downloads}.
3043 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3044 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3045 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3047 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3049 @ref{Old downloads}.
3054 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3055 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3058 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3060 @ref{Old downloads}.
3065 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3066 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3068 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3070 @ref{Old downloads}.
3075 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3076 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3077 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3078 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3080 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3082 @ref{Old downloads}.
3087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3088 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3089 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3090 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3091 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3092 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3094 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3096 @ref{Old downloads}.
3101 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3102 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3103 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3106 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3108 @ref{Old downloads}.
3113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3114 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3115 further improvements in the regression test suite
3119 @ref{Old downloads}.
3124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3125 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3129 @ref{Old downloads}.
3134 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3135 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3140 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3141 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3147 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3151 @ref{Old downloads}.
3156 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3157 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3158 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3162 @ref{Old downloads}.
3167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3168 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3172 @ref{Old downloads}.
3177 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3178 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3183 @ref{Old downloads}.
3188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3189 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3193 @ref{Old downloads}.
3198 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3199 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3200 within a system as well as between systems.
3204 @ref{Old downloads}.
3209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3210 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3211 test results} and several website build improvements.
3215 @ref{Old downloads}.
3220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3221 This release fixes several bugs.
3224 @ref{Old downloads}.
3229 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3230 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3235 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3236 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3237 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3238 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3239 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3244 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3245 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3249 @ref{Old downloads}.
3254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3255 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3258 @ref{Old downloads}.
3263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3264 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3268 @ref{Old downloads}.
3273 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3274 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3277 @ref{Old downloads}.
3282 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3283 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3289 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3290 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3295 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3296 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3297 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3302 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3303 This release has many more bugfixes.
3306 @ref{Old downloads}.
3311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3312 This release has many more bugfixes.
3315 @ref{Old downloads}.
3320 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3321 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3326 @ref{Old downloads}.
3331 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3332 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3333 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3334 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3335 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3336 (@ref{Publications}).
3341 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3342 This release has further bugfixes.
3345 @ref{Old downloads}.
3350 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3351 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3352 available for x86/64.
3355 @ref{Old downloads}.
3360 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3361 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3362 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3363 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3364 @ref{Old downloads})
3369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3370 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3371 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3376 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3377 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3382 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3383 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3389 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3395 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3396 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3401 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3402 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3403 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3404 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3410 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3415 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3416 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3417 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3422 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3423 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3424 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3425 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3426 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3431 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3432 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3433 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3438 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3439 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3440 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3441 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3447 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3448 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3449 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3454 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3455 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3457 @ref{Old downloads})
3462 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3463 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3465 @ref{Old downloads})
3470 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3471 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3472 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3474 @ref{Old downloads})
3479 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3480 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3481 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3482 (@ref{Old downloads})
3487 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3488 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3489 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3490 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3496 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3497 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3498 the development releases even better
3503 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3505 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3506 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3507 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3512 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3513 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3514 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3515 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3516 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3517 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3523 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3524 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3526 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3531 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3532 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3533 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3534 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3535 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3540 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3541 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3542 (@ref{Old downloads})
3547 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3548 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3549 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3550 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3551 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3552 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3557 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3558 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3559 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3560 (@ref{Publications})
3565 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3566 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3567 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3572 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3573 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3574 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3575 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3580 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3581 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3582 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3587 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3588 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3589 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3594 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3595 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3596 released. (@ref{Changes},
3597 @ref{Old downloads})
3602 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3603 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3604 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3605 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3606 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3607 multi-measure rests.
3609 @ref{Old downloads})
3614 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3615 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3617 @ref{Old downloads})
3622 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3623 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3624 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3625 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3626 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3627 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3628 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3629 @ref{Old downloads})
3634 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3635 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3636 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3637 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3638 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3639 @ref{Old downloads})
3644 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3645 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3646 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3647 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3648 the endings and the middle
3649 part. (@ref{Changes},
3650 @ref{Old downloads})
3655 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3656 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3657 parenthesized, for example,
3660 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3661 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3665 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3666 @ref{Old downloads})
3671 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3672 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3673 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3683 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3684 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3685 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3686 @ref{Old downloads})
3691 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3692 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3693 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3694 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3695 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3696 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3697 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3699 @ref{Old downloads})
3704 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3705 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3706 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3707 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3708 @ref{Old downloads})
3713 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3714 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3715 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3716 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3717 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3718 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3719 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3720 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3721 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3722 @ref{Old downloads})
3727 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3728 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3729 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3730 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3731 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3732 @ref{Old downloads})
3737 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3739 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3740 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3741 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3746 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3747 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3748 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3749 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3750 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3756 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3757 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3759 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3761 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3763 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3769 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3770 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3771 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3772 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3773 @ref{Old downloads})
3778 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3779 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3780 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3781 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3782 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3785 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3786 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3787 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3788 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3793 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3794 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3795 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3796 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3797 page. Let us know how you fare!
