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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and 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 2.16 version.
38 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
39 with positioning text.
44 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
46 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
47 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
48 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
49 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
50 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
55 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
57 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
58 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
59 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
60 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
61 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
66 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
69 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and 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 2.16 version.
77 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
79 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
80 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and 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 2.16 version.
88 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
90 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
91 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and 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 2.16 version.
99 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
101 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
102 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
103 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
104 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
105 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
110 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
112 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
113 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
114 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
115 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
116 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
124 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
125 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
126 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
127 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
128 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
133 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
135 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
136 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
137 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
138 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
139 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
144 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
146 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
147 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
148 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
149 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
150 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
157 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
158 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
159 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
160 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
161 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
168 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
169 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
170 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
171 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
172 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
177 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
180 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
181 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
182 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
183 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
191 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
192 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
193 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
194 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
201 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
202 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
203 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
204 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
205 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
211 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
213 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
214 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
215 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
221 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. 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.
230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
234 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
235 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
236 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
243 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
244 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
245 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
246 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
253 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
254 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
255 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
256 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
261 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
264 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
265 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
266 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
273 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
274 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
275 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
276 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
282 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
285 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
286 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
287 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
292 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
294 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
295 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
296 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
297 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
299 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
300 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
304 Support for kievan square notation
306 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
308 Music functions have become quite more versatile
311 A full list of new features is given in:
314 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
317 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
319 Main development team:
321 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
322 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
323 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
324 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
325 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
328 Programming contributors:
330 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
331 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
332 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
333 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
335 Documentation contributors:
337 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
341 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
346 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
348 Translation contributors:
350 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
355 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
357 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
358 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
359 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
361 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
362 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
363 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
365 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
366 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
374 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
375 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
377 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
378 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
379 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
386 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
388 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
389 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
390 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
391 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
392 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
393 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
396 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
397 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
402 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
404 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
405 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
406 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
407 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
408 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
414 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
416 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
417 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
418 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
419 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
422 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
423 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
424 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
431 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
433 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
434 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
436 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
437 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
438 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
445 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
447 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
448 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
449 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
450 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
451 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
457 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
459 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
460 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
461 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
462 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
465 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
466 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
467 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
474 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
476 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
477 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
478 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
479 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
480 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
481 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
484 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
485 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
492 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
494 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
495 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
496 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
497 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
500 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
501 candidate will be required.
507 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
509 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
510 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
511 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
512 working on open source software.
514 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
515 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
521 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
523 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
524 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
525 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
526 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
529 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
530 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
531 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
538 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
540 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
541 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
542 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
543 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
546 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
547 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
548 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
555 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
557 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
558 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
559 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
560 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
563 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
564 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
574 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
576 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
577 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
578 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
588 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
590 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
591 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
592 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
601 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
602 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
604 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
605 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
606 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
613 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
615 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
616 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
617 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
618 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
621 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
622 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
631 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
632 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
634 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
635 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
636 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
643 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
645 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
646 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
648 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
649 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
650 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
657 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
659 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
660 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
661 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
662 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
665 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
666 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
667 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
674 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
676 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
677 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
679 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
680 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
681 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
690 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
691 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
693 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
694 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
695 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
704 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
705 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
707 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
708 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
709 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
716 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
718 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
719 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
720 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
721 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
722 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
725 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
726 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
733 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
735 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
736 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
738 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
739 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
740 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
743 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
751 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
752 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
754 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
755 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
756 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
765 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
766 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
768 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
769 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
770 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
777 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
779 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
780 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
782 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
783 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
784 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
791 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
793 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
794 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
796 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
797 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
798 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
805 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
807 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
808 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
810 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
811 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
812 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
821 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
822 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
824 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
825 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
826 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
835 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
836 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
838 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
839 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
840 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
847 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
850 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
852 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
853 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
854 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
861 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
863 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
864 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
866 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
867 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
868 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
877 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
878 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
880 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
881 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
882 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
891 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
892 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
894 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
895 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
896 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
903 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
905 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
906 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
908 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
909 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
910 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
917 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
919 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
926 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
928 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
929 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
930 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
931 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
934 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
935 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
936 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
943 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
945 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
946 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
948 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
949 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
950 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
951 not the next release candidate.
