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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.23. 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 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.22. 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 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.21. 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 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.20. 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 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.19. 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 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.18. 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 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.17. 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 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
116 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.16. 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
123 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
124 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
129 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
132 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
133 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
134 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
135 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
141 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
143 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
144 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
145 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
146 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
147 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
153 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
156 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
157 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
158 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
159 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
165 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
168 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
169 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
170 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
171 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
177 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
180 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
181 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
182 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
183 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
189 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
192 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
193 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
194 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
195 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
201 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. 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 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. 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 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. 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 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. 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 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
252 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
253 some work 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 require
255 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
260 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
263 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
264 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
265 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
266 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
271 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
273 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
274 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
275 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
276 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
277 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
284 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
285 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
286 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
287 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
288 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
290 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
291 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
296 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
299 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
300 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
301 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
302 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
307 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
309 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
310 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
311 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
312 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
313 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
321 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
322 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
324 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
329 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
331 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
332 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
333 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
334 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
335 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
336 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
337 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
338 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
343 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
345 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
346 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
347 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
348 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
349 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
350 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
351 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
352 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
357 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
359 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
360 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
361 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
362 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
363 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
364 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
365 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
366 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
372 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
374 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
375 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
376 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
377 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
378 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
383 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
385 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
386 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
387 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
388 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
389 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
394 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
396 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
397 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
398 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
399 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
400 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
405 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
408 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
409 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
410 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
411 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
416 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
418 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
419 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
420 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
421 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
422 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
427 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
429 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
430 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
431 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
432 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
433 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
438 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
441 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
442 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
443 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
444 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
449 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
453 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
454 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
455 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
457 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
458 with positioning text.
463 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
465 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
466 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
467 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
468 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
469 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
474 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
476 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
477 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
478 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
479 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
480 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
485 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
487 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
488 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
489 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
490 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
491 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
496 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
498 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
499 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
500 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
501 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
502 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
507 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
510 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
511 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
512 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
513 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
518 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
522 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
523 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
524 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
529 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
531 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
532 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
533 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
534 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
535 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
540 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
542 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
543 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
544 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
545 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
546 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
547 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
552 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
554 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
555 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
556 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
557 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
558 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
563 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
565 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
566 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
567 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
568 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
569 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
574 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
576 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
577 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
578 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
579 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
580 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
585 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
588 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
589 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
590 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
591 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
596 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
598 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
599 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
600 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
601 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
602 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
607 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
609 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
610 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
611 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
612 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
613 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
618 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
620 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
621 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
622 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
623 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
624 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
630 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
632 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
633 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
634 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
638 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
640 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
641 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
642 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
643 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
644 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
649 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
651 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
652 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
653 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
654 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
655 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
660 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
662 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
663 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
664 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
665 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
670 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
672 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
673 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
674 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
675 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
680 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
682 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
683 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
684 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
685 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
690 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
693 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
694 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
695 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
701 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
703 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
704 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
705 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
706 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
711 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
713 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
714 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
715 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
716 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
718 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
719 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
723 Support for kievan square notation
725 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
727 Music functions have become quite more versatile
730 A full list of new features is given in:
733 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
736 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
738 Main development team:
740 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
741 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
742 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
743 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
744 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
747 Programming contributors:
749 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
750 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
751 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
752 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
754 Documentation contributors:
756 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
760 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
765 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
767 Translation contributors:
769 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
774 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
776 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
777 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
778 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
780 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
781 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
782 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
784 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
785 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
791 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
793 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
794 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
796 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
797 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
798 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
805 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
807 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
808 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
809 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
810 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
811 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
812 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
815 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
816 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
821 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
823 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
824 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
825 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
826 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
827 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
833 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
835 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
836 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
837 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
838 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
841 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
842 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
843 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
850 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
852 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
853 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
855 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
856 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
857 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
864 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
866 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
867 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
868 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
869 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
870 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
876 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
878 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
879 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
880 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
881 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
884 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
885 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
886 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
893 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
895 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
896 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
897 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
898 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
899 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
900 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
903 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
904 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
911 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
913 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
914 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
915 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
916 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
919 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
920 candidate will be required.
926 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
928 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
929 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
930 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
931 working on open source software.
