1 @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
31 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
33 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
34 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
35 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
36 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
37 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
42 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
45 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
46 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
50 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
52 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
53 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
54 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
55 critical regressions against earlier versions.
59 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
61 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
62 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
63 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
64 and English names for feta filenames.
70 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
72 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
73 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
74 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
75 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
78 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
79 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
80 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
86 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
88 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
89 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
90 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
91 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
93 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
94 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
99 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
101 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
102 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
108 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
110 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
111 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
112 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
121 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
122 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
123 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
124 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
126 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
127 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
128 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
136 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
138 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
139 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
140 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
141 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
142 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
143 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
144 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
145 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
151 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
153 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
154 its team, its world, its community.
155 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
156 to read the full issue...
161 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
163 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
164 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
165 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
170 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
172 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
173 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
181 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
183 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
190 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
192 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
193 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
194 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
195 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
196 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
198 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
199 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
210 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
211 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
212 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
213 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
214 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
215 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
225 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
226 documentation and translations.
232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
234 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
235 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
236 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
237 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
238 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
248 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
249 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
250 (teaching) has been added.
259 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
261 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
262 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
263 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
271 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
272 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
273 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
274 translations of the documentation.
280 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
282 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
283 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
284 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
285 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
286 deceased since then. All the development team express their
287 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
288 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
289 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
290 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
301 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
302 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
303 markup command names have been made.
311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
313 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
314 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
315 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
316 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
317 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
327 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
328 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
336 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
338 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
339 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
340 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
348 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
350 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
358 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
360 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
361 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
362 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
373 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
374 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
375 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
376 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
386 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
387 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
396 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
398 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
399 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
404 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
406 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
407 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
412 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
414 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
422 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
424 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
425 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
426 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
434 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
436 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
437 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
442 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
444 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
445 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
452 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
453 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
454 regression tests maintenance for developers.
462 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
464 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
465 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
474 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
476 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
477 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
478 report, new translations of the site and publications.
479 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
480 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
481 announce releases and special events.
486 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
488 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
489 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
490 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
497 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
498 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
499 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
500 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
501 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
513 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
514 names has been added to the MusicXML
523 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
525 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
530 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
532 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
533 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
534 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
543 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
545 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
554 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
556 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
557 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
558 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
559 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
560 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
561 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
567 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
569 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
570 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
571 updates to the MusicXML converter.
579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
581 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
582 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
587 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
589 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
590 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
591 Grand Documentation Project.
599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
601 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
603 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
604 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
610 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
612 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
622 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
623 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
631 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
633 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
634 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
635 for the translations.
643 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
645 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
646 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
647 and lots of updates for the translations.
649 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
650 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
658 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
659 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
660 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
661 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
666 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
667 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
668 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
677 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
679 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
680 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
690 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
691 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
693 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
694 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
700 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
701 This has lots of bugfixes.
703 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
704 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
710 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
711 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
712 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
713 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
715 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
721 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
731 This release has some documentation updates.
740 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
741 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
742 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
743 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
744 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
750 This release fixes many bugs.
752 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
753 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
761 This release fixes many bugs.
763 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
764 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
772 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
773 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
783 This release fixes still more bugs.
792 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
793 This release fixes many bugs.
794 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
795 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
802 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
803 This release will stretch piano staves on a
804 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
805 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
807 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
808 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
815 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
816 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
817 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
827 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
828 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
837 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
838 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
839 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
848 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
849 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
859 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
860 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
870 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
871 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
872 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
881 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
882 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
883 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
884 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
885 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
886 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
896 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
897 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
907 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
908 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
909 further improvements in the regression test suite
918 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
919 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
928 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
929 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
934 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
935 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
941 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
950 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
951 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
952 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
961 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
962 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
971 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
972 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
982 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
983 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
992 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
993 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
994 within a system as well as between systems.
1003 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1004 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
1005 test results} and several website build improvements.
1009 @ref{Old downloads}.
