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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
34 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
35 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
36 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
37 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
42 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
45 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
46 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
48 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
53 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
55 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
56 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
57 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
58 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
59 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
64 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
66 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
67 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
68 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
69 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
70 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
75 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
77 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
78 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
79 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
80 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
81 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
86 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
88 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
89 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
90 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
91 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
92 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
97 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
99 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
100 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
101 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
102 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
103 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
110 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
111 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
112 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
113 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
114 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
120 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
122 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
123 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
124 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
128 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
130 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
131 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
132 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
133 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
134 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
139 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
141 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
142 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
143 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
144 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
145 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
153 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
154 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
155 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
162 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
163 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
164 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
165 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
170 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
172 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
173 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
174 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
175 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
180 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
182 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
183 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
184 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
185 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
193 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
194 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
195 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
196 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
201 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
203 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
204 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
205 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
206 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
208 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
209 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
213 Support for kievan square notation
215 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
217 Music functions have become quite more versatile
220 A full list of new features is given in:
223 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
226 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
228 Main development team:
230 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
231 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
232 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
233 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
234 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
237 Programming contributors:
239 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
240 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
241 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
242 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
244 Documentation contributors:
246 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
250 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
255 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
257 Translation contributors:
259 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
264 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
266 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
267 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
268 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
270 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
271 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
272 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
274 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
275 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
283 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
284 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
286 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
287 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
288 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
295 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
297 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
298 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
299 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
300 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
301 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
302 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
305 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
306 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
311 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
313 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
314 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
315 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
316 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
317 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
323 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
325 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
326 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
327 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
328 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
331 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
332 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
333 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
343 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
345 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
346 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
347 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
354 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
356 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
357 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
358 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
359 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
360 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
366 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
368 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
369 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
370 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
371 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
374 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
375 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
376 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
383 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
385 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
386 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
387 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
388 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
389 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
390 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
393 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
394 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
401 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
403 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
404 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
405 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
406 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
409 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
410 candidate will be required.
416 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
418 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
419 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
420 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
421 working on open source software.
423 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
424 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
430 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
432 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
433 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
434 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
435 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
438 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
439 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
440 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
447 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
449 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
450 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
451 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
452 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
455 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
456 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
457 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
464 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
466 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
467 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
468 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
469 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
472 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
473 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
482 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
483 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
485 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
486 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
487 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
501 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
511 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
513 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
514 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
515 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
522 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
524 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
525 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
526 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
527 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
530 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
531 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
540 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
541 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
543 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
544 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
545 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
552 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
554 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
555 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
557 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
558 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
559 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
566 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
568 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
569 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
570 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
571 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
574 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
575 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
576 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
583 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
585 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
586 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
588 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
589 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
590 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
597 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
600 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
602 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
603 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
604 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
611 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
614 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
616 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
617 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
618 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
625 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
627 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
628 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
629 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
630 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
631 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
634 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
635 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
644 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
645 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
647 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
648 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
649 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
652 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
658 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
660 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
661 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
663 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
664 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
665 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
674 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
675 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
677 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
678 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
679 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
689 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
691 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
692 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
693 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
700 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
702 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
703 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
705 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
706 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
707 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
714 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
716 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
717 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
719 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
720 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
721 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
728 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
730 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
731 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
733 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
734 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
735 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
742 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
744 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
745 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
747 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
748 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
749 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
758 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
759 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
761 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
762 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
763 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
770 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
772 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
773 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
775 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
776 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
777 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
784 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
786 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
787 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
789 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
790 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
791 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
800 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
801 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
803 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
804 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
805 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
812 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
814 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
815 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
817 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
818 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
819 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
826 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
828 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
835 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
837 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
838 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
839 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
840 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
843 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
844 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
845 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
854 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
855 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
857 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
858 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
859 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
860 not the next release candidate.
866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
868 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
869 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
871 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
872 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
873 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
874 next release candidate.
880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
882 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
883 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
884 support for MacOS X 10.7.
886 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
887 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
888 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
889 next release candidate.
