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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 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
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
188 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
195 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
196 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
201 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
204 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
205 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
206 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
207 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
213 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
216 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
217 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
218 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
219 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
225 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
228 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
229 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
230 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
231 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
237 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
240 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
241 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
242 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
243 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
249 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
252 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
253 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
254 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
255 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
261 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
264 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
265 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
266 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
267 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
273 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
276 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
277 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
278 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
279 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
285 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
288 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
289 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
290 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
291 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
297 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
300 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
301 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
302 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
303 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
309 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
312 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
313 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
314 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
315 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
321 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
324 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
325 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
326 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
327 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
332 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
334 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
335 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
336 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
337 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
338 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
343 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
345 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
346 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
347 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
348 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
349 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
356 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
357 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
358 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
359 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
360 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
362 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
363 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
368 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
370 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
371 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
372 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
373 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
374 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
379 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
381 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
382 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
383 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
384 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
385 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
393 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
394 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
396 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
401 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
403 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
404 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
405 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
406 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
407 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
408 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
409 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
410 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
415 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
417 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
418 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
419 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
420 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
421 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
422 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
423 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
424 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
429 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
431 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
432 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
433 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
434 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
435 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
436 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
437 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
438 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
444 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
446 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
447 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
448 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
449 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
450 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
455 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
457 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
458 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
459 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
460 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
461 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
466 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
468 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
469 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
470 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
471 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
472 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
477 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
479 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
480 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
481 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
482 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
483 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
488 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
490 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
491 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
492 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
493 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
494 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
499 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
501 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
502 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
503 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
504 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
505 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
510 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
512 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
513 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
514 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
515 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
516 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
521 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
523 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
524 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
525 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
526 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
527 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
529 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
530 with positioning text.
535 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
537 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
538 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
539 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
540 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
541 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
546 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
548 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
549 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
550 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
551 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
552 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
557 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
559 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
560 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
561 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
562 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
563 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
568 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
570 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
571 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
572 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
573 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
574 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
579 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
581 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
582 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
583 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
584 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
585 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
590 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
592 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
593 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
594 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
595 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
596 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
601 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
603 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
604 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
605 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
606 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
607 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
612 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
614 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
615 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
616 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
617 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
618 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
619 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
624 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
626 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
627 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
628 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
629 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
630 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
635 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
637 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
638 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
639 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
640 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
641 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
646 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
648 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
649 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
650 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
651 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
652 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
657 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
659 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
660 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
661 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
662 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
663 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
668 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
670 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
671 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
672 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
673 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
674 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
679 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
681 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
682 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
683 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
684 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
685 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
690 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
693 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
694 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
695 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
696 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
702 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
704 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
705 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
706 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
710 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
712 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
713 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
714 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
715 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
716 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
721 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
723 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
724 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
725 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
726 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
727 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
732 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
734 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
735 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
736 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
737 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
742 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
744 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
745 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
746 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
747 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
752 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
754 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
755 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
756 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
757 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
762 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
764 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
765 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
766 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
767 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
773 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
775 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
776 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
777 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
778 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
783 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
785 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
786 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
787 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
788 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
790 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
791 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
795 Support for kievan square notation
797 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
799 Music functions have become quite more versatile
802 A full list of new features is given in:
805 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
808 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
810 Main development team:
812 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
813 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
814 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
815 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
816 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
819 Programming contributors:
821 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
822 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
823 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
824 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
826 Documentation contributors:
828 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
832 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
837 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
839 Translation contributors:
841 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
846 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
848 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
849 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
850 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
852 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
853 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
854 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
856 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
857 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
863 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
865 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
866 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
868 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
869 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
870 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
877 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
879 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
880 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
881 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
882 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
883 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
884 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
887 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
888 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
893 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
895 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
896 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
897 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
898 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
899 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
905 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
907 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
908 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
909 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
910 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
913 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
914 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
915 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
922 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
924 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
925 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
927 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
928 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
929 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
936 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
938 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
939 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
940 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
941 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
942 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
948 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
950 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
951 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
952 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
953 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
956 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
957 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
958 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
965 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
967 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
968 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
969 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
970 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
971 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
972 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
975 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
976 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
983 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
985 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
986 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
987 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
988 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
991 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
992 candidate will be required.
998 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1000 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1001 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1002 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1003 working on open source software.
