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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. 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.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
44 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
52 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
54 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
55 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
56 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
57 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
58 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
63 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
65 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
66 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
67 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
68 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
69 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
74 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
76 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
77 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
78 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
79 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
80 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
81 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
86 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
88 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
89 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
90 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
91 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
92 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
97 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
99 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
100 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
101 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
102 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
103 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
110 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
111 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
112 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
113 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
114 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
122 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
123 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
124 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
125 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
130 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
132 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
133 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
134 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
135 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
136 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
143 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
144 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
145 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
146 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
147 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
152 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
154 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
155 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
156 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
157 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
158 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
164 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
166 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
167 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
168 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
174 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
175 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
176 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
177 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
178 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
185 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
186 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
187 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
188 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
189 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
196 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
197 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
198 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
199 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
206 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
207 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
208 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
209 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
214 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
216 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
217 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
218 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
219 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
224 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
226 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
227 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
228 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
229 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
235 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
237 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
238 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
239 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
240 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
245 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
247 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
248 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
249 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
250 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
252 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
253 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
257 Support for kievan square notation
259 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
261 Music functions have become quite more versatile
264 A full list of new features is given in:
267 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
270 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
272 Main development team:
274 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
275 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
276 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
277 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
278 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
281 Programming contributors:
283 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
284 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
285 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
286 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
288 Documentation contributors:
290 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
294 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
299 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
301 Translation contributors:
303 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
308 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
310 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
311 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
312 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
314 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
315 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
316 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
318 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
319 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
327 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
328 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
330 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
331 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
332 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
339 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
341 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
342 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
343 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
344 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
345 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
346 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
349 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
350 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
355 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
357 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
358 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
359 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
360 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
361 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
367 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
369 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
370 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
371 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
372 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
375 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
376 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
377 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
386 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
387 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
389 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
390 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
391 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
398 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
400 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
401 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
402 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
403 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
404 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
410 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
412 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
413 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
414 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
415 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
418 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
419 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
420 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
427 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
429 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
430 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
431 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
432 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
433 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
434 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
437 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
438 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
445 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
447 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
448 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
449 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
450 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
453 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
454 candidate will be required.
460 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
462 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
463 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
464 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
465 working on open source software.
467 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
468 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
474 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
476 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
477 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
478 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
479 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
482 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
483 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
484 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
491 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
493 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
494 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
495 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
496 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
499 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
500 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
501 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
508 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
510 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
511 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
512 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
513 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
516 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
517 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
526 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
527 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
529 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
530 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
531 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
540 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
541 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
543 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
544 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
545 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
552 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
554 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
555 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
557 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
558 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
559 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
566 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
568 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
569 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
570 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
571 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
574 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
575 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
582 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
585 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
587 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
588 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
589 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
598 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
599 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
601 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
602 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
603 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
610 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
612 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
613 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
614 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
615 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
618 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
619 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
620 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
627 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
629 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
630 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
632 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
633 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
634 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
641 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
643 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
644 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
646 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
647 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
648 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
655 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
657 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
658 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
660 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
661 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
662 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
669 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
671 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
672 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
673 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
674 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
675 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
678 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
679 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
689 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
691 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
692 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
693 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
696 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
704 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. 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 LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
718 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
719 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
721 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
722 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
723 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
732 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
733 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
735 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
736 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
737 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
744 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
746 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
747 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
749 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
750 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
751 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
758 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
760 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
761 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
763 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
764 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
765 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
774 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
775 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
777 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
778 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
779 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
789 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
791 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
792 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
793 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
802 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
803 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
805 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
806 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
807 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
814 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
816 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
817 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
819 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
820 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
821 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
830 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
831 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
833 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
834 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
835 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
842 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
844 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
845 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
847 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
848 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
849 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
856 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
858 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
859 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
861 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
862 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
863 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
870 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
872 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
879 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
881 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
882 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
883 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
884 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
887 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
888 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
889 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
896 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
898 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
899 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
901 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
902 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
903 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
904 not the next release candidate.
910 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
912 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
913 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
915 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
916 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
917 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
918 next release candidate.
