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
30 * add macro for long Google issues list URL
36 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
38 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
39 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
40 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
41 critical regressions against earlier versions.
45 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
47 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
48 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
49 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
50 and English names for feta filenames.
56 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
58 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
59 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
60 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
61 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
64 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
65 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
66 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
72 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
74 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
75 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
76 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
77 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
79 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
80 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
85 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
87 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
88 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
94 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
96 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
97 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
98 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
107 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
108 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
109 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
110 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
112 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
113 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
114 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
122 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
124 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
125 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
126 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
127 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
128 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
129 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
130 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
131 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
137 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
139 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
140 its team, its world, its community.
141 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
142 to read the full issue...
147 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
149 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
150 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
151 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
156 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
158 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
159 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
167 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
169 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
178 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
179 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
180 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
181 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
182 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
184 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
185 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
187 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_65&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
196 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
197 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
198 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
199 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
200 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
201 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
211 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
212 documentation and translations.
218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
220 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
221 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
222 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
223 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
224 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
226 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_62&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
234 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
235 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
236 (teaching) has been added.
238 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_61&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
245 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
247 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
248 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
249 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
257 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
258 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
259 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
260 translations of the documentation.
266 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
268 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
269 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
270 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
271 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
272 deceased since then. All the development team express their
273 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
274 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
275 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
276 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
278 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_58&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
285 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
287 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
288 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
289 markup command names have been made.
297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
299 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
300 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
301 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
302 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
303 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
313 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
314 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
315 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_55&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
323 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
324 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
325 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
326 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_54&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
332 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
334 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
336 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_53&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
344 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
345 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
346 releases are now fully listed on the News page. @ref{Changes},
347 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_52&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
355 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
356 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
357 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
358 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
359 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_51&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
367 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
368 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
370 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_50&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
376 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
378 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
379 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
384 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
386 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
387 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
394 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
396 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_49&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
404 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
405 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
406 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
408 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_48&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
414 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
416 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
417 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
422 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
424 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
425 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
432 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
433 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
434 regression tests maintenance for developers.
435 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_47&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
443 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
444 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
446 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_46&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
452 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
454 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
455 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
456 report, new translations of the site and publications.
457 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
458 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
459 announce releases and special events.
464 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
466 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
467 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
468 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
473 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
475 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
476 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
477 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
478 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
479 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
482 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_45&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
488 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
490 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
491 names has been added to the MusicXML
492 converter. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_44&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
498 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
500 Lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
507 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
508 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
509 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
510 fixed. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_43&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
516 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
518 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
519 bugs. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_42&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
525 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
527 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
528 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
529 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
530 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
531 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
532 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
540 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
541 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
542 updates to the MusicXML converter. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_41&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
550 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
551 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
556 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
558 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
559 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
560 Grand Documentation Project. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_36&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
565 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.33 and 2.10.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
567 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
568 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
569 2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
570 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
575 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
577 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
578 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_32&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
583 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
585 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
586 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
587 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_31&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
592 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
594 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
595 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
596 for the translations. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_30&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
601 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
603 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
604 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
605 and lots of updates for the translations.
606 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
607 2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
608 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
613 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
615 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
616 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
617 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
618 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
623 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
624 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
625 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
627 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
628 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
633 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
635 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
636 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
637 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
638 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
643 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
645 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
646 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
647 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
648 2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
649 2.10}, @ref{Old downloads})
654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
655 This has lots of bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
656 2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
657 2.10}, @ref{Old downloads})
662 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
663 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
664 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
665 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
667 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
673 This release has updates of the dot collision code. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_22&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
674 }, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
679 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
680 This release has some documentation updates.
681 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_21&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
682 }, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
687 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
688 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
689 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
690 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
691 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
696 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
697 This release fixes many bugs.
698 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
700 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
701 2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
706 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
707 This release fixes many bugs.
708 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
710 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
711 2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
717 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
718 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_18&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
719 2.11}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
725 This release fixes still more bugs.
726 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_17&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