895 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
897 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
898 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
899 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
900 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
903 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
904 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
905 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
914 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
915 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
917 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
918 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
926 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
927 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
929 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
930 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
936 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
938 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
939 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
940 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
948 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
950 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
951 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
953 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
954 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
962 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
963 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
965 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
966 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
974 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
975 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
977 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
978 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
984 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
986 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
987 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
989 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
990 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
996 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
998 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
999 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1000 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1005 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1007 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1008 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1009 usual number of bugs.
1011 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1012 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1017 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1019 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1020 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1021 usual number of bugs.
1023 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1024 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1030 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1032 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1033 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1034 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1035 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1037 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1038 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1043 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1046 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1047 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1050 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1055 A full list of new features is given in:
1058 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1061 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1063 Main development team:
1065 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1066 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1067 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1068 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1069 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1071 Programming contributors:
1073 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1074 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1075 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1076 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1077 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1078 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1082 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1084 Documentation contributors:
1086 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1087 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1091 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1092 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1094 Binaries support contributors:
1098 Translation contributors:
1100 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1101 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1108 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1110 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1111 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1112 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1113 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1116 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1117 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1118 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1125 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1127 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1128 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1130 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1131 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1137 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1139 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1140 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1142 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1143 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1149 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1151 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1152 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1154 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1155 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1161 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1163 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1164 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1165 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1166 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1167 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1168 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1169 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1174 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1177 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1179 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1180 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1186 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1188 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1189 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1190 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1191 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1194 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1195 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1196 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1203 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1205 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1206 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1207 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1208 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1211 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1212 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1213 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1220 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1222 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1223 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1224 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1225 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1228 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1229 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1230 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1240 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1242 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1243 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1249 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1251 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1252 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1253 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1254 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1255 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1261 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1263 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1264 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1265 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1266 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1269 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1270 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1271 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1278 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1280 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1281 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1283 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1284 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1289 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1291 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1292 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1294 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1295 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1300 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1302 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1303 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1305 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1306 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1312 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1314 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1315 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1317 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1318 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1319 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1325 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1327 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1328 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1329 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1336 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1338 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1339 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1340 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1341 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1344 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1345 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1346 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1355 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1356 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1357 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1367 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1368 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1369 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1377 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1379 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1380 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1381 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1382 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1383 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1389 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1391 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1392 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1393 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1394 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1397 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1398 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1399 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1406 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1408 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1409 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1410 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1419 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1421 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1422 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1423 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1424 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1427 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1428 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1429 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1430 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1436 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1438 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1439 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1440 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1441 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1444 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1445 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1446 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1447 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1453 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1456 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1457 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1460 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1461 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1462 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1470 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1471 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1472 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1475 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1476 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1477 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1483 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1485 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1486 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1487 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1490 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1491 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1492 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1498 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1500 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1501 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1502 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1503 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1506 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1507 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1508 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1509 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1518 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1520 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1521 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1522 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1523 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1524 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1525 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1526 read on to find out what for!
1529 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1530 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1537 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1539 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1540 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1541 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1542 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1545 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1546 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1547 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1548 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1555 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1557 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1558 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1559 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1560 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1563 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1564 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1565 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1566 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1576 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1577 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1580 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1581 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1582 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1587 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1589 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1590 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1591 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1592 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1593 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1597 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1598 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1605 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1607 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1608 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1609 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1610 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1613 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1614 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1615 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1616 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1618 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1620 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1621 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1622 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1628 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1630 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1631 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1632 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1633 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1636 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1637 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1638 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1639 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1640 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1641 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1647 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1649 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1650 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1651 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1660 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1662 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1663 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1664 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1671 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1673 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1674 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1675 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1676 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1677 the bug report of the report!
1680 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1681 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1689 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1690 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1691 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1700 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1701 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1702 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1709 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1711 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1712 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1713 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1714 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1718 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1719 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1727 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1729 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1730 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1731 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1734 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1735 caution and expect breakage.
1740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1744 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1747 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1748 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1749 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1750 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1757 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1758 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1759 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1765 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1767 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1768 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1769 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1770 improvements to the new website.