957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
959 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
960 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
962 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
963 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
964 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
965 next release candidate.
971 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
973 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
974 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
975 support for MacOS X 10.7.
977 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
978 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
979 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
980 next release candidate.
986 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
988 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
989 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
990 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
991 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
994 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
995 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
996 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1003 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1005 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1006 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1008 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1009 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1017 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1018 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1020 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1021 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1027 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1029 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1030 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1031 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1039 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1041 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1042 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1044 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1045 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1051 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1053 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1054 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1056 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1057 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1065 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1066 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1068 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1069 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1075 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1077 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1078 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1080 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1081 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1089 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1090 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1091 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1096 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1098 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1099 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1100 usual number of bugs.
1102 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1103 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1110 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1111 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1112 usual number of bugs.
1114 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1115 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1123 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1124 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1125 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1126 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1128 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1129 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1134 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1137 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1138 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1141 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1146 A full list of new features is given in:
1149 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1152 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1154 Main development team:
1156 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1157 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1158 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1159 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1160 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1162 Programming contributors:
1164 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1165 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1166 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1167 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1168 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1169 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1173 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1175 Documentation contributors:
1177 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1178 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1182 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1183 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1185 Binaries support contributors:
1189 Translation contributors:
1191 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1192 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1199 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1201 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1202 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1203 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1204 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1207 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1208 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1209 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1216 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1218 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1219 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1221 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1222 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1228 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1230 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1231 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1233 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1234 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1242 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1243 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1245 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1246 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1252 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1254 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1255 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1256 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1257 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1258 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1259 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1260 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1270 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1271 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1277 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1279 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1280 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1281 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1282 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1285 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1286 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1287 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1294 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1296 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1297 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1298 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1299 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1302 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1303 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1304 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1311 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1313 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1314 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1315 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1316 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1319 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1320 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1321 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1330 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1331 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1333 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1334 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1340 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1342 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1343 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1344 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1345 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1346 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1352 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1354 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1355 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1356 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1357 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1360 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1361 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1362 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1371 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1372 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1374 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1375 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1382 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1383 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1385 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1386 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1391 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1393 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1394 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1396 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1397 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1403 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1405 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1406 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1408 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1409 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1410 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1416 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1418 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1419 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1420 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1427 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1429 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1430 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1431 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1432 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1435 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1436 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1437 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1444 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1446 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1447 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1448 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1456 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1458 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1459 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1460 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1468 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1470 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1471 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1472 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1473 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1474 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1480 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1482 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1483 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1484 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1485 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1488 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1489 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1490 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1497 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1499 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1500 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1501 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1510 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1512 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1513 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1514 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1515 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1518 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1519 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1520 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1521 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1527 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1529 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1530 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1531 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1532 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1535 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1536 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1537 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1538 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1544 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1546 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1547 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1548 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1551 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1552 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1553 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1562 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1563 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1566 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1567 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1568 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1574 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1576 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1577 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1578 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1581 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1582 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1583 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1589 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1591 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1592 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1593 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1594 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1597 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1598 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1599 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1600 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1609 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1611 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1612 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1613 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1614 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1615 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1616 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1617 read on to find out what for!
1620 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1621 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1628 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1630 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1631 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1632 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1633 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1636 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1637 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1638 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1639 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1646 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1648 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1649 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1650 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1651 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1654 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1655 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1656 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1657 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1664 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1666 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1667 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1668 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1671 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1672 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1673 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1678 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1680 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1681 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1682 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1683 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1684 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1688 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1689 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1696 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1698 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1699 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1700 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1701 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1704 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1705 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1706 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1707 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1709 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1711 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1712 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1713 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1719 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1721 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1722 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1723 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1724 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1727 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1728 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1729 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1730 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1731 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1732 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1738 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1740 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1741 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1742 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1751 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1755 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1762 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1764 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1765 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1766 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1767 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1768 the bug report of the report!