924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
926 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
927 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
928 support for MacOS X 10.7.
930 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
931 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
932 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
933 next release candidate.
939 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
941 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
942 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
943 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
944 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
947 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
948 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
949 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
956 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
958 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
959 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
961 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
962 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
968 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
970 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
971 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
973 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
974 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
982 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
983 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
984 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
992 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
994 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
995 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
997 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
998 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1004 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1006 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1007 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1009 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1010 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1016 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1018 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1019 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1021 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1022 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1028 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1030 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1031 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1033 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1034 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1040 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1042 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1043 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1044 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1049 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1051 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1052 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1053 usual number of bugs.
1055 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1056 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1061 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1063 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1064 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1065 usual number of bugs.
1067 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1068 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1076 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1077 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1078 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1079 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1081 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1082 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1087 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1090 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1091 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1094 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1099 A full list of new features is given in:
1102 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1105 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1107 Main development team:
1109 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1110 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1111 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1112 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1113 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1115 Programming contributors:
1117 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1118 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1119 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1120 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1121 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1122 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1126 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1128 Documentation contributors:
1130 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1131 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1135 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1136 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1138 Binaries support contributors:
1142 Translation contributors:
1144 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1145 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1152 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1154 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1155 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1156 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1157 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1160 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1161 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1162 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1169 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1171 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1172 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1174 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1175 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1183 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1184 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1186 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1187 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1193 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1195 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1196 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1198 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1199 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1205 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1207 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1208 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1209 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1210 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1211 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1212 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1213 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1220 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1221 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1223 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1224 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1230 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1232 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1233 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1234 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1235 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1238 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1239 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1240 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1247 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1249 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1250 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1251 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1252 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1255 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1256 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1257 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1264 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1266 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1267 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1268 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1269 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1272 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1273 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1274 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1283 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1284 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1286 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1287 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1293 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1295 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1296 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1297 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1298 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1299 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1305 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1307 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1308 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1309 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1310 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1313 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1314 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1315 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1322 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1324 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1325 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1327 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1328 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1336 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1338 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1339 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1344 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1346 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1347 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1349 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1350 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1358 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1359 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1361 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1362 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1363 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1369 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1371 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1372 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1373 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1380 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1382 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1383 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1384 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1385 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1388 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1389 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1390 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1397 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1399 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1400 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1401 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1411 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1412 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1413 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1421 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1423 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1424 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1425 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1426 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1427 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1433 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1435 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1436 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1437 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1438 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1441 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1442 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1443 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1453 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1454 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1463 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1465 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1466 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1467 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1468 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1471 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1472 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1473 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1474 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1480 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1482 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1483 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1484 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1485 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1488 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1489 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1490 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1491 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1497 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1499 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1500 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1501 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1504 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1505 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1506 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1512 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1514 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1515 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1516 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1519 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1520 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1521 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1530 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1531 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1534 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1535 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1536 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1542 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1544 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1545 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1546 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1547 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1550 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1551 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1552 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1553 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1562 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1564 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1565 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1566 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1567 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1568 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1569 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1570 read on to find out what for!
1573 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1574 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1581 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1583 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1584 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1585 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1586 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1589 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1590 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1591 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1592 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1599 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1601 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1602 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1603 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1604 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1607 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1608 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1609 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1610 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1619 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1620 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1621 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1624 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1625 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1626 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1631 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1633 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1634 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1635 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1636 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1637 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1641 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1642 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1649 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1651 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1652 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1653 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1654 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1657 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1658 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1659 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1660 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1662 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1664 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1665 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1666 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1672 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1674 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1675 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1676 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1677 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1680 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1681 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1682 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1683 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1684 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1685 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1691 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1693 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1694 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1695 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1704 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1706 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1707 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1708 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1715 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1717 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1718 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1719 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1720 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1721 the bug report of the report!
1724 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1725 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1731 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1733 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1734 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1735 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1742 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1744 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1745 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1746 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1753 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1755 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1756 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1757 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1758 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1762 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1763 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1773 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1774 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1775 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1778 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1779 caution and expect breakage.
