1 @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
31 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
33 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
34 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
35 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
36 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
37 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
43 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
45 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
46 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
47 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
48 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
51 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
52 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
53 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
60 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
62 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
63 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
65 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
66 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
71 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
73 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
74 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
76 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
77 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
82 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
84 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
85 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
87 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
88 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
94 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
96 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
97 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
99 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
100 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
101 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
107 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
109 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
110 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
111 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
118 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
120 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
121 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
122 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
123 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
126 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
127 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
128 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
137 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
138 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
139 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
149 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
150 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
151 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
159 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
161 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
162 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
163 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
164 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
165 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
171 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
173 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
174 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
175 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
176 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
179 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
180 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
181 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
191 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
192 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
201 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
203 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
204 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
205 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
206 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
209 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
210 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
211 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
212 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
218 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
220 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
221 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
222 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
223 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
226 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
227 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
228 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
229 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
235 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
237 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
238 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
239 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
242 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
243 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
244 at all confident about the quality of this release.
250 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
254 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
257 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
258 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
259 at all confident about the quality of this release.
265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
269 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
272 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
273 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
274 at all confident about the quality of this release.
280 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
282 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
283 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
284 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
285 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
288 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
289 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
290 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
291 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
300 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
302 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
303 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
304 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
305 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
306 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
307 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
308 read on to find out what for!
311 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
312 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
319 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
321 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
322 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
323 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
324 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
327 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
328 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
329 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
330 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
337 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
339 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
340 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
341 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
342 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
345 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
346 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
347 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
348 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
357 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
358 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
359 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
362 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
363 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
364 at all confident about the quality of this release.
369 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
371 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
372 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
373 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
374 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
375 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
379 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
380 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
387 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
389 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
390 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
391 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
392 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
395 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
396 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
397 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
398 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
400 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
402 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
403 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
404 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
410 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
412 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
413 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
414 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
415 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
418 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
419 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
420 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
421 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
422 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
423 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
431 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
432 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
433 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
442 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
444 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
445 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
446 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
453 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
455 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
456 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
457 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
458 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
459 the bug report of the report!
462 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
463 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
469 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
471 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
472 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
473 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
482 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
483 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
484 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
491 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
493 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
494 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
495 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
496 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
500 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
501 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
509 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
511 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
512 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
513 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
516 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
517 caution and expect breakage.
522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
524 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
525 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
526 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
529 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
530 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
531 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
532 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
540 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
541 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
547 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
549 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
550 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
551 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
552 improvements to the new website.
554 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
555 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
557 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
558 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
560 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
570 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
575 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
577 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
578 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
579 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
588 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
589 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
595 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
597 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
598 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
599 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
604 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
606 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
607 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
608 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
613 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
615 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
616 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
617 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
620 This release should be of particular interest to package
621 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
622 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
623 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
629 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
631 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
632 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
633 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
634 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
637 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
638 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
645 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
648 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
649 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
652 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
653 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
654 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
655 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
656 see the Changes document for more information.
660 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
662 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
663 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
664 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
669 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
671 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
672 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
673 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
674 so this release is intended for developers only.
678 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
680 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
681 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
682 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
689 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
690 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
695 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
697 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
698 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
699 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
705 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
707 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
708 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
709 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
710 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
711 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
713 What are you waiting for? Come
714 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
715 LilyPond Report 17} now!
720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
722 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
723 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
724 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
728 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
730 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
731 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
732 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
733 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
734 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
739 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
741 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
742 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
743 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
747 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
749 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
750 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
751 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
752 critical regressions against earlier versions.
756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
758 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
759 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
760 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
761 and English names for feta filenames.
767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
769 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
770 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
771 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
772 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
775 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
776 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
777 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
783 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
785 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
786 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
787 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
788 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
790 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
791 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
796 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
798 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
799 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
805 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
807 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
808 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
809 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
816 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
818 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
819 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
820 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
821 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
823 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
824 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
825 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
833 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
835 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
836 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
837 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
838 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
839 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
840 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
841 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
842 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
848 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
850 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
851 its team, its world, its community.
852 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
853 to read the full issue...
858 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
860 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
861 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
862 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
867 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
869 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
870 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
878 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
880 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
887 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
889 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
890 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
891 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
892 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
893 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
895 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
896 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
905 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
907 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
908 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
909 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
910 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
911 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
912 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
920 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
922 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
923 documentation and translations.
