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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
140 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
147 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
148 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
153 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
156 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
157 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
158 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
159 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
165 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
168 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
169 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
170 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
171 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
177 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
180 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
181 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
182 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
183 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
189 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
192 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
193 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
194 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
195 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
201 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
204 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
205 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
206 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
207 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
213 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
216 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
217 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
218 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
219 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
225 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
228 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
229 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
230 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
231 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
237 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
240 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
241 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
242 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
243 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
249 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
252 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
253 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
254 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
255 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
261 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
264 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
265 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
266 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
267 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
273 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
276 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
277 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
278 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
279 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
284 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
286 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
287 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
288 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
289 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
290 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
295 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
297 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
298 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
299 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
300 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
301 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
308 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
309 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
310 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
311 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
312 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
314 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
315 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
320 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
322 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
323 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
324 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
325 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
326 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
331 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
333 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
334 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
335 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
336 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
337 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
345 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
346 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
348 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
353 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
355 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
356 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
357 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
358 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
359 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
360 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
361 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
362 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
367 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
369 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
370 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
371 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
372 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
373 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
374 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
375 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
376 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
381 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
383 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
384 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
385 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
386 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
387 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
388 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
389 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
390 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
396 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
398 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
399 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
400 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
401 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
402 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
407 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
409 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
410 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
411 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
412 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
413 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
418 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
421 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
422 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
423 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
424 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
429 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
431 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
432 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
433 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
434 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
435 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
440 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
442 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
443 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
444 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
445 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
446 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
451 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
453 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
454 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
455 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
456 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
457 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
462 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
465 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
466 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
467 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
468 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
473 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
475 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
476 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
477 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
478 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
479 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
481 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
482 with positioning text.
487 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
489 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
490 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
491 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
492 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
493 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
498 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
500 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
501 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
502 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
503 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
504 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
509 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
511 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
512 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
513 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
514 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
515 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
520 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
522 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
523 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
524 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
525 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
526 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
531 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
533 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
534 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
535 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
536 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
537 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
542 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
545 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
546 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
547 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
548 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
553 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
555 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
556 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
557 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
558 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
559 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
564 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
566 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
567 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
568 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
569 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
570 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
571 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
576 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
578 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
579 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
580 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
581 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
582 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
587 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
589 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
590 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
591 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
592 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
593 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
598 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
600 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
601 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
602 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
603 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
604 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
609 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
611 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
612 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
613 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
614 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
615 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
620 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
622 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
623 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
624 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
625 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
626 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
631 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
633 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
634 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
635 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
636 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
637 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
642 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
644 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
645 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
646 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
647 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
648 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
654 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
656 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
657 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
658 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
662 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
664 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
665 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
666 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
667 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
668 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
673 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
675 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
676 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
677 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
678 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
679 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
684 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
686 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
687 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
688 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
689 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
694 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
696 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
697 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
698 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
699 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
704 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
706 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
707 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
708 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
709 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
714 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
716 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
717 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
718 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
719 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
725 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
727 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
728 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
729 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
730 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
735 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
737 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
738 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
739 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
740 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
742 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
743 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
747 Support for kievan square notation
749 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
751 Music functions have become quite more versatile
754 A full list of new features is given in:
757 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
760 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
762 Main development team:
764 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
765 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
766 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
767 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
768 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
771 Programming contributors:
773 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
774 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
775 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
776 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
778 Documentation contributors:
780 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
784 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
789 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
791 Translation contributors:
793 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
798 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
800 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
801 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
802 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
804 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
805 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
806 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
808 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
809 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
815 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
817 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
818 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
820 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
821 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
822 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
829 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
831 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
832 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
833 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
834 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
835 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
836 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
839 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
840 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
845 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
847 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
848 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
849 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
850 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
851 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
857 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
859 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
860 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
861 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
862 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
865 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
866 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
867 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
874 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
876 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
877 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
879 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
880 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
881 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
888 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
890 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
891 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
892 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
893 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
894 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
900 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
902 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
903 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
904 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
905 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
908 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
909 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
910 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
917 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
919 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
920 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
921 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
922 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
923 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
924 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
927 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
928 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
935 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
937 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
938 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
939 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
940 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
943 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
944 candidate will be required.
950 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
952 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
953 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
954 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
955 working on open source software.