1784 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1786 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1787 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1788 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1791 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1792 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1793 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1794 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1802 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1803 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1809 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1811 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1812 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1813 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1814 improvements to the new website.
1816 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1817 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1819 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1820 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1822 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1830 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1831 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1832 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1837 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1839 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1840 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1841 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1847 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1850 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1851 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1860 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1861 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1868 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1869 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1870 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1877 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1878 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1879 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1882 This release should be of particular interest to package
1883 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1884 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1885 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1891 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1893 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1894 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1895 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1896 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1899 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1900 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1907 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1909 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1910 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1911 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1914 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1915 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1916 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1917 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1918 see the Changes document for more information.
1922 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1924 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1925 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1926 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1933 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1934 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1935 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1936 so this release is intended for developers only.
1940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1942 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1943 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1944 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1951 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1952 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1959 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1960 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1961 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1967 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1969 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1970 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1971 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1972 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1973 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1975 What are you waiting for? Come
1976 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1977 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1982 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1984 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1985 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1986 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1992 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1993 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1994 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1995 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1996 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2001 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2003 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2004 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2005 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2011 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2012 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2013 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2014 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2018 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2020 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2021 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2022 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2023 and English names for feta filenames.
2029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2031 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2032 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2033 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2034 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2037 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2038 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2039 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2045 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2047 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2048 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2049 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2050 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2052 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2053 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2058 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2060 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2061 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2067 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2069 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2070 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2071 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2078 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2080 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2081 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2082 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2083 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2085 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2086 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2087 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2095 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2097 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2098 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2099 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2100 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2101 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2102 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2103 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2104 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2110 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2112 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2113 its team, its world, its community.
2114 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2115 to read the full issue...
2120 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2122 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2123 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2124 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2131 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2132 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2140 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2142 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2149 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2151 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2152 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2153 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2154 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2155 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2157 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2158 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2160 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2162 @ref{Old downloads}.
2167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2169 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2170 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2171 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2172 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2173 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2174 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2177 @ref{Old downloads}.
2182 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2184 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2185 documentation and translations.
2186 @ref{Old downloads}.
2191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2193 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2194 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2195 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2196 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2197 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2199 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2200 @ref{Old downloads}.
2205 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2207 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2208 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2209 (teaching) has been added.
2211 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2213 @ref{Old downloads}.
2218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2220 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2221 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2222 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2223 @ref{Old downloads}.
2228 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2230 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2231 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2232 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2233 translations of the documentation.
2234 @ref{Old downloads}.
2239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2241 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2242 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2243 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2244 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2245 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2246 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2247 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2248 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2249 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2251 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2253 @ref{Old downloads}.
2258 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2260 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2261 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2262 markup command names have been made.
2265 @ref{Old downloads}.
2270 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2272 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2273 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2274 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2275 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2276 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2279 @ref{Old downloads}.
2284 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2286 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2287 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2289 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2290 @ref{Old downloads}.
2295 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2297 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2298 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2299 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2301 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2302 @ref{Old downloads}.
2307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2309 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2311 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2312 @ref{Old downloads}.
2317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2319 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2320 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2321 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2323 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2325 @ref{Old downloads}.
2330 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2332 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2333 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2334 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2335 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2337 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2338 @ref{Old downloads}.
2343 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2345 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2346 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2349 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2350 @ref{Old downloads}.
2355 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2357 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2358 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2363 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2365 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2366 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2373 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2375 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2376 @ref{Old downloads}.
2381 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2383 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2384 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2385 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2387 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2388 @ref{Old downloads}.
2393 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2395 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2396 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2401 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2403 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2404 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2411 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2412 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2413 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2415 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2416 @ref{Old downloads}.
2421 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2423 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2424 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2426 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2428 @ref{Old downloads}.
2433 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2435 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2436 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2437 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2438 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2439 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2440 announce releases and special events.
2445 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2447 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2448 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2449 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2454 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2456 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2457 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2458 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2459 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2460 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2463 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2465 @ref{Old downloads}.