929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
931 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
932 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
933 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
934 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
935 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
943 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
945 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
946 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
947 (teaching) has been added.
956 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
958 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
959 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
960 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
966 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
968 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
969 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
970 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
971 translations of the documentation.
977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
979 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
980 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
981 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
982 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
983 deceased since then. All the development team express their
984 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
985 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
986 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
987 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
996 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
998 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
999 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
1000 markup command names have been made.
1003 @ref{Old downloads}.
1008 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
1010 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
1011 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
1012 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
1013 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
1014 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
1017 @ref{Old downloads}.
1022 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
1024 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
1025 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
1027 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
1028 @ref{Old downloads}.
1033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
1035 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
1036 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
1037 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
1039 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
1040 @ref{Old downloads}.
1045 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
1047 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
1049 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
1050 @ref{Old downloads}.
1055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
1057 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
1058 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
1059 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
1061 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
1063 @ref{Old downloads}.
1068 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
1070 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
1071 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
1072 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
1073 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
1075 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
1076 @ref{Old downloads}.
1081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
1083 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
1084 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
1087 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
1088 @ref{Old downloads}.
1093 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
1095 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1096 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
1101 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
1103 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1104 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
1109 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
1111 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
1113 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
1114 @ref{Old downloads}.
1119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
1121 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
1122 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
1123 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
1125 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
1126 @ref{Old downloads}.
1131 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
1133 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1134 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
1139 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
1141 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
1142 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
1147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
1149 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
1150 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
1151 regression tests maintenance for developers.
1153 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
1154 @ref{Old downloads}.
1159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
1161 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
1162 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
1164 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
1166 @ref{Old downloads}.
1171 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
1173 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
1174 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
1175 report, new translations of the site and publications.
1176 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
1177 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
1178 announce releases and special events.
1183 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
1185 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
1186 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1187 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
1192 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
1194 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
1195 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
1196 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
1197 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
1198 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
1201 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
1203 @ref{Old downloads}.
1208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
1210 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
1211 names has been added to the MusicXML
1214 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
1215 @ref{Old downloads}.
1220 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
1222 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
1227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
1229 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
1230 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
1231 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
1234 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
1235 @ref{Old downloads}.
1240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
1242 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
1245 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
1246 @ref{Old downloads}.
1251 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
1253 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
1254 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
1255 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
1256 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
1257 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
1258 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
1264 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
1266 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
1267 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
1268 updates to the MusicXML converter.
1270 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
1271 @ref{Old downloads}.
1276 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
1278 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
1279 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
1284 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
1286 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
1287 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
1288 Grand Documentation Project.
1290 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
1291 @ref{Old downloads}.
1296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
1298 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
1300 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
1301 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
1302 @ref{Old downloads}.
1307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
1309 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
1311 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
1312 @ref{Old downloads}.
1317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
1319 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
1320 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
1322 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
1323 @ref{Old downloads}.
1328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
1330 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
1331 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
1332 for the translations.
1334 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
1335 @ref{Old downloads}.
1340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
1342 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
1343 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
1344 and lots of updates for the translations.
1346 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
1347 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
1348 @ref{Old downloads}.
1353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
1355 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
1356 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
1357 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
1358 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
1363 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
1364 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
1365 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
1366 spacing engine code.
1368 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
1369 @ref{Old downloads}.
1374 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
1376 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
1377 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
1379 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
1380 @ref{Old downloads}.
1385 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
1387 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
1388 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
1390 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
1391 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
1392 @ref{Old downloads}.
1397 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
1398 This has lots of bugfixes.
1400 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
1401 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
1402 @ref{Old downloads}.
1407 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
1408 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
1409 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
1410 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
1412 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
1417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
1418 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
1420 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
1422 @ref{Old downloads}.
1427 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
1428 This release has some documentation updates.
1430 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
1432 @ref{Old downloads}.
1437 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
1438 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
1439 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
1440 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
1441 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
1446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
1447 This release fixes many bugs.
1449 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
1450 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
1452 @ref{Old downloads}.
1457 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
1458 This release fixes many bugs.
1460 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
1461 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
1463 @ref{Old downloads}.
1468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
1469 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
1470 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
1472 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
1474 @ref{Old downloads}.