727 2.11}, @ref{Changes},
733 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
734 This release fixes many bugs.
735 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
737 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
745 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
746 This release will stretch piano staves on a
747 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
748 head and the slashed mirrored flat. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
750 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
752 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
757 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
758 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
759 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
760 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_14&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
761 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
767 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
768 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
769 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_13&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
770 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
775 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
776 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
777 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
778 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
779 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
784 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
785 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
786 usage improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
787 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
792 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
793 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
794 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
800 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
801 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
802 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
803 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
809 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
810 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
811 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
812 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
813 % faster than previous 2.11 releases. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
814 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
820 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
821 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
822 and part-combining (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
823 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
829 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
830 further improvements in the regression test suite (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_9&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
831 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
836 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
837 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_8&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
838 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
843 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
844 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
849 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
850 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
856 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_7&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
857 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
862 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
863 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
864 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
865 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
866 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
871 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
872 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
873 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
874 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
879 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
880 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
882 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
883 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
888 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
889 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
890 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
891 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
896 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
897 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
898 within a system as well as between systems. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_4&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
899 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
905 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
906 test results} and several website build improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
907 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
913 This release fixes several bugs.
914 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
920 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
921 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
926 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
927 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
928 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
929 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
936 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
937 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
942 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
943 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
950 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
951 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
956 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
957 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
963 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
964 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
969 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
970 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
975 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
976 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
977 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
982 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
983 This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
989 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
990 This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
996 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
997 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
998 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_27&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1004 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
1005 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
1006 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
1007 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
1008 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
1009 (@ref{Publications}).
1014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
1015 This release has further bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1016 @ref{Old downloads})
1021 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
1022 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
1023 available for x86/64. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1024 @ref{Old downloads})
1029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
1030 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
1031 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1032 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1033 @ref{Old downloads})
1038 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
1039 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
1040 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1045 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1046 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1051 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1052 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1058 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1064 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1065 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1070 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1071 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1072 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1073 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1078 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1079 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1085 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1086 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1091 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1092 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1093 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1094 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1095 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1100 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1101 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1102 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1107 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1108 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1109 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1110 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1115 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1116 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1117 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1118 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1123 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1124 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1126 @ref{Old downloads})
1131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1132 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1134 @ref{Old downloads})
1139 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1140 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1141 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1143 @ref{Old downloads})
1148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1149 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1150 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1151 (@ref{Old downloads})
1156 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1157 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1158 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1159 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1164 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1165 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1166 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1167 the development releases even better
1172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1174 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1175 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1176 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1181 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
1182 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
1183 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
1184 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
1185 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
1186 esthetics}. Happy reading!
1191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
1192 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
1193 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
1195 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1200 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1201 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
1202 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
1203 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
1204 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1210 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
1211 (@ref{Old downloads})
1216 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
1217 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
1218 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
1219 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
1220 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
1221 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1226 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
1227 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
1228 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
1229 (@ref{Publications})
1234 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1235 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
1236 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1242 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
1243 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
1244 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1249 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
1250 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
1251 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
1256 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
1257 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
1258 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
1264 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
1265 released. (@ref{Changes},
1266 @ref{Old downloads})
1271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
1272 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
1273 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
1274 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
1275 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
1276 multi-measure rests.
1278 @ref{Old downloads})
1283 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
1284 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
1286 @ref{Old downloads})
1291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
1292 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
1293 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
1294 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
1295 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1296 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
1297 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
1298 @ref{Old downloads})
1303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
1304 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
1305 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
1306 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
1307 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
1308 @ref{Old downloads})
1313 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
1314 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
1315 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
1316 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
1317 the endings and the middle
1318 part. (@ref{Changes},
1319 @ref{Old downloads})
1324 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
1325 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
1326 parenthesized, for example,
1329 c4 -\parenthesize -.