2470 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2472 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2473 names has been added to the MusicXML
2476 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2477 @ref{Old downloads}.
2482 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2484 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2489 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2491 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2492 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2493 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2496 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2497 @ref{Old downloads}.
2502 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2504 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2507 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2508 @ref{Old downloads}.
2513 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2515 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2516 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2517 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2518 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2519 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2520 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2526 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2528 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2529 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2530 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2532 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2533 @ref{Old downloads}.
2538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2540 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2541 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2548 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2549 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2550 Grand Documentation Project.
2552 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2553 @ref{Old downloads}.
2558 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2560 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2562 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2563 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2564 @ref{Old downloads}.
2569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2571 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2573 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2574 @ref{Old downloads}.
2579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2581 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2582 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2584 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2585 @ref{Old downloads}.
2590 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2592 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2593 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2594 for the translations.
2596 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2597 @ref{Old downloads}.
2602 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2604 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2605 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2606 and lots of updates for the translations.
2608 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2609 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2610 @ref{Old downloads}.
2615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2617 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2618 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2619 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2620 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2625 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2626 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2627 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2628 spacing engine code.
2630 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2631 @ref{Old downloads}.
2636 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2638 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2639 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2641 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2642 @ref{Old downloads}.
2647 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2649 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2650 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2652 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2653 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2654 @ref{Old downloads}.
2659 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2660 This has lots of bugfixes.
2662 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2663 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2664 @ref{Old downloads}.
2669 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2670 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2671 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2672 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2677 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2678 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2680 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2682 @ref{Old downloads}.
2687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2688 This release has some documentation updates.
2690 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2692 @ref{Old downloads}.
2697 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2698 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2699 disponibles en ligne ---
2700 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2701 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2702 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2703 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2709 This release fixes many bugs.
2711 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2712 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2714 @ref{Old downloads}.
2719 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2720 This release fixes many bugs.
2722 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2723 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2725 @ref{Old downloads}.
2730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2731 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2732 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2734 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2736 @ref{Old downloads}.
2741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2742 This release fixes still more bugs.
2744 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2746 @ref{Old downloads}.
2751 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2752 This release fixes many bugs.
2753 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2754 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2756 @ref{Old downloads})
2761 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2762 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2763 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2764 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2766 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2767 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2769 @ref{Old downloads}.
2774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2775 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2776 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2778 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2786 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2787 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2789 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2791 @ref{Old downloads}.
2796 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2797 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2798 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2800 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2802 @ref{Old downloads}.
2807 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2808 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2811 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2813 @ref{Old downloads}.
2818 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2819 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2821 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2823 @ref{Old downloads}.
2828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2829 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2830 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2831 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2833 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2835 @ref{Old downloads}.
2840 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2841 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2842 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2843 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2844 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2845 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2847 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2849 @ref{Old downloads}.
2854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2855 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2856 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2859 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2861 @ref{Old downloads}.
2866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2867 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2868 further improvements in the regression test suite
2872 @ref{Old downloads}.
2877 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2878 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2882 @ref{Old downloads}.
2887 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2888 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2893 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2894 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2899 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2900 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2904 @ref{Old downloads}.
2909 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2910 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2911 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2915 @ref{Old downloads}.
2920 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2921 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2925 @ref{Old downloads}.
2930 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2931 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2936 @ref{Old downloads}.
2941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2942 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2946 @ref{Old downloads}.
2951 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2952 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2953 within a system as well as between systems.
2957 @ref{Old downloads}.
2962 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2963 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2964 test results} and several website build improvements.
2968 @ref{Old downloads}.
2973 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2974 This release fixes several bugs.
2977 @ref{Old downloads}.
2982 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2983 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2988 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2989 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2990 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2991 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2992 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2997 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2998 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3002 @ref{Old downloads}.
3007 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3008 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3011 @ref{Old downloads}.
3016 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3017 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3021 @ref{Old downloads}.
3026 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3027 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3030 @ref{Old downloads}.
3035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3036 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3041 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3042 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3043 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3048 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3049 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3050 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3056 This release has many more bugfixes.
