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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
34 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
35 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
40 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
42 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
43 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
44 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
45 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
50 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
52 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
53 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
54 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
55 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
61 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
63 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
64 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
65 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
66 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
71 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
73 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
74 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
75 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
77 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
78 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
79 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
81 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
82 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
88 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
90 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
91 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
93 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
94 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
95 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
102 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
104 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
105 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
106 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
107 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
108 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
109 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
112 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
113 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
118 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
120 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
121 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
122 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
123 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
124 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
130 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
132 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
133 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
134 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
135 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
138 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
139 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
140 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
149 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
150 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
152 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
153 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
154 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
161 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
163 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
164 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
165 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
166 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
167 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
173 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
175 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
176 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
177 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
178 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
181 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
182 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
183 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
190 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
192 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
193 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
194 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
195 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
196 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
197 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
200 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
201 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
208 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
210 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
211 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
212 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
213 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
216 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
217 candidate will be required.
223 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
225 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
226 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
227 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
228 working on open source software.
230 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
231 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
237 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
239 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
240 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
241 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
242 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
245 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
246 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
247 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
254 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
256 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
257 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
258 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
259 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
262 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
263 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
264 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
271 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
273 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
274 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
275 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
276 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
279 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
280 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
289 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
290 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
292 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
293 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
294 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
301 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
303 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
304 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
306 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
307 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
308 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
315 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
317 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
318 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
320 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
321 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
322 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
329 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
331 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
332 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
333 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
334 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
337 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
338 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
348 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
350 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
351 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
352 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
361 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
362 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
364 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
365 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
366 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
373 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
375 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
376 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
377 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
378 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
381 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
382 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
383 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
390 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
393 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
395 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
396 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
397 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
404 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
406 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
407 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
409 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
410 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
411 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
418 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
421 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
423 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
424 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
425 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
432 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
434 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
435 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
436 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
437 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
438 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
441 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
442 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
449 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
454 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
455 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
456 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
459 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
465 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
467 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
468 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
470 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
471 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
472 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
479 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
481 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
482 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
484 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
485 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
486 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
493 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
495 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
496 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
498 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
499 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
500 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
507 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
510 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
512 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
513 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
514 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
523 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
524 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
526 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
527 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
528 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
535 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
537 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
538 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
540 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
541 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
542 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
552 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
554 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
555 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
556 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
565 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
566 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
568 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
569 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
570 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
579 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
580 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
582 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
583 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
584 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
591 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
593 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
594 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
596 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
597 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
598 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
605 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
607 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
608 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
610 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
611 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
612 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
619 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
621 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
622 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
624 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
625 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
626 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
633 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
635 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
642 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
644 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
645 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
646 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
647 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
650 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
651 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
652 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
659 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
661 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
662 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
664 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
665 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
666 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
667 not the next release candidate.
673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
675 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
676 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
678 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
679 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
680 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
681 next release candidate.
687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
689 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
690 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
691 support for MacOS X 10.7.
693 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
694 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
695 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
696 next release candidate.
702 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
704 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
705 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
706 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
707 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
710 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
711 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
712 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
719 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
721 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
722 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
724 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
725 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
731 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
733 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
734 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
736 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
737 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
743 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
745 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
746 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
747 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
757 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
758 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
760 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
761 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
769 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
770 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
772 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
773 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
779 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
781 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
782 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
784 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
785 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
791 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
793 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
794 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
796 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
797 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
803 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
805 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
806 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
807 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
812 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
814 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
815 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
816 usual number of bugs.
818 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
819 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
824 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
826 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
827 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
828 usual number of bugs.
830 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
831 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
837 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
839 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
840 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
841 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
842 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
844 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
845 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
850 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
853 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
854 it much more flexible and easier to control.