933 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
934 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
940 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
942 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
943 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
944 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
945 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
948 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
949 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
950 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
957 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
959 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
960 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
961 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
962 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
965 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
966 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
967 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
974 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
976 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
977 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
978 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
979 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
982 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
983 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
990 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
992 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
993 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
995 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
996 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
997 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1004 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1006 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1007 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1009 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1010 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1011 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1018 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1020 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1021 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1023 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1024 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1025 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1032 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1034 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1035 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1036 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1037 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1040 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1041 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1048 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1050 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1051 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1053 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1054 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1055 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1062 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1064 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. 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 Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1078 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1079 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1080 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1081 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1084 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1085 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1086 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1093 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1095 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1096 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1098 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1099 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1100 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1107 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1110 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1112 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1113 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1114 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1121 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1124 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1126 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1127 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1128 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1135 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1137 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1138 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1139 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1140 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1141 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1144 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1145 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1152 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1154 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1155 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1157 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1158 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1159 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1162 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1168 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1170 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1171 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1173 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1174 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1175 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1182 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1184 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1185 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1187 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1188 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1189 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1196 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1198 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1199 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1201 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1202 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1203 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1210 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1213 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1215 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1216 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1217 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1224 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1226 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. 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
1238 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1240 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1241 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1243 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1244 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1245 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1252 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1254 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1255 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1257 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1258 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1259 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1266 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1268 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1269 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1271 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1272 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1273 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1280 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1282 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1283 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1285 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1286 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1287 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1294 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1297 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1299 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1300 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1301 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1308 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1310 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1311 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1313 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1314 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1315 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1322 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1324 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1325 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1327 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1328 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1329 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1336 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1338 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1339 Critical regression.
1345 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1347 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1348 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1349 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1350 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1353 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1354 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1355 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1362 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1364 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1365 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1367 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1368 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1369 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1370 not the next release candidate.
1376 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1378 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1379 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1381 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1382 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1383 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1384 next release candidate.
1390 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1393 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1394 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1396 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1397 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1398 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1399 next release candidate.
1405 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1407 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1408 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1409 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1410 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1413 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1414 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1415 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1422 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1424 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1425 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1427 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1428 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1434 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. 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.
1446 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1449 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1450 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1458 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1461 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1463 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1464 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1470 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1473 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1475 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1476 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1482 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1487 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1488 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1494 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. 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 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1509 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1510 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1515 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1517 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1518 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1519 usual number of bugs.
1521 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1522 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1527 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1530 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1531 usual number of bugs.
1533 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1534 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1540 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1542 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1543 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1544 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1545 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1547 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1548 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1553 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1556 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1557 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1560 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1565 A full list of new features is given in:
1568 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1571 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1573 Main development team:
1575 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1576 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1577 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1578 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1579 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1581 Programming contributors:
1583 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1584 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1585 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1586 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1587 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1588 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1592 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1594 Documentation contributors:
1596 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1597 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1601 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1602 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1604 Binaries support contributors:
1608 Translation contributors:
1610 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1611 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1618 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1620 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1621 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1622 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1623 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1626 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1627 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1628 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1635 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1637 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1638 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1640 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1641 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1647 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1649 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1650 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1652 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1653 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1659 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1661 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1662 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1664 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1665 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1671 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1673 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1674 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1675 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1676 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1677 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1678 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1679 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1684 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1686 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1687 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1689 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1690 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1696 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1698 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1699 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1700 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1701 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1704 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1705 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1706 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1713 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1715 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1716 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1717 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1718 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1721 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1722 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1723 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1730 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1732 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1733 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1734 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1735 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1738 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1739 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1740 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1747 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1749 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1750 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1752 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1753 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1759 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1761 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1762 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1763 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1764 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1765 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1771 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1773 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1774 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1775 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1776 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1779 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1780 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1781 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1788 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1790 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1791 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1793 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1794 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1799 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1802 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1804 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1805 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1810 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1812 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1813 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1815 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1816 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1822 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1824 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1825 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1827 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1828 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1829 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1835 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1837 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1838 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1839 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1846 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1848 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1849 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1850 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1851 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1854 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1855 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1856 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1863 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1865 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1866 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1867 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1875 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1877 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1878 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1879 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1887 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1889 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1890 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1891 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1892 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1893 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1899 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1901 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1902 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1903 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1904 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1907 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1908 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1909 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1916 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1918 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1919 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1920 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1929 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1931 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1932 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1933 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1934 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1937 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1938 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1939 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1940 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1946 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1948 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1949 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1950 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1951 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1954 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1955 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1956 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1957 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1963 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1965 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1966 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1967 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1970 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1971 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1972 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1978 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1981 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1982 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1985 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1986 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1987 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1993 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1995 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1996 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1997 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2000 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2001 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2002 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2008 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2010 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2011 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2012 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2013 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2016 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2017 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2018 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2019 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2028 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2030 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2031 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2032 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2033 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2034 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2035 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2036 read on to find out what for!
2039 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2040 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2047 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2049 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2050 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2051 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2052 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2055 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2056 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2057 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2058 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2065 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2067 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2068 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2069 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2070 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2073 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2074 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2075 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2076 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2083 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2085 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2086 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2087 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2090 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2091 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2092 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2097 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2099 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2100 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2101 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2102 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2103 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2107 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2108 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2115 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2117 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2118 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2119 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2120 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2123 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2124 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2125 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2126 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2128 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2130 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2131 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2132 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2138 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2140 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2141 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2142 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2143 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2146 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2147 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2148 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2149 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2150 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2151 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2157 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2159 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2160 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2161 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2170 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2172 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2173 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2174 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2181 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2183 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2184 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2185 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2186 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2187 the bug report of the report!