3059 @ref{Old downloads}.
3064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3065 This release has many more bugfixes.
3068 @ref{Old downloads}.
3073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3074 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3079 @ref{Old downloads}.
3084 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3085 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3086 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3087 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3088 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3089 (@ref{Publications}).
3094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3095 This release has further bugfixes.
3098 @ref{Old downloads}.
3103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3104 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3105 available for x86/64.
3108 @ref{Old downloads}.
3113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3114 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3115 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3116 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3117 @ref{Old downloads})
3122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3123 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3124 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3130 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3136 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3142 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3148 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3149 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3155 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3156 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3157 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3162 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3163 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3169 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3170 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3175 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3176 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3177 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3178 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3179 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3184 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3185 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3186 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3192 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3193 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3194 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3200 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3201 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3202 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3208 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3210 @ref{Old downloads})
3215 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3216 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3218 @ref{Old downloads})
3223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3224 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3225 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3227 @ref{Old downloads})
3232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3233 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3234 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3235 (@ref{Old downloads})
3240 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3241 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3242 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3243 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3248 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3249 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3250 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3251 the development releases even better
3256 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3258 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3259 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3260 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3265 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3266 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3267 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3268 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3269 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3270 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3276 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3277 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3279 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3284 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3285 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3286 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3287 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3288 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3294 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3295 (@ref{Old downloads})
3300 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3301 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3302 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3303 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3304 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3305 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3310 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3311 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3312 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3313 (@ref{Publications})
3318 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3319 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3320 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3326 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3327 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3328 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3333 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3334 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3335 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3341 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3342 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3348 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3349 released. (@ref{Changes},
3350 @ref{Old downloads})
3355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3356 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3357 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3358 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3359 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3360 multi-measure rests.
3362 @ref{Old downloads})
3367 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3368 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3370 @ref{Old downloads})
3375 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3376 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3377 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3378 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3379 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3380 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3381 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3382 @ref{Old downloads})
3387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3388 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3389 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3390 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3391 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3392 @ref{Old downloads})
3397 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3398 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3399 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3400 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3401 the endings and the middle
3402 part. (@ref{Changes},
3403 @ref{Old downloads})
3408 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3409 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3410 parenthesized, for example,
3413 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3414 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3418 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3419 @ref{Old downloads})
3424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3425 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3426 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3436 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3437 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3438 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3439 @ref{Old downloads})
3444 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3445 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3446 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3447 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3448 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3449 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3450 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3452 @ref{Old downloads})
3457 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3458 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3459 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3460 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3461 @ref{Old downloads})
3466 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3467 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3468 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3469 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3470 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3471 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3472 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3473 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3474 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3475 @ref{Old downloads})
3480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3481 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3482 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3483 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3484 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3485 @ref{Old downloads})
3490 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3492 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3493 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3494 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3499 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3500 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3501 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3502 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3503 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3509 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3510 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3512 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3514 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3516 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3523 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3524 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3525 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3526 @ref{Old downloads})
3531 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3532 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3533 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3534 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3535 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3538 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3539 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3540 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3541 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3546 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3547 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3548 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3549 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3550 page. Let us know how you fare!
3555 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3556 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3557 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3558 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3559 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3560 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3561 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3562 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3563 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3565 @ref{Old downloads})
3570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3571 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3572 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3573 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3574 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3575 @ref{Old downloads})
3580 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3581 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3582 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3583 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3584 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3585 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3586 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3587 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3588 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3589 @ref{Old downloads})
3594 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3595 This release has the following new features:
3598 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3599 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3600 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3602 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3603 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3604 and Bertalan Fodor).
3606 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3607 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3610 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3611 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3612 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3616 @ref{Old downloads})
3621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3622 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3623 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3624 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3625 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3626 van den Borre and Bertalan
3627 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3628 @ref{Old downloads})
3633 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3634 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3635 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3636 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3643 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3644 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3645 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3646 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3648 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3649 @ref{Old downloads})
3654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3655 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3656 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3661 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3662 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3663 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3664 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3665 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3666 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3667 @ref{Old downloads})
3672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3673 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3674 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3675 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3676 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3677 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3678 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3679 @ref{Old downloads})
3684 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3685 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3686 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3687 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3688 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3689 @ref{Old downloads})
3694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3695 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3696 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3697 @ref{Old downloads})
3702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3703 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3704 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3705 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3706 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3707 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3708 @ref{Old downloads})
3713 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3714 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3715 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3716 that compute said property, i.e.