1005 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1006 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1012 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1014 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1015 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1016 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1017 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1020 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1021 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1022 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1029 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1031 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1032 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1033 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1034 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1037 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1038 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1039 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1046 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1048 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1049 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1050 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1051 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1054 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1055 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1062 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1064 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1065 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1067 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1068 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1069 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1076 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1078 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1079 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1081 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1082 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1083 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1090 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1092 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1093 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1095 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1096 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1097 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1104 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1106 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1107 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1108 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1109 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1112 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1113 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1120 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1122 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1123 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1125 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1126 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1127 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1134 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1136 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1137 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1139 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1140 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1141 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1148 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1150 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1151 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1152 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1153 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1156 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1157 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1158 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1165 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1168 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1170 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1171 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1172 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1179 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1181 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1182 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1184 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1185 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1186 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1193 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1195 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1196 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1198 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1199 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1200 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1207 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1209 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1210 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1211 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1212 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1213 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1216 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1217 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1224 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1226 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1227 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1229 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1230 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1231 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1234 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1240 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1242 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1243 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1245 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1246 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1247 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1254 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1256 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1257 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1259 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1260 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1261 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1268 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1270 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1271 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1273 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1274 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1275 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1282 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1285 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1287 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1288 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1289 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1296 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1299 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1301 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1302 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1303 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1310 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1312 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1313 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1315 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1316 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1317 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1324 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1326 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1327 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1329 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1330 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1331 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1338 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1340 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1341 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1343 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1344 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1345 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1352 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1354 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1355 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1357 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1358 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1359 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1366 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1369 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1371 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1372 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1373 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1380 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1382 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1383 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1385 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1386 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1387 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1394 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1396 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1397 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1399 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1400 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1401 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1408 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1410 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1411 Critical regression.
1417 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1419 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1420 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1421 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1422 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1425 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1426 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1427 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1434 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1437 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1439 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1440 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1441 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1442 not the next release candidate.
1448 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1450 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1451 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1453 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1454 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1455 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1456 next release candidate.
1462 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1465 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1466 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1468 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1469 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1470 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1471 next release candidate.
1477 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1479 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1480 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1481 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1482 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1485 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1486 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1487 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1494 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1506 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1509 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1511 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1512 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1518 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1521 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1522 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1533 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1535 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1536 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1542 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1545 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1547 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1548 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1554 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1556 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1557 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1559 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1560 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1566 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1571 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1572 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1578 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1580 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1581 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1582 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1587 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1589 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1590 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1591 usual number of bugs.
1593 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1594 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1599 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1601 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1602 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1603 usual number of bugs.
1605 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1606 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1612 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1614 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1615 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1616 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1617 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1619 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1620 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1625 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1628 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1629 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1632 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1637 A full list of new features is given in:
1640 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1643 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1645 Main development team:
1647 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1648 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1649 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1650 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1651 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1653 Programming contributors:
1655 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1656 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1657 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1658 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1659 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1660 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1664 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1666 Documentation contributors:
1668 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1669 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1673 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1674 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1676 Binaries support contributors:
1680 Translation contributors:
1682 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1683 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1690 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1692 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1693 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1694 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1695 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1698 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1699 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1700 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1707 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1709 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1710 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1712 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1713 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1719 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1721 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1722 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1724 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1725 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1731 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1733 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1734 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1736 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1737 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1743 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1745 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1746 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1747 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1748 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1749 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1750 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1751 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1756 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1758 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1759 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1761 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1762 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1768 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1770 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1771 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1772 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1773 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1776 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1777 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1778 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1785 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1787 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1788 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1789 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1790 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1793 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1794 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1795 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1802 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1804 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1805 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1806 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1807 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1810 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1811 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1812 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1819 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1821 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1822 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1824 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1825 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1831 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1833 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1834 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1835 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1836 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1837 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1843 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1845 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1846 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1847 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1848 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1851 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1852 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1853 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1860 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1862 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1863 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1865 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1866 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1871 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1873 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1874 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1876 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1877 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1882 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1887 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1888 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1894 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1897 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1899 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1900 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1901 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1907 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1909 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1910 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1911 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1918 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1920 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1921 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1922 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1923 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1926 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1927 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1928 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1935 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1937 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1938 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1939 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1947 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1949 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1950 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1951 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1959 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1961 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1962 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1963 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1964 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1965 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1971 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1973 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1974 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1975 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1976 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1979 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1980 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1981 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1988 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1990 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1991 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1992 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2001 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2003 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2004 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2005 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2006 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2009 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2010 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2011 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2012 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2018 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2020 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2021 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2022 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2023 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2026 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2027 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2028 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2029 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2035 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2039 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2042 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2043 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2044 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2050 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2052 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2053 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2054 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2057 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2058 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2059 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2065 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2067 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2068 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2069 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2072 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2073 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2074 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2080 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2082 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2083 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2084 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2085 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2088 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2089 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2090 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2091 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2100 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2102 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2103 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2104 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2105 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2106 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2107 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2108 read on to find out what for!
2111 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2112 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2119 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2121 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2122 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2123 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2124 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2127 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2128 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2129 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2130 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2137 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2139 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2140 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2141 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2142 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2145 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2146 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2147 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2148 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2155 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2157 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2158 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2159 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2162 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2163 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2164 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2169 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2171 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2172 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2173 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2174 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2175 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2179 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2180 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2187 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2189 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2190 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2191 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2192 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2195 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2196 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2197 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2198 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2200 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2202 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2203 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2204 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2210 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2212 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2213 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2214 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2215 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2218 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2219 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2220 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2221 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2222 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2223 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2229 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2231 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2232 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2233 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2242 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2244 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2245 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2246 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2253 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2255 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2256 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2257 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2258 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2259 the bug report of the report!