2190 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2191 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2197 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2201 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2208 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2210 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2211 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2212 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2219 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2221 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2222 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2223 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2224 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2228 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2229 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2237 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2240 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2241 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2244 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2245 caution and expect breakage.
2250 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2254 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2257 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2258 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2259 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2260 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2265 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2269 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2275 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2277 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2278 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2279 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2280 improvements to the new website.
2282 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2283 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2285 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2286 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2288 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2294 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2297 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2298 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2303 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2305 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2306 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2307 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2313 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2315 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2316 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2317 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2323 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2325 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2326 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2327 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2332 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2334 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2335 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2336 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2341 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2343 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2344 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2345 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2348 This release should be of particular interest to package
2349 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2350 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2351 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2357 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2359 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2360 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2361 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2362 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2365 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2366 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2373 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2375 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2376 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2377 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2380 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2381 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2382 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2383 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2384 see the Changes document for more information.
2388 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2390 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2391 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2392 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2397 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2399 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2400 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2401 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2402 so this release is intended for developers only.
2406 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2408 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2409 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2410 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2415 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2417 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2418 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2423 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2425 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2426 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2427 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2433 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2435 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2436 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2437 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2438 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2439 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2441 What are you waiting for? Come
2442 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2443 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2448 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2450 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2451 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2452 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2456 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2458 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2459 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2460 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2461 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2462 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2467 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2469 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2470 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2471 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2475 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2478 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2479 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2480 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2484 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2486 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2487 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2488 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2489 and English names for feta filenames.
2495 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2497 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2498 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2499 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2500 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2503 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2504 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2505 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2511 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2513 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2514 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2515 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2516 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2518 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2519 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2524 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2526 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2527 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2533 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2535 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2536 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2537 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2544 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2546 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2547 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2548 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2549 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2551 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2552 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2553 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2561 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2563 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2564 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2565 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2566 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2567 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2568 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2569 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2570 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2576 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2578 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2579 its team, its world, its community.
2580 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2581 to read the full issue...
2586 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2588 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2589 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2590 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2595 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2597 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2598 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2604 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2606 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2608 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2615 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2617 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2618 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2619 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2620 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2621 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2623 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2624 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2626 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2628 @ref{Old downloads}.
2633 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2635 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2636 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2637 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2638 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2639 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2640 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2643 @ref{Old downloads}.
2648 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2650 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2651 documentation and translations.
2652 @ref{Old downloads}.
2657 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2659 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2660 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2661 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2662 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2663 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2665 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2666 @ref{Old downloads}.
2671 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2673 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2674 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2675 (teaching) has been added.
2677 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2679 @ref{Old downloads}.
2684 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2686 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2687 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2688 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2689 @ref{Old downloads}.
2694 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2696 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2697 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2698 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2699 translations of the documentation.
2700 @ref{Old downloads}.
2705 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2707 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2708 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2709 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2710 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2711 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2712 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2713 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2714 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2715 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2717 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2719 @ref{Old downloads}.
2724 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2726 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2727 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2728 markup command names have been made.
2731 @ref{Old downloads}.
2736 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2738 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2739 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2740 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2741 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2742 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2745 @ref{Old downloads}.
2750 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2752 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2753 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2755 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2756 @ref{Old downloads}.
2761 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2763 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2764 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2765 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2767 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2768 @ref{Old downloads}.
2773 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2775 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2777 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2778 @ref{Old downloads}.
2783 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2785 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2786 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2787 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2789 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2791 @ref{Old downloads}.
2796 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2798 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2799 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2800 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2801 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2803 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2804 @ref{Old downloads}.
2809 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2811 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2812 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2815 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2823 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2824 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2829 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2831 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2832 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2837 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2839 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2841 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2842 @ref{Old downloads}.
2847 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2849 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2850 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2851 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2853 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2854 @ref{Old downloads}.
2859 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2861 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2862 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2867 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2869 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2870 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2875 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2877 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2878 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2879 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2881 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2882 @ref{Old downloads}.
2887 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2889 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2890 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2892 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2894 @ref{Old downloads}.
2899 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2901 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2902 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2903 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2904 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2905 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2906 announce releases and special events.
2911 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2913 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2914 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2915 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2920 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2922 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2923 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2924 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2925 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2926 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2929 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2931 @ref{Old downloads}.
2936 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2938 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2939 names has been added to the MusicXML
2942 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2943 @ref{Old downloads}.
2948 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2950 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2955 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2957 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2958 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2959 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2962 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2963 @ref{Old downloads}.
2968 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2970 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2973 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2974 @ref{Old downloads}.