1771 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1772 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1778 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1780 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1781 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1782 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1789 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1791 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1792 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1793 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1800 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1802 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1803 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1804 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1805 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1809 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1810 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1818 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1820 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1821 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1822 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1825 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1826 caution and expect breakage.
1831 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1833 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1834 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1835 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1838 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1839 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1840 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1841 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1846 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1849 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1850 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1856 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1858 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1859 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1860 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1861 improvements to the new website.
1863 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1864 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1866 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1867 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1869 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1877 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1878 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1879 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1886 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1887 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1888 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1894 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1897 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1898 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1906 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1907 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1908 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1915 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1916 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1917 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1922 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1924 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1925 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1926 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1929 This release should be of particular interest to package
1930 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1931 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1932 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1938 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1940 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1941 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1942 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1943 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1946 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1947 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1956 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1957 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1958 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1961 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1962 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1963 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1964 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1965 see the Changes document for more information.
1969 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1971 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1972 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1973 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1981 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1982 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1983 so this release is intended for developers only.
1987 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1989 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1990 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1991 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1996 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1998 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1999 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2004 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2006 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2007 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2008 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2014 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2016 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2017 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2018 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2019 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2020 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2022 What are you waiting for? Come
2023 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2024 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2031 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2032 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2033 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2039 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2040 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2041 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2042 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2043 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2050 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2051 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2052 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2056 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2058 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2059 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2060 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2061 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2065 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2067 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2068 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2069 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2070 and English names for feta filenames.
2076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2078 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2079 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2080 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2081 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2084 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2085 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2086 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2092 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2094 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2095 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2096 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2097 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2099 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2100 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2105 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2107 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2108 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2114 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2116 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2117 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2118 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2125 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2127 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2128 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2129 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2130 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2132 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2133 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2134 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2142 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2144 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2145 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2146 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2147 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2148 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2149 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2150 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2151 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2157 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2159 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2160 its team, its world, its community.
2161 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2162 to read the full issue...
2167 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2169 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2170 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2171 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2178 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2179 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2187 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2189 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2198 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2199 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2200 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2201 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2202 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2204 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2205 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2207 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2209 @ref{Old downloads}.
2214 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2216 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2217 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2218 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2219 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2220 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2221 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2224 @ref{Old downloads}.
2229 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2231 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2232 documentation and translations.
2233 @ref{Old downloads}.
2238 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2240 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2241 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2242 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2243 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2244 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2246 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2247 @ref{Old downloads}.
2252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2254 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2255 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2256 (teaching) has been added.
2258 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2260 @ref{Old downloads}.
2265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2267 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2268 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2269 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2270 @ref{Old downloads}.
2275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2277 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2278 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2279 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2280 translations of the documentation.
2281 @ref{Old downloads}.
2286 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2288 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2289 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2290 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2291 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2292 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2293 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2294 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2295 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2296 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2298 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2300 @ref{Old downloads}.
2305 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2307 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2308 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2309 markup command names have been made.
2312 @ref{Old downloads}.
2317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2319 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2320 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2321 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2322 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2323 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2326 @ref{Old downloads}.
2331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2333 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2334 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2336 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2337 @ref{Old downloads}.
2342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2344 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2345 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2346 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2348 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2349 @ref{Old downloads}.
2354 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2356 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2358 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2359 @ref{Old downloads}.
2364 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2366 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2367 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2368 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2370 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2372 @ref{Old downloads}.
2377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2379 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2380 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2381 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2382 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2384 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2385 @ref{Old downloads}.
2390 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2392 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2393 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2396 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2397 @ref{Old downloads}.
2402 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2404 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2405 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2410 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2412 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2413 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2418 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2420 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2422 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2423 @ref{Old downloads}.
2428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2430 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2431 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2432 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2434 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2435 @ref{Old downloads}.
2440 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2442 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2443 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2448 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2450 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2451 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2456 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2458 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2459 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2460 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2462 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2463 @ref{Old downloads}.
2468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2470 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2471 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2473 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2475 @ref{Old downloads}.
2480 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2482 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2483 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2484 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2485 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2486 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2487 announce releases and special events.