3719 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3720 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3723 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3724 @ref{Old downloads})
3729 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3730 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3731 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3732 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3733 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3734 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3735 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3736 users. (@ref{Changes},
3737 @ref{Old downloads})
3742 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3743 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3744 series. (@ref{Changes},
3745 @ref{Old downloads})
3750 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3751 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3752 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3753 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3754 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3755 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3756 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3757 sponsored by Nicolas
3758 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3759 @ref{Old downloads})
3764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3765 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3766 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3767 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3768 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3769 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3770 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3771 @ref{Old downloads})
3776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3777 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3778 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3779 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3780 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3781 @ref{Old downloads})
3786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3787 This is mainly a bugfix
3788 release. (@ref{Changes},
3789 @ref{Old downloads})
3794 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3795 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3796 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3797 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3798 la gravure musicale}.
3803 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3804 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3805 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3806 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3807 @ref{Old downloads})
3812 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3813 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3814 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3815 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3816 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3817 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3823 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3824 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3825 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3826 @ref{Old downloads})
3831 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3832 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3833 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3834 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3835 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3836 @ref{Old downloads})
3841 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3842 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3843 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3844 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3845 @ref{Old downloads})
3850 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3851 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3852 for a note is proportional to the time it
3853 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3854 @ref{Old downloads})
3859 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3860 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3861 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3867 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3868 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3869 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3871 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3872 @ref{Old downloads})
3877 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3878 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3879 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3880 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3882 @ref{Old downloads})
3887 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3888 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3889 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3890 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3891 @ref{Old downloads})
3896 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3897 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3899 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3900 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3901 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3902 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3903 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3908 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3909 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3910 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3911 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3916 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3917 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3918 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3919 @ref{Old downloads})
3924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3925 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3926 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3927 @ref{Old downloads})
3932 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3933 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3934 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3935 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3936 (@ref{Old downloads})
3941 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3942 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3943 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3944 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3949 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3950 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3951 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3952 better help functionality.
3953 (@ref{Old downloads})
3958 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3959 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3960 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3961 compile them directly from
3962 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3967 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3968 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3969 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3974 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3975 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3976 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3977 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3982 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3983 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3984 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3985 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3986 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3991 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3992 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3993 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3998 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3999 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4004 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4005 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4006 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4011 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4012 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4013 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4014 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4015 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4020 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4021 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4022 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4023 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4024 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4025 @ref{Old downloads})
4030 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4032 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4033 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4035 (@ref{Old downloads})
4040 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4041 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4042 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4043 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4044 signatures like 5/8.
4046 @ref{Old downloads})
4051 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4052 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4053 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4054 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4055 More details are in the
4057 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4062 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4063 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4064 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4065 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4066 Scheme code. Take a look at
4068 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4073 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4074 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4075 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4076 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4081 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4082 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4083 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4084 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4089 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4090 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4091 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4097 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4098 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4099 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4100 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4101 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4102 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4107 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4108 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4109 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4110 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4111 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4112 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4114 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4119 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4120 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4121 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4127 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4128 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
4129 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4130 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4131 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4137 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4138 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4139 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}.
4140 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4141 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4146 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4147 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4148 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4149 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4150 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4155 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4156 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4157 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4158 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4159 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4161 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4166 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4167 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4168 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4169 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4170 @ref{Old downloads}!
4175 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4176 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4177 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4178 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4184 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4185 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4186 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4192 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4193 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4194 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4195 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4197 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4199 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4204 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4205 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4206 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4207 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4208 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4209 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4210 font code by Werner.
4212 and check out the changes in
4213 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4218 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4219 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4220 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4221 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4222 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4223 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4224 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4225 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4226 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4227 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4230 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}.