2979 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2981 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2982 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2983 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2984 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2985 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2986 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2992 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2994 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2995 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2996 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2998 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2999 @ref{Old downloads}.
3004 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3006 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3007 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3012 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3014 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3015 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3016 Grand Documentation Project.
3018 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3019 @ref{Old downloads}.
3024 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3026 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3028 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3029 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3030 @ref{Old downloads}.
3035 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3037 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3039 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3040 @ref{Old downloads}.
3045 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3047 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3048 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3050 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3051 @ref{Old downloads}.
3056 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3058 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3059 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3060 for the translations.
3062 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3063 @ref{Old downloads}.
3068 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3070 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3071 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3072 and lots of updates for the translations.
3074 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3075 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3076 @ref{Old downloads}.
3081 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3083 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3084 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3085 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3086 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3091 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3092 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3093 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3094 spacing engine code.
3096 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3097 @ref{Old downloads}.
3102 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3104 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3105 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3107 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3108 @ref{Old downloads}.
3113 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3115 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3116 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3118 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3119 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3120 @ref{Old downloads}.
3125 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3126 This has lots of bugfixes.
3128 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3129 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3130 @ref{Old downloads}.
3135 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3136 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3137 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3138 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3143 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3144 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3146 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3148 @ref{Old downloads}.
3153 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3154 This release has some documentation updates.
3156 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3158 @ref{Old downloads}.
3163 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3164 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3165 disponibles en ligne ---
3166 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3167 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3168 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3169 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3174 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3175 This release fixes many bugs.
3177 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3178 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3180 @ref{Old downloads}.
3185 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3186 This release fixes many bugs.
3188 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3189 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3191 @ref{Old downloads}.
3196 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3197 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3198 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3200 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3202 @ref{Old downloads}.
3207 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3208 This release fixes still more bugs.
3210 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3212 @ref{Old downloads}.
3217 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3218 This release fixes many bugs.
3219 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3220 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3222 @ref{Old downloads})
3227 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3228 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3229 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3230 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3232 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3233 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3235 @ref{Old downloads}.
3240 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3241 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3242 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3244 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3251 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3252 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3253 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3255 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3257 @ref{Old downloads}.
3262 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3263 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3264 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3266 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3268 @ref{Old downloads}.
3273 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3274 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3277 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3279 @ref{Old downloads}.
3284 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3285 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3287 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3289 @ref{Old downloads}.
3294 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3295 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3296 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3297 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3299 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3301 @ref{Old downloads}.
3306 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3307 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3308 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3309 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3310 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3311 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3313 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3315 @ref{Old downloads}.
3320 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3321 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3322 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3325 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3327 @ref{Old downloads}.
3332 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3333 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3334 further improvements in the regression test suite
3338 @ref{Old downloads}.
3343 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3344 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3348 @ref{Old downloads}.
3353 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3354 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3359 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3360 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3365 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3366 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3370 @ref{Old downloads}.
3375 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3376 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3377 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3381 @ref{Old downloads}.
3386 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3387 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3391 @ref{Old downloads}.
3396 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3397 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3402 @ref{Old downloads}.
3407 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3408 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3412 @ref{Old downloads}.
3417 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3418 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3419 within a system as well as between systems.
3423 @ref{Old downloads}.
3428 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3429 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3430 test results} and several website build improvements.
3434 @ref{Old downloads}.
3439 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3440 This release fixes several bugs.
3443 @ref{Old downloads}.
3448 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3449 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3454 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3455 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3456 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3457 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3458 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3463 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3464 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3468 @ref{Old downloads}.
3473 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3474 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3477 @ref{Old downloads}.
3482 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3483 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3487 @ref{Old downloads}.
3492 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3493 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3496 @ref{Old downloads}.
3501 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3502 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3507 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3508 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3509 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3514 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3515 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3516 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3521 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3522 This release has many more bugfixes.
3525 @ref{Old downloads}.
3530 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3531 This release has many more bugfixes.
3534 @ref{Old downloads}.
3539 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3540 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3545 @ref{Old downloads}.
3550 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3551 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3552 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3553 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3554 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3555 (@ref{Publications}).
3560 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3561 This release has further bugfixes.
3564 @ref{Old downloads}.
3569 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3570 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3571 available for x86/64.
3574 @ref{Old downloads}.
