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8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
33 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
34 some 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 require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
44 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
52 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
54 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
55 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
56 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
57 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
58 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
60 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
61 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
66 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
69 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
70 some 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 require
72 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
77 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
79 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
80 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
81 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
82 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
83 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
88 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
90 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
91 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
92 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
93 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
94 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
99 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
101 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
102 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
103 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
104 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
105 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
106 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
107 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
108 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
115 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
116 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
117 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
118 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
119 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
120 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
121 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
122 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
129 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
130 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
131 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
132 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
133 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
134 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
135 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
136 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
142 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
144 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
145 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
146 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
147 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
148 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
153 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
156 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
157 some work 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 require
159 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
164 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
166 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
167 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
168 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
169 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
170 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
175 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
177 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
178 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
179 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
180 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
181 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
186 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
189 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
190 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
192 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
201 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
202 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
203 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
210 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
211 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
212 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
213 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
214 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
221 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
222 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
223 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
224 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
225 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
227 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
228 with positioning text.
233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
235 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
236 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
237 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
238 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
239 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
244 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
246 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
247 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
248 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
249 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
250 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
257 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
258 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
259 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
260 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
261 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
266 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
268 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
269 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
270 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
271 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
272 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
279 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
280 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
281 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
282 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
283 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
290 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
291 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
292 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
293 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
294 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
301 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
302 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
303 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
304 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
305 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
310 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
312 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
313 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
314 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
315 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
316 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
317 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
322 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
324 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
325 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
326 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
327 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
328 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
336 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
337 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
338 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
339 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
344 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
346 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
347 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
348 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
349 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
350 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
357 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
358 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
359 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
360 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
361 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
366 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
369 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
370 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
372 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
379 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
380 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
381 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
382 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
383 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
390 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
391 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
392 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
393 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
394 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
400 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
402 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
403 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
404 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
408 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
410 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
411 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
412 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
413 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
414 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
419 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
421 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
422 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
423 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
424 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
425 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
432 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
433 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
434 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
435 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
440 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
442 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
443 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
444 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
445 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
453 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
454 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
455 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
462 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
463 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
464 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
465 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
474 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
475 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
476 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
481 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
483 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
484 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
485 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
486 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
488 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
489 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
493 Support for kievan square notation
495 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
497 Music functions have become quite more versatile
500 A full list of new features is given in:
503 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
506 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
508 Main development team:
510 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
511 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
512 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
513 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
514 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
517 Programming contributors:
519 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
520 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
521 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
522 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
524 Documentation contributors:
526 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
530 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
535 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
537 Translation contributors:
539 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
544 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
546 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
547 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
548 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
550 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
551 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
552 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
554 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
555 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
561 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
564 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
566 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
567 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
568 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
575 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
577 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
578 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
579 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
580 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
581 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
582 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
585 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
586 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
591 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
593 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
594 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
595 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
596 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
597 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
603 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
605 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
606 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
607 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
608 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
611 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
612 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
613 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
622 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
623 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
625 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
626 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
627 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
634 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
636 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
637 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
638 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
639 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
640 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
646 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
648 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
649 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
650 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
651 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
654 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
655 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
656 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
663 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
665 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
666 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
667 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
668 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
669 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
670 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
673 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
674 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
681 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
683 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
684 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
685 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
686 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
689 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
690 candidate will be required.
696 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
698 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
699 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
700 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
701 working on open source software.