1014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1015 This release fixes several bugs.
1018 @ref{Old downloads}.
1023 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1024 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
1029 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
1030 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
1031 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1032 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1038 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1039 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
1043 @ref{Old downloads}.
1048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1049 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1052 @ref{Old downloads}.
1057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
1058 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
1062 @ref{Old downloads}.
1067 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
1068 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1071 @ref{Old downloads}.
1076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
1077 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1082 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1083 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1088 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1089 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
1090 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
1095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
1096 This release has many more bugfixes.
1099 @ref{Old downloads}.
1104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
1105 This release has many more bugfixes.
1108 @ref{Old downloads}.
1113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
1114 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
1119 @ref{Old downloads}.
1124 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
1125 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
1126 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
1127 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
1128 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
1129 (@ref{Publications}).
1134 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
1135 This release has further bugfixes.
1138 @ref{Old downloads}.
1143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
1144 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
1145 available for x86/64.
1148 @ref{Old downloads}.
1153 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
1154 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
1155 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1156 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1157 @ref{Old downloads})
1162 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
1163 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
1164 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1169 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1170 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1175 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1176 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1182 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1188 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1189 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1195 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1196 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1197 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1203 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1209 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1210 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1215 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1216 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1217 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1218 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1219 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1224 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1225 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1226 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1231 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1232 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1233 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1234 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1240 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1241 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1242 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1247 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1248 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1250 @ref{Old downloads})
1255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1256 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1258 @ref{Old downloads})
1263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1264 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1265 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1267 @ref{Old downloads})
1272 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1273 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1274 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1275 (@ref{Old downloads})
1280 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1281 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1282 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1283 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1289 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1290 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1291 the development releases even better
1296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1298 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1299 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1300 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1305 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
1306 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
1307 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
1308 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
1309 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
1310 esthetics}. Happy reading!
1315 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
1316 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
1317 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
1319 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1324 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1325 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
1326 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
1327 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
1328 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1334 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
1335 (@ref{Old downloads})
1340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
1341 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
1342 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
1343 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
1344 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
1345 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1350 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
1351 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
1352 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
1353 (@ref{Publications})
1358 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1359 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
1360 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1366 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
1367 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
1368 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1373 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
1374 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
1375 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
1380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
1381 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
1382 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
1388 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
1389 released. (@ref{Changes},
1390 @ref{Old downloads})
1395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
1396 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
1397 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
1398 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
1399 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
1400 multi-measure rests.
1402 @ref{Old downloads})
1407 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
1408 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
1410 @ref{Old downloads})
1415 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
1416 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
1417 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
1418 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
1419 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1420 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
1421 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
1422 @ref{Old downloads})
1427 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
1428 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
1429 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
1430 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
1431 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
1432 @ref{Old downloads})
1437 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
1438 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
1439 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
1440 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
1441 the endings and the middle
1442 part. (@ref{Changes},
1443 @ref{Old downloads})
1448 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
1449 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
1450 parenthesized, for example,
1453 c4 -\parenthesize -.
1454 <d \parenthesize fis a>
1458 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
1459 @ref{Old downloads})
1464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
1465 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
1466 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
1476 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
1477 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
1478 vector. (@ref{Changes},
1479 @ref{Old downloads})
1484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
1485 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
1486 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
1487 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
1488 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
1489 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
1490 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
1492 @ref{Old downloads})
1497 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
1498 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
1499 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
1500 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
1501 @ref{Old downloads})
1506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
1507 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
1508 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
1509 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
1510 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
1511 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
1512 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
1513 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1514 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1515 @ref{Old downloads})
1520 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
1521 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
1522 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
1523 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
1524 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
1525 @ref{Old downloads})
1530 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
1532 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
1533 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
1534 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
1539 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
1540 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
1541 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
1542 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
1543 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
1548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1549 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
1550 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
1552 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
1554 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
1556 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
1562 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1563 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
1564 (feature sponsored by Andrea
1565 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
1566 @ref{Old downloads})
1571 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
1572 Linux Journal publishes an article on
1573 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
1574 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
1575 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
1578 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
1579 “GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
1580 alternatives seem second-rate.”