1479 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
1480 This release fixes still more bugs.
1482 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
1484 @ref{Old downloads}.
1489 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
1490 This release fixes many bugs.
1491 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
1492 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
1494 @ref{Old downloads})
1499 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
1500 This release will stretch piano staves on a
1501 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
1502 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
1504 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
1505 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
1507 @ref{Old downloads}.
1512 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
1513 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
1514 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
1516 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
1523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1524 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
1525 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
1527 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
1529 @ref{Old downloads}.
1534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1535 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
1536 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
1538 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
1540 @ref{Old downloads}.
1545 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1546 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
1549 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
1551 @ref{Old downloads}.
1556 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
1557 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
1559 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
1561 @ref{Old downloads}.
1566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
1567 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
1568 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
1569 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
1571 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
1573 @ref{Old downloads}.
1578 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
1579 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
1580 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
1581 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
1582 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
1583 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
1585 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
1587 @ref{Old downloads}.
1592 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
1593 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
1594 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
1597 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
1599 @ref{Old downloads}.
1604 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
1605 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
1606 further improvements in the regression test suite
1610 @ref{Old downloads}.
1615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
1616 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1620 @ref{Old downloads}.
1625 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
1626 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
1631 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
1632 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
1637 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
1638 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1642 @ref{Old downloads}.
1647 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
1648 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
1649 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
1653 @ref{Old downloads}.
1658 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
1659 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1663 @ref{Old downloads}.
1668 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
1669 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
1674 @ref{Old downloads}.
1679 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
1680 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1684 @ref{Old downloads}.
1689 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
1690 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
1691 within a system as well as between systems.
1695 @ref{Old downloads}.
1700 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1701 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
1702 test results} and several website build improvements.
1706 @ref{Old downloads}.
1711 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1712 This release fixes several bugs.
1715 @ref{Old downloads}.
1720 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1721 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
1726 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
1727 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
1728 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1729 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1735 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1736 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
1740 @ref{Old downloads}.
1745 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1746 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1749 @ref{Old downloads}.
1754 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
1755 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
1759 @ref{Old downloads}.
1764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
1765 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1768 @ref{Old downloads}.
1773 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
1774 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1779 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1780 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1785 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1786 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
1787 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
1792 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
1793 This release has many more bugfixes.
1796 @ref{Old downloads}.
1801 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
1802 This release has many more bugfixes.
1805 @ref{Old downloads}.
1810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
1811 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
1816 @ref{Old downloads}.
1821 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
1822 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
1823 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
1824 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
1825 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
1826 (@ref{Publications}).
1831 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
1832 This release has further bugfixes.
1835 @ref{Old downloads}.
1840 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
1841 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
1842 available for x86/64.
1845 @ref{Old downloads}.
1850 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
1851 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
1852 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1853 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1854 @ref{Old downloads})
1859 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
1860 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
1861 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1867 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1873 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1878 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1879 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1885 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1886 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1892 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1893 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1894 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1899 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1900 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1905 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1906 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1907 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1913 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1914 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1915 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1916 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1921 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1922 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1923 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1928 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1929 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1930 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1931 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1936 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1937 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1938 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1939 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1944 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1945 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1947 @ref{Old downloads})
1952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1953 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1955 @ref{Old downloads})
1960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1961 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1962 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1964 @ref{Old downloads})
1969 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1970 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1971 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1972 (@ref{Old downloads})
1977 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1978 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1979 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1980 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1986 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1987 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1988 the development releases even better
1993 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1995 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1996 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1997 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2002 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
2003 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
2004 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
2005 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
2006 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
2007 esthetics}. Happy reading!
2012 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
2013 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
2014 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
2016 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2021 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
2022 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
2023 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
2024 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
2025 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2030 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
2031 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
2032 (@ref{Old downloads})
2037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
2038 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
2039 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
2040 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
2041 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
2042 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2047 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
2048 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
2049 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
2050 (@ref{Publications})
2055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
2056 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
2057 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2062 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
2063 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
2064 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
2065 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2070 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
2071 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
2072 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
2077 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
2078 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
2079 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
2085 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
2086 released. (@ref{Changes},
2087 @ref{Old downloads})
2092 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
2093 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
2094 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
2095 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
2096 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
2097 multi-measure rests.