1772 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1773 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1775 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1776 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1778 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1784 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1786 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1787 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1788 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1793 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1795 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1796 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1797 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1803 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1805 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1806 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1807 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1813 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1815 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1816 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1817 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1824 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1825 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1826 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1831 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1833 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1834 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1835 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1838 This release should be of particular interest to package
1839 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1840 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1841 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1847 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1849 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1850 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1851 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1852 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1855 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1856 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1865 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1866 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1867 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1870 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1871 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1872 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1873 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1874 see the Changes document for more information.
1878 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1880 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1881 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1882 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1887 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1889 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1890 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1891 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1892 so this release is intended for developers only.
1896 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1898 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1899 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1900 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1905 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1907 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1908 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1915 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1916 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1917 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1923 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1925 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1926 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1927 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1928 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1929 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1931 What are you waiting for? Come
1932 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1933 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1940 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1941 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1942 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1946 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1948 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1949 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1950 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1951 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1952 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1959 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1960 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1961 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1965 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1967 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1968 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1969 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1970 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1974 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1976 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1977 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1978 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1979 and English names for feta filenames.
1985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1987 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1988 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1989 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1990 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1993 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1994 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1995 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2001 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2003 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2004 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2005 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2006 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2008 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2009 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2014 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2016 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2017 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2023 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2025 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2026 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2027 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2034 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2036 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2037 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2038 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2039 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2041 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2042 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2043 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2051 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2053 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2054 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2055 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2056 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2057 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2058 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2059 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2060 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2066 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2068 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2069 its team, its world, its community.
2070 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2071 to read the full issue...
2076 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2078 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2079 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2080 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2087 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2088 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2096 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2098 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2107 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2108 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2109 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2110 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2111 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2113 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2114 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2116 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2118 @ref{Old downloads}.
2123 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2125 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2126 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2127 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2128 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2129 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2130 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2133 @ref{Old downloads}.
2138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2140 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2141 documentation and translations.
2142 @ref{Old downloads}.
2147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2149 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2150 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2151 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2152 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2153 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2155 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2156 @ref{Old downloads}.
2161 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2163 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2164 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2165 (teaching) has been added.
2167 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2169 @ref{Old downloads}.
2174 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2176 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2177 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2178 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2179 @ref{Old downloads}.
2184 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2186 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2187 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2188 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2189 translations of the documentation.
2190 @ref{Old downloads}.
2195 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2197 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2198 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2199 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2200 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2201 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2202 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2203 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2204 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2205 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2207 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2209 @ref{Old downloads}.
2214 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2216 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2217 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2218 markup command names have been made.
2221 @ref{Old downloads}.
2226 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2228 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2229 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2230 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2231 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2232 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2235 @ref{Old downloads}.
2240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2242 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2243 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2245 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2246 @ref{Old downloads}.
2251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2253 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2254 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2255 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2257 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2258 @ref{Old downloads}.
2263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2265 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2267 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2268 @ref{Old downloads}.
2273 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2275 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2276 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2277 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2279 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2281 @ref{Old downloads}.
2286 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2288 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2289 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2290 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2291 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2293 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2294 @ref{Old downloads}.
2299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2301 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2302 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2305 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2306 @ref{Old downloads}.
2311 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2313 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2314 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2319 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2321 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2322 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2327 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2329 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2331 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2332 @ref{Old downloads}.
2337 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2339 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2340 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2341 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2343 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2344 @ref{Old downloads}.
2349 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2351 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2352 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2357 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2359 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2360 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2367 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2368 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2369 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2371 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2372 @ref{Old downloads}.
2377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2379 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2380 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2382 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2384 @ref{Old downloads}.
2389 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2391 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2392 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2393 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2394 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2395 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2396 announce releases and special events.
2401 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2403 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2404 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2405 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2410 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2412 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2413 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2414 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2415 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2416 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2419 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2421 @ref{Old downloads}.
2426 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2428 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2429 names has been added to the MusicXML
2432 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2433 @ref{Old downloads}.