957 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
958 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
964 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
966 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
967 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
968 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
969 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
972 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
973 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
974 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
981 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
983 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
984 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
985 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
986 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
989 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
990 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
991 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
998 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1000 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1001 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1002 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1003 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1006 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1007 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1014 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1016 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1017 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1019 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1020 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1021 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1028 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1030 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. 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. Please
1035 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1042 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1044 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1045 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1047 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1048 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1049 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1056 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1058 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1059 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1060 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1061 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1064 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1065 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1072 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1074 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1075 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1077 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1078 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1079 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1086 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1088 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1089 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1091 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1092 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1093 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1100 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1102 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1103 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1104 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1105 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1108 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1109 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1110 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1117 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1119 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1120 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1122 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1123 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1124 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1131 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1133 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1134 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1136 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1137 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1138 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1145 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1147 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1148 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1150 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1151 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1152 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1159 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1161 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1162 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1163 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1164 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1165 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1168 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1169 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1176 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1178 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1179 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1181 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1182 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1183 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1186 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1192 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1194 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1195 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1197 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1198 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1199 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1206 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1208 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1209 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1211 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1212 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1213 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1220 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1222 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1223 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1225 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1226 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1227 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1234 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1237 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1239 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1240 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1241 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1248 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1250 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1251 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1253 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1254 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1255 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1262 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1264 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1265 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1267 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1268 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1269 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1276 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1278 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1279 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1281 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1282 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1283 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1290 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1292 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1293 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1295 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1296 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1297 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1304 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1306 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1307 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1309 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1310 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1311 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1318 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1321 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1323 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1324 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1325 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1332 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1334 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1335 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1337 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1338 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1339 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1346 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1348 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1349 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1351 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1352 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1353 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1360 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1362 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1363 Critical regression.
1369 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1371 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1372 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1373 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1374 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1377 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1378 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1379 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1386 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1388 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1389 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1391 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1392 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1393 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1394 not the next release candidate.
1400 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1402 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1403 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1405 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1406 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1407 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1408 next release candidate.
1414 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1417 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1418 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1420 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1421 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1422 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1423 next release candidate.
1429 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1431 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1432 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1433 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1434 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1437 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1438 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1439 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1446 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1451 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1452 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1458 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1461 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1463 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1464 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1470 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1473 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1474 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1482 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1487 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1488 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1494 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1506 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1509 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1511 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1512 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1518 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1523 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1524 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1533 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1534 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1539 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1541 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1542 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1543 usual number of bugs.
1545 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1546 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1551 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1553 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1554 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1555 usual number of bugs.
1557 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1558 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1564 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1566 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1567 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1568 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1569 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1571 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1572 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1577 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1580 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1581 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1584 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1589 A full list of new features is given in:
1592 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1595 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1597 Main development team:
1599 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1600 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1601 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1602 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1603 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1605 Programming contributors:
1607 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1608 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1609 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1610 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1611 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1612 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1616 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1618 Documentation contributors:
1620 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1621 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1625 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1626 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1628 Binaries support contributors:
1632 Translation contributors:
1634 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1635 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1642 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1644 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1645 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1646 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1647 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1650 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1651 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1652 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1659 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1661 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1662 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1664 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1665 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1671 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1673 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1674 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1676 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1677 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1683 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1685 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1686 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1688 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1689 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1695 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1697 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1698 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1699 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1700 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1701 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1702 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1703 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1708 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1710 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1711 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1713 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1714 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1720 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1722 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1723 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1724 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1725 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1728 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1729 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1730 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1737 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1739 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1740 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1741 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1742 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1745 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1746 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1747 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1754 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1756 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1757 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1758 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1759 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1762 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1763 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1764 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1771 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1773 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1774 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1776 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1777 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1783 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1785 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1786 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1787 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1788 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1789 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1795 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1797 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1798 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1799 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1800 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1803 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1804 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1805 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1812 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1814 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1815 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1817 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1818 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1823 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1825 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1826 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1828 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1829 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1834 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1836 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1837 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1839 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1840 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1846 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1849 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1851 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1852 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1853 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1859 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1861 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1862 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1863 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1870 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1872 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1873 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1874 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1875 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1878 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1879 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1880 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1887 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1889 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1890 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1891 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1899 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1901 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1902 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1903 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1911 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1913 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1914 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1915 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1916 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1917 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1923 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1925 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1926 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1927 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1928 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1931 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1932 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1933 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1940 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1942 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1943 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1944 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1953 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1955 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1956 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1957 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1958 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1961 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1962 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1963 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1964 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1970 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1972 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1973 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1974 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1975 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1978 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1979 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1980 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1981 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1987 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1989 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1990 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1991 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1994 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1995 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1996 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2002 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2004 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2005 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2006 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2009 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2010 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2011 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2017 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2019 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2020 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2021 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2024 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2025 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2026 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2032 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2034 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2035 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2036 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2037 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2040 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2041 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2042 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2043 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2052 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2054 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2055 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2056 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2057 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2058 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2059 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2060 read on to find out what for!
2063 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2064 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2071 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2073 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2074 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2075 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2076 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2079 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2080 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2081 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2082 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2089 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2091 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2092 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2093 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2094 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2097 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2098 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2099 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2100 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2107 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2110 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2111 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2114 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2115 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2116 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2121 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2123 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2124 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2125 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2126 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2127 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2131 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2132 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2139 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2141 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2142 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2143 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2144 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2147 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2148 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2149 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2150 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2152 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2154 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2155 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2156 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2162 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2164 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2165 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2166 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2167 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2170 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2171 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2172 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2173 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2174 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2175 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2181 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2183 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2184 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2185 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2194 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2196 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2197 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2198 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2205 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2207 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2208 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2209 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2210 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2211 the bug report of the report!