3579 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3580 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3581 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3582 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3583 @ref{Old downloads})
3588 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3589 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3590 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3595 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3596 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3601 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3602 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3607 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3608 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3613 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3614 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3615 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3620 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3621 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3622 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3623 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3628 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3629 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3634 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3635 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3636 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3641 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3642 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3643 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3644 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3645 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3650 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3651 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3652 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3657 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3658 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3659 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3660 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3665 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3666 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3667 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3668 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3673 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3674 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3676 @ref{Old downloads})
3681 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3682 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3684 @ref{Old downloads})
3689 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3690 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3691 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3693 @ref{Old downloads})
3698 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3699 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3700 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3701 (@ref{Old downloads})
3706 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3707 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3708 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3709 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3714 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3715 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3716 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3717 the development releases even better
3722 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3724 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3725 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3726 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3731 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3732 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3733 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3734 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3735 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3736 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3741 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3742 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3743 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3745 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3750 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3751 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3752 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3753 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3754 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3759 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3760 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3761 (@ref{Old downloads})
3766 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3767 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3768 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3769 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3770 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3771 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3776 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3777 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3778 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3779 (@ref{Publications})
3784 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3785 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3786 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3791 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3792 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3793 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3794 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3799 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3800 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3801 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3806 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3807 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3808 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3813 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3814 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3815 released. (@ref{Changes},
3816 @ref{Old downloads})
3821 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3822 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3823 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3824 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3825 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3826 multi-measure rests.
3828 @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3834 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3836 @ref{Old downloads})
3841 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3842 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3843 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3844 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3845 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3846 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3847 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3848 @ref{Old downloads})
3853 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3854 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3855 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3856 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3857 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3858 @ref{Old downloads})
3863 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3864 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3865 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3866 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3867 the endings and the middle
3868 part. (@ref{Changes},
3869 @ref{Old downloads})
3874 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3875 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3876 parenthesized, for example,
3879 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3880 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3884 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3885 @ref{Old downloads})
3890 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3891 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3892 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3902 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3903 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3904 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3905 @ref{Old downloads})
3910 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3911 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3912 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3913 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3914 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3915 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3916 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3918 @ref{Old downloads})
3923 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3924 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3925 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3926 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3927 @ref{Old downloads})
3932 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3933 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3934 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3935 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3936 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3937 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3938 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3939 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3940 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3941 @ref{Old downloads})
3946 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3947 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3948 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3949 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3950 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3951 @ref{Old downloads})
3956 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3958 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3959 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3960 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3965 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3966 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3967 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3968 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3969 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3974 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3975 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3976 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3978 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3980 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3982 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3988 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3989 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3990 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3991 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3992 @ref{Old downloads})
3997 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3998 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3999 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4000 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4001 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4004 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4005 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4006 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4007 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4012 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4013 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4014 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4015 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4016 page. Let us know how you fare!
4021 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4022 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4023 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4024 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4025 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4026 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4027 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4028 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4029 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4031 @ref{Old downloads})
4036 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4037 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4038 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4039 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4040 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4041 @ref{Old downloads})
4046 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4047 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4048 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4049 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4050 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4051 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4052 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4053 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4054 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4055 @ref{Old downloads})
4060 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4061 This release has the following new features:
4064 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4065 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4066 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4068 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4069 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4070 and Bertalan Fodor).
4072 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4073 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4076 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4077 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4078 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4082 @ref{Old downloads})
4087 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4088 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4089 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4090 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4091 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4092 van den Borre and Bertalan
4093 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4094 @ref{Old downloads})
4099 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4100 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4101 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4102 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4108 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4109 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4110 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4111 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4112 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4114 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4115 @ref{Old downloads})
4120 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4121 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4122 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4127 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4128 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4129 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4130 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4131 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4132 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4133 @ref{Old downloads})
4138 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4139 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4140 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4141 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4142 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4143 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4144 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4145 @ref{Old downloads})
4150 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4151 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4152 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4153 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4154 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4155 @ref{Old downloads})
4160 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4161 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4162 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4163 @ref{Old downloads})
4168 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4169 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4170 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4171 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4172 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4173 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4174 @ref{Old downloads})
4179 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4180 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4181 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4182 that compute said property, i.e.
4185 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4186 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4189 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4190 @ref{Old downloads})
4195 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4196 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4197 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4198 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4199 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4200 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4201 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4202 users. (@ref{Changes},
4203 @ref{Old downloads})
4208 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4209 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4210 series. (@ref{Changes},
4211 @ref{Old downloads})
4216 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4217 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4218 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4219 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4220 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4221 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4222 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4223 sponsored by Nicolas
4224 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4225 @ref{Old downloads})
4230 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4231 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4232 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4233 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4234 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4235 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4236 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4237 @ref{Old downloads})
4242 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4243 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4244 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4245 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4246 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4247 @ref{Old downloads})
4252 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4253 This is mainly a bugfix
4254 release. (@ref{Changes},
4255 @ref{Old downloads})
4260 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4261 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4262 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4263 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4264 la gravure musicale}.