857 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
862 A full list of new features is given in:
865 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
868 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
870 Main development team:
872 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
873 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
874 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
875 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
876 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
878 Programming contributors:
880 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
881 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
882 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
883 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
884 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
885 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
889 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
891 Documentation contributors:
893 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
894 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
898 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
899 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
901 Binaries support contributors:
905 Translation contributors:
907 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
908 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
915 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
917 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
918 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
919 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
920 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
923 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
924 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
925 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
932 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
934 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
935 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
937 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
938 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
944 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
946 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
947 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
949 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
950 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
956 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
958 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
959 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
961 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
962 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
968 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
970 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
971 article in the May 2011 issue titled
972 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
973 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
974 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
975 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
976 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
981 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
983 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
984 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
986 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
987 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
993 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
995 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
996 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
997 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
998 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1001 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1002 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1003 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1010 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1012 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1013 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1014 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1015 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1018 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1019 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1020 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1027 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1029 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1030 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1031 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1032 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1035 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1036 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1037 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1046 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1047 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1049 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1050 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1056 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1058 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1059 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1060 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1061 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1062 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1068 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1070 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1071 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1072 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1073 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1076 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1077 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1078 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1087 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1088 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1090 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1091 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1096 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1098 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1099 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1101 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1102 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1107 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1110 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1112 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1113 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1122 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1124 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1125 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1126 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1132 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1134 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1135 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1136 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1143 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1145 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1146 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1147 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1148 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1151 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1152 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1153 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1162 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1163 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1164 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1174 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1175 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1176 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1184 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1186 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1187 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1188 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1189 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1190 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1196 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1198 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1199 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1200 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1201 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1204 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1205 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1206 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1213 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1216 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1217 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1226 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1228 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1229 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1230 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1231 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1234 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1235 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1236 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1237 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1243 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1245 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1246 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1247 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1248 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1251 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1252 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1253 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1254 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1263 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1264 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1267 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1268 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1269 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1277 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1278 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1279 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1282 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1283 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1284 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1290 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1292 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1293 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1294 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1297 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1298 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1299 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1305 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1307 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1308 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1309 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1310 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1313 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1314 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1315 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1316 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1325 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1327 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1328 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1329 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1330 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1331 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1332 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1333 read on to find out what for!
1336 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1337 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1344 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1346 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1347 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1348 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1349 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1352 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1353 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1354 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1355 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1362 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1364 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1365 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1366 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1367 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1370 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1371 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1372 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1373 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1382 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1383 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1384 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1387 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1388 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1389 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1394 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1396 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1397 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1398 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1399 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1400 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1404 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1405 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1412 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1414 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1415 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1416 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1417 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1420 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1421 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1422 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1423 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1425 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1427 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1428 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1429 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1435 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1437 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1438 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1439 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1440 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1443 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1444 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1445 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1446 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1447 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1448 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1454 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1456 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1457 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1458 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1467 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1469 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1470 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1471 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1478 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1480 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1481 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1482 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1483 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1484 the bug report of the report!
1487 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1488 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1498 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1507 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1508 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1509 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1516 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1518 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1519 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1520 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1521 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1525 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1526 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1536 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1537 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1538 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1541 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1542 caution and expect breakage.
1547 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1549 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1550 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1551 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1554 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1555 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1556 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1557 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1562 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1564 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1565 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1566 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1572 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1574 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1575 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1576 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1577 improvements to the new website.
1579 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1580 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1582 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1583 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1585 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1591 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1593 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1594 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1595 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1600 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1602 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1603 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1604 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1610 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1612 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1613 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1614 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1622 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1623 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1624 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1631 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1632 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1633 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1640 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1641 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1642 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1645 This release should be of particular interest to package
1646 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1647 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1648 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1654 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1656 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1657 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1658 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1659 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1662 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1663 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1670 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1672 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1673 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1674 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1677 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1678 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1679 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1680 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1681 see the Changes document for more information.
1685 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1687 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1688 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1689 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1696 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1697 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1698 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1699 so this release is intended for developers only.
1703 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1705 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1706 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1707 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1712 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1714 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1715 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1722 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1723 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1724 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1730 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1732 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1733 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1734 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1735 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1736 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1738 What are you waiting for? Come
1739 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1740 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1745 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1747 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1748 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1749 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1753 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1755 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1756 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1757 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1758 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1759 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1766 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1767 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1768 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1774 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1775 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1776 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1777 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1781 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1783 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1784 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1785 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1786 and English names for feta filenames.