1330 <d \parenthesize fis a>
1334 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
1335 @ref{Old downloads})
1340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
1341 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
1342 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
1352 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
1353 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
1354 vector. (@ref{Changes},
1355 @ref{Old downloads})
1360 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
1361 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
1362 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
1363 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
1364 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
1365 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
1366 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
1368 @ref{Old downloads})
1373 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
1374 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
1375 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
1376 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
1377 @ref{Old downloads})
1382 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
1383 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
1384 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
1385 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
1386 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
1387 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
1388 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
1389 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1390 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1391 @ref{Old downloads})
1396 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
1397 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
1398 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
1399 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
1400 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
1401 @ref{Old downloads})
1406 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
1408 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
1409 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
1410 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
1415 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
1416 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
1417 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
1418 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
1419 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
1424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1425 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
1426 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
1428 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
1430 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
1432 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
1438 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1439 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
1440 (feature sponsored by Andrea
1441 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
1442 @ref{Old downloads})
1447 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
1448 Linux Journal publishes an article on
1449 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
1450 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
1451 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
1454 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
1455 “GNU Lilypond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
1456 alternatives seem second-rate.”
1457 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
1462 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
1463 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
1464 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
1465 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
1466 page. Let us know how you fare!
1471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
1472 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
1473 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
1474 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
1475 The important occasion for this release is our new build
1476 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
1477 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
1478 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
1479 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
1481 @ref{Old downloads})
1486 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
1487 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
1488 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
1489 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
1490 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
1491 @ref{Old downloads})
1496 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
1497 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
1498 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
1499 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
1500 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
1501 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
1502 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
1503 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
1504 functions. (@ref{Changes},
1505 @ref{Old downloads})
1510 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
1511 This release has the following new features:
1514 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
1515 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
1516 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1518 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
1519 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
1520 and Bertalan Fodor).
1522 Generic music functions may now also be used on
1523 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
1526 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
1527 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
1528 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
1532 @ref{Old downloads})
1537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
1538 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
1539 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
1540 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
1541 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
1542 van den Borre and Bertalan
1543 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
1544 @ref{Old downloads})
1549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
1550 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
1551 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
1552 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
1558 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
1559 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
1560 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
1561 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
1562 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
1564 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
1565 @ref{Old downloads})
1570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
1571 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
1572 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
1577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
1578 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
1579 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
1580 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
1581 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
1582 etc. (@ref{Changes},
1583 @ref{Old downloads})
1588 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
1589 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
1590 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
1591 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1592 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1593 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1594 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1595 @ref{Old downloads})
1600 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
1601 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1602 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1603 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1604 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1605 @ref{Old downloads})
1610 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
1611 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
1612 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
1613 @ref{Old downloads})
1618 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
1619 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
1620 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
1621 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
1622 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
1623 properties. (@ref{Changes},
1624 @ref{Old downloads})
1629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
1630 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
1631 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
1632 that compute said property, i.e.
1635 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
1636 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
1639 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
1640 @ref{Old downloads})
1645 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
1646 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
1647 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
1648 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
1649 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
1650 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
1651 also provides advanced tweakability for power
1652 users. (@ref{Changes},
1653 @ref{Old downloads})
1658 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
1659 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
1660 series. (@ref{Changes},
1661 @ref{Old downloads})
1666 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
1667 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
1668 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
1669 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
1670 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
1671 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
1672 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
1673 sponsored by Nicolas
1674 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1675 @ref{Old downloads})
1680 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
1681 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
1682 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1683 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
1684 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
1685 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
1686 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1687 @ref{Old downloads})
1692 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
1693 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
1694 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
1695 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
1696 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1697 @ref{Old downloads})
1702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
1703 This is mainly a bugfix
1704 release. (@ref{Changes},
1705 @ref{Old downloads})
1710 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
1711 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
1712 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
1713 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
1714 la gravure musicale}.