2214 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2215 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2221 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2223 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2224 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2225 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2232 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2234 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2235 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2236 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2243 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2245 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2246 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2247 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2248 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2252 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2253 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2261 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2264 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2265 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2268 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2269 caution and expect breakage.
2274 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2277 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2278 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2281 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2282 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2283 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2284 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2289 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2291 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2292 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2293 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2299 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2301 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2302 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2303 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2304 improvements to the new website.
2306 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2307 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2309 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2310 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2312 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2318 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2321 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2322 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2327 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2329 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2330 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2331 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2337 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2339 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2340 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2341 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2347 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2349 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2350 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2351 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2356 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2358 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2359 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2360 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2365 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2367 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2368 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2369 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2372 This release should be of particular interest to package
2373 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2374 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2375 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2381 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2383 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2384 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2385 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2386 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2389 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2390 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2397 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2399 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2400 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2401 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2404 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2405 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2406 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2407 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2408 see the Changes document for more information.
2412 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2414 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2415 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2416 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2421 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2423 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2424 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2425 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2426 so this release is intended for developers only.
2430 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2432 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2433 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2434 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2439 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2441 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2442 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2447 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2449 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2450 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2451 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2457 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2459 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2460 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2461 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2462 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2463 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2465 What are you waiting for? Come
2466 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2467 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2472 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2474 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2475 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2476 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2480 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2482 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2483 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2484 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2485 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2486 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2491 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2493 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2494 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2495 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2499 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2501 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2502 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2503 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2504 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2508 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2511 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2512 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2513 and English names for feta filenames.
2519 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2522 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2523 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2524 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2527 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2528 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2529 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2535 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2537 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2538 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2539 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2540 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2542 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2543 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2548 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2550 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2551 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2557 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2559 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2560 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2561 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2568 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2570 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2571 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2572 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2573 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2575 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2576 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2577 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2585 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2587 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2588 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2589 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2590 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2591 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2592 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2593 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2594 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2600 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2602 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2603 its team, its world, its community.
2604 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2605 to read the full issue...
2610 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2612 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2613 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2614 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2619 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2621 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2622 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2628 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2630 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2632 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2639 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2641 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2642 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2643 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2644 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2645 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2647 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2648 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2650 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2652 @ref{Old downloads}.
2657 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2659 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2660 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2661 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2662 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2663 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2664 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2667 @ref{Old downloads}.
2672 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2674 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2675 documentation and translations.
2676 @ref{Old downloads}.
2681 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2683 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2684 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2685 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2686 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2687 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2689 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2690 @ref{Old downloads}.
2695 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2697 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2698 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2699 (teaching) has been added.
2701 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2703 @ref{Old downloads}.
2708 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2710 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2711 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2712 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2713 @ref{Old downloads}.
2718 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2720 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2721 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2722 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2723 translations of the documentation.
2724 @ref{Old downloads}.
2729 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2731 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2732 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2733 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2734 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2735 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2736 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2737 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2738 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2739 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2741 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2743 @ref{Old downloads}.
2748 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2750 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2751 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2752 markup command names have been made.
2755 @ref{Old downloads}.
2760 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2762 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2763 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2764 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2765 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2766 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2769 @ref{Old downloads}.
2774 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2776 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2777 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2779 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2780 @ref{Old downloads}.
2785 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2787 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2788 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2789 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2791 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2792 @ref{Old downloads}.
2797 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2799 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2801 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2802 @ref{Old downloads}.
2807 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2809 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2810 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2811 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2813 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2815 @ref{Old downloads}.
2820 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2822 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2823 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2824 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2825 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2827 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2828 @ref{Old downloads}.
2833 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2835 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2836 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2839 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2840 @ref{Old downloads}.
2845 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2847 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2848 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2853 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2855 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2856 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2861 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2863 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2865 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2866 @ref{Old downloads}.
2871 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2873 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2874 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2875 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2877 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2878 @ref{Old downloads}.
2883 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2885 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2886 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2891 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2893 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2894 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2899 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2901 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2902 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2903 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2905 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2906 @ref{Old downloads}.
2911 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2913 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2914 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2916 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2918 @ref{Old downloads}.
2923 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2925 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2926 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2927 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2928 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2929 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2930 announce releases and special events.
2935 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2937 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2938 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2939 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2944 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2946 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2947 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2948 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2949 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2950 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2953 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2955 @ref{Old downloads}.
2960 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2962 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2963 names has been added to the MusicXML
2966 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2967 @ref{Old downloads}.