1792 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1794 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1795 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1796 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1797 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1800 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1801 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1802 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1810 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1811 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1812 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1813 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1815 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1816 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1821 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1823 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1824 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1830 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1832 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1833 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1834 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
1841 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
1843 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
1844 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
1845 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
1846 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
1848 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
1849 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
1850 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
1858 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
1860 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
1861 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
1862 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
1863 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
1864 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
1865 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
1866 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
1867 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
1873 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
1875 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
1876 its team, its world, its community.
1877 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
1878 to read the full issue...
1883 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
1885 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
1886 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1887 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
1892 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
1894 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
1895 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
1901 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
1903 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1905 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
1912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
1914 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
1915 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
1916 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
1917 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
1918 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
1920 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
1921 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
1923 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
1925 @ref{Old downloads}.
1930 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
1932 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
1933 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
1934 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
1935 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
1936 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
1937 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
1940 @ref{Old downloads}.
1945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
1947 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
1948 documentation and translations.
1949 @ref{Old downloads}.
1954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
1956 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
1957 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
1958 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
1959 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
1960 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
1962 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
1963 @ref{Old downloads}.
1968 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
1970 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
1971 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
1972 (teaching) has been added.
1974 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
1976 @ref{Old downloads}.
1981 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
1983 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
1984 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
1985 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
1986 @ref{Old downloads}.
1991 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
1993 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
1994 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
1995 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
1996 translations of the documentation.
1997 @ref{Old downloads}.
2002 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2004 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2005 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2006 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2007 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2008 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2009 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2010 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2011 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2012 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2014 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2016 @ref{Old downloads}.
2021 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2023 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2024 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2025 markup command names have been made.
2028 @ref{Old downloads}.
2033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2035 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2036 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2037 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2038 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2039 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2042 @ref{Old downloads}.
2047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2049 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2050 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2052 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2053 @ref{Old downloads}.
2058 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2060 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2061 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2062 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2064 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2065 @ref{Old downloads}.
2070 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2072 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2074 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2075 @ref{Old downloads}.
2080 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2082 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2083 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2084 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2086 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2088 @ref{Old downloads}.
2093 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2095 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2096 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2097 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2098 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2100 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2101 @ref{Old downloads}.
2106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2108 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2109 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2112 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2113 @ref{Old downloads}.
2118 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2120 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2121 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2126 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2128 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2129 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2134 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2136 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2138 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2139 @ref{Old downloads}.
2144 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2146 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2147 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2148 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2150 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2151 @ref{Old downloads}.
2156 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2158 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2159 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2164 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2166 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2167 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2174 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2175 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2176 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2178 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2179 @ref{Old downloads}.
2184 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2186 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2187 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2189 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2191 @ref{Old downloads}.
2196 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2198 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2199 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2200 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2201 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2202 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2203 announce releases and special events.
2208 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2210 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2211 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2212 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2217 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2219 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2220 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2221 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2222 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2223 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2226 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2228 @ref{Old downloads}.
2233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2235 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2236 names has been added to the MusicXML
2239 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2240 @ref{Old downloads}.
2245 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2247 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2254 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2255 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2256 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2259 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2260 @ref{Old downloads}.
2265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2267 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2270 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2271 @ref{Old downloads}.
2276 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2278 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2279 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2280 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2281 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2282 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2283 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2289 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2291 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2292 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2293 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2295 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2296 @ref{Old downloads}.
2301 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2303 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2304 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2309 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2311 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2312 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2313 Grand Documentation Project.
2315 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2316 @ref{Old downloads}.
2321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2323 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2325 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2326 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2327 @ref{Old downloads}.
2332 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2334 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2336 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2337 @ref{Old downloads}.
2342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2344 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2345 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2347 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2348 @ref{Old downloads}.
2353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2355 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2356 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2357 for the translations.