2438 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2440 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2445 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2447 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2448 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2449 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2452 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2453 @ref{Old downloads}.
2458 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2460 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2463 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2464 @ref{Old downloads}.
2469 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2471 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2472 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2473 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2474 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2475 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2476 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2484 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2485 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2486 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2488 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2489 @ref{Old downloads}.
2494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2496 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2497 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2502 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2504 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2505 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2506 Grand Documentation Project.
2508 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2509 @ref{Old downloads}.
2514 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2516 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2518 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2519 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2520 @ref{Old downloads}.
2525 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2527 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2529 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2530 @ref{Old downloads}.
2535 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2537 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2538 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2540 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2541 @ref{Old downloads}.
2546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2548 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2549 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2550 for the translations.
2552 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2553 @ref{Old downloads}.
2558 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2560 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2561 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2562 and lots of updates for the translations.
2564 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2565 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2566 @ref{Old downloads}.
2571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2573 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2574 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2575 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2576 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2582 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2583 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2584 spacing engine code.
2586 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2587 @ref{Old downloads}.
2592 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2594 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2595 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2597 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2598 @ref{Old downloads}.
2603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2605 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2606 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2608 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2609 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2610 @ref{Old downloads}.
2615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2616 This has lots of bugfixes.
2618 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2619 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2620 @ref{Old downloads}.
2625 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2626 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2627 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2628 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2633 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2634 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2636 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2638 @ref{Old downloads}.
2643 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2644 This release has some documentation updates.
2646 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2648 @ref{Old downloads}.
2653 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2654 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2655 disponibles en ligne ---
2656 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2657 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2658 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2659 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2664 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2665 This release fixes many bugs.
2667 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2668 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2670 @ref{Old downloads}.
2675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2676 This release fixes many bugs.
2678 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2679 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2681 @ref{Old downloads}.
2686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2687 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2688 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2690 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2692 @ref{Old downloads}.
2697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2698 This release fixes still more bugs.
2700 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2702 @ref{Old downloads}.
2707 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2708 This release fixes many bugs.
2709 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2710 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2712 @ref{Old downloads})
2717 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2718 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2719 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2720 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2722 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2723 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2725 @ref{Old downloads}.
2730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2731 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2732 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2734 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2742 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2743 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2745 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2747 @ref{Old downloads}.
2752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2753 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2754 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2756 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2758 @ref{Old downloads}.
2763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2764 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2767 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2769 @ref{Old downloads}.
2774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2775 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2777 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2779 @ref{Old downloads}.
2784 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2785 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2786 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2787 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2789 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2791 @ref{Old downloads}.
2796 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2797 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2798 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2799 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2800 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2801 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2803 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2805 @ref{Old downloads}.
2810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2811 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2812 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2815 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2817 @ref{Old downloads}.
2822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2823 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2824 further improvements in the regression test suite
2828 @ref{Old downloads}.
2833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2834 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2838 @ref{Old downloads}.
2843 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2844 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2849 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2850 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2856 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2860 @ref{Old downloads}.
2865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2866 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2867 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2871 @ref{Old downloads}.
2876 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2877 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2881 @ref{Old downloads}.
2886 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2887 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2892 @ref{Old downloads}.
2897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2898 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2902 @ref{Old downloads}.
2907 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2908 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2909 within a system as well as between systems.
2913 @ref{Old downloads}.
2918 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2919 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2920 test results} and several website build improvements.
2924 @ref{Old downloads}.
2929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2930 This release fixes several bugs.
2933 @ref{Old downloads}.
2938 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2939 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2944 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2945 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2946 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2947 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2948 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2953 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2954 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2958 @ref{Old downloads}.
2963 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2964 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2967 @ref{Old downloads}.
2972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2973 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2977 @ref{Old downloads}.
2982 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2983 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2986 @ref{Old downloads}.
2991 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2992 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2997 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2998 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2999 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3004 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3005 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3006 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3011 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3012 This release has many more bugfixes.
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3021 This release has many more bugfixes.