703 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
704 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
710 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
712 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
713 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
714 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
715 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
718 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
719 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
720 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
727 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
729 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
730 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
731 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
732 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
735 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
736 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
737 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
744 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
746 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
747 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
748 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
749 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
752 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
753 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
763 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
765 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
766 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
767 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
776 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
777 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
779 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
780 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
781 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
790 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
791 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
793 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
794 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
795 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
802 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
804 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
805 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
806 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
807 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
810 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
811 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
818 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
820 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
821 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
823 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
824 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
825 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
834 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
835 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
837 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
838 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
839 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
846 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
848 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
849 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
850 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
851 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
854 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
855 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
856 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
865 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
866 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
868 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
869 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
870 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
877 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
879 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
880 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
882 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
883 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
884 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
893 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
894 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
896 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
897 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
898 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
905 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
907 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
908 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
909 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
910 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
911 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
914 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
915 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
922 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
924 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
925 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
927 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
928 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
929 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
932 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
940 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
941 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
943 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
944 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
945 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
954 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
955 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
957 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
958 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
959 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
966 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
968 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
969 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
971 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
972 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
973 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
982 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
983 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
985 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
986 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
987 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
994 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
996 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
997 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
999 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1000 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1001 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1008 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1010 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1011 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1013 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1014 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1015 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1022 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1024 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1025 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1027 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1028 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1029 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1036 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1038 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1039 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1041 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1042 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1043 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1052 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1053 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1055 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1056 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1057 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1066 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1067 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1069 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1070 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1071 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1078 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1080 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1081 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1083 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1084 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1085 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1092 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1094 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1095 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1097 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1098 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1099 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1106 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1108 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1109 Critical regression.
1115 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1117 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1118 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1119 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1120 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1123 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1124 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1125 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1134 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1135 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1137 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1138 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1139 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1140 not the next release candidate.
1146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1148 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1149 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1151 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1152 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1153 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1154 next release candidate.
1160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1162 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1163 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1164 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1166 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1167 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1168 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1169 next release candidate.
1175 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1177 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1178 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1179 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1180 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1183 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1184 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1185 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1192 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1194 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1195 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1197 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1198 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1206 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1207 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1209 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1210 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1216 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1218 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1219 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1220 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1228 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1230 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1231 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1233 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1234 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1242 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1243 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1245 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1246 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1254 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. 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.
1264 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1266 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1267 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1269 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1270 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1276 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1278 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1279 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1280 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1285 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1288 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1289 usual number of bugs.
1291 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1292 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1300 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1301 usual number of bugs.
1303 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1304 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1310 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1312 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1313 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1314 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1315 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1317 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1318 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1323 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1326 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1327 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1330 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1335 A full list of new features is given in:
1338 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1341 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1343 Main development team:
1345 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1346 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1347 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1348 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1349 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1351 Programming contributors:
1353 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1354 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1355 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1356 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1357 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1358 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1362 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1364 Documentation contributors:
1366 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1367 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1371 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1372 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1374 Binaries support contributors:
1378 Translation contributors:
1380 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1381 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1388 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1390 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1391 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1392 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1393 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1396 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1397 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1398 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1405 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1408 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1410 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1411 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1420 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1422 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1423 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1431 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1432 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1434 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1435 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1441 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1443 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1444 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1445 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1446 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1447 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1448 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1449 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1454 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1456 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1457 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1459 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1460 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1466 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1468 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1469 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1470 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1471 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1474 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1475 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1476 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1483 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1485 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1486 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1487 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1488 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1491 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1492 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1493 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1500 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1502 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1503 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1504 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1505 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1508 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1509 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1510 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1517 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1519 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1520 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1522 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1523 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1529 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1531 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1532 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1533 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1534 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1535 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1541 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1543 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1544 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1545 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1546 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1549 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1550 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1551 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1558 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1560 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1561 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1563 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1564 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1571 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1572 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1574 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1575 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1580 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1582 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1583 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1585 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1586 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1592 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1594 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1595 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1597 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1598 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1599 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1605 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1607 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1608 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1609 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1616 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1618 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1619 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1620 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1621 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1624 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1625 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1626 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1633 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1635 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1636 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1637 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1645 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1648 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1649 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1657 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1659 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1660 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1661 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1662 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1663 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1669 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1671 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1672 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1673 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1674 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1677 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1678 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1679 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1689 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1690 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1699 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1701 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1702 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1703 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1704 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1707 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1708 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1709 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1710 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1716 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1718 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1719 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1720 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1721 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1724 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1725 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1726 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1727 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1733 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1735 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1736 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1737 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1740 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1741 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1742 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1748 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1750 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1751 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1752 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1755 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1756 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1757 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1765 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1766 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1767 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1770 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1771 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1772 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1778 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1780 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1781 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1782 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1783 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1786 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1787 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1788 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1789 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1798 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1800 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1801 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1802 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1803 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1804 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1805 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1806 read on to find out what for!