2099 @ref{Old downloads})
2104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
2105 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
2107 @ref{Old downloads})
2112 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
2113 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
2114 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
2115 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
2116 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
2117 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
2118 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
2119 @ref{Old downloads})
2124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
2125 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
2126 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
2127 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
2128 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
2129 @ref{Old downloads})
2134 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
2135 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
2136 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
2137 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
2138 the endings and the middle
2139 part. (@ref{Changes},
2140 @ref{Old downloads})
2145 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
2146 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
2147 parenthesized, for example,
2150 c4 -\parenthesize -.
2151 <d \parenthesize fis a>
2155 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
2156 @ref{Old downloads})
2161 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
2162 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
2163 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
2173 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
2174 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
2175 vector. (@ref{Changes},
2176 @ref{Old downloads})
2181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
2182 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
2183 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
2184 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
2185 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
2186 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
2187 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
2189 @ref{Old downloads})
2194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
2195 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
2196 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
2197 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
2198 @ref{Old downloads})
2203 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
2204 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
2205 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
2206 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
2207 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
2208 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
2209 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
2210 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
2211 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
2212 @ref{Old downloads})
2217 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
2218 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
2219 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
2220 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
2221 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
2222 @ref{Old downloads})
2227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
2229 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
2230 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
2231 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
2236 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
2237 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
2238 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
2239 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
2240 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
2245 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
2246 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
2247 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
2249 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
2251 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
2253 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
2259 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
2260 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
2261 (feature sponsored by Andrea
2262 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
2263 @ref{Old downloads})
2268 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
2269 Linux Journal publishes an article on
2270 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
2271 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
2272 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
2275 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
2276 “GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
2277 alternatives seem second-rate.”
2278 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
2283 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
2284 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
2285 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
2286 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
2287 page. Let us know how you fare!
2292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
2293 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
2294 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
2295 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
2296 The important occasion for this release is our new build
2297 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
2298 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
2299 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
2300 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
2302 @ref{Old downloads})
2307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
2308 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
2309 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
2310 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
2311 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
2312 @ref{Old downloads})
2317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
2318 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
2319 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
2320 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
2321 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
2322 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
2323 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
2324 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
2325 functions. (@ref{Changes},
2326 @ref{Old downloads})
2331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
2332 This release has the following new features:
2335 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
2336 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
2337 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
2339 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
2340 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
2341 and Bertalan Fodor).
2343 Generic music functions may now also be used on
2344 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
2347 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
2348 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
2349 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
2353 @ref{Old downloads})
2358 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
2359 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
2360 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
2361 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
2362 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
2363 van den Borre and Bertalan
2364 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
2365 @ref{Old downloads})
2370 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
2371 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
2372 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
2373 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
2379 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
2380 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
2381 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
2382 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
2383 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
2385 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
2386 @ref{Old downloads})
2391 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
2392 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
2393 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
2398 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
2399 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
2400 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
2401 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
2402 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
2403 etc. (@ref{Changes},
2404 @ref{Old downloads})
2409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
2410 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
2411 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
2412 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
2413 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
2414 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
2415 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2416 @ref{Old downloads})
2421 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
2422 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
2423 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
2424 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
2425 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2426 @ref{Old downloads})
2431 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
2432 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
2433 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
2434 @ref{Old downloads})
2439 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
2440 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
2441 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
2442 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
2443 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
2444 properties. (@ref{Changes},
2445 @ref{Old downloads})
2450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
2451 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
2452 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
2453 that compute said property, i.e.
2456 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
2457 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
2460 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
2461 @ref{Old downloads})
2466 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
2467 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
2468 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
2469 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
2470 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
2471 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
2472 also provides advanced tweakability for power
2473 users. (@ref{Changes},
2474 @ref{Old downloads})
2479 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
2480 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
2481 series. (@ref{Changes},
2482 @ref{Old downloads})
2487 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
2488 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
2489 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
2490 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
2491 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
2492 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
2493 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
2494 sponsored by Nicolas
2495 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
2496 @ref{Old downloads})
2501 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
2502 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
2503 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
2504 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
2505 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
2506 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
2507 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2508 @ref{Old downloads})
2513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
2514 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
2515 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
2516 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
2517 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2518 @ref{Old downloads})
2523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
2524 This is mainly a bugfix
2525 release. (@ref{Changes},
2526 @ref{Old downloads})
2531 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
2532 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
2533 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
2534 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
2535 la gravure musicale}.