2262 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2263 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2269 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2271 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2272 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2273 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2280 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2282 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2283 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2284 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2291 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2293 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2294 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2295 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2296 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2300 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2301 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2309 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2312 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2313 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2316 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2317 caution and expect breakage.
2322 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2324 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2325 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2326 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2329 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2330 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2331 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2332 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2337 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2339 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2340 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2341 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2347 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2349 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2350 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2351 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2352 improvements to the new website.
2354 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2355 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2357 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2358 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2360 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2366 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2369 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2370 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2375 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2377 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2378 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2379 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2385 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2387 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2388 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2389 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2395 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2397 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2398 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2399 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2404 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2406 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2407 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2408 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2413 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2415 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2416 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2417 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2420 This release should be of particular interest to package
2421 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2422 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2423 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2429 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2431 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2432 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2433 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2434 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2437 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2438 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2445 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2447 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2448 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2449 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2452 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2453 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2454 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2455 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2456 see the Changes document for more information.
2460 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2462 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2463 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2464 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2469 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2471 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2472 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2473 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2474 so this release is intended for developers only.
2478 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2480 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2481 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2482 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2487 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2489 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2490 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2495 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2497 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2498 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2499 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2505 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2507 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2508 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2509 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2510 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2511 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2513 What are you waiting for? Come
2514 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2515 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2520 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2522 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2523 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2524 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2528 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2530 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2531 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2532 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2533 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2534 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2539 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2541 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2542 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2543 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2547 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2549 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2550 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2551 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2552 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2556 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2558 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2559 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2560 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2561 and English names for feta filenames.
2567 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2569 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2570 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2571 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2572 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2575 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2576 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2577 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2583 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2585 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2586 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2587 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2588 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2590 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2591 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2596 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2598 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2599 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2605 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2607 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2608 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2609 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2616 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2618 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2619 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2620 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2621 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2623 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2624 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2625 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2633 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2635 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2636 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2637 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2638 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2639 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2640 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2641 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2642 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2648 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2650 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2651 its team, its world, its community.
2652 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2653 to read the full issue...
2658 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2660 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2661 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2662 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2667 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2669 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2670 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2676 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2678 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2680 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2687 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2689 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2690 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2691 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2692 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2693 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2695 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2696 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2698 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2700 @ref{Old downloads}.
2705 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2707 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2708 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2709 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2710 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2711 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2712 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2715 @ref{Old downloads}.
2720 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2722 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2723 documentation and translations.
2724 @ref{Old downloads}.
2729 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2731 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2732 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2733 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2734 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2735 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2737 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2738 @ref{Old downloads}.
2743 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2745 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2746 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2747 (teaching) has been added.
2749 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2751 @ref{Old downloads}.
2756 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2758 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2759 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2760 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2761 @ref{Old downloads}.
2766 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2768 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2769 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2770 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2771 translations of the documentation.
2772 @ref{Old downloads}.
2777 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2779 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2780 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2781 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2782 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2783 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2784 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2785 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2786 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2787 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2789 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2791 @ref{Old downloads}.
2796 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2798 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2799 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2800 markup command names have been made.
2803 @ref{Old downloads}.
2808 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2810 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2811 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2812 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2813 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2814 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2817 @ref{Old downloads}.
2822 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2824 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2825 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2827 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2828 @ref{Old downloads}.
2833 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2835 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2836 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2837 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2839 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2840 @ref{Old downloads}.
2845 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2847 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2849 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2850 @ref{Old downloads}.
2855 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2857 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2858 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2859 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2861 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2863 @ref{Old downloads}.
2868 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2870 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2871 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2872 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2873 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2875 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2876 @ref{Old downloads}.
2881 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2883 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2884 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2887 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2888 @ref{Old downloads}.
2893 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2895 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2896 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2901 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2903 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2904 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2909 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2911 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2913 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2914 @ref{Old downloads}.
2919 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2921 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2922 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2923 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2925 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2926 @ref{Old downloads}.
2931 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2933 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2934 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2939 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2941 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2942 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2947 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2949 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2950 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2951 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2953 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2954 @ref{Old downloads}.
2959 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2961 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2962 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2964 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2966 @ref{Old downloads}.
2971 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2973 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2974 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2975 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2976 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2977 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2978 announce releases and special events.
2983 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2985 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2986 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2987 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2992 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2994 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2995 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2996 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2997 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2998 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3001 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3003 @ref{Old downloads}.
3008 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3010 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3011 names has been added to the MusicXML
3014 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3022 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3027 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3029 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3030 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3031 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3034 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3035 @ref{Old downloads}.