3024 @ref{Old downloads}.
3029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3030 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3035 @ref{Old downloads}.
3040 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3041 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3042 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3043 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3044 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3045 (@ref{Publications}).
3050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3051 This release has further bugfixes.
3054 @ref{Old downloads}.
3059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3060 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3061 available for x86/64.
3064 @ref{Old downloads}.
3069 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3070 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3071 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3072 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3073 @ref{Old downloads})
3078 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3079 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3080 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3086 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3091 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3092 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3098 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3104 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3105 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3111 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3112 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3113 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3118 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3119 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3125 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3126 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3132 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3133 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3134 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3135 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3141 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3142 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3148 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3149 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3150 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3156 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3157 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3158 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3163 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3164 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3166 @ref{Old downloads})
3171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3172 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3174 @ref{Old downloads})
3179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3180 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3181 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3183 @ref{Old downloads})
3188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3189 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3190 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3191 (@ref{Old downloads})
3196 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3197 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3198 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3199 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3205 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3206 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3207 the development releases even better
3212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3214 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3215 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3216 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3221 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3222 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3223 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3224 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3225 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3226 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3231 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3232 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3233 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3235 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3241 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3242 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3243 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3244 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3250 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3251 (@ref{Old downloads})
3256 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3257 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3258 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3259 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3260 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3261 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3266 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3267 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3268 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3269 (@ref{Publications})
3274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3275 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3276 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3282 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3283 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3284 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3289 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3290 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3291 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3297 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3298 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3304 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3305 released. (@ref{Changes},
3306 @ref{Old downloads})
3311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3312 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3313 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3314 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3315 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3316 multi-measure rests.
3318 @ref{Old downloads})
3323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3324 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3326 @ref{Old downloads})
3331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3332 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3333 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3334 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3335 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3336 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3337 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3338 @ref{Old downloads})
3343 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3344 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3345 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3346 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3347 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3348 @ref{Old downloads})
3353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3354 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3355 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3356 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3357 the endings and the middle
3358 part. (@ref{Changes},
3359 @ref{Old downloads})
3364 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3365 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3366 parenthesized, for example,
3369 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3370 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3374 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3375 @ref{Old downloads})
3380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3381 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3382 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3392 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3393 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3394 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3395 @ref{Old downloads})
3400 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3401 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3402 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3403 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3404 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3405 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3406 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3408 @ref{Old downloads})
3413 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3414 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3415 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3416 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3417 @ref{Old downloads})
3422 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3423 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3424 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3425 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3426 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3427 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3428 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3429 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3430 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3431 @ref{Old downloads})
3436 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3437 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3438 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3439 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3440 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3441 @ref{Old downloads})
3446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3448 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3449 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3450 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3455 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3456 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3457 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3458 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3459 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3465 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3466 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3468 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3470 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3472 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3478 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3479 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3480 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3481 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3482 @ref{Old downloads})
3487 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3488 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3489 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3490 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3491 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3494 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3495 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3496 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3497 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3502 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3503 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3504 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3505 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3506 page. Let us know how you fare!
3511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3512 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3513 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3514 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3515 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3516 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3517 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3518 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3519 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3521 @ref{Old downloads})
3526 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3527 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3528 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3529 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3530 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3531 @ref{Old downloads})
3536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3537 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3538 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3539 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3540 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3541 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3542 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3543 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3544 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3545 @ref{Old downloads})
3550 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3551 This release has the following new features:
3554 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3555 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3556 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3558 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3559 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3560 and Bertalan Fodor).
3562 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3563 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3566 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3567 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3568 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3572 @ref{Old downloads})
3577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3578 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3579 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3580 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3581 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3582 van den Borre and Bertalan
3583 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3584 @ref{Old downloads})
3589 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3590 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3591 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3592 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3598 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3599 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3600 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3601 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3602 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3604 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3605 @ref{Old downloads})
3610 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3611 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3612 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3618 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3619 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3620 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3621 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3622 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3623 @ref{Old downloads})
3628 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3629 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3630 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3631 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3632 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3633 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3634 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3635 @ref{Old downloads})
3640 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3641 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3642 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3643 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3644 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3645 @ref{Old downloads})
3650 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3651 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3652 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3653 @ref{Old downloads})
3658 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3659 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3660 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3661 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3662 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3663 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3664 @ref{Old downloads})
3669 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3670 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3671 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3672 that compute said property, i.e.