3802 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3803 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3804 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3805 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3806 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3807 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3808 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3809 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3810 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3812 @ref{Old downloads})
3817 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3818 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3819 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3820 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3821 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3822 @ref{Old downloads})
3827 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3828 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3829 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3830 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3831 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3832 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3833 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3834 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3835 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3836 @ref{Old downloads})
3841 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3842 This release has the following new features:
3845 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3846 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3847 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3849 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3850 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3851 and Bertalan Fodor).
3853 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3854 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3857 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3858 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3859 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3863 @ref{Old downloads})
3868 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3869 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3870 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3871 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3872 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3873 van den Borre and Bertalan
3874 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3875 @ref{Old downloads})
3880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3881 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3882 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3883 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3890 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3891 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3892 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3893 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3895 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3896 @ref{Old downloads})
3901 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3902 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3903 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3908 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3909 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3910 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3911 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3912 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3913 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3914 @ref{Old downloads})
3919 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3920 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3921 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3922 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3923 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3924 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3925 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3926 @ref{Old downloads})
3931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3932 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3933 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3934 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3935 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3936 @ref{Old downloads})
3941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3942 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3943 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3944 @ref{Old downloads})
3949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3950 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3951 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3952 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3953 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3954 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3955 @ref{Old downloads})
3960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3961 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3962 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3963 that compute said property, i.e.
3966 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3967 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3970 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3971 @ref{Old downloads})
3976 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3977 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3978 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3979 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3980 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3981 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3982 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3983 users. (@ref{Changes},
3984 @ref{Old downloads})
3989 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3990 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3991 series. (@ref{Changes},
3992 @ref{Old downloads})
3997 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3998 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3999 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4000 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4001 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4002 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4003 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4004 sponsored by Nicolas
4005 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4006 @ref{Old downloads})
4011 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4012 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4013 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4014 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4015 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4016 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4017 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4018 @ref{Old downloads})
4023 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4024 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4025 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4026 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4027 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4028 @ref{Old downloads})
4033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4034 This is mainly a bugfix
4035 release. (@ref{Changes},
4036 @ref{Old downloads})
4041 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4042 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4043 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4044 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4045 la gravure musicale}.
4050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4051 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4052 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4053 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4054 @ref{Old downloads})
4059 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4060 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4061 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4062 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4063 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4064 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4069 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4070 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4071 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4072 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4073 @ref{Old downloads})
4078 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4079 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4080 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4081 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4082 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4083 @ref{Old downloads})
4088 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4089 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4090 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4091 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4092 @ref{Old downloads})
4097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4098 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4099 for a note is proportional to the time it
4100 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4101 @ref{Old downloads})
4106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4107 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4108 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4114 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4115 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4116 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4118 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4119 @ref{Old downloads})
4124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4125 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4126 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4127 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4129 @ref{Old downloads})
4134 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4135 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4136 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4137 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4138 @ref{Old downloads})
4143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4144 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4146 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4147 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4148 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4149 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4150 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4156 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4157 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4158 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4163 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4164 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4165 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4166 @ref{Old downloads})
4171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4172 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4173 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4174 @ref{Old downloads})
4179 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4180 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4181 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4182 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4183 (@ref{Old downloads})
4188 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4189 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4190 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4191 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4196 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4197 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4198 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4199 better help functionality.
4200 (@ref{Old downloads})
4205 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4206 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4207 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4208 compile them directly from
4209 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4214 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4215 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4216 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4221 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4222 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4223 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4224 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4229 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4230 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4231 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4232 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4233 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4238 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4239 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4240 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4245 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4246 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4251 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4252 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4253 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4258 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4259 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4260 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4261 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4262 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4267 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4268 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4269 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4270 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4271 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4272 @ref{Old downloads})
4277 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4279 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4280 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4282 (@ref{Old downloads})
4287 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4288 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4289 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4290 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4291 signatures like 5/8.