2540 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
2541 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
2542 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
2543 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
2544 @ref{Old downloads})
2549 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
2550 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
2551 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
2552 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
2553 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
2554 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
2559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
2560 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
2561 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
2562 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
2563 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
2564 @ref{Old downloads})
2569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
2570 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
2571 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
2572 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
2573 signs. (@ref{Changes},
2574 @ref{Old downloads})
2579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
2580 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
2581 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
2582 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
2583 @ref{Old downloads})
2588 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
2589 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
2590 for a note is proportional to the time it
2591 takes. (@ref{Changes},
2592 @ref{Old downloads})
2597 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
2598 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
2599 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
2604 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
2605 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
2606 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
2607 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
2609 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
2610 @ref{Old downloads})
2615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
2616 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
2617 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
2618 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
2620 @ref{Old downloads})
2625 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
2626 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
2627 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
2628 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
2629 @ref{Old downloads})
2634 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
2635 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
2637 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
2638 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
2639 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
2640 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
2641 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
2646 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
2647 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
2648 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
2649 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
2654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
2655 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
2656 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
2657 @ref{Old downloads})
2662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
2663 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
2664 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
2665 @ref{Old downloads})
2670 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
2671 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
2672 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
2673 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
2674 (@ref{Old downloads})
2679 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
2680 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
2681 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
2682 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
2687 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2688 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
2689 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
2690 better help functionality.
2691 (@ref{Old downloads})
2696 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2697 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
2698 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
2699 compile them directly from
2700 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
2705 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
2706 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
2707 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
2712 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
2713 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
2714 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
2715 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
2720 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
2721 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
2722 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
2723 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
2724 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2729 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2730 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
2731 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
2736 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2737 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
2742 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
2743 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
2744 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
2749 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
2750 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
2751 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
2752 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
2753 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
2758 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
2759 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
2760 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
2761 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
2762 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
2763 @ref{Old downloads})
2768 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
2770 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
2771 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
2773 (@ref{Old downloads})
2778 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
2779 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
2780 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
2781 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
2782 signatures like 5/8.
2784 @ref{Old downloads})
2789 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
2790 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
2791 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
2792 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
2793 More details are in the
2795 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
2800 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
2801 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
2802 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
2803 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
2804 Scheme code. Take a look at
2806 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
2811 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
2812 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
2813 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
2814 place. @ref{Old downloads}
2819 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
2820 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
2821 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
2822 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
2827 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
2828 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
2829 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
2835 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
2836 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
2837 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
2838 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
2839 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2840 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2845 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2846 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
2847 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
2848 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
2849 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
2850 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
2852 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2857 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2858 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
2859 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2865 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2866 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
2867 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2868 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2869 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2875 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2876 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2877 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}.
2878 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2879 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2884 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2885 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
2886 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
2887 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2888 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
2893 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2894 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2895 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2896 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2897 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2899 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2904 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2905 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2906 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2907 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2908 @ref{Old downloads}!
2913 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2914 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2915 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2916 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2922 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2923 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2924 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2930 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2931 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2932 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2933 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2935 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2937 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2942 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2943 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2944 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2945 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2946 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2947 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2948 font code by Werner.
2950 and check out the changes in
2951 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2956 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2957 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2958 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2959 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2960 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2961 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2962 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2963 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2964 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2965 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2968 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}.
2973 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2974 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2975 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2976 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2977 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2979 and check out the changes in
2980 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2985 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2986 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2987 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2988 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2989 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2990 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2993 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}.
2998 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2999 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
3000 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
3001 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
3002 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
3003 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
3004 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
3005 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
3006 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
3010 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}.
3015 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
3016 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
3017 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
3018 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
3019 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
3020 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
3022 and check out the changes in
3023 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3028 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
3029 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
3030 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
3031 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
3032 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
3033 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
3034 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
3035 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
3036 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
3039 and check out the changes in
3040 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3045 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
3046 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
3047 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
3048 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
3049 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
3050 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
3053 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
3056 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
3057 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
3058 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
3059 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
3060 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
3063 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}.