1581 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
1586 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
1587 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
1588 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
1589 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
1590 page. Let us know how you fare!
1595 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
1596 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
1597 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
1598 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
1599 The important occasion for this release is our new build
1600 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
1601 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
1602 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
1603 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
1605 @ref{Old downloads})
1610 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
1611 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
1612 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
1613 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
1614 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
1615 @ref{Old downloads})
1620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
1621 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
1622 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
1623 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
1624 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
1625 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
1626 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
1627 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
1628 functions. (@ref{Changes},
1629 @ref{Old downloads})
1634 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
1635 This release has the following new features:
1638 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
1639 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
1640 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1642 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
1643 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
1644 and Bertalan Fodor).
1646 Generic music functions may now also be used on
1647 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
1650 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
1651 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
1652 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
1656 @ref{Old downloads})
1661 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
1662 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
1663 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
1664 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
1665 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
1666 van den Borre and Bertalan
1667 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
1668 @ref{Old downloads})
1673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
1674 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
1675 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
1676 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
1682 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
1683 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
1684 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
1685 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
1686 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
1688 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
1689 @ref{Old downloads})
1694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
1695 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
1696 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
1701 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
1702 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
1703 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
1704 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
1705 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
1706 etc. (@ref{Changes},
1707 @ref{Old downloads})
1712 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
1713 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
1714 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
1715 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1716 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1717 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1718 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1719 @ref{Old downloads})
1724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
1725 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1726 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1727 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1728 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1729 @ref{Old downloads})
1734 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
1735 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
1736 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
1737 @ref{Old downloads})
1742 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
1743 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
1744 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
1745 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
1746 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
1747 properties. (@ref{Changes},
1748 @ref{Old downloads})
1753 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
1754 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
1755 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
1756 that compute said property, i.e.
1759 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
1760 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
1763 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
1764 @ref{Old downloads})
1769 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
1770 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
1771 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
1772 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
1773 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
1774 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
1775 also provides advanced tweakability for power
1776 users. (@ref{Changes},
1777 @ref{Old downloads})
1782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
1783 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
1784 series. (@ref{Changes},
1785 @ref{Old downloads})
1790 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
1791 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
1792 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
1793 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
1794 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
1795 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
1796 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
1797 sponsored by Nicolas
1798 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1799 @ref{Old downloads})
1804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
1805 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
1806 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1807 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
1808 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
1809 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
1810 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1811 @ref{Old downloads})
1816 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
1817 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
1818 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
1819 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
1820 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1821 @ref{Old downloads})
1826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
1827 This is mainly a bugfix
1828 release. (@ref{Changes},
1829 @ref{Old downloads})
1834 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
1835 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
1836 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
1837 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
1838 la gravure musicale}.
1843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
1844 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
1845 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
1846 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
1847 @ref{Old downloads})
1852 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
1853 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
1854 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
1855 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
1856 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
1857 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
1862 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
1863 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
1864 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
1865 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
1866 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
1867 @ref{Old downloads})
1872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
1873 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
1874 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
1875 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
1876 signs. (@ref{Changes},
1877 @ref{Old downloads})
1882 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
1883 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
1884 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
1885 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
1886 @ref{Old downloads})
1891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
1892 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
1893 for a note is proportional to the time it
1894 takes. (@ref{Changes},
1895 @ref{Old downloads})
1900 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
1901 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
1902 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
1907 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
1908 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
1909 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
1910 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
1912 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
1913 @ref{Old downloads})
1918 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
1919 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
1920 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
1921 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
1923 @ref{Old downloads})
1928 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
1929 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
1930 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
1931 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
1932 @ref{Old downloads})
1937 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
1938 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
1940 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
1941 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
1942 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
1943 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
1944 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
1949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
1950 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
1951 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
1952 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
1957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
1958 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
1959 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
1960 @ref{Old downloads})
1965 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
1966 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
1967 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
1968 @ref{Old downloads})
1973 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
1974 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
1975 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
1976 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
1977 (@ref{Old downloads})
1982 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
1983 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
1984 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
1985 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
1990 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1991 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
1992 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
1993 better help functionality.