1809 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1810 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1817 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1819 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1820 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1821 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1822 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1825 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1826 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1827 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1828 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1835 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1837 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1838 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1839 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1840 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1843 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1844 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1845 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1846 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1855 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1856 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1857 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1860 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1861 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1862 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1867 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1869 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1870 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1871 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1872 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1873 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1877 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1878 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1885 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1887 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1888 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1889 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1890 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1893 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1894 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1895 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1896 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1898 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1900 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1901 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1902 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1908 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1910 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1911 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1912 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1913 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1916 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1917 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1918 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1919 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1920 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1921 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1927 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1929 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1930 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1931 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1942 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1943 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1944 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1951 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1953 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1954 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1955 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1956 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1957 the bug report of the report!
1960 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1961 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1969 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1970 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1971 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1981 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1982 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1989 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1991 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1992 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1993 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1994 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1998 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1999 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2007 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2009 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2010 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2011 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2014 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2015 caution and expect breakage.
2020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2022 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2023 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2024 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2027 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2028 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2029 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2030 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2039 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2045 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2047 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2048 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2049 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2050 improvements to the new website.
2052 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2053 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2055 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2056 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2058 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2066 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2067 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2068 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2075 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2076 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2077 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2083 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2085 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2086 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2087 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2093 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2095 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2096 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2097 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2105 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2106 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2113 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2114 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2115 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2118 This release should be of particular interest to package
2119 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2120 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2121 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2127 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2129 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2130 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2131 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2132 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2135 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2136 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2147 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2150 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2151 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2152 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2153 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2154 see the Changes document for more information.
2158 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2160 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2161 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2162 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2169 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2170 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2171 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2172 so this release is intended for developers only.
2176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2178 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2179 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2180 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2187 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2188 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2193 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2195 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2196 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2197 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2203 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2205 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2206 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2207 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2208 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2209 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2211 What are you waiting for? Come
2212 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2213 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2220 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2221 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2222 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2226 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2228 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2229 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2230 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2231 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2232 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2240 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2241 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2245 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2247 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2248 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2249 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2250 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2256 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2257 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2258 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2259 and English names for feta filenames.
2265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2268 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2269 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2270 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2273 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2274 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2275 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2283 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2284 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2285 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2286 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2288 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2289 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2294 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2296 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2297 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2303 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2305 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2306 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2307 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2314 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2316 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2317 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2318 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2319 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2321 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2322 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2323 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2331 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2333 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2334 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2335 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2336 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2337 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2338 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2339 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2340 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2346 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2348 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2349 its team, its world, its community.
2350 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2351 to read the full issue...
2356 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2358 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2359 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2360 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2367 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2368 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2374 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2376 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2378 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2385 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2387 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2388 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2389 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2390 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2391 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2393 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2394 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2396 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2398 @ref{Old downloads}.
2403 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2405 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2406 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2407 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2408 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2409 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2410 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2413 @ref{Old downloads}.
2418 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2420 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2421 documentation and translations.
2422 @ref{Old downloads}.
2427 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2429 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2430 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2431 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2432 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2433 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2435 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2436 @ref{Old downloads}.
2441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2443 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2444 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2445 (teaching) has been added.
2447 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2449 @ref{Old downloads}.
2454 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2456 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2457 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2458 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2459 @ref{Old downloads}.
2464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2466 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2467 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2468 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2469 translations of the documentation.
2470 @ref{Old downloads}.
2475 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2477 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2478 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2479 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2480 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2481 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2482 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2483 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2484 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2485 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2487 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2489 @ref{Old downloads}.
2494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2496 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2497 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2498 markup command names have been made.
2501 @ref{Old downloads}.
2506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2508 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2509 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2510 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2511 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2512 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2515 @ref{Old downloads}.
2520 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2522 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2523 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2525 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2526 @ref{Old downloads}.
2531 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2533 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2534 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2535 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2537 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2538 @ref{Old downloads}.
2543 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2545 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2547 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2548 @ref{Old downloads}.
2553 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2555 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2556 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2557 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2559 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2561 @ref{Old downloads}.
2566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2568 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2569 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2570 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2571 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2573 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2574 @ref{Old downloads}.
2579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2581 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2582 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2585 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2586 @ref{Old downloads}.