2972 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2974 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2979 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2981 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2982 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2983 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2986 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2987 @ref{Old downloads}.
2992 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2994 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2997 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2998 @ref{Old downloads}.
3003 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3005 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3006 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3007 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3008 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3009 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3010 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3016 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3018 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3019 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3020 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3022 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3023 @ref{Old downloads}.
3028 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3030 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3031 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3036 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3038 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3039 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3040 Grand Documentation Project.
3042 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3043 @ref{Old downloads}.
3048 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3050 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3052 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3053 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3054 @ref{Old downloads}.
3059 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3061 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3063 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3064 @ref{Old downloads}.
3069 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3071 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3072 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3074 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3075 @ref{Old downloads}.
3080 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3082 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3083 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3084 for the translations.
3086 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3087 @ref{Old downloads}.
3092 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3094 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3095 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3096 and lots of updates for the translations.
3098 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3099 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3100 @ref{Old downloads}.
3105 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3107 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3108 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3109 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3110 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3115 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3116 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3117 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3118 spacing engine code.
3120 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3121 @ref{Old downloads}.
3126 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3128 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3129 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3131 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3132 @ref{Old downloads}.
3137 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3139 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3140 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3142 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3143 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3144 @ref{Old downloads}.
3149 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3150 This has lots of bugfixes.
3152 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3153 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3154 @ref{Old downloads}.
3159 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3160 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3161 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3162 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3167 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3168 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3170 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3172 @ref{Old downloads}.
3177 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3178 This release has some documentation updates.
3180 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3182 @ref{Old downloads}.
3187 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3188 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3189 disponibles en ligne ---
3190 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3191 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3192 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3193 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3198 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3199 This release fixes many bugs.
3201 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3202 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3204 @ref{Old downloads}.
3209 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3210 This release fixes many bugs.
3212 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3213 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3215 @ref{Old downloads}.
3220 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3221 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3222 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3224 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3226 @ref{Old downloads}.
3231 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3232 This release fixes still more bugs.
3234 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3236 @ref{Old downloads}.
3241 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3242 This release fixes many bugs.
3243 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3244 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3246 @ref{Old downloads})
3251 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3252 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3253 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3254 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3256 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3257 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3259 @ref{Old downloads}.
3264 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3265 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3266 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3268 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3275 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3276 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3277 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3279 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3281 @ref{Old downloads}.
3286 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3287 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3288 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3290 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3292 @ref{Old downloads}.
3297 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3298 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3301 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3303 @ref{Old downloads}.
3308 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3309 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3311 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3313 @ref{Old downloads}.
3318 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3319 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3320 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3321 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3323 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3325 @ref{Old downloads}.
3330 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3331 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3332 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3333 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3334 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3335 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3337 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3339 @ref{Old downloads}.
3344 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3345 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3346 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3349 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3351 @ref{Old downloads}.
3356 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3357 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3358 further improvements in the regression test suite
3362 @ref{Old downloads}.
3367 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3368 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3372 @ref{Old downloads}.
3377 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3378 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3383 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3384 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3389 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3390 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3394 @ref{Old downloads}.
3399 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3400 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3401 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3405 @ref{Old downloads}.
3410 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3411 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3415 @ref{Old downloads}.
3420 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3421 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3426 @ref{Old downloads}.
3431 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3432 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3436 @ref{Old downloads}.
3441 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3442 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3443 within a system as well as between systems.
3447 @ref{Old downloads}.
3452 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3453 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3454 test results} and several website build improvements.
3458 @ref{Old downloads}.
3463 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3464 This release fixes several bugs.
3467 @ref{Old downloads}.
3472 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3473 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3478 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3479 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3480 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3481 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3482 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3487 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3488 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3492 @ref{Old downloads}.
3497 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3498 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3501 @ref{Old downloads}.
3506 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3507 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3511 @ref{Old downloads}.
3516 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3517 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3520 @ref{Old downloads}.
3525 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3526 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3531 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3532 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3533 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3538 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3539 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3540 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3545 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3546 This release has many more bugfixes.
3549 @ref{Old downloads}.
3554 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3555 This release has many more bugfixes.
3558 @ref{Old downloads}.
3563 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3564 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3569 @ref{Old downloads}.
3574 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3575 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3576 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3577 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3578 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3579 (@ref{Publications}).
3584 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3585 This release has further bugfixes.
3588 @ref{Old downloads}.
3593 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3594 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3595 available for x86/64.
3598 @ref{Old downloads}.