2492 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2494 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2495 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2496 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2501 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2503 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2504 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2505 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2506 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2507 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2510 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2512 @ref{Old downloads}.
2517 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2519 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2520 names has been added to the MusicXML
2523 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2524 @ref{Old downloads}.
2529 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2531 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2538 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2539 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2540 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2543 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2544 @ref{Old downloads}.
2549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2551 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2554 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2555 @ref{Old downloads}.
2560 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2562 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2563 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2564 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2565 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2566 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2567 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2575 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2576 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2577 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2579 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2580 @ref{Old downloads}.
2585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2587 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2588 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2593 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2595 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2596 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2597 Grand Documentation Project.
2599 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2600 @ref{Old downloads}.
2605 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2607 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2609 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2610 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2611 @ref{Old downloads}.
2616 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2618 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2620 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2621 @ref{Old downloads}.
2626 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2628 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2629 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2631 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2632 @ref{Old downloads}.
2637 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2639 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2640 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2641 for the translations.
2643 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2644 @ref{Old downloads}.
2649 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2651 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2652 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2653 and lots of updates for the translations.
2655 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2656 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2657 @ref{Old downloads}.
2662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2664 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2665 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2666 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2667 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2673 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2674 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2675 spacing engine code.
2677 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2678 @ref{Old downloads}.
2683 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2685 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2686 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2688 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2689 @ref{Old downloads}.
2694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2696 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2697 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2699 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2700 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2701 @ref{Old downloads}.
2706 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2707 This has lots of bugfixes.
2709 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2710 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2711 @ref{Old downloads}.
2716 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2717 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2718 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2719 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2725 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2727 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2729 @ref{Old downloads}.
2734 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2735 This release has some documentation updates.
2737 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2739 @ref{Old downloads}.
2744 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2745 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2746 disponibles en ligne ---
2747 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2748 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2749 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2750 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2756 This release fixes many bugs.
2758 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2759 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2761 @ref{Old downloads}.
2766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2767 This release fixes many bugs.
2769 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2770 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2772 @ref{Old downloads}.
2777 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2778 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2779 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2781 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2783 @ref{Old downloads}.
2788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2789 This release fixes still more bugs.
2791 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2793 @ref{Old downloads}.
2798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2799 This release fixes many bugs.
2800 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2801 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2803 @ref{Old downloads})
2808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2809 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2810 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2811 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2813 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2814 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2822 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2823 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2825 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2833 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2834 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2836 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2838 @ref{Old downloads}.
2843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2844 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2845 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2847 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2849 @ref{Old downloads}.
2854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2855 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2858 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2860 @ref{Old downloads}.
2865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2866 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2868 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2870 @ref{Old downloads}.
2875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2876 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2877 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2878 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2880 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2882 @ref{Old downloads}.
2887 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2888 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2889 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2890 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2891 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2892 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2894 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2896 @ref{Old downloads}.
2901 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2902 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2903 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2906 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2908 @ref{Old downloads}.
2913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2914 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2915 further improvements in the regression test suite
2919 @ref{Old downloads}.
2924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2925 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2929 @ref{Old downloads}.
2934 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2935 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2940 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2941 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2946 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2947 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2951 @ref{Old downloads}.
2956 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2957 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2958 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2962 @ref{Old downloads}.
2967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2968 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2972 @ref{Old downloads}.
2977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2978 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2983 @ref{Old downloads}.
2988 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2989 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2993 @ref{Old downloads}.
2998 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2999 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3000 within a system as well as between systems.
3004 @ref{Old downloads}.
3009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3010 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3011 test results} and several website build improvements.
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3021 This release fixes several bugs.
3024 @ref{Old downloads}.
3029 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3030 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3035 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3036 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3037 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3038 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3039 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3045 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3049 @ref{Old downloads}.
3054 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3055 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3058 @ref{Old downloads}.
3063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3064 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3068 @ref{Old downloads}.
3073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3074 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3077 @ref{Old downloads}.
3082 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3083 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3088 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3089 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3090 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3095 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3096 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3097 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3103 This release has many more bugfixes.