2591 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2593 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2594 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2599 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2601 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2602 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2607 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2609 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2611 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2612 @ref{Old downloads}.
2617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2619 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2620 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2621 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2623 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2624 @ref{Old downloads}.
2629 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2631 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2632 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2637 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2639 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2640 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2645 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2647 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2648 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2649 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2651 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2652 @ref{Old downloads}.
2657 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2659 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2660 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2662 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2664 @ref{Old downloads}.
2669 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2671 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2672 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2673 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2674 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2675 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2676 announce releases and special events.
2681 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2683 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2684 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2685 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2690 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2692 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2693 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2694 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2695 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2696 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2699 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2701 @ref{Old downloads}.
2706 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2708 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2709 names has been added to the MusicXML
2712 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2713 @ref{Old downloads}.
2718 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2720 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2725 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2727 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2728 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2729 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2732 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2733 @ref{Old downloads}.
2738 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2740 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2743 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2744 @ref{Old downloads}.
2749 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2751 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2752 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2753 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2754 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2755 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2756 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2764 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2765 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2766 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2768 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2769 @ref{Old downloads}.
2774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2776 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2777 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2784 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2785 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2786 Grand Documentation Project.
2788 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2789 @ref{Old downloads}.
2794 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2796 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2798 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2799 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2800 @ref{Old downloads}.
2805 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2807 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2809 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2810 @ref{Old downloads}.
2815 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2817 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2818 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2820 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2821 @ref{Old downloads}.
2826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2828 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2829 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2830 for the translations.
2832 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2833 @ref{Old downloads}.
2838 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2840 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2841 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2842 and lots of updates for the translations.
2844 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2845 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2846 @ref{Old downloads}.
2851 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2853 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2854 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2855 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2856 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2861 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2862 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2863 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2864 spacing engine code.
2866 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2867 @ref{Old downloads}.
2872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2874 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2875 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2877 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2878 @ref{Old downloads}.
2883 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2885 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2886 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2888 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2889 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2890 @ref{Old downloads}.
2895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2896 This has lots of bugfixes.
2898 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2899 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2900 @ref{Old downloads}.
2905 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2906 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2907 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2908 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2914 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2916 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2918 @ref{Old downloads}.
2923 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2924 This release has some documentation updates.
2926 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2928 @ref{Old downloads}.
2933 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2934 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2935 disponibles en ligne ---
2936 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2937 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2938 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2939 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2944 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2945 This release fixes many bugs.
2947 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2948 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2950 @ref{Old downloads}.
2955 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2956 This release fixes many bugs.
2958 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2959 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2961 @ref{Old downloads}.
2966 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2967 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2968 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2970 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2972 @ref{Old downloads}.
2977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2978 This release fixes still more bugs.
2980 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2982 @ref{Old downloads}.
2987 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2988 This release fixes many bugs.
2989 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2990 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2992 @ref{Old downloads})
2997 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2998 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2999 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3000 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3002 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3003 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3005 @ref{Old downloads}.
3010 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3011 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3012 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3014 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3021 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3022 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3023 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3025 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3027 @ref{Old downloads}.
3032 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3033 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3034 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3036 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3038 @ref{Old downloads}.
3043 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3044 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3047 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3049 @ref{Old downloads}.
3054 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3055 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3057 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3059 @ref{Old downloads}.
3064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3065 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3066 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3067 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3069 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3071 @ref{Old downloads}.
3076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3077 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3078 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3079 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3080 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3081 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3083 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3085 @ref{Old downloads}.
3090 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3091 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3092 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3095 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3097 @ref{Old downloads}.
3102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3103 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3104 further improvements in the regression test suite
3108 @ref{Old downloads}.
3113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3114 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3118 @ref{Old downloads}.
3123 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3124 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3129 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3130 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3136 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3140 @ref{Old downloads}.
3145 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3146 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3147 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3151 @ref{Old downloads}.
3156 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3157 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3161 @ref{Old downloads}.
3166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3167 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3172 @ref{Old downloads}.
3177 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3178 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3182 @ref{Old downloads}.
3187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3188 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3189 within a system as well as between systems.
3193 @ref{Old downloads}.
3198 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3199 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3200 test results} and several website build improvements.
3204 @ref{Old downloads}.
3209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3210 This release fixes several bugs.