1719 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
1720 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
1721 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
1722 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
1723 @ref{Old downloads})
1728 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
1729 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
1730 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
1731 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
1732 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
1733 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
1738 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
1739 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
1740 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
1741 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
1742 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
1743 @ref{Old downloads})
1748 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
1749 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
1750 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
1751 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
1752 signs. (@ref{Changes},
1753 @ref{Old downloads})
1758 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
1759 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
1760 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
1761 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
1762 @ref{Old downloads})
1767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
1768 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
1769 for a note is proportional to the time it
1770 takes. (@ref{Changes},
1771 @ref{Old downloads})
1776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
1777 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
1778 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
1783 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
1784 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
1785 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
1786 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
1788 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
1789 @ref{Old downloads})
1794 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
1795 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
1796 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
1797 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
1799 @ref{Old downloads})
1804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
1805 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
1806 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
1807 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
1808 @ref{Old downloads})
1813 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
1814 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
1816 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
1817 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
1818 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
1819 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
1820 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
1825 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
1826 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
1827 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
1828 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
1833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
1834 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
1835 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
1836 @ref{Old downloads})
1841 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
1842 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
1843 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
1844 @ref{Old downloads})
1849 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
1850 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
1851 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
1852 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
1853 (@ref{Old downloads})
1858 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
1859 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
1860 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
1861 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
1866 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1867 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
1868 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
1869 better help functionality.
1870 (@ref{Old downloads})
1875 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1876 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
1877 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
1878 compile them directly from
1879 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
1884 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
1885 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
1886 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
1891 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
1892 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
1893 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
1894 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
1899 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
1900 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
1901 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
1902 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
1903 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1908 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
1909 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
1910 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
1915 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
1916 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
1921 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
1922 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
1923 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
1928 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
1929 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
1930 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
1931 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
1932 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
1937 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
1938 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
1939 now possible to start and stop the StaffSymbol, during a piece of
1940 music, by doing \stopStaff \startStaff. This can be used to produce
1942 staves. (@ref{Changes},
1943 @ref{Old downloads})
1948 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
1950 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
1951 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
1953 (@ref{Old downloads})
1958 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
1959 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
1960 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
1961 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
1962 signatures like 5/8.
1964 @ref{Old downloads})
1969 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
1970 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
1971 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
1972 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
1973 More details are in the
1975 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
1980 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
1981 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
1982 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
1983 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
1984 Scheme code. Take a look at
1986 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
1991 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
1992 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
1993 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
1994 place. @ref{Old downloads}
1999 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
2000 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
2001 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
2002 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
2007 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
2008 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
2009 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
2015 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
2016 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
2017 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
2018 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
2019 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2020 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2025 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2026 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
2027 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
2028 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
2029 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
2030 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
2032 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2037 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2038 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
2039 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2045 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2046 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
2047 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2048 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2049 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2055 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2056 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2057 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}.
2058 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2059 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2064 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2065 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,Lilypond Snippet
2066 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of Lilypond code
2067 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2068 contribute creative ideas for using Lilypond.
2073 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2074 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2075 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2076 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2077 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2079 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2084 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2085 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2086 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2087 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2088 @ref{Old downloads}!
2093 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2094 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2095 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2096 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2102 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2103 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2104 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2110 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2111 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2112 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2113 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2115 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2117 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2122 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2123 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2124 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2125 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2126 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2127 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2128 font code by Werner.
2130 and check out the changes in
2131 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2136 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2137 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2138 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2139 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2140 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2141 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2142 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2143 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2144 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2145 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2148 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}.
2153 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2154 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2155 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2156 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2157 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2159 and check out the changes in
2160 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2165 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2166 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2167 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2168 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2169 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2170 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2173 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}.
2178 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2179 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
2180 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
2181 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
2182 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
2183 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
2184 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
2185 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
2186 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
2190 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}.
2195 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
2196 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
2197 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
2198 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
2199 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
2200 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
2202 and check out the changes in
2203 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2208 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
2209 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
2210 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
2211 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
2212 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
2213 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
2214 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
2215 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
2216 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
2219 and check out the changes in
2220 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2225 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
2226 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
2227 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
2228 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
2229 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
2230 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
2233 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
2236 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
2237 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
2238 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
2239 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
2240 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
2243 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}.
2248 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
2249 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
2250 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
2256 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
2257 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
2258 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
2260 and check out the changes in
2261 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2266 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
2267 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
2268 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
2269 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
2270 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
2277 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2278 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
2279 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
2280 some problems with the conversion scripts.
2282 and check out the changes in
2283 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2288 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2289 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for Lilypond 2.4.