3603 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3604 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3605 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3606 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3607 @ref{Old downloads})
3612 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3613 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3614 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3619 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3620 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3625 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3626 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3631 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3632 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3637 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3638 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3639 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3644 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3645 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3646 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3647 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3652 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3653 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3658 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3659 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3660 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3665 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3666 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3667 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3668 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3669 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3674 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3675 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3676 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3681 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3682 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3683 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3684 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3689 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3690 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3691 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3692 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3697 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3698 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3700 @ref{Old downloads})
3705 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3706 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3708 @ref{Old downloads})
3713 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3714 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3715 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3717 @ref{Old downloads})
3722 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3723 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3724 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3725 (@ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3731 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3732 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3733 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3738 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3739 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3740 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3741 the development releases even better
3746 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3748 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3749 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3750 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3755 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3756 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3757 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3758 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3759 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3760 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3765 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3766 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3767 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3769 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3774 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3775 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3776 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3777 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3778 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3783 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3784 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3785 (@ref{Old downloads})
3790 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3791 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3792 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3793 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3794 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3795 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3800 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3801 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3802 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3803 (@ref{Publications})
3808 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3809 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3810 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3815 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3816 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3817 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3818 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3823 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3824 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3825 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3830 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3831 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3832 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3837 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3838 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3839 released. (@ref{Changes},
3840 @ref{Old downloads})
3845 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3846 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3847 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3848 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3849 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3850 multi-measure rests.
3852 @ref{Old downloads})
3857 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3858 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3860 @ref{Old downloads})
3865 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3866 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3867 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3868 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3869 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3870 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3871 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3872 @ref{Old downloads})
3877 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3878 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3879 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3880 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3881 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3882 @ref{Old downloads})
3887 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3888 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3889 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3890 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3891 the endings and the middle
3892 part. (@ref{Changes},
3893 @ref{Old downloads})
3898 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3899 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3900 parenthesized, for example,
3903 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3904 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3908 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3909 @ref{Old downloads})
3914 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3915 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3916 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3926 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3927 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3928 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3929 @ref{Old downloads})
3934 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3935 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3936 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3937 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3938 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3939 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3940 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3942 @ref{Old downloads})
3947 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3948 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3949 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3950 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3951 @ref{Old downloads})
3956 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3957 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3958 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3959 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3960 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3961 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3962 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3963 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3964 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3965 @ref{Old downloads})
3970 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3971 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3972 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3973 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3974 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3975 @ref{Old downloads})
3980 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3982 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3983 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3984 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3989 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3990 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3991 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3992 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3993 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3998 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3999 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4000 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4002 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4004 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4006 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4012 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4013 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4014 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4015 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4016 @ref{Old downloads})
4021 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4022 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4023 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4024 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4025 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4028 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4029 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4030 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4031 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4036 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4037 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4038 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4039 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4040 page. Let us know how you fare!
4045 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4046 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4047 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4048 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4049 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4050 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4051 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4052 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4053 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4055 @ref{Old downloads})
4060 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4061 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4062 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4063 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4064 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4065 @ref{Old downloads})
4070 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4071 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4072 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4073 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4074 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4075 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4076 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4077 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4078 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4079 @ref{Old downloads})
4084 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4085 This release has the following new features:
4088 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4089 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4090 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4092 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4093 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4094 and Bertalan Fodor).
4096 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4097 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4100 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4101 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4102 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4106 @ref{Old downloads})
4111 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4112 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4113 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4114 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4115 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4116 van den Borre and Bertalan
4117 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4118 @ref{Old downloads})
4123 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4124 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4125 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4126 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4132 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4133 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4134 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4135 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4136 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4138 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4139 @ref{Old downloads})
4144 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4145 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4146 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4151 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4152 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4153 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4154 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4155 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4156 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4157 @ref{Old downloads})
4162 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4163 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4164 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4165 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4166 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4167 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4168 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4169 @ref{Old downloads})
4174 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4175 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4176 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4177 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4178 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4179 @ref{Old downloads})
4184 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4185 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4186 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4187 @ref{Old downloads})
4192 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4193 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4194 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4195 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4196 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4197 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4198 @ref{Old downloads})
4203 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4204 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4205 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4206 that compute said property, i.e.
4209 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4210 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4213 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4214 @ref{Old downloads})
4219 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4220 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4221 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4222 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4223 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4224 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4225 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4226 users. (@ref{Changes},
4227 @ref{Old downloads})
4232 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4233 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4234 series. (@ref{Changes},
4235 @ref{Old downloads})
4240 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4241 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4242 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4243 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4244 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4245 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4246 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4247 sponsored by Nicolas
4248 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4249 @ref{Old downloads})
4254 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4255 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4256 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4257 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4258 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4259 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4260 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4261 @ref{Old downloads})
4266 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4267 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4268 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4269 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4270 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4271 @ref{Old downloads})
4276 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4277 This is mainly a bugfix
4278 release. (@ref{Changes},
4279 @ref{Old downloads})
4284 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4285 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4286 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4287 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4288 la gravure musicale}.