3213 @ref{Old downloads}.
3218 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3219 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3224 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3225 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3226 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3227 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3228 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3234 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3238 @ref{Old downloads}.
3243 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3244 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3247 @ref{Old downloads}.
3252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3253 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3257 @ref{Old downloads}.
3262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3263 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3266 @ref{Old downloads}.
3271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3272 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3278 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3279 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3284 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3285 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3286 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3292 This release has many more bugfixes.
3295 @ref{Old downloads}.
3300 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3301 This release has many more bugfixes.
3304 @ref{Old downloads}.
3309 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3310 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3315 @ref{Old downloads}.
3320 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3321 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3322 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3323 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3324 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3325 (@ref{Publications}).
3330 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3331 This release has further bugfixes.
3334 @ref{Old downloads}.
3339 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3340 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3341 available for x86/64.
3344 @ref{Old downloads}.
3349 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3350 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3351 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3352 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3353 @ref{Old downloads})
3358 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3359 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3360 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3366 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3372 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3378 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3384 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3385 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3390 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3391 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3392 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3393 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3398 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3399 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3404 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3405 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3406 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3411 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3412 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3413 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3414 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3415 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3420 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3421 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3422 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3427 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3428 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3429 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3430 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3435 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3436 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3437 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3438 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3443 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3444 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3446 @ref{Old downloads})
3451 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3452 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3454 @ref{Old downloads})
3459 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3460 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3461 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3463 @ref{Old downloads})
3468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3469 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3470 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3471 (@ref{Old downloads})
3476 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3477 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3478 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3479 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3485 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3486 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3487 the development releases even better
3492 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3494 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3495 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3496 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3501 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3502 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3503 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3504 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3505 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3506 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3512 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3513 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3515 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3520 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3521 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3522 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3523 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3524 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3529 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3530 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3531 (@ref{Old downloads})
3536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3537 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3538 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3539 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3540 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3541 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3546 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3547 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3548 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3549 (@ref{Publications})
3554 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3555 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3556 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3561 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3562 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3563 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3564 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3569 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3570 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3571 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3576 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3577 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3578 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3583 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3584 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3585 released. (@ref{Changes},
3586 @ref{Old downloads})
3591 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3592 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3593 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3594 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3595 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3596 multi-measure rests.
3598 @ref{Old downloads})
3603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3604 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3606 @ref{Old downloads})
3611 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3612 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3613 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3614 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3615 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3616 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3617 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3618 @ref{Old downloads})
3623 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3624 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3625 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3626 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3627 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3628 @ref{Old downloads})
3633 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3634 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3635 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3636 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3637 the endings and the middle
3638 part. (@ref{Changes},
3639 @ref{Old downloads})
3644 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3645 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3646 parenthesized, for example,
3649 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3650 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3654 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3655 @ref{Old downloads})
3660 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3661 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3662 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3672 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3673 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3674 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3675 @ref{Old downloads})
3680 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3681 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3682 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3683 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3684 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3685 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3686 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3688 @ref{Old downloads})
3693 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3694 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3695 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3696 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3697 @ref{Old downloads})
3702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3703 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3704 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3705 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3706 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3707 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3708 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3709 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3710 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3711 @ref{Old downloads})
3716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3717 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3718 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3719 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3720 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3721 @ref{Old downloads})
3726 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3728 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3729 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3730 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3735 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3736 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3737 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3738 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3739 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3744 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3745 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3746 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3748 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3750 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3752 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3758 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3759 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3760 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3761 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3762 @ref{Old downloads})
3767 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3768 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3769 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3770 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3771 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3774 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3775 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3776 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3777 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3782 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3783 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3784 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3785 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3786 page. Let us know how you fare!
3791 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3792 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3793 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3794 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3795 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3796 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3797 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3798 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3799 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3801 @ref{Old downloads})
3806 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3807 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3808 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3809 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3810 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3811 @ref{Old downloads})
3816 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3817 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3818 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3819 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3820 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3821 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3822 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3823 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3824 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3825 @ref{Old downloads})
3830 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3831 This release has the following new features:
3834 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3835 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3836 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3838 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3839 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3840 and Bertalan Fodor).