3106 @ref{Old downloads}.
3111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3112 This release has many more bugfixes.
3115 @ref{Old downloads}.
3120 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3121 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3126 @ref{Old downloads}.
3131 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3132 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3133 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3134 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3135 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3136 (@ref{Publications}).
3141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3142 This release has further bugfixes.
3145 @ref{Old downloads}.
3150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3151 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3152 available for x86/64.
3155 @ref{Old downloads}.
3160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3161 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3162 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3163 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3164 @ref{Old downloads})
3169 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3170 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3171 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3177 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3182 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3183 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3189 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3195 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3196 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3201 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3202 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3203 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3204 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3210 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3215 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3216 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3217 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3222 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3223 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3224 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3225 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3226 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3231 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3232 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3233 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3238 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3239 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3240 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3241 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3247 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3248 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3249 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3255 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3257 @ref{Old downloads})
3262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3263 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3265 @ref{Old downloads})
3270 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3271 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3272 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3274 @ref{Old downloads})
3279 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3280 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3281 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3282 (@ref{Old downloads})
3287 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3288 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3289 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3290 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3295 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3296 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3297 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3298 the development releases even better
3303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3305 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3306 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3307 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3312 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3313 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3314 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3315 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3316 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3317 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3322 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3323 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3324 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3326 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3332 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3333 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3334 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3335 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3341 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3342 (@ref{Old downloads})
3347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3348 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3349 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3350 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3351 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3352 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3357 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3358 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3359 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3360 (@ref{Publications})
3365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3366 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3367 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3373 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3374 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3375 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3380 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3381 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3382 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3388 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3389 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3395 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3396 released. (@ref{Changes},
3397 @ref{Old downloads})
3402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3403 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3404 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3405 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3406 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3407 multi-measure rests.
3409 @ref{Old downloads})
3414 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3415 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3417 @ref{Old downloads})
3422 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3423 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3424 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3425 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3426 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3427 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3428 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3429 @ref{Old downloads})
3434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3435 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3436 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3437 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3438 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3439 @ref{Old downloads})
3444 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3445 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3446 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3447 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3448 the endings and the middle
3449 part. (@ref{Changes},
3450 @ref{Old downloads})
3455 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3456 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3457 parenthesized, for example,
3460 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3461 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3465 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3466 @ref{Old downloads})
3471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3472 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3473 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3483 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3484 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3485 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3486 @ref{Old downloads})
3491 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3492 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3493 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3494 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3495 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3496 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3497 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3499 @ref{Old downloads})
3504 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3505 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3506 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3507 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3508 @ref{Old downloads})
3513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3514 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3515 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3516 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3517 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3518 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3519 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3520 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3521 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3522 @ref{Old downloads})
3527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3528 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3529 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3530 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3531 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3532 @ref{Old downloads})
3537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3539 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3540 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3541 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3547 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3548 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3549 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3550 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3555 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3556 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3557 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3559 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3561 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3563 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3570 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3571 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3572 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3573 @ref{Old downloads})
3578 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3579 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3580 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3581 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3582 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3585 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3586 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3587 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3588 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3593 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3594 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3595 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3596 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3597 page. Let us know how you fare!
3602 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3603 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3604 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3605 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3606 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3607 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3608 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3609 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3610 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3612 @ref{Old downloads})
3617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3618 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3619 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3620 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3621 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3622 @ref{Old downloads})
3627 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3628 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3629 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3630 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3631 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3632 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3633 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3634 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3635 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3636 @ref{Old downloads})
3641 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3642 This release has the following new features:
3645 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3646 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3647 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3649 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3650 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3651 and Bertalan Fodor).