3040 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3042 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3045 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3046 @ref{Old downloads}.
3051 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3053 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3054 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3055 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3056 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3057 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3058 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3064 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3066 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3067 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3068 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3070 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3071 @ref{Old downloads}.
3076 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3078 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3079 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3084 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3086 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3087 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3088 Grand Documentation Project.
3090 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3091 @ref{Old downloads}.
3096 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3098 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3100 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3101 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3102 @ref{Old downloads}.
3107 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3109 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3111 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3112 @ref{Old downloads}.
3117 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3119 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3120 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3122 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3123 @ref{Old downloads}.
3128 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3130 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3131 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3132 for the translations.
3134 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3135 @ref{Old downloads}.
3140 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3142 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3143 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3144 and lots of updates for the translations.
3146 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3147 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3148 @ref{Old downloads}.
3153 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3155 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3156 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3157 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3158 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3163 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3164 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3165 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3166 spacing engine code.
3168 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3169 @ref{Old downloads}.
3174 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3176 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3177 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3179 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3180 @ref{Old downloads}.
3185 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3187 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3188 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3190 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3191 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3192 @ref{Old downloads}.
3197 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3198 This has lots of bugfixes.
3200 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3201 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3202 @ref{Old downloads}.
3207 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3208 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3209 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3210 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3215 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3216 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3218 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3220 @ref{Old downloads}.
3225 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3226 This release has some documentation updates.
3228 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3230 @ref{Old downloads}.
3235 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3236 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3237 disponibles en ligne ---
3238 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3239 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3240 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3241 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3246 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3247 This release fixes many bugs.
3249 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3250 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3252 @ref{Old downloads}.
3257 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3258 This release fixes many bugs.
3260 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3261 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3263 @ref{Old downloads}.
3268 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3269 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3270 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3272 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3274 @ref{Old downloads}.
3279 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3280 This release fixes still more bugs.
3282 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3284 @ref{Old downloads}.
3289 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3290 This release fixes many bugs.
3291 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3292 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3294 @ref{Old downloads})
3299 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3300 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3301 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3302 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3304 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3305 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3307 @ref{Old downloads}.
3312 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3313 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3314 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3316 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3323 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3324 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3325 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3327 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3329 @ref{Old downloads}.
3334 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3335 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3336 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3338 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3340 @ref{Old downloads}.
3345 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3346 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3349 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3351 @ref{Old downloads}.
3356 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3357 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3359 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3361 @ref{Old downloads}.
3366 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3367 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3368 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3369 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3371 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3373 @ref{Old downloads}.
3378 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3379 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3380 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3381 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3382 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3383 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3385 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3387 @ref{Old downloads}.
3392 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3393 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3394 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3397 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3399 @ref{Old downloads}.
3404 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3405 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3406 further improvements in the regression test suite
3410 @ref{Old downloads}.
3415 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3416 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3420 @ref{Old downloads}.
3425 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3426 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3431 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3432 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3437 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3438 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3442 @ref{Old downloads}.
3447 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3448 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3449 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3453 @ref{Old downloads}.
3458 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3459 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3463 @ref{Old downloads}.
3468 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3469 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3474 @ref{Old downloads}.
3479 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3480 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3484 @ref{Old downloads}.
3489 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3490 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3491 within a system as well as between systems.
3495 @ref{Old downloads}.
3500 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3501 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3502 test results} and several website build improvements.
3506 @ref{Old downloads}.
3511 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3512 This release fixes several bugs.
3515 @ref{Old downloads}.
3520 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3521 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3526 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3527 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3528 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3529 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3530 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3535 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3536 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3540 @ref{Old downloads}.
3545 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3546 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3549 @ref{Old downloads}.
3554 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3555 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3559 @ref{Old downloads}.
3564 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3565 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3568 @ref{Old downloads}.
3573 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3574 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3579 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3580 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3581 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3586 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3587 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3588 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3593 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3594 This release has many more bugfixes.
3597 @ref{Old downloads}.
3602 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3603 This release has many more bugfixes.
3606 @ref{Old downloads}.
3611 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3612 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3617 @ref{Old downloads}.
3622 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3623 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3624 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3625 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3626 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3627 (@ref{Publications}).
3632 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3633 This release has further bugfixes.
3636 @ref{Old downloads}.
3641 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3642 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3643 available for x86/64.
3646 @ref{Old downloads}.