3842 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3843 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3846 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3847 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3848 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3852 @ref{Old downloads})
3857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3858 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3859 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3860 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3861 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3862 van den Borre and Bertalan
3863 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3864 @ref{Old downloads})
3869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3870 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3871 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3872 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3878 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3879 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3880 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3881 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3882 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3884 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3885 @ref{Old downloads})
3890 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3891 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3892 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3898 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3899 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3900 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3901 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3902 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3903 @ref{Old downloads})
3908 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3909 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3910 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3911 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3912 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3913 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3914 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3915 @ref{Old downloads})
3920 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3921 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3922 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3923 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3924 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3925 @ref{Old downloads})
3930 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3931 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3932 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3933 @ref{Old downloads})
3938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3939 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3940 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3941 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3942 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3943 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3944 @ref{Old downloads})
3949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3950 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3951 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3952 that compute said property, i.e.
3955 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3956 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3959 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3960 @ref{Old downloads})
3965 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3966 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3967 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3968 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3969 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3970 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3971 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3972 users. (@ref{Changes},
3973 @ref{Old downloads})
3978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3979 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3980 series. (@ref{Changes},
3981 @ref{Old downloads})
3986 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3987 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3988 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3989 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3990 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3991 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3992 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3993 sponsored by Nicolas
3994 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3995 @ref{Old downloads})
4000 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4001 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4002 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4003 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4004 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4005 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4006 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4007 @ref{Old downloads})
4012 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4013 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4014 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4015 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4016 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4017 @ref{Old downloads})
4022 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4023 This is mainly a bugfix
4024 release. (@ref{Changes},
4025 @ref{Old downloads})
4030 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4031 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4032 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4033 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4034 la gravure musicale}.
4039 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4040 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4041 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4042 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4043 @ref{Old downloads})
4048 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4049 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4050 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4051 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4052 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4053 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4058 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4059 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4060 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4061 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4062 @ref{Old downloads})
4067 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4068 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4069 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4070 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4071 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4072 @ref{Old downloads})
4077 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4078 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4079 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4080 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4081 @ref{Old downloads})
4086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4087 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4088 for a note is proportional to the time it
4089 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4090 @ref{Old downloads})
4095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4096 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4097 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4103 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4104 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4105 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4107 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4108 @ref{Old downloads})
4113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4114 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4115 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4116 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4118 @ref{Old downloads})
4123 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4124 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4125 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4126 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4127 @ref{Old downloads})
4132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4133 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4135 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4136 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4137 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4138 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4139 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4144 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4145 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4146 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4147 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4152 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4153 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4154 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4155 @ref{Old downloads})
4160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4161 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4162 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4163 @ref{Old downloads})
4168 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4169 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4170 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4171 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4172 (@ref{Old downloads})
4177 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4178 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4179 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4180 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4185 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4186 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4187 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4188 better help functionality.
4189 (@ref{Old downloads})
4194 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4195 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4196 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4197 compile them directly from
4198 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4203 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4204 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4205 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4210 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4211 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4212 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4213 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4218 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4219 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4220 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4221 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4222 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4227 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4228 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4229 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4234 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4235 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4240 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4241 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4242 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4247 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4248 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4249 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4250 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4251 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4256 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4257 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4258 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4259 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4260 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4261 @ref{Old downloads})
4266 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4268 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4269 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4271 (@ref{Old downloads})
4276 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4277 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4278 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4279 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4280 signatures like 5/8.
4282 @ref{Old downloads})
4287 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4288 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4289 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4290 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4291 More details are in the
4293 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4298 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4299 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4300 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4301 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4302 Scheme code. Take a look at
4304 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4309 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4310 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4311 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4312 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4317 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4318 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4319 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4320 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4325 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4326 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4327 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4333 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4334 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4335 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4336 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4337 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4338 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4343 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4344 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4345 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4346 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4347 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4348 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4350 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4355 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4356 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4357 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4363 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4364 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
4365 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4366 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4367 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4373 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4374 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4375 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}.
4376 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4377 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4382 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4383 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4384 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4385 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4386 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4391 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4392 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4393 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4394 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4395 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4397 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4402 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4403 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4404 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4405 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4406 @ref{Old downloads}!