2359 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2360 @ref{Old downloads}.
2365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2367 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2368 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2369 and lots of updates for the translations.
2371 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2372 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2373 @ref{Old downloads}.
2378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2380 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2381 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2382 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2383 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2389 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2390 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2391 spacing engine code.
2393 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2394 @ref{Old downloads}.
2399 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2401 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2402 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2404 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2405 @ref{Old downloads}.
2410 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2412 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2413 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2415 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2416 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2417 @ref{Old downloads}.
2422 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2423 This has lots of bugfixes.
2425 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2426 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2427 @ref{Old downloads}.
2432 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2433 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2434 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2435 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2440 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2441 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2443 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2445 @ref{Old downloads}.
2450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2451 This release has some documentation updates.
2453 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2455 @ref{Old downloads}.
2460 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2461 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2462 disponibles en ligne ---
2463 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2464 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2465 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2466 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2472 This release fixes many bugs.
2474 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2475 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2477 @ref{Old downloads}.
2482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2483 This release fixes many bugs.
2485 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2486 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2488 @ref{Old downloads}.
2493 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2494 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2495 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2497 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2499 @ref{Old downloads}.
2504 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2505 This release fixes still more bugs.
2507 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2509 @ref{Old downloads}.
2514 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2515 This release fixes many bugs.
2516 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2517 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2519 @ref{Old downloads})
2524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2525 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2526 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2527 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2529 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2530 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2532 @ref{Old downloads}.
2537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2538 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2539 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2541 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2549 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2550 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2552 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2554 @ref{Old downloads}.
2559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2560 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2561 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2563 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2565 @ref{Old downloads}.
2570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2571 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2574 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2576 @ref{Old downloads}.
2581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2582 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2584 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2586 @ref{Old downloads}.
2591 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2592 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2593 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2594 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2596 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2598 @ref{Old downloads}.
2603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2604 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2605 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2606 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2607 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2608 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2610 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2612 @ref{Old downloads}.
2617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2618 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2619 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2622 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2624 @ref{Old downloads}.
2629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2630 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2631 further improvements in the regression test suite
2635 @ref{Old downloads}.
2640 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2641 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2645 @ref{Old downloads}.
2650 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2651 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2656 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2657 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2663 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2667 @ref{Old downloads}.
2672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2673 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2674 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2678 @ref{Old downloads}.
2683 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2684 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2688 @ref{Old downloads}.
2693 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2694 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2699 @ref{Old downloads}.
2704 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2705 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2709 @ref{Old downloads}.
2714 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2715 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2716 within a system as well as between systems.
2720 @ref{Old downloads}.
2725 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2726 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2727 test results} and several website build improvements.
2731 @ref{Old downloads}.
2736 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2737 This release fixes several bugs.
2740 @ref{Old downloads}.
2745 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2746 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2751 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2752 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2753 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2754 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2755 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2761 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2765 @ref{Old downloads}.
2770 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2771 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2774 @ref{Old downloads}.
2779 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2780 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2784 @ref{Old downloads}.
2789 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2790 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2793 @ref{Old downloads}.
2798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2799 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2805 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2806 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2811 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2812 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2813 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2818 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2819 This release has many more bugfixes.
2822 @ref{Old downloads}.
2827 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2828 This release has many more bugfixes.
2831 @ref{Old downloads}.
2836 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2837 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
2842 @ref{Old downloads}.
2847 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
2848 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
2849 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
2850 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
2851 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
2852 (@ref{Publications}).
2857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
2858 This release has further bugfixes.
2861 @ref{Old downloads}.
2866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
2867 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
2868 available for x86/64.
2871 @ref{Old downloads}.