3653 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3654 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3657 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3658 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3659 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3663 @ref{Old downloads})
3668 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3669 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3670 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3671 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3672 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3673 van den Borre and Bertalan
3674 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3675 @ref{Old downloads})
3680 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3681 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3682 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3683 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3689 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3690 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3691 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3692 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3693 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3695 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3696 @ref{Old downloads})
3701 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3702 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3703 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3709 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3710 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3711 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3712 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3713 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3714 @ref{Old downloads})
3719 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3720 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3721 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3722 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3723 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3724 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3725 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3726 @ref{Old downloads})
3731 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3732 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3733 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3734 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3735 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3736 @ref{Old downloads})
3741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3742 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3743 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3744 @ref{Old downloads})
3749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3750 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3751 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3752 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3753 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3754 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3755 @ref{Old downloads})
3760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3761 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3762 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3763 that compute said property, i.e.
3766 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3767 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3770 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3771 @ref{Old downloads})
3776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3777 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3778 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3779 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3780 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3781 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3782 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3783 users. (@ref{Changes},
3784 @ref{Old downloads})
3789 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3790 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3791 series. (@ref{Changes},
3792 @ref{Old downloads})
3797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3798 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3799 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3800 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3801 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3802 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3803 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3804 sponsored by Nicolas
3805 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3806 @ref{Old downloads})
3811 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3812 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3813 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3814 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3815 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3816 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3817 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3818 @ref{Old downloads})
3823 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3824 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3825 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3826 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3827 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3828 @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3834 This is mainly a bugfix
3835 release. (@ref{Changes},
3836 @ref{Old downloads})
3841 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3842 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3843 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3844 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3845 la gravure musicale}.
3850 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3851 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3852 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3853 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3854 @ref{Old downloads})
3859 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3860 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3861 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3862 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3863 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3864 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3870 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3871 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3872 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3873 @ref{Old downloads})
3878 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3879 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3880 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3881 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3882 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3883 @ref{Old downloads})
3888 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3889 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3890 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3891 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3892 @ref{Old downloads})
3897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3898 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3899 for a note is proportional to the time it
3900 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3901 @ref{Old downloads})
3906 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3907 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3908 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3914 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3915 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3916 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3918 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3919 @ref{Old downloads})
3924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3925 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3926 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3927 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3929 @ref{Old downloads})
3934 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3935 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3936 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3937 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3938 @ref{Old downloads})
3943 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3944 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3946 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3947 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3948 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3949 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3950 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3955 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3956 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3957 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3958 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3963 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3964 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3965 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3966 @ref{Old downloads})
3971 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3972 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3973 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3974 @ref{Old downloads})
3979 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3980 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3981 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3982 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3983 (@ref{Old downloads})
3988 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3989 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3990 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3991 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3996 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3997 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3998 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3999 better help functionality.
4000 (@ref{Old downloads})
4005 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4006 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4007 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4008 compile them directly from
4009 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4014 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4015 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4016 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4021 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4022 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4023 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4024 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4029 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4030 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4031 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4032 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4033 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4038 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4039 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4040 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4045 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4046 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4051 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4052 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4053 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4058 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4059 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4060 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4061 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4062 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4067 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4068 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4069 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4070 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4071 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4072 @ref{Old downloads})
4077 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4079 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4080 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4082 (@ref{Old downloads})
4087 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4088 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4089 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4090 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4091 signatures like 5/8.
4093 @ref{Old downloads})
4098 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4099 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4100 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4101 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4102 More details are in the
4104 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4109 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4110 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4111 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4112 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4113 Scheme code. Take a look at
4115 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4120 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4121 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4122 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4123 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4128 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4129 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4130 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4131 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4136 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4137 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4138 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4144 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4145 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4146 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4147 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4148 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4149 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4154 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4155 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4156 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4157 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4158 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4159 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4161 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4166 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4167 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4168 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4174 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4175 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
4176 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4177 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4178 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4184 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4185 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4186 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}.
4187 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4188 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4193 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4194 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4195 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4196 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4197 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4202 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4203 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4204 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4205 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4206 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4208 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4213 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4214 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4215 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4216 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4217 @ref{Old downloads}!
4222 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4223 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4224 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4225 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4231 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4232 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4233 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4239 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4240 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4241 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4242 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4244 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4246 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4251 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4252 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4253 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4254 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4255 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4256 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4257 font code by Werner.
4259 and check out the changes in
4260 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4265 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4266 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4267 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4268 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4269 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4270 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4271 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4272 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4273 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4274 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4277 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}.