4293 @ref{Old downloads})
4298 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4299 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4300 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4301 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4302 More details are in the
4304 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4309 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4310 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4311 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4312 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4313 Scheme code. Take a look at
4315 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4320 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4321 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4322 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4323 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4328 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4329 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4330 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4331 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4336 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4337 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4338 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4344 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4345 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4346 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4347 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4348 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4349 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4354 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4355 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4356 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4357 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4358 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4359 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4361 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4366 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4367 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4368 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4374 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4375 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
4376 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4377 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4378 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4384 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4385 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4386 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}.
4387 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4388 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4393 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4394 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4395 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4396 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4397 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4402 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4403 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4404 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4405 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4406 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4408 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4413 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4414 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4415 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4416 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4417 @ref{Old downloads}!
4422 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4423 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4424 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4425 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4431 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4432 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4433 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4439 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4440 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4441 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4442 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4444 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4446 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4451 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4452 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4453 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4454 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4455 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4456 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4457 font code by Werner.
4459 and check out the changes in
4460 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4465 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4466 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4467 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4468 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4469 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4470 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4471 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4472 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4473 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4474 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4477 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}.
4482 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4483 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4484 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4485 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4486 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4488 and check out the changes in
4489 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4494 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4495 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4496 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4497 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4498 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4499 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4502 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}.
4507 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4508 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4509 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4510 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4511 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4512 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4513 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4514 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4515 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4519 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}.
4524 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4525 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4526 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4527 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4528 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4529 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4531 and check out the changes in
4532 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4537 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4538 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4539 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4540 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4541 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4542 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4543 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4544 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4545 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4548 and check out the changes in
4549 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4554 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4555 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4556 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4557 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4558 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4559 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4562 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4565 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4566 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4567 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4568 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4569 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4572 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}.
4577 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4578 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4579 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4585 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4586 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4587 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4589 and check out the changes in
4590 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4595 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4596 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4597 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4598 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4599 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4606 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4607 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4608 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4609 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4611 and check out the changes in
4612 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4617 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4618 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4619 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4620 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4621 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4623 and check out the changes in
4624 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4629 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4630 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4631 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4632 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4634 and check out the changes in
4635 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4640 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4641 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4642 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4643 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4645 and check out the changes in
4646 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4651 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4652 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4653 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4654 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4658 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}.
4663 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4664 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4665 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4666 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4670 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}.
4675 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4676 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4677 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4678 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4679 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4680 in the documentation.
4682 and check out the changes in
4683 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4688 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4689 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4690 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4691 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4692 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4697 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4698 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4700 and check out the changes
4701 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4706 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4707 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4708 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4709 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4710 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4711 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4712 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4715 and check out the changes in
4716 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4721 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4722 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4723 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4724 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4725 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4726 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4727 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4728 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4729 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4730 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4731 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4732 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4733 will hold users back in switching.
4735 and check out the changes in
4736 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4741 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4742 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4743 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4744 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4745 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4746 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4747 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4749 and check out the changes in
4750 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4755 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4756 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4757 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4758 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4759 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4760 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4764 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}.
4769 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4770 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4771 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4772 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4773 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4774 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4775 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4776 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4777 chapter of the user manual.
4778 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4783 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4784 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4785 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4786 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4787 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4788 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4789 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4793 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}.
4798 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4799 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4800 disappearing metronome mark.
4802 and check out the changes in
4803 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}.
4808 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4809 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4810 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4811 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4812 `doubleSlurs' property.
4814 and check out the changes in
4815 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4820 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4821 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4822 annoying bugs fixed.
4825 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}.
4830 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4831 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4832 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4833 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4834 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4835 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4836 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4839 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4840 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4842 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4843 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4848 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}.
4853 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4854 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4855 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4856 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4857 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4858 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4859 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4860 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4861 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4862 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4863 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4866 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}.
4871 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4872 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4873 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4874 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4875 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4878 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}.
4883 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4884 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4885 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4886 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4887 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4888 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4889 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4890 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4891 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4892 beat within the measure.
4894 and check out the changes in
4895 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4900 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4901 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4905 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}.
4910 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4911 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4917 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4918 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4919 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4920 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4921 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4923 and check out the changes
4924 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4929 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4930 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4934 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}.
4939 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4940 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4941 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4942 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4943 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4944 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4945 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4946 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}
4948 @ref{Old downloads}.
4953 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4954 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4955 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
4956 @ref{Old downloads}.
4961 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4962 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4963 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4964 @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}
4966 @ref{Old downloads}.
4971 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4972 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4973 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4974 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}
4976 @ref{Old downloads}.
4981 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4982 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4983 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}
4984 or head straight to the
4985 @ref{Old downloads}.