2876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
2877 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
2878 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2879 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
2880 @ref{Old downloads})
2885 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
2886 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
2887 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2892 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
2893 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2898 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
2899 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
2905 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2910 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
2911 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
2912 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2917 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
2918 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
2919 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
2920 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
2926 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
2932 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
2933 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
2938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
2939 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
2940 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
2941 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
2942 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2947 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
2948 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
2949 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
2955 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
2956 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
2957 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2962 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
2963 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
2964 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
2965 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2970 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2971 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
2973 @ref{Old downloads})
2978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2979 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
2981 @ref{Old downloads})
2986 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
2987 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
2988 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2990 @ref{Old downloads})
2995 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2996 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
2997 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2998 (@ref{Old downloads})
3003 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3004 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3005 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3006 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3011 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3012 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3013 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3014 the development releases even better
3019 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3021 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3022 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3023 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3028 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3029 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3030 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3031 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3032 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3033 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3038 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3039 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3040 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3042 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3048 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3049 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3050 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3051 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3056 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3057 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3058 (@ref{Old downloads})
3063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3064 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3065 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3066 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3067 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3068 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3073 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3074 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3075 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3076 (@ref{Publications})
3081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3082 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3083 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3088 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3089 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3090 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3091 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3096 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3097 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3098 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3104 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3105 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3111 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3112 released. (@ref{Changes},
3113 @ref{Old downloads})
3118 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3119 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3120 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3121 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3122 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3123 multi-measure rests.
3125 @ref{Old downloads})
3130 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3131 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3133 @ref{Old downloads})
3138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3139 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3140 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3141 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3142 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3143 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3144 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3145 @ref{Old downloads})
3150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3151 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3152 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3153 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3154 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3155 @ref{Old downloads})
3160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3161 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3162 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3163 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3164 the endings and the middle
3165 part. (@ref{Changes},
3166 @ref{Old downloads})
3171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3172 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3173 parenthesized, for example,
3176 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3177 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3181 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3182 @ref{Old downloads})
3187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3188 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3189 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3199 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3200 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3201 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3202 @ref{Old downloads})
3207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3208 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3209 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3210 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3211 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3212 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3213 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3215 @ref{Old downloads})
3220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3221 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3222 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3223 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3224 @ref{Old downloads})
3229 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3230 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3231 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3232 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3233 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3234 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3235 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3236 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3237 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3238 @ref{Old downloads})
3243 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3244 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3245 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3246 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3247 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3248 @ref{Old downloads})
3253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3255 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3256 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3257 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3263 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3264 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3265 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3266 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3272 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3273 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3275 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3277 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3279 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3285 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3286 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3287 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3288 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3289 @ref{Old downloads})
3294 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3295 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3296 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3297 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3298 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3301 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3302 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3303 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3304 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3309 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3310 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3311 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3312 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3313 page. Let us know how you fare!
3318 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3319 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3320 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3321 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3322 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3323 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3324 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3325 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3326 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3328 @ref{Old downloads})
3333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3334 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3335 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3336 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3337 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3338 @ref{Old downloads})
3343 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3344 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3345 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3346 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3347 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3348 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3349 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3350 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3351 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3352 @ref{Old downloads})
3357 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3358 This release has the following new features:
3361 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3362 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3363 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3365 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3366 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3367 and Bertalan Fodor).
3369 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3370 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3373 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3374 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3375 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3379 @ref{Old downloads})
3384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3385 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3386 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3387 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3388 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3389 van den Borre and Bertalan
3390 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3391 @ref{Old downloads})
3396 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3397 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3398 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3399 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3405 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3406 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3407 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3408 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3409 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3411 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3412 @ref{Old downloads})
3417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3418 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3419 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3425 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3426 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3427 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3428 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3429 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3430 @ref{Old downloads})
3435 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3436 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3437 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3438 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3439 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3440 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3441 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3442 @ref{Old downloads})
3447 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3448 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3449 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3450 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3451 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3452 @ref{Old downloads})
3457 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3458 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3459 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3460 @ref{Old downloads})
3465 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3466 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3467 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3468 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3469 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3470 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3471 @ref{Old downloads})
3476 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3477 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3478 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3479 that compute said property, i.e.