3068 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
3069 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
3070 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
3076 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
3077 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
3078 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
3080 and check out the changes in
3081 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3086 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
3087 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
3088 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
3089 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
3090 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
3097 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
3098 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
3099 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
3100 some problems with the conversion scripts.
3102 and check out the changes in
3103 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3108 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
3109 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
3110 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
3111 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
3112 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
3114 and check out the changes in
3115 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3120 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
3121 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
3122 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
3123 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
3125 and check out the changes in
3126 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3131 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
3132 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
3133 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
3134 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
3136 and check out the changes in
3137 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3142 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
3143 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
3144 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
3145 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
3149 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}.
3154 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
3155 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
3156 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
3157 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
3161 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}.
3166 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
3167 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
3168 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
3169 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
3170 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
3171 in the documentation.
3173 and check out the changes in
3174 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3179 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
3180 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
3181 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
3182 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
3183 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
3188 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
3189 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
3191 and check out the changes
3192 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3197 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
3198 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
3199 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
3200 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
3201 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
3202 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
3203 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
3206 and check out the changes in
3207 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3212 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
3213 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
3214 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
3215 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
3216 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
3217 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
3218 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
3219 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
3220 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
3221 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
3222 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
3223 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
3224 will hold users back in switching.
3226 and check out the changes in
3227 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3232 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
3233 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
3234 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
3235 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
3236 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
3237 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
3238 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
3240 and check out the changes in
3241 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3246 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
3247 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
3248 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
3249 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
3250 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
3251 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
3255 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}.
3260 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
3261 LilyPond now has a Documentation
3262 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
3263 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
3264 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
3265 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
3266 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
3267 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
3268 chapter of the user manual.
3269 A lot of cheers for Graham!
3274 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
3275 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
3276 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
3277 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
3278 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
3279 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
3280 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
3284 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}.
3289 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
3290 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
3291 disappearing metronome mark.
3293 and check out the changes in
3294 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}.
3299 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
3300 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
3301 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
3302 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
3303 `doubleSlurs' property.
3305 and check out the changes in
3306 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3311 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
3312 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
3313 annoying bugs fixed.
3316 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}.
3321 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
3322 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
3323 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
3324 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
3325 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
3326 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
3327 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
3330 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
3331 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
3333 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
3334 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
3339 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}.
3344 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
3345 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
3346 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
3347 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
3348 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
3349 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
3350 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
3351 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
3352 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
3353 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
3354 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
3357 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}.
3362 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
3363 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
3364 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
3365 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
3366 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
3369 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}.
3374 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
3375 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
3376 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
3377 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
3378 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
3379 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
3380 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
3381 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
3382 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
3383 beat within the measure.
3385 and check out the changes in
3386 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3391 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
3392 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
3396 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}.
3401 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
3402 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
3408 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
3409 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
3410 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
3411 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
3412 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
3414 and check out the changes
3415 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3420 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
3421 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
3425 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}.
3430 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
3431 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
3432 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
3433 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
3434 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
3435 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
3436 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
3437 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}
3439 @ref{Old downloads}.
3444 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
3445 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
3446 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
3447 @ref{Old downloads}.
3452 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
3453 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
3454 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
3455 @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}
3457 @ref{Old downloads}.
3462 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
3463 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
3464 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
3465 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}
3467 @ref{Old downloads}.
3472 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
3473 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
3474 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}
3475 or head straight to the
3476 @ref{Old downloads}.
3481 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
3482 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
3483 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
3484 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
3485 @ref{Old downloads}.
3490 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
3491 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
3492 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
3493 @ref{Old downloads}.
3498 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
3499 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
3501 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
3502 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
3503 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
3504 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
3505 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
3510 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
3511 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
3512 @ref{Old downloads}.
3517 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
3518 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
3519 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
3525 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
3526 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
3527 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
3528 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
3529 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
3530 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
3531 @ref{Old downloads}.
3536 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
3537 A French article on the new LilyPond
3538 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
3543 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
3544 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
3545 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
3551 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
3552 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
3553 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
3554 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
3555 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
3556 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
3557 @ref{Old downloads}.
3562 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
3563 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
3564 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
3565 documentation polish. This should be the final release
3566 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
3568 @ref{Old downloads}.
3573 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
3574 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
3576 @ref{Old downloads}.