4990 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4991 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4992 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4993 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4994 @ref{Old downloads}.
4999 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
5000 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5001 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5002 @ref{Old downloads}.
5007 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
5008 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5010 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5011 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5012 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5013 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5014 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5019 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
5020 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5021 @ref{Old downloads}.
5026 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
5027 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5028 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5034 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
5035 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5036 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5037 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5038 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5039 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5040 @ref{Old downloads}.
5045 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5046 A French article on the new LilyPond
5047 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5052 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5053 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5054 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5060 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
5061 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5062 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5063 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5064 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5065 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5066 @ref{Old downloads}.
5071 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
5072 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5073 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5074 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5075 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5077 @ref{Old downloads}.
5082 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
5083 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5085 @ref{Old downloads}.
5090 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
5091 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5092 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5093 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5100 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
5101 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5102 @ref{Old downloads}.
5107 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
5108 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5115 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
5116 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5117 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5118 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5120 @ref{Old downloads}.
5125 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
5126 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5127 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5128 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5131 @ref{Old downloads}.
5136 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5138 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5139 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5145 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5146 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5148 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5149 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5150 authors of LilyPond.
5155 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5156 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5157 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5160 @ref{Old downloads}.
5165 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5166 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5167 experimental support for producing titles with
5173 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5174 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5175 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5176 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5178 @ref{Old downloads}.
5183 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5184 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5185 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5186 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5188 @ref{Old downloads}.
5193 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5194 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5195 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5196 produce cue notes. More information in the
5203 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5204 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5205 for altering accidental rules.
5211 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5212 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5213 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5214 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5215 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5216 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5217 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5218 More information in the
5225 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5226 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5227 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5228 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5235 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5236 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5237 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5238 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5239 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5246 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5247 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5248 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5249 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5250 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5251 More information in the
5258 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5259 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5260 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5261 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5262 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5263 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5264 More information in the
5271 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5272 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5273 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5274 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5282 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5283 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5284 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5285 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5292 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5293 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5294 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5295 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5296 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5305 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5306 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5307 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5310 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5315 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5317 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5318 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5319 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5322 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5327 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5328 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5329 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5330 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5331 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5336 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5337 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5338 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5339 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5340 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5346 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5347 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5348 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5350 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5355 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5356 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5357 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5358 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5363 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5364 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5365 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5366 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5368 More information in the
5369 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5374 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5375 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5376 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5378 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5383 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5384 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5385 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5386 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5388 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5393 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5394 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5395 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5396 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5397 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5398 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5399 individual music expressions.
5400 More information in the
5401 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5406 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5407 An update to the stable branch,
5408 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5409 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5414 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5415 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5416 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5417 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5418 More information in the
5419 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5424 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5425 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5427 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5428 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5433 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5434 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5435 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5436 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5437 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5442 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5443 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5444 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5445 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5446 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5451 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5452 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5453 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5454 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5455 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5456 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5457 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5462 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5463 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5464 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5465 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5467 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5472 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5473 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5474 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5475 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5476 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5481 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5482 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5484 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5489 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5490 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5492 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5493 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5498 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5499 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5500 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5501 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5506 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5507 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5514 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5515 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5517 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5518 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5523 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5524 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5525 contains minor bugfixes.
5526 See the @ref{Changes}
5527 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5532 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5533 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5534 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5535 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5541 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5542 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5543 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5544 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5545 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5546 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5551 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5552 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5553 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5554 the @ref{Changes} and
5555 download @uref{install/,here}.
5560 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5561 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5562 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5563 the @ref{Changes} and
5564 download @uref{install/,here}.
5569 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5570 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5571 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5572 the @ref{Changes} and
5573 download @uref{install/,here}.
5578 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5579 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5580 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5586 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5587 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5588 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5594 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5595 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5596 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5597 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5598 will be available in a few weeks.
5604 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5605 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5606 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5612 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5613 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5614 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5620 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5621 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5622 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5623 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5629 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5630 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5631 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5636 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5637 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5638 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5639 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5640 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5645 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5646 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5647 @ref{Changes} and get it
5648 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5653 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5654 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5655 @ref{Changes} and get it
5656 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5661 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5662 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5663 @ref{Changes} and get it
5664 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5669 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5670 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5671 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5676 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5677 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5678 read the @ref{Changes}.
5683 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5684 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5685 has been updated to 1.8.
5686 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5691 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5692 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5693 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5698 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5699 New website went live!
5704 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5705 Announced new website.
5710 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5711 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5716 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5717 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5718 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5724 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5725 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5726 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.