3675 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3676 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3679 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3680 @ref{Old downloads})
3685 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3686 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3687 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3688 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3689 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3690 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3691 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3692 users. (@ref{Changes},
3693 @ref{Old downloads})
3698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3699 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3700 series. (@ref{Changes},
3701 @ref{Old downloads})
3706 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3707 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3708 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3709 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3710 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3711 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3712 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3713 sponsored by Nicolas
3714 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3715 @ref{Old downloads})
3720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3721 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3722 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3723 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3724 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3725 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3726 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3727 @ref{Old downloads})
3732 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3733 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3734 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3735 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3736 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3737 @ref{Old downloads})
3742 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3743 This is mainly a bugfix
3744 release. (@ref{Changes},
3745 @ref{Old downloads})
3750 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3751 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3752 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3753 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3754 la gravure musicale}.
3759 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3760 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3761 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3762 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3763 @ref{Old downloads})
3768 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3769 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3770 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3771 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3772 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3773 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3778 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3779 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3780 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3781 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3782 @ref{Old downloads})
3787 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3788 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3789 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3790 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3791 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3792 @ref{Old downloads})
3797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3798 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3799 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3800 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3801 @ref{Old downloads})
3806 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3807 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3808 for a note is proportional to the time it
3809 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3810 @ref{Old downloads})
3815 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3816 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3817 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3823 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3824 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3825 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3827 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3828 @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3834 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3835 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3836 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3838 @ref{Old downloads})
3843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3844 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3845 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3846 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3847 @ref{Old downloads})
3852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3853 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3855 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3856 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3857 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3858 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3859 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3864 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3865 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3866 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3867 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3873 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3874 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3875 @ref{Old downloads})
3880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3881 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3882 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3883 @ref{Old downloads})
3888 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3889 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3890 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3891 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3892 (@ref{Old downloads})
3897 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3898 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3899 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3900 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3905 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3906 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3907 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3908 better help functionality.
3909 (@ref{Old downloads})
3914 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3915 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3916 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3917 compile them directly from
3918 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3923 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3924 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3925 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3930 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3931 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3932 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3933 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3938 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3939 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3940 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3941 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3942 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3947 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3948 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3949 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3954 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3955 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3960 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3961 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3962 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3967 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3968 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3969 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3970 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3971 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3976 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3977 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3978 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3979 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3980 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3981 @ref{Old downloads})
3986 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3988 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3989 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3991 (@ref{Old downloads})
3996 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3997 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3998 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3999 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4000 signatures like 5/8.
4002 @ref{Old downloads})
4007 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4008 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4009 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4010 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4011 More details are in the
4013 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4018 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4019 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4020 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4021 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4022 Scheme code. Take a look at
4024 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4029 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4030 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4031 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4032 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4037 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4038 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4039 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4040 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4045 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4046 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4047 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4053 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4054 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4055 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4056 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4057 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4058 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4063 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4064 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4065 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4066 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4067 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4068 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4070 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4075 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4076 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4077 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4083 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4084 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
4085 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4086 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4087 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4093 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4094 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4095 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}.
4096 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4097 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4102 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4103 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4104 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4105 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4106 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4111 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4112 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4113 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4114 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4115 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4117 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4122 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4123 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4124 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4125 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4126 @ref{Old downloads}!
4131 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4132 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4133 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4134 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4140 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4141 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4142 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4148 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4149 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4150 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4151 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4153 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4155 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4160 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4161 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4162 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4163 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4164 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4165 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4166 font code by Werner.
4168 and check out the changes in
4169 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4174 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4175 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4176 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4177 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4178 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4179 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4180 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4181 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4182 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4183 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4186 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}.