4282 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4283 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4284 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4285 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4286 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4288 and check out the changes in
4289 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4294 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4295 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4296 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4297 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4298 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4299 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4302 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}.
4307 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4308 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4309 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4310 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4311 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4312 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4313 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4314 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4315 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4319 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}.
4324 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4325 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4326 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4327 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4328 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4329 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4331 and check out the changes in
4332 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4337 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4338 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4339 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4340 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4341 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4342 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4343 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4344 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4345 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4348 and check out the changes in
4349 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4354 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4355 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4356 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4357 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4358 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4359 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4362 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4365 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4366 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4367 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4368 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4369 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4372 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}.
4377 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4378 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4379 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4385 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4386 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4387 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4389 and check out the changes in
4390 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4395 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4396 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4397 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4398 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4399 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4406 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4407 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4408 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4409 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4411 and check out the changes in
4412 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4417 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4418 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4419 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4420 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4421 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4423 and check out the changes in
4424 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4429 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4430 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4431 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4432 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4434 and check out the changes in
4435 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4440 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4441 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4442 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4443 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4445 and check out the changes in
4446 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4451 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4452 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4453 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4454 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4458 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}.
4463 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4464 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4465 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4466 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4470 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}.
4475 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4476 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4477 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4478 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4479 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4480 in the documentation.
4482 and check out the changes in
4483 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4488 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4489 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4490 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4491 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4492 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4497 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4498 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4500 and check out the changes
4501 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4506 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4507 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4508 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4509 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4510 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4511 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4512 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4515 and check out the changes in
4516 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4521 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4522 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4523 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4524 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4525 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4526 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4527 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4528 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4529 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4530 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4531 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4532 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4533 will hold users back in switching.
4535 and check out the changes in
4536 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4541 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4542 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4543 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4544 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4545 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4546 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4547 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4549 and check out the changes in
4550 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4555 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4556 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4557 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4558 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4559 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4560 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4564 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}.
4569 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4570 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4571 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4572 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4573 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4574 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4575 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4576 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4577 chapter of the user manual.
4578 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4583 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4584 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4585 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4586 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4587 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4588 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4589 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4593 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}.
4598 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4599 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4600 disappearing metronome mark.
4602 and check out the changes in
4603 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}.
4608 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4609 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4610 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4611 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4612 `doubleSlurs' property.
4614 and check out the changes in
4615 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4620 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4621 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4622 annoying bugs fixed.
4625 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}.
4630 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4631 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4632 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4633 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4634 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4635 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4636 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4639 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4640 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4642 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4643 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4648 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}.
4653 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4654 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4655 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4656 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4657 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4658 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4659 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4660 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4661 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4662 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4663 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4666 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}.
4671 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4672 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4673 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4674 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4675 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4678 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}.
4683 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4684 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4685 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4686 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4687 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4688 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4689 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4690 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4691 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4692 beat within the measure.
4694 and check out the changes in
4695 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4700 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4701 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4705 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}.
4710 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4711 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4717 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4718 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4719 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4720 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4721 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4723 and check out the changes
4724 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4729 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4730 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4734 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}.
4739 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4740 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4741 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4742 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4743 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4744 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4745 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4746 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}
4748 @ref{Old downloads}.
4753 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4754 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4755 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
4756 @ref{Old downloads}.
4761 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4762 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4763 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4764 @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}
4766 @ref{Old downloads}.
4771 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4772 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4773 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4774 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}
4776 @ref{Old downloads}.
4781 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4782 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4783 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}
4784 or head straight to the
4785 @ref{Old downloads}.
4790 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4791 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4792 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4793 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4794 @ref{Old downloads}.
4799 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4800 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4801 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4802 @ref{Old downloads}.
4807 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4808 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4810 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4811 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4812 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4813 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4814 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4819 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4820 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4821 @ref{Old downloads}.
4826 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4827 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4828 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4834 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4835 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4836 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4837 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4838 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4839 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4840 @ref{Old downloads}.