2290 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
2291 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
2292 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
2294 and check out the changes in
2295 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2300 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
2301 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
2302 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
2303 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
2305 and check out the changes in
2306 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2311 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
2312 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
2313 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
2314 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2316 and check out the changes in
2317 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2322 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
2323 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
2324 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
2325 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
2329 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}.
2334 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
2335 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
2336 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
2337 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
2341 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}.
2346 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
2347 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
2348 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
2349 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
2350 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
2351 in the documentation.
2353 and check out the changes in
2354 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2359 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
2360 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
2361 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
2362 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
2363 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
2368 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
2369 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
2371 and check out the changes
2372 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2377 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
2378 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
2379 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
2380 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
2381 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
2382 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
2383 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
2386 and check out the changes in
2387 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2392 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
2393 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
2394 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
2395 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
2396 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
2397 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
2398 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
2399 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
2400 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
2401 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
2402 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
2403 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
2404 will hold users back in switching.
2406 and check out the changes in
2407 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2412 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
2413 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
2414 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
2415 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
2416 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
2417 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
2418 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
2420 and check out the changes in
2421 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2426 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
2427 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
2428 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
2429 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
2430 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
2431 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
2435 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}.
2440 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2441 LilyPond now has a Documentation
2442 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
2443 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
2444 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
2445 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
2446 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
2447 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
2448 chapter of the user manual.
2449 A lot of cheers for Graham!
2454 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2455 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
2456 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
2457 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
2458 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
2459 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
2460 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
2464 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}.
2469 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
2470 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
2471 disappearing metronome mark.
2473 and check out the changes in
2474 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}.
2479 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
2480 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
2481 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
2482 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
2483 `doubleSlurs' property.
2485 and check out the changes in
2486 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2491 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
2492 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
2493 annoying bugs fixed.
2496 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}.
2501 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
2502 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
2503 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
2504 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
2505 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
2506 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
2507 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
2510 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
2511 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
2513 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
2514 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
2519 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}.
2524 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
2525 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
2526 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
2527 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
2528 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
2529 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
2530 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
2531 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
2532 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
2533 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
2534 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
2537 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}.
2542 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
2543 Lilypond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
2544 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
2545 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
2546 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
2549 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}.
2554 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
2555 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
2556 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
2557 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
2558 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
2559 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
2560 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
2561 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
2562 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
2563 beat within the measure.
2565 and check out the changes in
2566 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2571 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
2572 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
2576 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}.
2581 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
2582 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
2588 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2589 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
2590 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
2591 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
2592 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
2594 and check out the changes
2595 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2600 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2601 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
2605 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}.
2610 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
2611 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
2612 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
2613 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
2614 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
2615 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
2616 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
2617 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}
2619 @ref{Old downloads}.
2624 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
2625 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
2626 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
2627 @ref{Old downloads}.
2632 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
2633 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
2634 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
2635 @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}
2637 @ref{Old downloads}.
2642 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2643 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
2644 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
2645 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}
2647 @ref{Old downloads}.
2652 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2653 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
2654 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}
2655 or head straight to the
2656 @ref{Old downloads}.
2661 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
2662 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
2663 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
2664 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2665 @ref{Old downloads}.
2670 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
2671 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
2672 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2673 @ref{Old downloads}.
2678 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
2679 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
2681 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
2682 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
2683 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
2684 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
2685 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
2690 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
2691 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
2692 @ref{Old downloads}.
2697 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
2698 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
2699 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
2705 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
2706 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
2707 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
2708 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
2709 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
2710 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
2711 @ref{Old downloads}.
2716 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2717 A French article on the new LilyPond
2718 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
2723 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2724 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
2725 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
2731 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
2732 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
2733 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
2734 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
2735 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
2736 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
2737 @ref{Old downloads}.
2742 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
2743 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
2744 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
2745 documentation polish. This should be the final release
2746 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
2748 @ref{Old downloads}.
2753 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
2754 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
2756 @ref{Old downloads}.
2761 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
2762 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
2763 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
2764 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
2771 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
2772 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
2773 @ref{Old downloads}.
2778 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
2779 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
2786 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
2787 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
2788 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
2789 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
2791 @ref{Old downloads}.