3651 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3652 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3653 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3654 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3655 @ref{Old downloads})
3660 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3661 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3662 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3667 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3668 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3673 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3674 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3679 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3680 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3685 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3686 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3687 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3692 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3693 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3694 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3695 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3700 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3701 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3706 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3707 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3708 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3713 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3714 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3715 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3716 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3717 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3722 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3723 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3724 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3729 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3730 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3731 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3732 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3737 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3738 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3739 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3740 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3745 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3746 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3748 @ref{Old downloads})
3753 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3754 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3756 @ref{Old downloads})
3761 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3762 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3763 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3765 @ref{Old downloads})
3770 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3771 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3772 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3773 (@ref{Old downloads})
3778 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3779 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3780 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3781 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3786 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3787 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3788 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3789 the development releases even better
3794 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3796 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3797 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3798 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3803 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3804 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3805 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3806 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3807 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3808 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3813 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3814 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3815 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3817 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3822 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3823 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3824 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3825 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3826 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3831 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3832 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3833 (@ref{Old downloads})
3838 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3839 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3840 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3841 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3842 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3843 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3848 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3849 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3850 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3851 (@ref{Publications})
3856 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3857 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3858 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3863 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3864 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3865 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3866 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3871 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3872 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3873 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3878 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3879 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3880 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3885 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3886 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3887 released. (@ref{Changes},
3888 @ref{Old downloads})
3893 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3894 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3895 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3896 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3897 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3898 multi-measure rests.
3900 @ref{Old downloads})
3905 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3906 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3908 @ref{Old downloads})
3913 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3914 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3915 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3916 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3917 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3918 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3919 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3920 @ref{Old downloads})
3925 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3926 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3927 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3928 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3929 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3930 @ref{Old downloads})
3935 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3936 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3937 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3938 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3939 the endings and the middle
3940 part. (@ref{Changes},
3941 @ref{Old downloads})
3946 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3947 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3948 parenthesized, for example,
3951 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3952 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3956 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3957 @ref{Old downloads})
3962 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3963 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3964 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3974 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3975 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3976 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3977 @ref{Old downloads})
3982 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3983 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3984 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3985 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3986 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3987 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3988 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3990 @ref{Old downloads})
3995 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3996 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3997 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3998 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3999 @ref{Old downloads})
4004 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4005 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4006 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4007 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4008 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4009 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4010 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4011 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4012 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4013 @ref{Old downloads})
4018 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4019 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4020 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4021 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4022 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4023 @ref{Old downloads})
4028 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4030 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4031 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4032 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4037 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4038 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4039 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4040 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4041 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4046 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4047 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4048 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4050 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4052 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4054 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4060 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4061 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4062 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4063 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4064 @ref{Old downloads})
4069 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4070 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4071 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4072 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4073 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4076 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4077 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4078 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4079 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4084 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4085 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4086 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4087 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4088 page. Let us know how you fare!
4093 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4094 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4095 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4096 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4097 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4098 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4099 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4100 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4101 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4103 @ref{Old downloads})
4108 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4109 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4110 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4111 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4112 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4113 @ref{Old downloads})
4118 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4119 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4120 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4121 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4122 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4123 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4124 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4125 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4126 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4127 @ref{Old downloads})
4132 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4133 This release has the following new features:
4136 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4137 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4138 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4140 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4141 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4142 and Bertalan Fodor).
4144 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4145 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4148 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4149 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4150 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4154 @ref{Old downloads})
4159 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4160 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4161 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4162 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4163 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4164 van den Borre and Bertalan
4165 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4166 @ref{Old downloads})
4171 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4172 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4173 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4174 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4180 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4181 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4182 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4183 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4184 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4186 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4187 @ref{Old downloads})
4192 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4193 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4194 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4199 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4200 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4201 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4202 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4203 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4204 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4205 @ref{Old downloads})
4210 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4211 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4212 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4213 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4214 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4215 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4216 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4217 @ref{Old downloads})
4222 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4223 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4224 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4225 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4226 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4227 @ref{Old downloads})
4232 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4233 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4234 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4235 @ref{Old downloads})
4240 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4241 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4242 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4243 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4244 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4245 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4246 @ref{Old downloads})
4251 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4252 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4253 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4254 that compute said property, i.e.
4257 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4258 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4261 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4262 @ref{Old downloads})
4267 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4268 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4269 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4270 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4271 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4272 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4273 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4274 users. (@ref{Changes},
4275 @ref{Old downloads})
4280 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4281 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4282 series. (@ref{Changes},
4283 @ref{Old downloads})
4288 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4289 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4290 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4291 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4292 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4293 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4294 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4295 sponsored by Nicolas
4296 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4297 @ref{Old downloads})
4302 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4303 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4304 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4305 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4306 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4307 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4308 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4309 @ref{Old downloads})
4314 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4315 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4316 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4317 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4318 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4319 @ref{Old downloads})
4324 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4325 This is mainly a bugfix
4326 release. (@ref{Changes},
4327 @ref{Old downloads})
4332 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4333 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4334 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4335 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4336 la gravure musicale}.