4845 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4846 A French article on the new LilyPond
4847 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4852 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4853 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4854 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4860 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4861 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4862 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4863 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4864 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4865 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4866 @ref{Old downloads}.
4871 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4872 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4873 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4874 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4875 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4877 @ref{Old downloads}.
4882 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4883 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4885 @ref{Old downloads}.
4890 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4891 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4892 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4893 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4900 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4901 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4902 @ref{Old downloads}.
4907 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4908 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4915 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4916 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4917 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4918 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4920 @ref{Old downloads}.
4925 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4926 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4927 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4928 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4931 @ref{Old downloads}.
4936 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4938 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4939 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4945 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4946 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4948 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4949 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4950 authors of LilyPond.
4955 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4956 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4957 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4960 @ref{Old downloads}.
4965 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4966 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4967 experimental support for producing titles with
4973 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4974 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4975 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4976 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4978 @ref{Old downloads}.
4983 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4984 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4985 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4986 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4988 @ref{Old downloads}.
4993 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4994 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4995 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4996 produce cue notes. More information in the
5003 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5004 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5005 for altering accidental rules.
5011 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5012 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5013 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5014 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5015 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5016 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5017 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5018 More information in the
5025 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5026 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5027 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5028 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5035 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5036 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5037 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5038 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5039 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5046 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5047 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5048 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5049 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5050 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5051 More information in the
5058 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5059 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5060 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5061 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5062 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5063 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5064 More information in the
5071 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5072 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5073 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5074 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5082 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5083 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5084 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5085 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5092 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5093 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5094 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5095 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5096 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5105 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5106 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5107 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5110 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5115 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5117 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5118 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5119 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5122 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5127 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5128 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5129 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5130 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5131 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5136 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5137 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5138 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5139 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5140 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5146 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5147 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5148 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5150 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5155 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5156 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5157 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5158 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5163 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5164 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5165 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5166 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5168 More information in the
5169 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5174 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5175 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5176 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5178 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5183 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5184 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5185 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5186 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5188 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5193 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5194 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5195 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5196 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5197 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5198 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5199 individual music expressions.
5200 More information in the
5201 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5206 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5207 An update to the stable branch,
5208 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5209 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5214 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5215 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5216 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5217 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5218 More information in the
5219 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5224 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5225 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5227 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5228 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5233 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5234 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5235 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5236 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5237 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5242 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5243 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5244 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5245 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5246 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5251 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5252 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5253 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5254 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5255 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5256 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5257 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5262 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5263 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5264 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5265 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5267 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5272 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5273 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5274 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5275 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5276 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5281 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5282 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5284 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5289 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5290 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5292 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5293 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5298 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5299 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5300 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5301 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5306 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5307 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5314 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5315 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5317 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5318 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5323 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5324 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5325 contains minor bugfixes.
5326 See the @ref{Changes}
5327 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5332 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5333 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5334 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5335 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5341 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5342 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5343 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5344 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5345 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5346 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5351 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5352 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5353 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5354 the @ref{Changes} and
5355 download @uref{install/,here}.
5360 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5361 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5362 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5363 the @ref{Changes} and
5364 download @uref{install/,here}.
5369 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5370 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5371 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5372 the @ref{Changes} and
5373 download @uref{install/,here}.
5378 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5379 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5380 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5386 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5387 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5388 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5394 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5395 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5396 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5397 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5398 will be available in a few weeks.
5404 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5405 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5406 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5412 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5413 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5414 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5420 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5421 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5422 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5423 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5429 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5430 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5431 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5436 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5437 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5438 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5439 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5440 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5445 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5446 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5447 @ref{Changes} and get it
5448 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5453 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5454 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5455 @ref{Changes} and get it
5456 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5461 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5462 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5463 @ref{Changes} and get it
5464 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5469 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5470 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5471 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5476 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5477 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5478 read the @ref{Changes}.
5483 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5484 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5485 has been updated to 1.8.
5486 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5491 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5492 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5493 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5498 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5499 New website went live!
5504 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5505 Announced new website.
5510 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5511 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5516 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5517 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5518 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5524 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5525 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5526 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.