1994 (@ref{Old downloads})
1999 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2000 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
2001 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
2002 compile them directly from
2003 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
2008 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
2009 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
2010 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
2015 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
2016 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
2017 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
2018 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
2023 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
2024 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
2025 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
2026 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
2027 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2032 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2033 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
2034 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
2039 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2040 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
2045 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
2046 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
2047 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
2052 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
2053 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
2054 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
2055 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
2056 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
2061 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
2062 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
2063 now possible to start and stop the StaffSymbol, during a piece of
2064 music, by doing \stopStaff \startStaff. This can be used to produce
2066 staves. (@ref{Changes},
2067 @ref{Old downloads})
2072 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
2074 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
2075 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
2077 (@ref{Old downloads})
2082 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
2083 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
2084 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
2085 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
2086 signatures like 5/8.
2088 @ref{Old downloads})
2093 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
2094 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
2095 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
2096 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
2097 More details are in the
2099 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
2104 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
2105 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
2106 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
2107 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
2108 Scheme code. Take a look at
2110 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
2115 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
2116 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
2117 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
2118 place. @ref{Old downloads}
2123 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
2124 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
2125 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
2126 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
2131 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
2132 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
2133 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
2139 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
2140 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
2141 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
2142 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
2143 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2144 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2149 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2150 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
2151 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
2152 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
2153 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
2154 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
2156 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2161 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2162 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
2163 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2169 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2170 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
2171 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2172 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2173 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2179 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2180 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2181 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}.
2182 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2183 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2188 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2189 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
2190 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
2191 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2192 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
2197 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2198 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2199 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2200 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2201 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2203 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2208 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2209 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2210 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2211 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2212 @ref{Old downloads}!
2217 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2218 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2219 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2220 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2226 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2227 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2228 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2234 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2235 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2236 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2237 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2239 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2241 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2246 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2247 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2248 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2249 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2250 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2251 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2252 font code by Werner.
2254 and check out the changes in
2255 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2260 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2261 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2262 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2263 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2264 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2265 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2266 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2267 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2268 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2269 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2272 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}.
2277 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2278 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2279 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2280 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2281 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2283 and check out the changes in
2284 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2289 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2290 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2291 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2292 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2293 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2294 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2297 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}.
2302 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2303 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
2304 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
2305 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
2306 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
2307 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
2308 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
2309 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
2310 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
2314 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}.
2319 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
2320 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
2321 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
2322 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
2323 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
2324 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
2326 and check out the changes in
2327 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2332 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
2333 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
2334 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
2335 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
2336 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
2337 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
2338 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
2339 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
2340 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
2343 and check out the changes in
2344 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2349 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
2350 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
2351 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
2352 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
2353 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
2354 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
2357 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
2360 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
2361 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
2362 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
2363 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
2364 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
2367 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}.
2372 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
2373 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
2374 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
2380 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
2381 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
2382 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
2384 and check out the changes in
2385 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2390 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
2391 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
2392 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
2393 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
2394 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
2401 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2402 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
2403 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
2404 some problems with the conversion scripts.
2406 and check out the changes in
2407 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2412 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2413 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2414 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
2415 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
2416 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
2418 and check out the changes in
2419 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2424 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
2425 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
2426 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
2427 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
2429 and check out the changes in
2430 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2435 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
2436 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
2437 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
2438 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2440 and check out the changes in
2441 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2446 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
2447 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
2448 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
2449 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
2453 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}.
2458 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
2459 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
2460 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
2461 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
2465 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}.