4293 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4294 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4295 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4296 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4297 @ref{Old downloads})
4302 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4303 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4304 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4305 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4306 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4307 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4312 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4313 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4314 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4315 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4316 @ref{Old downloads})
4321 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4322 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4323 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4324 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4325 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4326 @ref{Old downloads})
4331 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4332 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4333 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4334 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4335 @ref{Old downloads})
4340 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4341 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4342 for a note is proportional to the time it
4343 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4344 @ref{Old downloads})
4349 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4350 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4351 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4356 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4357 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4358 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4359 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4361 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4362 @ref{Old downloads})
4367 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4368 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4369 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4370 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4372 @ref{Old downloads})
4377 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4378 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4379 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4380 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4381 @ref{Old downloads})
4386 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4387 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4389 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4390 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4391 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4392 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4393 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4398 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4399 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4400 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4401 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4406 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4407 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4408 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4409 @ref{Old downloads})
4414 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4415 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4416 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4417 @ref{Old downloads})
4422 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4423 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4424 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4425 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4426 (@ref{Old downloads})
4431 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4432 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4433 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4434 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4439 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4440 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4441 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4442 better help functionality.
4443 (@ref{Old downloads})
4448 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4449 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4450 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4451 compile them directly from
4452 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4457 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4458 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4459 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4464 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4465 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4466 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4467 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4472 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4473 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4474 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4475 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4476 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4481 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4482 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4483 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4488 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4489 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4494 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4495 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4496 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4501 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4502 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4503 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4504 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4505 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4510 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4511 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4512 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4513 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4514 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4515 @ref{Old downloads})
4520 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4522 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4523 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4525 (@ref{Old downloads})
4530 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4531 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4532 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4533 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4534 signatures like 5/8.
4536 @ref{Old downloads})
4541 @subheading April 18, 2005
4542 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4543 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4544 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4545 More details are in the
4547 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4552 @subheading April 15, 2005
4553 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4554 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4555 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4556 Scheme code. Take a look at
4558 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4563 @subheading April 6, 2005
4564 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4565 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4566 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4571 @subheading March 31, 2005
4572 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4573 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4574 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4579 @subheading March 20, 2005
4580 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4581 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4587 @subheading March 14, 2005
4588 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4589 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4590 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4591 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4592 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4597 @subheading March 7, 2005
4598 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4599 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4600 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4601 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4602 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4604 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4609 @subheading March 7, 2005
4610 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4611 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4617 @subheading February 28, 2005
4618 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
4619 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4620 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4621 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4627 @subheading February 28, 2005
4628 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4629 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}.
4630 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4631 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4636 @subheading February 26, 2005
4637 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4638 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4639 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4640 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4645 @subheading February 21, 2005
4646 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4647 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4648 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4649 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4651 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4656 @subheading February 4, 2005
4657 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4658 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4659 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4660 @ref{Old downloads}!
4665 @subheading January 31, 2005
4666 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4667 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4668 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4674 @subheading January 26, 2005
4675 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4676 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4682 @subheading January 16, 2005
4683 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4684 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4685 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4687 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4689 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4694 @subheading January 11, 2005
4695 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4696 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4697 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4698 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4699 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4700 font code by Werner.
4702 and check out the changes in
4703 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4708 @subheading January 02, 2005
4709 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4710 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4711 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4712 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4713 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4714 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4715 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4716 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4717 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4720 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}.
4725 @subheading December 28, 2004
4726 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4727 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4728 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4729 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4731 and check out the changes in
4732 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4737 @subheading December 20, 2004
4738 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4739 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4740 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4741 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4742 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4745 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}.
4750 @subheading December 3, 2004
4751 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4752 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4753 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4754 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4755 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4756 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4757 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4758 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4762 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}.
4767 @subheading November 26, 2004
4768 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4769 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4770 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4771 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4772 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4774 and check out the changes in
4775 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4780 @subheading November 20, 2004
4781 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4782 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4783 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4784 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4785 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4786 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4787 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4788 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4791 and check out the changes in
4792 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4797 @subheading November 12, 2004
4798 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4799 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4800 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4801 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4802 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4805 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4808 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4809 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4810 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4811 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4812 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4815 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}.
4820 @subheading November 11, 2004
4821 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4822 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4828 @subheading November 4, 2004
4829 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4830 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4832 and check out the changes in
4833 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4838 @subheading October 31, 2004
4839 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4840 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4841 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4842 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4849 @subheading October 29, 2004
4850 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4851 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4852 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4854 and check out the changes in
4855 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4860 @subheading October 29, 2004
4861 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4862 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4863 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4864 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4866 and check out the changes in
4867 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4872 @subheading October 27, 2004
4873 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4874 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4875 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4877 and check out the changes in
4878 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4883 @subheading October 24, 2004
4884 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4885 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4886 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4888 and check out the changes in
4889 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4894 @subheading October 10, 2004
4895 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4896 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4897 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4901 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}.
4906 @subheading October 09, 2004
4907 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4908 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4909 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4913 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}.
4918 @subheading October 02, 2004
4919 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4920 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4921 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4922 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4923 in the documentation.