4341 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4342 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4343 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4344 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4345 @ref{Old downloads})
4350 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4351 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4352 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4353 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4354 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4355 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4360 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4361 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4362 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4363 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4364 @ref{Old downloads})
4369 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4370 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4371 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4372 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4373 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4374 @ref{Old downloads})
4379 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4380 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4381 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4382 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4383 @ref{Old downloads})
4388 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4389 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4390 for a note is proportional to the time it
4391 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4392 @ref{Old downloads})
4397 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4398 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4399 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4404 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4405 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4406 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4407 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4409 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4410 @ref{Old downloads})
4415 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4416 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4417 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4418 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4420 @ref{Old downloads})
4425 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4426 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4427 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4428 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4429 @ref{Old downloads})
4434 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4435 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4437 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4438 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4439 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4440 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4441 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4446 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4447 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4448 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4449 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4454 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4455 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4456 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4457 @ref{Old downloads})
4462 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4463 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4464 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4465 @ref{Old downloads})
4470 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4471 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4472 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4473 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4474 (@ref{Old downloads})
4479 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4480 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4481 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4482 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4487 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4488 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4489 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4490 better help functionality.
4491 (@ref{Old downloads})
4496 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4497 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4498 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4499 compile them directly from
4500 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4505 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4506 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4507 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4512 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4513 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4514 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4515 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4520 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4521 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4522 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4523 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4524 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4529 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4530 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4531 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4536 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4537 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4542 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4543 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4544 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4549 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4550 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4551 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4552 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4553 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4558 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4559 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4560 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4561 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4562 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4563 @ref{Old downloads})
4568 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4570 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4571 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4573 (@ref{Old downloads})
4578 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4579 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4580 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4581 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4582 signatures like 5/8.
4584 @ref{Old downloads})
4589 @subheading April 18, 2005
4590 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4591 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4592 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4593 More details are in the
4595 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4600 @subheading April 15, 2005
4601 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4602 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4603 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4604 Scheme code. Take a look at
4606 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4611 @subheading April 6, 2005
4612 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4613 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4614 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4619 @subheading March 31, 2005
4620 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4621 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4622 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4627 @subheading March 20, 2005
4628 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4629 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4635 @subheading March 14, 2005
4636 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4637 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4638 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4639 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4640 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4645 @subheading March 7, 2005
4646 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4647 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4648 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4649 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4650 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4652 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4657 @subheading March 7, 2005
4658 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4659 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4665 @subheading February 28, 2005
4666 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
4667 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4668 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4669 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4675 @subheading February 28, 2005
4676 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4677 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}.
4678 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4679 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4684 @subheading February 26, 2005
4685 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4686 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4687 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4688 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4693 @subheading February 21, 2005
4694 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4695 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4696 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4697 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4699 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4704 @subheading February 4, 2005
4705 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4706 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4707 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4708 @ref{Old downloads}!
4713 @subheading January 31, 2005
4714 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4715 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4716 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4722 @subheading January 26, 2005
4723 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4724 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4730 @subheading January 16, 2005
4731 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4732 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4733 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4735 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4737 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4742 @subheading January 11, 2005
4743 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4744 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4745 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4746 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4747 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4748 font code by Werner.
4750 and check out the changes in
4751 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4756 @subheading January 02, 2005
4757 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4758 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4759 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4760 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4761 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4762 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4763 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4764 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4765 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4768 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}.
4773 @subheading December 28, 2004
4774 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4775 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4776 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4777 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4779 and check out the changes in
4780 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4785 @subheading December 20, 2004
4786 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4787 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4788 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4789 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4790 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4793 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}.
4798 @subheading December 3, 2004
4799 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4800 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4801 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4802 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4803 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4804 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4805 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4806 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4810 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}.
4815 @subheading November 26, 2004
4816 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4817 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4818 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4819 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4820 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4822 and check out the changes in
4823 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4828 @subheading November 20, 2004
4829 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4830 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4831 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4832 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4833 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4834 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4835 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4836 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4839 and check out the changes in
4840 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4845 @subheading November 12, 2004
4846 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4847 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4848 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4849 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4850 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4853 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4856 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4857 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4858 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4859 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4860 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4863 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}.
4868 @subheading November 11, 2004
4869 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4870 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4876 @subheading November 4, 2004
4877 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4878 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4880 and check out the changes in
4881 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4886 @subheading October 31, 2004
4887 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4888 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4889 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4890 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4897 @subheading October 29, 2004
4898 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4899 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4900 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4902 and check out the changes in
4903 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4908 @subheading October 29, 2004
4909 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4910 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4911 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4912 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4914 and check out the changes in
4915 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4920 @subheading October 27, 2004
4921 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4922 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4923 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4925 and check out the changes in
4926 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4931 @subheading October 24, 2004
4932 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4933 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4934 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4936 and check out the changes in
4937 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4942 @subheading October 10, 2004
4943 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4944 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4945 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4949 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}.
4954 @subheading October 09, 2004
4955 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4956 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4957 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4961 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}.