4269 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4270 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4271 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4272 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4273 @ref{Old downloads})
4278 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4279 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4280 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4281 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4282 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4283 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4288 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4289 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4290 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4291 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4292 @ref{Old downloads})
4297 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4298 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4299 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4300 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4301 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4302 @ref{Old downloads})
4307 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4308 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4309 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4310 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4311 @ref{Old downloads})
4316 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4317 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4318 for a note is proportional to the time it
4319 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4320 @ref{Old downloads})
4325 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4326 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4327 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4332 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4333 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4334 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4335 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4337 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4338 @ref{Old downloads})
4343 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4344 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4345 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4346 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4348 @ref{Old downloads})
4353 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4354 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4355 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4356 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4357 @ref{Old downloads})
4362 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4363 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4365 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4366 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4367 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4368 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4369 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4374 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4375 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4376 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4377 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4382 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4383 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4384 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4385 @ref{Old downloads})
4390 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4391 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4392 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4393 @ref{Old downloads})
4398 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4399 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4400 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4401 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4402 (@ref{Old downloads})
4407 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4408 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4409 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4410 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4415 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4416 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4417 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4418 better help functionality.
4419 (@ref{Old downloads})
4424 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4425 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4426 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4427 compile them directly from
4428 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4433 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4434 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4435 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4440 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4441 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4442 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4443 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4448 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4449 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4450 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4451 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4452 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4457 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4458 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4459 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4464 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4465 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4470 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4471 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4472 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4477 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4478 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4479 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4480 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4481 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4486 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4487 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4488 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4489 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4490 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4491 @ref{Old downloads})
4496 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4498 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4499 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4501 (@ref{Old downloads})
4506 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4507 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4508 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4509 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4510 signatures like 5/8.
4512 @ref{Old downloads})
4517 @subheading April 18, 2005
4518 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4519 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4520 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4521 More details are in the
4523 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4528 @subheading April 15, 2005
4529 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4530 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4531 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4532 Scheme code. Take a look at
4534 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4539 @subheading April 6, 2005
4540 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4541 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4542 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4547 @subheading March 31, 2005
4548 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4549 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4550 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4555 @subheading March 20, 2005
4556 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4557 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4563 @subheading March 14, 2005
4564 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4565 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4566 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4567 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4568 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4573 @subheading March 7, 2005
4574 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4575 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4576 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4577 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4578 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4580 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4585 @subheading March 7, 2005
4586 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4587 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4593 @subheading February 28, 2005
4594 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
4595 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4596 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4597 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4603 @subheading February 28, 2005
4604 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4605 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}.
4606 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4607 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4612 @subheading February 26, 2005
4613 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4614 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4615 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4616 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4621 @subheading February 21, 2005
4622 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4623 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4624 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4625 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4627 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4632 @subheading February 4, 2005
4633 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4634 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4635 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4636 @ref{Old downloads}!
4641 @subheading January 31, 2005
4642 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4643 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4644 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4650 @subheading January 26, 2005
4651 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4652 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4658 @subheading January 16, 2005
4659 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4660 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4661 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4663 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4665 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4670 @subheading January 11, 2005
4671 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4672 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4673 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4674 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4675 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4676 font code by Werner.
4678 and check out the changes in
4679 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4684 @subheading January 02, 2005
4685 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4686 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4687 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4688 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4689 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4690 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4691 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4692 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4693 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4696 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}.
4701 @subheading December 28, 2004
4702 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4703 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4704 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4705 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4707 and check out the changes in
4708 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4713 @subheading December 20, 2004
4714 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4715 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4716 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4717 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4718 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4721 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}.
4726 @subheading December 3, 2004
4727 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4728 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4729 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4730 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4731 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4732 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4733 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4734 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4738 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}.
4743 @subheading November 26, 2004
4744 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4745 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4746 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4747 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4748 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4750 and check out the changes in
4751 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4756 @subheading November 20, 2004
4757 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4758 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4759 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4760 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4761 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4762 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4763 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4764 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4767 and check out the changes in
4768 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4773 @subheading November 12, 2004
4774 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4775 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4776 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4777 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4778 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4781 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4784 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4785 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4786 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4787 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4788 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4791 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}.
4796 @subheading November 11, 2004
4797 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4798 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4804 @subheading November 4, 2004
4805 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4806 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4808 and check out the changes in
4809 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4814 @subheading October 31, 2004
4815 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4816 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4817 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4818 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4825 @subheading October 29, 2004
4826 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4827 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4828 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4830 and check out the changes in
4831 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4836 @subheading October 29, 2004
4837 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4838 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4839 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4840 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4842 and check out the changes in
4843 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4848 @subheading October 27, 2004
4849 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4850 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4851 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4853 and check out the changes in
4854 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4859 @subheading October 24, 2004
4860 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4861 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4862 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4864 and check out the changes in
4865 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4870 @subheading October 10, 2004
4871 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4872 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4873 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4877 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}.
4882 @subheading October 09, 2004
4883 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4884 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4885 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4889 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}.
4894 @subheading October 02, 2004
4895 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4896 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4897 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4898 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4899 in the documentation.