4925 and check out the changes in
4926 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4931 @subheading September 29, 2004
4932 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4933 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4934 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4935 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4940 @subheading September 26, 2004
4941 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4943 and check out the changes
4944 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4949 @subheading September 20, 2004
4950 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4951 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4952 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4953 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4954 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4955 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4958 and check out the changes in
4959 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4964 @subheading September 11, 2004
4965 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4966 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4967 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4968 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4969 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4970 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4971 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4972 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4973 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4974 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4975 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4976 will hold users back in switching.
4978 and check out the changes in
4979 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4984 @subheading September 10, 2004
4985 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4986 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4987 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4988 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4989 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4990 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4992 and check out the changes in
4993 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4998 @subheading September 6, 2004
4999 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5000 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5001 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5002 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5003 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5007 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}.
5012 @subheading August 29, 2004
5013 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5014 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5015 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5016 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5017 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5018 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5019 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5020 chapter of the user manual.
5021 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5026 @subheading August 29, 2004
5027 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5028 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5029 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5030 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5031 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5032 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5036 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}.
5041 @subheading August 24, 2004
5042 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5043 disappearing metronome mark.
5045 and check out the changes in
5046 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}.
5051 @subheading August 23, 2004
5052 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5053 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5054 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5055 `doubleSlurs' property.
5057 and check out the changes in
5058 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5063 @subheading August 3, 2004
5064 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5065 annoying bugs fixed.
5068 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}.
5073 @subheading August 1, 2004
5074 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5075 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5076 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5077 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5078 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5079 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5082 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5083 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5085 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5086 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5091 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}.
5096 @subheading July 30, 2004
5097 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5098 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5099 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5100 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5101 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5102 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5103 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5104 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5105 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5106 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5109 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}.
5114 @subheading July 23, 2004
5115 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5116 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5117 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5118 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5121 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}.
5126 @subheading July 19, 2004
5127 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5128 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5129 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5130 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5131 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5132 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5133 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5134 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5135 beat within the measure.
5137 and check out the changes in
5138 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5143 @subheading July 15, 2004
5144 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5148 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}.
5153 @subheading July 11, 2004
5154 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5160 @subheading July 5, 2004
5161 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5162 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5163 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5164 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5166 and check out the changes
5167 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5172 @subheading July 5, 2004
5173 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5177 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}.
5182 @subheading June 25, 2004
5183 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5184 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5185 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5186 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5187 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5188 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5189 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}
5191 @ref{Old downloads}.
5196 @subheading June 20, 2004
5197 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5198 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
5199 @ref{Old downloads}.
5204 @subheading June 13, 2004
5205 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5206 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5207 @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}
5209 @ref{Old downloads}.
5214 @subheading May 31, 2004
5215 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5216 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5217 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}
5219 @ref{Old downloads}.
5224 @subheading May 31, 2004
5225 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5226 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}
5227 or head straight to the
5228 @ref{Old downloads}.
5233 @subheading May 26, 2004
5234 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5235 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5236 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5237 @ref{Old downloads}.
5242 @subheading May 9, 2004
5243 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5244 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5245 @ref{Old downloads}.
5250 @subheading May 4, 2004
5251 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5253 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5254 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5255 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5256 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5257 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5262 @subheading May 3, 2004
5263 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5264 @ref{Old downloads}.
5269 @subheading April 17, 2004
5270 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5271 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5277 @subheading April 12, 2004
5278 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5279 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5280 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5281 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5282 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5283 @ref{Old downloads}.
5288 @subheading April 8, 2004
5289 A French article on the new LilyPond
5290 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5295 @subheading April 8, 2004
5296 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5297 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5303 @subheading April 1, 2004
5304 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5305 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5306 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5307 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5308 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5309 @ref{Old downloads}.
5314 @subheading March 31, 2004
5315 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5316 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5317 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5318 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5320 @ref{Old downloads}.
5325 @subheading March 30, 2004
5326 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5328 @ref{Old downloads}.
5333 @subheading March 28, 2004
5334 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5335 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5336 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5343 @subheading March 22, 2004
5344 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5345 @ref{Old downloads}.
5350 @subheading March 21, 2004
5351 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5358 @subheading March 20, 2004
5359 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5360 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5361 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5363 @ref{Old downloads}.
5368 @subheading March 15, 2004
5369 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5370 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5371 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5374 @ref{Old downloads}.
5379 @subheading March 14, 2004
5381 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5382 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5388 @subheading March 11, 2004
5389 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5391 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5392 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5393 authors of LilyPond.
5398 @subheading March 11, 2004
5399 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5400 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5403 @ref{Old downloads}.
5408 @subheading March 9, 2004
5409 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5410 experimental support for producing titles with
5416 @subheading February 29, 2004
5417 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5418 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5419 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5421 @ref{Old downloads}.