4411 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4412 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4413 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4414 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4420 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4421 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4422 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4428 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4429 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4430 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4431 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4433 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4435 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4440 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4441 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4442 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4443 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4444 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4445 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4446 font code by Werner.
4448 and check out the changes in
4449 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4454 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4455 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4456 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4457 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4458 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4459 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4460 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4461 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4462 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4463 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4466 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}.
4471 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4472 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4473 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4474 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4475 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4477 and check out the changes in
4478 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4483 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4484 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4485 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4486 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4487 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4488 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4491 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}.
4496 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4497 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4498 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4499 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4500 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4501 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4502 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4503 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4504 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4508 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}.
4513 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4514 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4515 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4516 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4517 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4518 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4520 and check out the changes in
4521 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4526 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4527 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4528 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4529 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4530 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4531 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4532 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4533 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4534 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4537 and check out the changes in
4538 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4543 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4544 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4545 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4546 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4547 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4548 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4551 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4554 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4555 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4556 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4557 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4558 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4561 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}.
4566 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4567 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4568 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4574 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4575 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4576 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4578 and check out the changes in
4579 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4584 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4585 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4586 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4587 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4588 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4595 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4596 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4597 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4598 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4600 and check out the changes in
4601 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4606 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4607 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4608 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4609 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4610 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4612 and check out the changes in
4613 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4618 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4619 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4620 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4621 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4623 and check out the changes in
4624 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4629 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4630 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4631 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4632 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4634 and check out the changes in
4635 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4640 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4641 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4642 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4643 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4647 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}.
4652 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4653 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4654 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4655 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4659 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}.
4664 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4665 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4666 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4667 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4668 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4669 in the documentation.
4671 and check out the changes in
4672 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4677 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4678 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4679 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4680 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4681 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4686 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4687 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4689 and check out the changes
4690 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4695 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4696 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4697 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4698 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4699 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4700 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4701 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4704 and check out the changes in
4705 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4710 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4711 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4712 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4713 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4714 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4715 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4716 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4717 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4718 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4719 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4720 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4721 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4722 will hold users back in switching.
4724 and check out the changes in
4725 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4730 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4731 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4732 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4733 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4734 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4735 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4736 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4738 and check out the changes in
4739 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4744 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4745 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4746 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4747 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4748 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4749 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4753 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}.
4758 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4759 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4760 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4761 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4762 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4763 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4764 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4765 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4766 chapter of the user manual.
4767 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4772 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4773 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4774 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4775 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4776 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4777 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4778 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4782 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}.
4787 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4788 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4789 disappearing metronome mark.
4791 and check out the changes in
4792 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}.
4797 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4798 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4799 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4800 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4801 `doubleSlurs' property.
4803 and check out the changes in
4804 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4809 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4810 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4811 annoying bugs fixed.
4814 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}.
4819 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4820 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4821 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4822 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4823 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4824 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4825 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4828 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4829 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4831 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4832 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4837 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}.
4842 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4843 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4844 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4845 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4846 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4847 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4848 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4849 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4850 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4851 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4852 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4855 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}.
4860 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4861 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4862 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4863 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4864 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4867 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}.
4872 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4873 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4874 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4875 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4876 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4877 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4878 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4879 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4880 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4881 beat within the measure.
4883 and check out the changes in
4884 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4889 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4890 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4894 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}.
4899 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4900 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4906 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4907 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4908 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4909 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4910 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4912 and check out the changes
4913 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4918 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4919 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4923 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}.
4928 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4929 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4930 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4931 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4932 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4933 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4934 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4935 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}
4937 @ref{Old downloads}.
4942 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4943 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4944 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
4945 @ref{Old downloads}.
4950 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4951 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4952 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4953 @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}
4955 @ref{Old downloads}.
4960 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4961 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4962 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4963 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}
4965 @ref{Old downloads}.
4970 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4971 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4972 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}
4973 or head straight to the
4974 @ref{Old downloads}.
4979 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4980 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4981 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4982 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4983 @ref{Old downloads}.
4988 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4989 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4990 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4991 @ref{Old downloads}.
4996 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4997 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4999 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5000 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5001 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5002 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5003 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5008 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
5009 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5010 @ref{Old downloads}.