2470 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
2471 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
2472 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
2473 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
2474 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
2475 in the documentation.
2477 and check out the changes in
2478 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2483 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
2484 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
2485 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
2486 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
2487 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
2492 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
2493 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
2495 and check out the changes
2496 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2501 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
2502 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
2503 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
2504 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
2505 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
2506 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
2507 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
2510 and check out the changes in
2511 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2516 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
2517 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
2518 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
2519 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
2520 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
2521 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
2522 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
2523 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
2524 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
2525 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
2526 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
2527 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
2528 will hold users back in switching.
2530 and check out the changes in
2531 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2536 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
2537 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
2538 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
2539 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
2540 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
2541 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
2542 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
2544 and check out the changes in
2545 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2550 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
2551 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
2552 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
2553 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
2554 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
2555 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
2559 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}.
2564 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2565 LilyPond now has a Documentation
2566 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
2567 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
2568 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
2569 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
2570 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
2571 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
2572 chapter of the user manual.
2573 A lot of cheers for Graham!
2578 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2579 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
2580 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
2581 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
2582 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
2583 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
2584 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
2588 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}.
2593 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
2594 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
2595 disappearing metronome mark.
2597 and check out the changes in
2598 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}.
2603 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
2604 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
2605 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
2606 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
2607 `doubleSlurs' property.
2609 and check out the changes in
2610 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2615 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
2616 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
2617 annoying bugs fixed.
2620 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}.
2625 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
2626 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
2627 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
2628 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
2629 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
2630 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
2631 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
2634 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
2635 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
2637 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
2638 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
2643 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}.
2648 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
2649 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
2650 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
2651 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
2652 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
2653 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
2654 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
2655 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
2656 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
2657 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
2658 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
2661 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}.
2666 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
2667 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
2668 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
2669 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
2670 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
2673 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}.
2678 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
2679 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
2680 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
2681 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
2682 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
2683 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
2684 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
2685 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
2686 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
2687 beat within the measure.
2689 and check out the changes in
2690 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2695 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
2696 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
2700 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}.
2705 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
2706 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
2712 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2713 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
2714 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
2715 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
2716 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
2718 and check out the changes
2719 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2724 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2725 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
2729 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}.
2734 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
2735 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
2736 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
2737 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
2738 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
2739 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
2740 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
2741 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}
2743 @ref{Old downloads}.
2748 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
2749 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
2750 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
2751 @ref{Old downloads}.
2756 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
2757 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
2758 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
2759 @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}
2761 @ref{Old downloads}.
2766 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2767 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
2768 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
2769 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}
2771 @ref{Old downloads}.
2776 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2777 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
2778 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}
2779 or head straight to the
2780 @ref{Old downloads}.
2785 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
2786 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
2787 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
2788 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2789 @ref{Old downloads}.
2794 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
2795 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
2796 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2797 @ref{Old downloads}.
2802 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
2803 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
2805 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
2806 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
2807 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
2808 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
2809 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
2814 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
2815 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
2822 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
2823 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
2829 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
2830 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
2831 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
2832 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
2833 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
2834 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
2835 @ref{Old downloads}.
2840 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2841 A French article on the new LilyPond
2842 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
2847 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2848 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
2849 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
2855 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
2856 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
2857 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
2858 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
2859 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
2860 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
2861 @ref{Old downloads}.
2866 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
2867 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
2868 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
2869 documentation polish. This should be the final release
2870 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
2872 @ref{Old downloads}.
2877 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
2878 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
2880 @ref{Old downloads}.
2885 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
2886 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
2887 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
2888 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
2895 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
2896 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
2897 @ref{Old downloads}.
2902 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
2903 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
2910 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
2911 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
2912 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
2913 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
2915 @ref{Old downloads}.
2920 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
2921 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
2922 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
2923 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
2926 @ref{Old downloads}.
2931 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
2933 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
2934 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
2940 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2941 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
2943 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
2944 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
2945 authors of LilyPond.