4191 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4192 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4193 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4194 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4195 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4197 and check out the changes in
4198 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4203 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4204 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4205 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4206 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4207 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4208 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4211 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}.
4216 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4217 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4218 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4219 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4220 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4221 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4222 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4223 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4224 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4228 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}.
4233 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4234 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4235 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4236 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4237 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4238 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4240 and check out the changes in
4241 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4246 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4247 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4248 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4249 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4250 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4251 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4252 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4253 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4254 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4257 and check out the changes in
4258 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4263 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4264 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4265 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4266 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4267 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4268 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4271 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4274 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4275 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4276 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4277 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4278 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4281 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}.
4286 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4287 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4288 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4294 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4295 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4296 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4298 and check out the changes in
4299 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4304 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4305 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4306 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4307 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4308 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4315 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4316 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4317 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4318 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4320 and check out the changes in
4321 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4326 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4327 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4328 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4329 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4330 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4332 and check out the changes in
4333 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4338 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4339 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4340 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4341 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4343 and check out the changes in
4344 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4349 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4350 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4351 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4352 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4354 and check out the changes in
4355 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4360 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4361 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4362 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4363 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4367 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}.
4372 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4373 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4374 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4375 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4379 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}.
4384 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4385 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4386 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4387 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4388 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4389 in the documentation.
4391 and check out the changes in
4392 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4397 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4398 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4399 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4400 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4401 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4406 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4407 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4409 and check out the changes
4410 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4415 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4416 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4417 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4418 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4419 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4420 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4421 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4424 and check out the changes in
4425 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4430 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4431 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4432 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4433 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4434 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4435 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4436 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4437 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4438 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4439 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4440 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4441 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4442 will hold users back in switching.
4444 and check out the changes in
4445 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4450 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4451 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4452 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4453 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4454 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4455 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4456 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4458 and check out the changes in
4459 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4464 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4465 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4466 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4467 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4468 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4469 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4473 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}.
4478 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4479 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4480 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4481 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4482 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4483 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4484 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4485 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4486 chapter of the user manual.
4487 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4492 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4493 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4494 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4495 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4496 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4497 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4498 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4502 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}.
4507 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4508 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4509 disappearing metronome mark.
4511 and check out the changes in
4512 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}.
4517 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4518 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4519 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4520 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4521 `doubleSlurs' property.
4523 and check out the changes in
4524 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4529 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4530 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4531 annoying bugs fixed.
4534 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}.
4539 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4540 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4541 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4542 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4543 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4544 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4545 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4548 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4549 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4551 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4552 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4557 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}.
4562 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4563 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4564 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4565 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4566 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4567 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4568 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4569 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4570 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4571 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4572 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4575 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}.
4580 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4581 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4582 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4583 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4584 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4587 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}.
4592 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4593 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4594 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4595 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4596 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4597 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4598 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4599 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4600 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4601 beat within the measure.
4603 and check out the changes in
4604 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4609 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4610 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4614 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}.
4619 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4620 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4626 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4627 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4628 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4629 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4630 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4632 and check out the changes
4633 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4638 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4639 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4643 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}.
4648 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4649 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4650 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4651 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4652 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4653 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4654 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4655 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}
4657 @ref{Old downloads}.
4662 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4663 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4664 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
4665 @ref{Old downloads}.
4670 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4671 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4672 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4673 @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}
4675 @ref{Old downloads}.
4680 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4681 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4682 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4683 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}
4685 @ref{Old downloads}.
4690 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4691 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4692 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}
4693 or head straight to the
4694 @ref{Old downloads}.
4699 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4700 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4701 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4702 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4703 @ref{Old downloads}.
4708 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4709 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4710 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4711 @ref{Old downloads}.
4716 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4717 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4719 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4720 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4721 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4722 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4723 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4728 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4729 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4730 @ref{Old downloads}.
4735 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4736 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4737 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4743 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4744 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4745 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4746 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4747 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4748 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4749 @ref{Old downloads}.