5015 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
5016 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5017 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5023 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
5024 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5025 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5026 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5027 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5028 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5029 @ref{Old downloads}.
5034 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5035 A French article on the new LilyPond
5036 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5041 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5042 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5043 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5049 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
5050 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5051 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5052 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5053 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5054 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5055 @ref{Old downloads}.
5060 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
5061 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5062 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5063 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5064 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5066 @ref{Old downloads}.
5071 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
5072 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5074 @ref{Old downloads}.
5079 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
5080 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5081 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5082 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5089 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
5090 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5091 @ref{Old downloads}.
5096 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
5097 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5104 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
5105 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5106 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5107 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5109 @ref{Old downloads}.
5114 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
5115 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5116 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5117 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5120 @ref{Old downloads}.
5125 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5127 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5128 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5134 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5135 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5137 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5138 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5139 authors of LilyPond.
5144 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5145 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5146 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5149 @ref{Old downloads}.
5154 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5155 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5156 experimental support for producing titles with
5162 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5163 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5164 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5165 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5167 @ref{Old downloads}.
5172 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5173 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5174 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5175 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5177 @ref{Old downloads}.
5182 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5183 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5184 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5185 produce cue notes. More information in the
5192 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5193 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5194 for altering accidental rules.
5200 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5201 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5202 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5203 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5204 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5205 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5206 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5207 More information in the
5214 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5215 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5216 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5217 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5224 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5225 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5226 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5227 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5228 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5235 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5236 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5237 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5238 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5239 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5240 More information in the
5247 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5248 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5249 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5250 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5251 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5252 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5253 More information in the
5260 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5261 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5262 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5263 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5271 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5272 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5273 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5274 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5281 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5282 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5283 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5284 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5285 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5294 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5295 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5296 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5299 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5304 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5306 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5307 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5308 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5311 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5316 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5317 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5318 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5319 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5320 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5325 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5326 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5327 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5328 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5329 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5335 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5336 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5337 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5339 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5344 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5345 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5346 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5347 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5352 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5353 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5354 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5355 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5357 More information in the
5358 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5363 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5364 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5365 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5367 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5372 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5373 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5374 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5375 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5377 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5382 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5383 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5384 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5385 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5386 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5387 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5388 individual music expressions.
5389 More information in the
5390 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5395 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5396 An update to the stable branch,
5397 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5398 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5403 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5404 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5405 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5406 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5407 More information in the
5408 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5413 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5414 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5416 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5417 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5422 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5423 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5424 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5425 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5426 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5431 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5432 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5433 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5434 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5435 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5440 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5441 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5442 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5443 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5444 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5445 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5446 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5451 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5452 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5453 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5454 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5456 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5461 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5462 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5463 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5464 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5465 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5470 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5471 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5473 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5478 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5479 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5481 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5482 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5487 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5488 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5489 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5490 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5495 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5496 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5503 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5504 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5506 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5507 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5512 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5513 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5514 contains minor bugfixes.
5515 See the @ref{Changes}
5516 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5521 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5522 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5523 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5524 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5530 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5531 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5532 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5533 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5534 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5535 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5540 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5541 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5542 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5543 the @ref{Changes} and
5544 download @uref{install/,here}.
5549 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5550 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5551 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5552 the @ref{Changes} and
5553 download @uref{install/,here}.
5558 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5559 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5560 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5561 the @ref{Changes} and
5562 download @uref{install/,here}.
5567 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5568 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5569 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5575 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5576 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5577 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5583 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5584 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5585 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5586 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5587 will be available in a few weeks.
5593 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5594 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5595 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5601 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5602 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5603 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5609 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5610 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5611 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5612 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5618 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5619 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5620 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5625 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5626 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5627 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5628 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5629 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5634 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5635 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5636 @ref{Changes} and get it
5637 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5642 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5643 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5644 @ref{Changes} and get it
5645 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5650 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5651 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5652 @ref{Changes} and get it
5653 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5658 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5659 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5660 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5665 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5666 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5667 read the @ref{Changes}.
5672 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5673 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5674 has been updated to 1.8.
5675 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5680 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5681 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5682 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5687 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5688 New website went live!
5693 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5694 Announced new website.
5699 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5700 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5705 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5706 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5707 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5713 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5714 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5715 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.