4235 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4236 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4237 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4238 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4239 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4241 and check out the changes in
4242 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4247 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4248 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4249 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4250 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4251 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4252 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4255 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}.
4260 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4261 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4262 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4263 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4264 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4265 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4266 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4267 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4268 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4272 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}.
4277 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4278 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4279 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4280 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4281 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4282 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4284 and check out the changes in
4285 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4290 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4291 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4292 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4293 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4294 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4295 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4296 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4297 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4298 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4301 and check out the changes in
4302 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4307 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4308 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4309 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4310 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4311 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4312 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4315 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4318 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4319 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4320 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4321 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4322 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4325 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}.
4330 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4331 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4332 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4338 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4339 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4340 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4342 and check out the changes in
4343 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4348 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4349 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4350 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4351 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4352 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4359 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4360 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4361 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4362 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4364 and check out the changes in
4365 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4370 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4371 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4372 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4373 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4374 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4376 and check out the changes in
4377 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4382 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4383 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4384 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4385 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4387 and check out the changes in
4388 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4393 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4394 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4395 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4396 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4398 and check out the changes in
4399 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4404 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4405 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4406 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4407 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4411 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}.
4416 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4417 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4418 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4419 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4423 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}.
4428 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4429 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4430 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4431 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4432 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4433 in the documentation.
4435 and check out the changes in
4436 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4441 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4442 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4443 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4444 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4445 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4450 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4451 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4453 and check out the changes
4454 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4459 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4460 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4461 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4462 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4463 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4464 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4465 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4468 and check out the changes in
4469 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4474 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4475 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4476 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4477 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4478 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4479 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4480 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4481 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4482 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4483 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4484 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4485 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4486 will hold users back in switching.
4488 and check out the changes in
4489 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4494 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4495 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4496 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4497 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4498 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4499 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4500 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4502 and check out the changes in
4503 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4508 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4509 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4510 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4511 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4512 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4513 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4517 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}.
4522 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4523 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4524 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4525 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4526 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4527 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4528 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4529 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4530 chapter of the user manual.
4531 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4536 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4537 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4538 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4539 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4540 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4541 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4542 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4546 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}.
4551 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4552 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4553 disappearing metronome mark.
4555 and check out the changes in
4556 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}.
4561 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4562 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4563 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4564 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4565 `doubleSlurs' property.
4567 and check out the changes in
4568 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4573 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4574 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4575 annoying bugs fixed.
4578 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}.
4583 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4584 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4585 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4586 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4587 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4588 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4589 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4592 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4593 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4595 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4596 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4601 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}.
4606 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4607 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4608 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4609 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4610 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4611 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4612 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4613 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4614 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4615 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4616 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4619 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}.
4624 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4625 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4626 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4627 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4628 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4631 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}.
4636 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4637 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4638 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4639 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4640 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4641 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4642 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4643 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4644 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4645 beat within the measure.
4647 and check out the changes in
4648 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4653 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4654 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4658 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}.
4663 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4664 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4670 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4671 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4672 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4673 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4674 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4676 and check out the changes
4677 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4682 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4683 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4687 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}.
4692 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4693 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4694 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4695 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4696 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4697 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4698 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4699 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}
4701 @ref{Old downloads}.
4706 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4707 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4708 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
4709 @ref{Old downloads}.
4714 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4715 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4716 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4717 @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}
4719 @ref{Old downloads}.
4724 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4725 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4726 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4727 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}
4729 @ref{Old downloads}.
4734 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4735 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4736 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}
4737 or head straight to the
4738 @ref{Old downloads}.
4743 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4744 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4745 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4746 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4747 @ref{Old downloads}.
4752 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4753 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4754 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4755 @ref{Old downloads}.
4760 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4761 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4763 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4764 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4765 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4766 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4767 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4772 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4773 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4774 @ref{Old downloads}.
4779 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4780 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4781 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4787 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4788 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4789 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4790 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4791 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4792 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4793 @ref{Old downloads}.