4901 and check out the changes in
4902 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4907 @subheading September 29, 2004
4908 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4909 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4910 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4911 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4916 @subheading September 26, 2004
4917 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4919 and check out the changes
4920 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4925 @subheading September 20, 2004
4926 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4927 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4928 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4929 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4930 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4931 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4934 and check out the changes in
4935 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4940 @subheading September 11, 2004
4941 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4942 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4943 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4944 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4945 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4946 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4947 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4948 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4949 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4950 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4951 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4952 will hold users back in switching.
4954 and check out the changes in
4955 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4960 @subheading September 10, 2004
4961 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4962 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4963 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4964 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4965 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4966 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4968 and check out the changes in
4969 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4974 @subheading September 6, 2004
4975 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4976 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4977 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4978 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4979 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4983 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}.
4988 @subheading August 29, 2004
4989 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4990 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4991 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4992 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4993 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4994 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4995 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4996 chapter of the user manual.
4997 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5002 @subheading August 29, 2004
5003 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5004 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5005 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5006 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5007 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5008 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5012 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}.
5017 @subheading August 24, 2004
5018 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5019 disappearing metronome mark.
5021 and check out the changes in
5022 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}.
5027 @subheading August 23, 2004
5028 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5029 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5030 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5031 `doubleSlurs' property.
5033 and check out the changes in
5034 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5039 @subheading August 3, 2004
5040 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5041 annoying bugs fixed.
5044 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}.
5049 @subheading August 1, 2004
5050 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5051 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5052 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5053 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5054 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5055 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5058 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5059 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5061 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5062 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5067 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}.
5072 @subheading July 30, 2004
5073 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5074 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5075 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5076 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5077 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5078 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5079 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5080 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5081 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5082 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5085 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}.
5090 @subheading July 23, 2004
5091 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5092 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5093 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5094 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5097 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}.
5102 @subheading July 19, 2004
5103 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5104 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5105 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5106 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5107 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5108 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5109 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5110 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5111 beat within the measure.
5113 and check out the changes in
5114 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5119 @subheading July 15, 2004
5120 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5124 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}.
5129 @subheading July 11, 2004
5130 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5136 @subheading July 5, 2004
5137 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5138 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5139 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5140 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5142 and check out the changes
5143 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5148 @subheading July 5, 2004
5149 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5153 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}.
5158 @subheading June 25, 2004
5159 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5160 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5161 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5162 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5163 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5164 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5165 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}
5167 @ref{Old downloads}.
5172 @subheading June 20, 2004
5173 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5174 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
5175 @ref{Old downloads}.
5180 @subheading June 13, 2004
5181 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5182 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5183 @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}
5185 @ref{Old downloads}.
5190 @subheading May 31, 2004
5191 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5192 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5193 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}
5195 @ref{Old downloads}.
5200 @subheading May 31, 2004
5201 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5202 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}
5203 or head straight to the
5204 @ref{Old downloads}.
5209 @subheading May 26, 2004
5210 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5211 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5212 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5213 @ref{Old downloads}.
5218 @subheading May 9, 2004
5219 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5220 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5221 @ref{Old downloads}.
5226 @subheading May 4, 2004
5227 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5229 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5230 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5231 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5232 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5233 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5238 @subheading May 3, 2004
5239 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5240 @ref{Old downloads}.
5245 @subheading April 17, 2004
5246 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5247 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5253 @subheading April 12, 2004
5254 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5255 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5256 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5257 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5258 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5259 @ref{Old downloads}.
5264 @subheading April 8, 2004
5265 A French article on the new LilyPond
5266 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5271 @subheading April 8, 2004
5272 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5273 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5279 @subheading April 1, 2004
5280 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5281 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5282 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5283 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5284 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5285 @ref{Old downloads}.
5290 @subheading March 31, 2004
5291 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5292 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5293 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5294 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5296 @ref{Old downloads}.
5301 @subheading March 30, 2004
5302 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5304 @ref{Old downloads}.
5309 @subheading March 28, 2004
5310 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5311 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5312 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5319 @subheading March 22, 2004
5320 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5321 @ref{Old downloads}.
5326 @subheading March 21, 2004
5327 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5334 @subheading March 20, 2004
5335 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5336 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5337 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5339 @ref{Old downloads}.
5344 @subheading March 15, 2004
5345 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5346 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5347 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5350 @ref{Old downloads}.
5355 @subheading March 14, 2004
5357 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5358 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5364 @subheading March 11, 2004
5365 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5367 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5368 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5369 authors of LilyPond.
5374 @subheading March 11, 2004
5375 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5376 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5379 @ref{Old downloads}.
5384 @subheading March 9, 2004
5385 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5386 experimental support for producing titles with
5392 @subheading February 29, 2004
5393 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5394 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5395 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5397 @ref{Old downloads}.