2796 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
2797 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
2798 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
2799 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
2802 @ref{Old downloads}.
2807 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
2809 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
2810 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
2816 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2817 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
2819 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
2820 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
2821 authors of LilyPond.
2826 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2827 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
2828 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
2831 @ref{Old downloads}.
2836 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
2837 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
2838 experimental support for producing titles with
2844 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
2845 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
2846 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
2847 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
2849 @ref{Old downloads}.
2854 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
2855 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
2856 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
2857 of lyrics related bugs. See the
2859 @ref{Old downloads}.
2864 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
2865 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
2866 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
2867 produce cue notes. More information in the
2874 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
2875 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
2876 for altering accidental rules.
2882 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
2883 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
2884 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
2885 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
2886 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
2887 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
2888 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
2889 More information in the
2896 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
2897 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
2898 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
2899 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
2906 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
2907 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
2908 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
2909 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
2910 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
2917 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
2918 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
2919 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
2920 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
2921 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
2922 More information in the
2929 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
2930 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
2931 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
2932 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
2933 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
2934 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
2935 More information in the
2942 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
2943 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
2944 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
2945 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
2953 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
2954 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
2955 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
2956 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
2963 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
2964 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
2965 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
2966 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
2967 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
2976 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
2977 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
2978 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
2981 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2986 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
2988 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
2989 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
2990 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
2993 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2998 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
2999 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
3000 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
3001 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
3002 access, but only HTTP downloads.
3007 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3008 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
3009 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
3010 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
3011 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
3017 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
3018 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
3019 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
3021 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3026 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
3027 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
3028 available for Windows! For downloading, go
3029 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
3034 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
3035 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
3036 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
3037 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
3039 More information in the
3040 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3045 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3046 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3047 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3049 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3054 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3055 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3056 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3057 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3059 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3064 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3065 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3066 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3067 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3068 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3069 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3070 individual music expressions.
3071 More information in the
3072 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3077 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3078 An update to the stable branch,
3079 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3080 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3085 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3086 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3087 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3088 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3089 More information in the
3090 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3095 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3096 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3097 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3099 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3100 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3105 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3106 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3107 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3108 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3110 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3115 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3116 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3117 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3118 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3119 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3124 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3125 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3126 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3127 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3128 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3129 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3130 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3135 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3136 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3137 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3138 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3140 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3145 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3146 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3147 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3148 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3149 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3154 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3155 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3157 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3162 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3163 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3165 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3166 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3171 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3172 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3173 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3174 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3179 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
3180 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
3187 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
3188 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
3190 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
3191 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
3196 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
3197 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
3198 contains minor bugfixes.
3199 See the @ref{Changes}
3200 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
3205 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
3206 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
3207 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
3208 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
3214 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3215 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
3216 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
3217 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
3218 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
3219 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
3224 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3225 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
3226 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
3227 the @ref{Changes} and
3228 download @uref{install/,here}.
3233 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
3234 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
3235 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3236 the @ref{Changes} and
3237 download @uref{install/,here}.
3242 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
3243 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
3244 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3245 the @ref{Changes} and
3246 download @uref{install/,here}.
3251 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
3252 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
3253 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
3259 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
3260 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
3261 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
3267 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
3268 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
3269 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
3270 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
3271 will be available in a few weeks.
3277 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
3278 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
3279 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
3285 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
3286 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
3287 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
3293 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3294 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
3295 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
3296 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
3302 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3303 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
3304 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
3309 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3310 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
3311 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
3312 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
3313 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3318 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
3319 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
3320 @ref{Changes} and get it
3321 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3326 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
3327 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
3328 @ref{Changes} and get it
3329 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3334 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3335 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
3336 @ref{Changes} and get it
3337 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3342 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3343 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
3344 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
3349 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
3350 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
3351 read the @ref{Changes}.
3356 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
3357 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
3358 has been updated to 1.8.
3359 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
3364 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3365 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
3366 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
3371 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3372 New website went live!
3377 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
3378 Announced new website.
3383 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
3384 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
3389 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
3390 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
3391 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
3397 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
3398 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
3399 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.