3581 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
3582 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
3583 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
3584 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
3591 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
3592 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
3593 @ref{Old downloads}.
3598 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
3599 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
3606 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
3607 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
3608 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
3609 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
3611 @ref{Old downloads}.
3616 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
3617 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
3618 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
3619 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
3622 @ref{Old downloads}.
3627 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
3629 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
3630 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
3636 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
3637 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
3639 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
3640 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
3641 authors of LilyPond.
3646 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
3647 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
3648 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
3651 @ref{Old downloads}.
3656 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
3657 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
3658 experimental support for producing titles with
3664 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
3665 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
3666 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
3667 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
3669 @ref{Old downloads}.
3674 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
3675 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
3676 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
3677 of lyrics related bugs. See the
3679 @ref{Old downloads}.
3684 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
3685 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
3686 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
3687 produce cue notes. More information in the
3694 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
3695 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
3696 for altering accidental rules.
3702 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
3703 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
3704 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
3705 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
3706 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
3707 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
3708 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
3709 More information in the
3716 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
3717 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
3718 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
3719 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
3726 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
3727 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
3728 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
3729 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
3730 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
3737 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
3738 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
3739 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
3740 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
3741 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
3742 More information in the
3749 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
3750 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
3751 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
3752 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
3753 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
3754 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
3755 More information in the
3762 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
3763 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
3764 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
3765 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
3773 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
3774 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
3775 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
3776 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
3783 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
3784 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
3785 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
3786 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
3787 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
3796 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
3797 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
3798 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
3801 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3806 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
3808 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
3809 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
3810 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
3813 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3818 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3819 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
3820 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
3821 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
3822 access, but only HTTP downloads.
3827 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3828 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
3829 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
3830 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
3831 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
3837 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
3838 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
3839 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
3841 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3846 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
3847 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
3848 available for Windows! For downloading, go
3849 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
3854 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
3855 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
3856 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
3857 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
3859 More information in the
3860 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3865 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3866 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3867 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3869 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3874 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3875 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3876 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3877 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3879 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3884 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3885 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3886 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3887 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3888 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3889 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3890 individual music expressions.
3891 More information in the
3892 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3897 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3898 An update to the stable branch,
3899 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3900 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3905 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3906 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3907 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3908 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3909 More information in the
3910 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3915 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3916 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3917 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3919 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3920 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3925 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3926 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3927 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3928 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3930 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3935 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3936 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3937 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3938 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3939 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3944 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3945 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3946 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3947 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3948 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3949 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3950 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3955 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3956 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3957 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3958 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3960 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3965 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3966 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3967 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3968 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3969 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3974 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3975 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3977 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3982 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3983 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3985 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3986 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3991 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3992 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3993 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3994 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3999 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
4000 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
4007 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
4008 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
4010 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
4011 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
4016 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
4017 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
4018 contains minor bugfixes.
4019 See the @ref{Changes}
4020 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
4025 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
4026 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
4027 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
4028 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
4034 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
4035 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
4036 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
4037 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
4038 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
4039 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
4044 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
4045 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
4046 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
4047 the @ref{Changes} and
4048 download @uref{install/,here}.
4053 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
4054 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
4055 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
4056 the @ref{Changes} and
4057 download @uref{install/,here}.
4062 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
4063 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
4064 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
4065 the @ref{Changes} and
4066 download @uref{install/,here}.
4071 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
4072 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
4073 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
4079 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
4080 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
4081 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
4087 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
4088 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
4089 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
4090 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
4091 will be available in a few weeks.
4097 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
4098 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
4099 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
4105 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
4106 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
4107 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
4113 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4114 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
4115 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
4116 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
4122 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4123 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
4124 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
4129 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4130 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
4131 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
4132 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
4133 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4138 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
4139 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
4140 @ref{Changes} and get it
4141 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4146 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
4147 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
4148 @ref{Changes} and get it
4149 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4154 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
4155 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
4156 @ref{Changes} and get it
4157 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4162 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
4163 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
4164 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
4169 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
4170 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
4171 read the @ref{Changes}.
4176 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
4177 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
4178 has been updated to 1.8.
4179 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
4184 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
4185 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
4186 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
4191 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
4192 New website went live!
4197 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
4198 Announced new website.
4203 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
4204 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
4209 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
4210 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
4211 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
4217 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
4218 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
4219 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.