5402 @subheading February 24, 2004
5403 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5404 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5405 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5407 @ref{Old downloads}.
5412 @subheading February 23, 2004
5413 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5414 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5415 produce cue notes. More information in the
5422 @subheading February 18, 2004
5423 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5424 for altering accidental rules.
5430 @subheading February 16, 2004
5431 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5432 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5433 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5434 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5435 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5436 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5437 More information in the
5444 @subheading February 13, 2004
5445 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5446 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5447 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5454 @subheading February 12, 2004
5455 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5456 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5457 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5458 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5465 @subheading February 9, 2004
5466 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5467 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5468 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5469 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5470 More information in the
5477 @subheading February 5, 2004
5478 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5479 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5480 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5481 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5482 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5483 More information in the
5490 @subheading February 4, 2004
5491 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5492 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5493 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5501 @subheading February 2, 2004
5502 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5503 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5504 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5511 @subheading January 28, 2004
5512 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5513 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5514 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5515 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5524 @subheading January 26, 2004
5525 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5526 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5529 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5534 @subheading January 21, 2004
5536 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5537 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5538 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5541 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5546 @subheading January 20, 2004
5547 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5548 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5549 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5550 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5555 @subheading January 20, 2004
5556 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5557 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5558 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5559 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5565 @subheading January 19, 2004
5566 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5567 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5569 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5574 @subheading January 18, 2004
5575 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5576 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5577 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5582 @subheading January 17, 2004
5583 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5584 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5585 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5587 More information in the
5588 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5593 @subheading January 16, 2004
5594 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5595 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5597 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5602 @subheading January 13, 2004
5603 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5604 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5605 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5607 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5612 @subheading January 9, 2004
5613 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5614 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5615 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5616 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5617 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5618 individual music expressions.
5619 More information in the
5620 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5625 @subheading January 7, 2004
5626 An update to the stable branch,
5627 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5628 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5633 @subheading January 6, 2004
5634 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5635 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5636 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5637 More information in the
5638 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5643 @subheading January 4, 2004
5644 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5646 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5647 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5652 @subheading January 2, 2004
5653 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5654 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5655 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5656 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5661 @subheading December 30, 2003
5662 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5663 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5664 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5665 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5670 @subheading December 23, 2003
5671 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5672 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5673 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5674 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5675 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5676 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5681 @subheading December 17, 2003
5682 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5683 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5684 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5686 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5691 @subheading December 16, 2003
5692 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5693 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5694 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5695 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5700 @subheading October 11, 2003
5701 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5703 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5708 @subheading October 11, 2003
5709 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5711 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5712 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5717 @subheading October 9, 2003
5718 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5719 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5720 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5725 @subheading October 5, 2003
5726 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5733 @subheading October 4, 2003
5734 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5736 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5737 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5742 @subheading September 29, 2003
5743 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5744 contains minor bugfixes.
5745 See the @ref{Changes}
5746 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5751 @subheading September 27, 2003
5752 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5753 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5754 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5760 @subheading September 24, 2003
5761 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5762 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5763 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5764 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5765 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5770 @subheading September 24, 2003
5771 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5772 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5773 the @ref{Changes} and
5774 download @uref{install/,here}.
5779 @subheading September 23, 2003
5780 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5781 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5782 the @ref{Changes} and
5783 download @uref{install/,here}.
5788 @subheading September 19, 2003
5789 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5790 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5791 the @ref{Changes} and
5792 download @uref{install/,here}.
5797 @subheading September 17, 2003
5798 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5799 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5805 @subheading September 16, 2003
5806 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5807 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5813 @subheading September 10, 2003
5814 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5815 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5816 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5817 will be available in a few weeks.
5823 @subheading September 9, 2003
5824 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5825 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5831 @subheading September 7, 2003
5832 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5833 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5839 @subheading August 31, 2003
5840 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5841 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5842 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5848 @subheading August 31, 2003
5849 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5850 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5855 @subheading August 31, 2003
5856 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5857 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5858 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5859 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5864 @subheading August 28, 2003
5865 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5866 @ref{Changes} and get it
5867 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5872 @subheading August 26, 2003
5873 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5874 @ref{Changes} and get it
5875 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5880 @subheading August 25, 2003
5881 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5882 @ref{Changes} and get it
5883 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5888 @subheading August 25, 2003
5889 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5890 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5895 @subheading August 21, 2003
5896 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5897 read the @ref{Changes}.
5902 @subheading August 18, 2003
5903 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5904 has been updated to 1.8.
5905 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5910 @subheading August 7, 2003
5911 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5912 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5917 @subheading August 7, 2003
5918 New website went live!
5923 @subheading August 6, 2003
5924 Announced new website.
5929 @subheading August 1, 2003
5930 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5935 @subheading July 30, 2003
5936 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5937 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5943 @subheading July 29, 2003
5944 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5945 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.