4966 @subheading October 02, 2004
4967 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4968 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4969 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4970 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4971 in the documentation.
4973 and check out the changes in
4974 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4979 @subheading September 29, 2004
4980 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4981 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4982 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4983 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4988 @subheading September 26, 2004
4989 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4991 and check out the changes
4992 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4997 @subheading September 20, 2004
4998 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4999 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5000 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5001 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5002 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5003 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5006 and check out the changes in
5007 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5012 @subheading September 11, 2004
5013 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5014 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5015 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5016 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5017 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5018 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5019 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5020 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5021 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5022 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5023 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5024 will hold users back in switching.
5026 and check out the changes in
5027 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5032 @subheading September 10, 2004
5033 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5034 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5035 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5036 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5037 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5038 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5040 and check out the changes in
5041 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5046 @subheading September 6, 2004
5047 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5048 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5049 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5050 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5051 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5055 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}.
5060 @subheading August 29, 2004
5061 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5062 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5063 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5064 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5065 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5066 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5067 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5068 chapter of the user manual.
5069 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5074 @subheading August 29, 2004
5075 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5076 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5077 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5078 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5079 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5080 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5084 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}.
5089 @subheading August 24, 2004
5090 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5091 disappearing metronome mark.
5093 and check out the changes in
5094 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}.
5099 @subheading August 23, 2004
5100 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5101 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5102 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5103 `doubleSlurs' property.
5105 and check out the changes in
5106 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5111 @subheading August 3, 2004
5112 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5113 annoying bugs fixed.
5116 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}.
5121 @subheading August 1, 2004
5122 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5123 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5124 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5125 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5126 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5127 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5130 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5131 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5133 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5134 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5139 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}.
5144 @subheading July 30, 2004
5145 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5146 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5147 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5148 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5149 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5150 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5151 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5152 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5153 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5154 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5157 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}.
5162 @subheading July 23, 2004
5163 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5164 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5165 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5166 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5169 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}.
5174 @subheading July 19, 2004
5175 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5176 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5177 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5178 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5179 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5180 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5181 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5182 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5183 beat within the measure.
5185 and check out the changes in
5186 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5191 @subheading July 15, 2004
5192 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5196 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}.
5201 @subheading July 11, 2004
5202 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5208 @subheading July 5, 2004
5209 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5210 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5211 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5212 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5214 and check out the changes
5215 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5220 @subheading July 5, 2004
5221 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5225 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}.
5230 @subheading June 25, 2004
5231 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5232 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5233 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5234 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5235 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5236 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5237 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}
5239 @ref{Old downloads}.
5244 @subheading June 20, 2004
5245 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5246 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
5247 @ref{Old downloads}.
5252 @subheading June 13, 2004
5253 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5254 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5255 @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}
5257 @ref{Old downloads}.
5262 @subheading May 31, 2004
5263 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5264 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5265 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}
5267 @ref{Old downloads}.
5272 @subheading May 31, 2004
5273 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5274 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}
5275 or head straight to the
5276 @ref{Old downloads}.
5281 @subheading May 26, 2004
5282 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5283 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5284 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5285 @ref{Old downloads}.
5290 @subheading May 9, 2004
5291 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5292 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5293 @ref{Old downloads}.
5298 @subheading May 4, 2004
5299 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5301 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5302 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5303 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5304 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5305 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5310 @subheading May 3, 2004
5311 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5312 @ref{Old downloads}.
5317 @subheading April 17, 2004
5318 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5319 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5325 @subheading April 12, 2004
5326 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5327 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5328 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5329 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5330 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5331 @ref{Old downloads}.
5336 @subheading April 8, 2004
5337 A French article on the new LilyPond
5338 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5343 @subheading April 8, 2004
5344 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5345 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5351 @subheading April 1, 2004
5352 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5353 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5354 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5355 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5356 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5357 @ref{Old downloads}.
5362 @subheading March 31, 2004
5363 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5364 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5365 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5366 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5368 @ref{Old downloads}.
5373 @subheading March 30, 2004
5374 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5376 @ref{Old downloads}.
5381 @subheading March 28, 2004
5382 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5383 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5384 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5391 @subheading March 22, 2004
5392 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5393 @ref{Old downloads}.
5398 @subheading March 21, 2004
5399 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5406 @subheading March 20, 2004
5407 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5408 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5409 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5411 @ref{Old downloads}.
5416 @subheading March 15, 2004
5417 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5418 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5419 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5422 @ref{Old downloads}.
5427 @subheading March 14, 2004
5429 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5430 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5436 @subheading March 11, 2004
5437 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5439 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5440 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5441 authors of LilyPond.
5446 @subheading March 11, 2004
5447 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5448 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5451 @ref{Old downloads}.
5456 @subheading March 9, 2004
5457 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5458 experimental support for producing titles with
5464 @subheading February 29, 2004
5465 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5466 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5467 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5469 @ref{Old downloads}.