5426 @subheading February 24, 2004
5427 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5428 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5429 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5431 @ref{Old downloads}.
5436 @subheading February 23, 2004
5437 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5438 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5439 produce cue notes. More information in the
5446 @subheading February 18, 2004
5447 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5448 for altering accidental rules.
5454 @subheading February 16, 2004
5455 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5456 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5457 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5458 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5459 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5460 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5461 More information in the
5468 @subheading February 13, 2004
5469 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5470 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5471 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5478 @subheading February 12, 2004
5479 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5480 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5481 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5482 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5489 @subheading February 9, 2004
5490 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5491 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5492 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5493 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5494 More information in the
5501 @subheading February 5, 2004
5502 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5503 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5504 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5505 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5506 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5507 More information in the
5514 @subheading February 4, 2004
5515 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5516 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5517 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5525 @subheading February 2, 2004
5526 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5527 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5528 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5535 @subheading January 28, 2004
5536 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5537 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5538 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5539 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5548 @subheading January 26, 2004
5549 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5550 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5553 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5558 @subheading January 21, 2004
5560 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5561 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5562 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5565 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5570 @subheading January 20, 2004
5571 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5572 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5573 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5574 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5579 @subheading January 20, 2004
5580 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5581 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5582 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5583 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5589 @subheading January 19, 2004
5590 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5591 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5593 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5598 @subheading January 18, 2004
5599 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5600 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5601 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5606 @subheading January 17, 2004
5607 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5608 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5609 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5611 More information in the
5612 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5617 @subheading January 16, 2004
5618 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5619 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5621 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5626 @subheading January 13, 2004
5627 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5628 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5629 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5631 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5636 @subheading January 9, 2004
5637 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5638 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5639 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5640 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5641 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5642 individual music expressions.
5643 More information in the
5644 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5649 @subheading January 7, 2004
5650 An update to the stable branch,
5651 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5652 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5657 @subheading January 6, 2004
5658 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5659 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5660 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5661 More information in the
5662 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5667 @subheading January 4, 2004
5668 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5670 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5671 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5676 @subheading January 2, 2004
5677 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5678 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5679 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5680 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5685 @subheading December 30, 2003
5686 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5687 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5688 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5689 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5694 @subheading December 23, 2003
5695 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5696 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5697 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5698 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5699 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5700 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5705 @subheading December 17, 2003
5706 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5707 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5708 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5710 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5715 @subheading December 16, 2003
5716 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5717 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5718 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5719 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5724 @subheading October 11, 2003
5725 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5727 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5732 @subheading October 11, 2003
5733 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5735 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5736 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5741 @subheading October 9, 2003
5742 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5743 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5744 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5749 @subheading October 5, 2003
5750 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5757 @subheading October 4, 2003
5758 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5760 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5761 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5766 @subheading September 29, 2003
5767 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5768 contains minor bugfixes.
5769 See the @ref{Changes}
5770 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5775 @subheading September 27, 2003
5776 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5777 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5778 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5784 @subheading September 24, 2003
5785 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5786 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5787 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5788 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5789 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5794 @subheading September 24, 2003
5795 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5796 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5797 the @ref{Changes} and
5798 download @uref{install/,here}.
5803 @subheading September 23, 2003
5804 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5805 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5806 the @ref{Changes} and
5807 download @uref{install/,here}.
5812 @subheading September 19, 2003
5813 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5814 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5815 the @ref{Changes} and
5816 download @uref{install/,here}.
5821 @subheading September 17, 2003
5822 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5823 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5829 @subheading September 16, 2003
5830 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5831 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5837 @subheading September 10, 2003
5838 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5839 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5840 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5841 will be available in a few weeks.
5847 @subheading September 9, 2003
5848 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5849 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5855 @subheading September 7, 2003
5856 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5857 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5863 @subheading August 31, 2003
5864 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5865 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5866 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5872 @subheading August 31, 2003
5873 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5874 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5879 @subheading August 31, 2003
5880 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5881 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5882 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5883 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5888 @subheading August 28, 2003
5889 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5890 @ref{Changes} and get it
5891 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5896 @subheading August 26, 2003
5897 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5898 @ref{Changes} and get it
5899 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5904 @subheading August 25, 2003
5905 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5906 @ref{Changes} and get it
5907 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5912 @subheading August 25, 2003
5913 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5914 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5919 @subheading August 21, 2003
5920 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5921 read the @ref{Changes}.
5926 @subheading August 18, 2003
5927 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5928 has been updated to 1.8.
5929 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5934 @subheading August 7, 2003
5935 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5936 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5941 @subheading August 7, 2003
5942 New website went live!
5947 @subheading August 6, 2003
5948 Announced new website.
5953 @subheading August 1, 2003
5954 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5959 @subheading July 30, 2003
5960 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5961 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5967 @subheading July 29, 2003
5968 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5969 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.