3482 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3483 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3486 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3487 @ref{Old downloads})
3492 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3493 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3494 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3495 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3496 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3497 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3498 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3499 users. (@ref{Changes},
3500 @ref{Old downloads})
3505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3506 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3507 series. (@ref{Changes},
3508 @ref{Old downloads})
3513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3514 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3515 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3516 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3517 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3518 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3519 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3520 sponsored by Nicolas
3521 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3522 @ref{Old downloads})
3527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3528 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3529 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3530 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3531 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3532 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3533 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3534 @ref{Old downloads})
3539 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3540 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3541 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3542 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3543 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3544 @ref{Old downloads})
3549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3550 This is mainly a bugfix
3551 release. (@ref{Changes},
3552 @ref{Old downloads})
3557 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3558 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3559 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3560 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3561 la gravure musicale}.
3566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3567 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3568 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3569 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3570 @ref{Old downloads})
3575 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3576 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3577 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3578 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3579 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3580 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3586 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3587 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3588 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3589 @ref{Old downloads})
3594 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3595 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3596 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3597 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3598 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3599 @ref{Old downloads})
3604 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3605 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3606 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3607 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3608 @ref{Old downloads})
3613 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3614 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3615 for a note is proportional to the time it
3616 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3617 @ref{Old downloads})
3622 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3623 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3624 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3630 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3631 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3632 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3634 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3635 @ref{Old downloads})
3640 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3641 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3642 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3643 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3645 @ref{Old downloads})
3650 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3651 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3652 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3653 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3654 @ref{Old downloads})
3659 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3660 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3662 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3663 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3664 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3665 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3666 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3671 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3672 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3673 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3674 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3679 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3680 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3681 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3682 @ref{Old downloads})
3687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3688 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3689 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3690 @ref{Old downloads})
3695 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3696 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3697 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3698 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3699 (@ref{Old downloads})
3704 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3705 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3706 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3707 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3712 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3713 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3714 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3715 better help functionality.
3716 (@ref{Old downloads})
3721 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3722 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3723 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3724 compile them directly from
3725 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3731 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3732 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3737 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3738 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3739 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3740 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3745 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3746 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3747 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3748 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3749 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3754 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3755 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3756 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3761 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3762 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3767 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3768 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3769 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3774 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3775 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3776 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3777 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3778 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3783 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3784 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3785 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3786 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3787 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3788 @ref{Old downloads})
3793 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3795 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3796 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3798 (@ref{Old downloads})
3803 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3804 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3805 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3806 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3807 signatures like 5/8.
3809 @ref{Old downloads})
3814 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3815 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3816 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3817 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3818 More details are in the
3820 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3825 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3826 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3827 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3828 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3829 Scheme code. Take a look at
3831 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3836 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3837 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3838 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3839 place. @ref{Old downloads}
3844 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
3845 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
3846 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
3847 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
3852 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
3853 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
3854 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
3860 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
3861 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
3862 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
3863 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
3864 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3865 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3870 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3871 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
3872 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
3873 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
3874 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
3875 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
3877 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3882 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3883 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
3884 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
3890 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3891 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
3892 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
3893 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
3894 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
3900 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3901 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
3902 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}.
3903 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3904 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3909 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
3910 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
3911 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
3912 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
3913 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
3918 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
3919 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
3920 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
3921 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
3922 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
3924 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3929 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
3930 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
3931 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
3932 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
3933 @ref{Old downloads}!
3938 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
3939 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
3940 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
3941 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
3947 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
3948 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
3949 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
3955 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
3956 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
3957 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
3958 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
3960 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
3962 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
3967 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
3968 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
3969 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
3970 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
3971 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
3972 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
3973 font code by Werner.
3975 and check out the changes in
3976 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3981 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
3982 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
3983 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
3984 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
3985 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
3986 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
3987 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
3988 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
3989 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
3990 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
3993 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}.
3998 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
3999 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4000 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4001 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4002 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4004 and check out the changes in
4005 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4010 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4011 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4012 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4013 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4014 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4015 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4018 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}.
4023 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4024 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4025 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4026 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4027 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4028 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4029 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4030 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4031 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4035 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}.