2950 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2951 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
2952 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
2955 @ref{Old downloads}.
2960 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
2961 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
2962 experimental support for producing titles with
2968 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
2969 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
2970 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
2971 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
2973 @ref{Old downloads}.
2978 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
2979 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
2980 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
2981 of lyrics related bugs. See the
2983 @ref{Old downloads}.
2988 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
2989 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
2990 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
2991 produce cue notes. More information in the
2998 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
2999 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
3000 for altering accidental rules.
3006 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
3007 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
3008 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
3009 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
3010 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
3011 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
3012 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
3013 More information in the
3020 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
3021 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
3022 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
3023 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
3030 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
3031 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
3032 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
3033 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
3034 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
3041 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
3042 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
3043 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
3044 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
3045 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
3046 More information in the
3053 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
3054 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
3055 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
3056 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
3057 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
3058 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
3059 More information in the
3066 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
3067 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
3068 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
3069 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
3077 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
3078 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
3079 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
3080 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
3087 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
3088 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
3089 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
3090 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
3091 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
3100 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
3101 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
3102 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
3105 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3110 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
3112 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
3113 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
3114 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
3117 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3122 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3123 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
3124 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
3125 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
3126 access, but only HTTP downloads.
3131 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3132 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
3133 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
3134 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
3135 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
3141 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
3142 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
3143 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
3145 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3150 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
3151 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
3152 available for Windows! For downloading, go
3153 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
3158 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
3159 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
3160 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
3161 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
3163 More information in the
3164 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3169 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3170 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3171 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3173 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3178 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3179 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3180 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3181 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3183 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3188 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3189 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3190 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3191 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3192 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3193 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3194 individual music expressions.
3195 More information in the
3196 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3201 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3202 An update to the stable branch,
3203 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3204 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3209 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3210 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3211 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3212 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3213 More information in the
3214 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3219 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3220 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3221 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3223 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3224 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3229 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3230 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3231 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3232 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3234 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3239 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3240 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3241 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3242 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3243 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3248 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3249 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3250 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3251 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3252 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3253 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3254 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3259 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3260 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3261 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3262 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3264 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3269 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3270 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3271 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3272 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3273 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3278 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3279 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3281 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3286 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3287 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3289 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3290 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3295 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3296 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3297 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3298 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3303 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
3304 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
3311 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
3312 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
3314 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
3315 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
3320 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
3321 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
3322 contains minor bugfixes.
3323 See the @ref{Changes}
3324 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
3329 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
3330 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
3331 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
3332 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
3338 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3339 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
3340 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
3341 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
3342 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
3343 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
3348 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3349 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
3350 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
3351 the @ref{Changes} and
3352 download @uref{install/,here}.
3357 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
3358 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
3359 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3360 the @ref{Changes} and
3361 download @uref{install/,here}.
3366 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
3367 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
3368 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3369 the @ref{Changes} and
3370 download @uref{install/,here}.
3375 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
3376 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
3377 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
3383 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
3384 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
3385 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
3391 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
3392 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
3393 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
3394 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
3395 will be available in a few weeks.
3401 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
3402 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
3403 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
3409 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
3410 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
3411 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
3417 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3418 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
3419 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
3420 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
3426 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3427 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
3428 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
3433 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3434 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
3435 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
3436 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
3437 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3442 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
3443 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
3444 @ref{Changes} and get it
3445 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3450 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
3451 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
3452 @ref{Changes} and get it
3453 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3458 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3459 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
3460 @ref{Changes} and get it
3461 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3466 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3467 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
3468 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
3473 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
3474 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
3475 read the @ref{Changes}.
3480 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
3481 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
3482 has been updated to 1.8.
3483 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
3488 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3489 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
3490 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
3495 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3496 New website went live!
3501 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
3502 Announced new website.
3507 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
3508 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
3513 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
3514 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
3515 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
3521 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
3522 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
3523 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.