5474 @subheading February 24, 2004
5475 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5476 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5477 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5479 @ref{Old downloads}.
5484 @subheading February 23, 2004
5485 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5486 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5487 produce cue notes. More information in the
5494 @subheading February 18, 2004
5495 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5496 for altering accidental rules.
5502 @subheading February 16, 2004
5503 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5504 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5505 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5506 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5507 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5508 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5509 More information in the
5516 @subheading February 13, 2004
5517 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5518 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5519 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5526 @subheading February 12, 2004
5527 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5528 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5529 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5530 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5537 @subheading February 9, 2004
5538 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5539 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5540 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5541 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5542 More information in the
5549 @subheading February 5, 2004
5550 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5551 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5552 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5553 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5554 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5555 More information in the
5562 @subheading February 4, 2004
5563 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5564 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5565 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5573 @subheading February 2, 2004
5574 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5575 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5576 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5583 @subheading January 28, 2004
5584 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5585 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5586 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5587 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5596 @subheading January 26, 2004
5597 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5598 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5601 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5606 @subheading January 21, 2004
5608 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5609 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5610 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5613 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5618 @subheading January 20, 2004
5619 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5620 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5621 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5622 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5627 @subheading January 20, 2004
5628 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5629 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5630 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5631 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5637 @subheading January 19, 2004
5638 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5639 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5641 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5646 @subheading January 18, 2004
5647 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5648 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5649 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5654 @subheading January 17, 2004
5655 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5656 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5657 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5659 More information in the
5660 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5665 @subheading January 16, 2004
5666 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5667 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5669 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5674 @subheading January 13, 2004
5675 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5676 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5677 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5679 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5684 @subheading January 9, 2004
5685 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5686 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5687 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5688 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5689 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5690 individual music expressions.
5691 More information in the
5692 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5697 @subheading January 7, 2004
5698 An update to the stable branch,
5699 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5700 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5705 @subheading January 6, 2004
5706 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5707 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5708 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5709 More information in the
5710 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5715 @subheading January 4, 2004
5716 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5718 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5719 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5724 @subheading January 2, 2004
5725 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5726 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5727 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5728 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5733 @subheading December 30, 2003
5734 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5735 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5736 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5737 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5742 @subheading December 23, 2003
5743 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5744 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5745 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5746 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5747 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5748 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5753 @subheading December 17, 2003
5754 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5755 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5756 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5758 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5763 @subheading December 16, 2003
5764 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5765 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5766 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5767 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5772 @subheading October 11, 2003
5773 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5775 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5780 @subheading October 11, 2003
5781 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5783 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5784 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5789 @subheading October 9, 2003
5790 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5791 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5792 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5797 @subheading October 5, 2003
5798 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5805 @subheading October 4, 2003
5806 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5808 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5809 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5814 @subheading September 29, 2003
5815 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5816 contains minor bugfixes.
5817 See the @ref{Changes}
5818 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5823 @subheading September 27, 2003
5824 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5825 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5826 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5832 @subheading September 24, 2003
5833 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5834 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5835 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5836 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5837 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5842 @subheading September 24, 2003
5843 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5844 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5845 the @ref{Changes} and
5846 download @uref{install/,here}.
5851 @subheading September 23, 2003
5852 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5853 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5854 the @ref{Changes} and
5855 download @uref{install/,here}.
5860 @subheading September 19, 2003
5861 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5862 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5863 the @ref{Changes} and
5864 download @uref{install/,here}.
5869 @subheading September 17, 2003
5870 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5871 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5877 @subheading September 16, 2003
5878 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5879 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5885 @subheading September 10, 2003
5886 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5887 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5888 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5889 will be available in a few weeks.
5895 @subheading September 9, 2003
5896 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5897 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5903 @subheading September 7, 2003
5904 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5905 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5911 @subheading August 31, 2003
5912 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5913 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5914 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5920 @subheading August 31, 2003
5921 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5922 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5927 @subheading August 31, 2003
5928 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5929 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5930 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5931 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5936 @subheading August 28, 2003
5937 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5938 @ref{Changes} and get it
5939 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5944 @subheading August 26, 2003
5945 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5946 @ref{Changes} and get it
5947 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5952 @subheading August 25, 2003
5953 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5954 @ref{Changes} and get it
5955 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5960 @subheading August 25, 2003
5961 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5962 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5967 @subheading August 21, 2003
5968 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5969 read the @ref{Changes}.
5974 @subheading August 18, 2003
5975 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5976 has been updated to 1.8.
5977 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5982 @subheading August 7, 2003
5983 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5984 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5989 @subheading August 7, 2003
5990 New website went live!
5995 @subheading August 6, 2003
5996 Announced new website.
6001 @subheading August 1, 2003
6002 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6007 @subheading July 30, 2003
6008 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6009 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6015 @subheading July 29, 2003
6016 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6017 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.