4040 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4041 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4042 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4043 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4044 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4045 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4047 and check out the changes in
4048 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4053 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4054 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4055 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4056 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4057 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4058 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4059 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4060 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4061 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4064 and check out the changes in
4065 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4070 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4071 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4072 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4073 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4074 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4075 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4078 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4081 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4082 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4083 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4084 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4085 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4088 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}.
4093 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4094 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4095 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4101 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4102 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4103 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4105 and check out the changes in
4106 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4111 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4112 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4113 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4114 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4115 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4122 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4123 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4124 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4125 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4127 and check out the changes in
4128 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4133 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4134 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4135 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4136 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4137 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4139 and check out the changes in
4140 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4145 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4146 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4147 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4148 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4150 and check out the changes in
4151 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4156 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4157 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4158 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4159 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4161 and check out the changes in
4162 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4167 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4168 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4169 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4170 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4174 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}.
4179 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4180 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4181 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4182 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4186 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}.
4191 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4192 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4193 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4194 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4195 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4196 in the documentation.
4198 and check out the changes in
4199 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4204 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4205 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4206 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4207 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4208 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4213 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4214 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4216 and check out the changes
4217 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4222 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4223 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4224 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4225 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4226 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4227 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4228 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4231 and check out the changes in
4232 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4237 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4238 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4239 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4240 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4241 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4242 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4243 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4244 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4245 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4246 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4247 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4248 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4249 will hold users back in switching.
4251 and check out the changes in
4252 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4257 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4258 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4259 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4260 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4261 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4262 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4263 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4265 and check out the changes in
4266 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4271 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4272 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4273 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4274 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4275 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4276 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4280 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}.
4285 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4286 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4287 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4288 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4289 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4290 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4291 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4292 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4293 chapter of the user manual.
4294 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4299 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4300 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4301 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4302 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4303 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4304 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4305 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4309 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}.
4314 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4315 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4316 disappearing metronome mark.
4318 and check out the changes in
4319 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}.
4324 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4325 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4326 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4327 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4328 `doubleSlurs' property.
4330 and check out the changes in
4331 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4336 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4337 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4338 annoying bugs fixed.
4341 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}.
4346 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4347 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4348 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4349 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4350 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4351 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4352 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4355 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4356 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4358 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4359 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4364 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}.
4369 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4370 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4371 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4372 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4373 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4374 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4375 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4376 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4377 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4378 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4379 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4382 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}.
4387 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4388 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4389 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4390 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4391 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4394 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}.
4399 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4400 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4401 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4402 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4403 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4404 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4405 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4406 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4407 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4408 beat within the measure.
4410 and check out the changes in
4411 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4416 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4417 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4421 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}.
4426 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4427 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4433 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4434 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4435 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4436 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4437 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4439 and check out the changes
4440 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4445 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4446 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4450 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}.
4455 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4456 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4457 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4458 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4459 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4460 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4461 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4462 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}
4464 @ref{Old downloads}.
4469 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4470 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4471 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
4472 @ref{Old downloads}.
4477 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4478 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4479 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4480 @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}
4482 @ref{Old downloads}.
4487 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4488 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4489 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4490 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}
4492 @ref{Old downloads}.
4497 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4498 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4499 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}
4500 or head straight to the
4501 @ref{Old downloads}.
4506 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4507 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4508 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4509 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4510 @ref{Old downloads}.
4515 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4516 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4517 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4518 @ref{Old downloads}.
4523 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4524 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4526 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4527 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4528 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4529 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4530 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4535 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4536 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4537 @ref{Old downloads}.
4542 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4543 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4544 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4550 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4551 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4552 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4553 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4554 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4555 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4556 @ref{Old downloads}.
4561 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4562 A French article on the new LilyPond
4563 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4568 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4569 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4570 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4576 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4577 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4578 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4579 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4580 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4581 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4582 @ref{Old downloads}.
4587 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4588 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4589 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4590 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4591 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4593 @ref{Old downloads}.
4598 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4599 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4601 @ref{Old downloads}.