4798 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4799 A French article on the new LilyPond
4800 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4805 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4806 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4807 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4813 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4814 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4815 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4816 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4817 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4818 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4819 @ref{Old downloads}.
4824 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4825 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4826 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4827 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4828 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4830 @ref{Old downloads}.
4835 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4836 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4838 @ref{Old downloads}.
4843 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4844 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4845 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4846 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4853 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4854 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4855 @ref{Old downloads}.
4860 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4861 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4868 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4869 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4870 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4871 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4873 @ref{Old downloads}.
4878 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4879 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4880 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4881 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4884 @ref{Old downloads}.
4889 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4891 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4892 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4898 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4899 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4901 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4902 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4903 authors of LilyPond.
4908 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4909 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4910 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4913 @ref{Old downloads}.
4918 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4919 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4920 experimental support for producing titles with
4926 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4927 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4928 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4929 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4931 @ref{Old downloads}.
4936 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4937 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4938 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4939 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4941 @ref{Old downloads}.
4946 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4947 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4948 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4949 produce cue notes. More information in the
4956 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4957 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4958 for altering accidental rules.
4964 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4965 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4966 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4967 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4968 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4969 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4970 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4971 More information in the
4978 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4979 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4980 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4981 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4988 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4989 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4990 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4991 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4992 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4999 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5000 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5001 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5002 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5003 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5004 More information in the
5011 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5012 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5013 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5014 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5015 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5016 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5017 More information in the
5024 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5025 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5026 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5027 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5035 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5036 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5037 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5038 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5045 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5046 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5047 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5048 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5049 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5058 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5059 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5060 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5063 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5068 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5070 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5071 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5072 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5075 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5080 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5081 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5082 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5083 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5084 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5089 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5090 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5091 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5092 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5093 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5099 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5100 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5101 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5103 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5108 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5109 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5110 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5111 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5116 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5117 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5118 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5119 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5121 More information in the
5122 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5127 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5128 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5129 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5131 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5136 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5137 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5138 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5139 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5141 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5146 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5147 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5148 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5149 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5150 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5151 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5152 individual music expressions.
5153 More information in the
5154 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5159 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5160 An update to the stable branch,
5161 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5162 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5167 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5168 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5169 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5170 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5171 More information in the
5172 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5177 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5178 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5180 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5181 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5186 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5187 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5188 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5189 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5190 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5195 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5196 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5197 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5198 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5199 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5204 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5205 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5206 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5207 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5208 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5209 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5210 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5215 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5216 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5217 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5218 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5220 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5225 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5226 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5227 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5228 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5229 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5234 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5235 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5237 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5242 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5243 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5245 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5246 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5251 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5252 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5253 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5254 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5259 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5260 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5267 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5268 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5270 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5271 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5276 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5277 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5278 contains minor bugfixes.
5279 See the @ref{Changes}
5280 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5285 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5286 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5287 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5288 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5294 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5295 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5296 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5297 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5298 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5299 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5304 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5305 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5306 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5307 the @ref{Changes} and
5308 download @uref{install/,here}.
5313 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5314 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5315 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5316 the @ref{Changes} and
5317 download @uref{install/,here}.
5322 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5323 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5324 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5325 the @ref{Changes} and
5326 download @uref{install/,here}.
5331 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5332 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5333 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5339 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5340 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5341 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5347 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5348 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5349 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5350 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5351 will be available in a few weeks.
5357 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5358 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5359 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5365 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5366 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5367 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5373 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5374 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5375 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5376 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5382 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5383 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5384 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5389 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5390 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5391 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5392 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5393 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5398 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5399 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5400 @ref{Changes} and get it
5401 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5406 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5407 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5408 @ref{Changes} and get it
5409 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5414 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5415 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5416 @ref{Changes} and get it
5417 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5422 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5423 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5424 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5429 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5430 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5431 read the @ref{Changes}.
5436 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5437 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5438 has been updated to 1.8.
5439 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5444 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5445 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5446 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5451 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5452 New website went live!
5457 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5458 Announced new website.
5463 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5464 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5469 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5470 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5471 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5477 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5478 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5479 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.