4754 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4755 A French article on the new LilyPond
4756 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4761 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4762 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4763 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4769 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4770 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4771 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4772 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4773 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4774 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4775 @ref{Old downloads}.
4780 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4781 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4782 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4783 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4784 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4786 @ref{Old downloads}.
4791 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4792 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4794 @ref{Old downloads}.
4799 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4800 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4801 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4802 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4809 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4810 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4811 @ref{Old downloads}.
4816 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4817 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4824 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4825 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4826 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4827 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4829 @ref{Old downloads}.
4834 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4835 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4836 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4837 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4840 @ref{Old downloads}.
4845 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4847 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4848 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4854 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4855 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4857 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4858 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4859 authors of LilyPond.
4864 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4865 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4866 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4869 @ref{Old downloads}.
4874 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4875 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4876 experimental support for producing titles with
4882 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4883 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4884 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4885 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4887 @ref{Old downloads}.
4892 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4893 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4894 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4895 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4897 @ref{Old downloads}.
4902 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4903 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4904 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4905 produce cue notes. More information in the
4912 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4913 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4914 for altering accidental rules.
4920 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4921 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4922 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4923 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4924 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4925 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4926 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4927 More information in the
4934 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4935 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4936 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4937 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4944 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4945 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4946 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4947 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4948 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4955 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4956 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4957 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4958 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4959 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4960 More information in the
4967 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4968 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4969 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4970 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4971 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4972 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4973 More information in the
4980 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4981 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4982 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4983 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4991 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4992 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4993 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4994 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5001 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5002 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5003 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5004 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5005 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5014 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5015 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5016 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5019 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5024 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5026 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5027 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5028 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5031 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5036 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5037 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5038 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5039 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5040 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5045 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5046 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5047 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5048 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5049 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5055 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5056 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5057 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5059 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5064 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5065 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5066 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5067 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5072 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5073 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5074 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5075 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5077 More information in the
5078 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5083 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5084 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5085 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5087 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5092 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5093 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5094 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5095 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5097 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5102 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5103 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5104 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5105 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5106 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5107 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5108 individual music expressions.
5109 More information in the
5110 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5115 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5116 An update to the stable branch,
5117 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5118 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5123 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5124 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5125 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5126 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5127 More information in the
5128 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5133 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5134 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5136 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5137 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5142 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5143 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5144 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5145 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5146 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5151 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5152 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5153 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5154 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5155 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5160 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5161 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5162 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5163 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5164 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5165 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5166 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5171 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5172 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5173 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5174 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5176 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5181 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5182 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5183 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5184 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5185 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5190 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5191 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5193 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5198 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5199 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5201 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5202 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5207 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5208 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5209 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5210 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5215 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5216 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5223 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5224 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5226 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5227 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5232 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5233 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5234 contains minor bugfixes.
5235 See the @ref{Changes}
5236 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5241 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5242 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5243 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5244 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5250 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5251 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5252 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5253 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5254 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5255 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5260 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5261 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5262 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5263 the @ref{Changes} and
5264 download @uref{install/,here}.
5269 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5270 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5271 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5272 the @ref{Changes} and
5273 download @uref{install/,here}.
5278 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5279 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5280 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5281 the @ref{Changes} and
5282 download @uref{install/,here}.
5287 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5288 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5289 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5295 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5296 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5297 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5303 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5304 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5305 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5306 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5307 will be available in a few weeks.
5313 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5314 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5315 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5321 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5322 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5323 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5329 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5330 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5331 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5332 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5338 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5339 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5340 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5345 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5346 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5347 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5348 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5349 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5354 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5355 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5356 @ref{Changes} and get it
5357 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5362 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5363 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5364 @ref{Changes} and get it
5365 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5370 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5371 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5372 @ref{Changes} and get it
5373 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5378 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5379 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5380 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5385 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5386 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5387 read the @ref{Changes}.
5392 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5393 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5394 has been updated to 1.8.
5395 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5400 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5401 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5402 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5407 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5408 New website went live!
5413 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5414 Announced new website.
5419 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5420 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5425 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5426 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5427 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5433 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5434 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5435 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.