4606 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4607 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4608 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4609 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4616 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4617 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4618 @ref{Old downloads}.
4623 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4624 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4631 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4632 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4633 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4634 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4636 @ref{Old downloads}.
4641 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4642 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4643 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4644 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4647 @ref{Old downloads}.
4652 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4654 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4655 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4661 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4662 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4664 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4665 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4666 authors of LilyPond.
4671 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4672 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4673 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4676 @ref{Old downloads}.
4681 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4682 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4683 experimental support for producing titles with
4689 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4690 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4691 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4692 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4694 @ref{Old downloads}.
4699 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4700 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4701 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4702 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4704 @ref{Old downloads}.
4709 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4710 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4711 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4712 produce cue notes. More information in the
4719 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4720 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4721 for altering accidental rules.
4727 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4728 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4729 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4730 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4731 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4732 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4733 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4734 More information in the
4741 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4742 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4743 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4744 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4751 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4752 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4753 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4754 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4755 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4762 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4763 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4764 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4765 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4766 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4767 More information in the
4774 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4775 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4776 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4777 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4778 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4779 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4780 More information in the
4787 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4788 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4789 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4790 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4798 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4799 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4800 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4801 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4808 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4809 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4810 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4811 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4812 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4821 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4822 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4823 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4826 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4831 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4833 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4834 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4835 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4838 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4843 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4844 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
4845 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
4846 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
4847 access, but only HTTP downloads.
4852 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4853 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
4854 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
4855 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
4856 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
4862 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
4863 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
4864 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
4866 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4871 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
4872 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
4873 available for Windows! For downloading, go
4874 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
4879 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
4880 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
4881 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
4882 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
4884 More information in the
4885 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4890 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
4891 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
4892 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
4894 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4899 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
4900 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
4901 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
4902 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
4904 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4909 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
4910 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
4911 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
4912 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
4913 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
4914 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
4915 individual music expressions.
4916 More information in the
4917 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4922 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
4923 An update to the stable branch,
4924 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
4925 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
4930 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
4931 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
4932 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
4933 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
4934 More information in the
4935 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4940 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
4941 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
4943 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
4944 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4949 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
4950 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
4951 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
4952 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
4953 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4958 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
4959 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
4960 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
4961 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
4962 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4967 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
4968 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
4969 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
4970 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
4971 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
4972 to implement this are welcome!) See the
4973 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4978 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
4979 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
4980 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
4981 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
4983 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4988 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
4989 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
4990 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
4991 Han-Wen's absence. See the
4992 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4997 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4998 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5000 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5005 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5006 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5008 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5009 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5014 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5015 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5016 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5017 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5022 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5023 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5030 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5031 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5033 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5034 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5039 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5040 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5041 contains minor bugfixes.
5042 See the @ref{Changes}
5043 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5048 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5049 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5050 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5051 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5057 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5058 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5059 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5060 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5061 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5062 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5067 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5068 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5069 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5070 the @ref{Changes} and
5071 download @uref{install/,here}.
5076 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5077 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5078 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5079 the @ref{Changes} and
5080 download @uref{install/,here}.
5085 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5086 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5087 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5088 the @ref{Changes} and
5089 download @uref{install/,here}.
5094 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5095 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5096 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5102 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5103 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5104 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5110 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5111 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5112 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5113 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5114 will be available in a few weeks.
5120 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5121 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5122 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5128 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5129 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5130 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5136 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5137 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5138 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5139 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5145 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5146 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5147 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5152 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5153 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5154 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5155 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5156 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5161 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5162 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5163 @ref{Changes} and get it
5164 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5169 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5170 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5171 @ref{Changes} and get it
5172 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5177 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5178 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5179 @ref{Changes} and get it
5180 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5185 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5186 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5187 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5192 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5193 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5194 read the @ref{Changes}.
5199 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5200 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5201 has been updated to 1.8.
5202 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5207 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5208 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5209 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5214 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5215 New website went live!
5220 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5221 Announced new website.
5226 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5227 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5232 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5233 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5234 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5240 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5241 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5242 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.