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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
31 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
33 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
34 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
35 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
36 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
37 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
42 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
45 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
46 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
48 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
54 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
57 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
58 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
62 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
64 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
65 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
66 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
67 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
68 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
73 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
75 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
76 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
77 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
78 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
79 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
84 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
86 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
87 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
88 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
89 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
94 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
96 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
97 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
98 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
99 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
106 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
107 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
108 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
109 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
117 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
118 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
119 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
125 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
127 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
128 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
129 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
130 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
135 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
137 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
138 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
139 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
140 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
142 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
143 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
147 Support for kievan square notation
149 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
151 Music functions have become quite more versatile
154 A full list of new features is given in:
157 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
160 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
162 Main development team:
164 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
165 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
166 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
167 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
168 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
171 Programming contributors:
173 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
174 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
175 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
176 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
178 Documentation contributors:
180 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
184 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
189 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
191 Translation contributors:
193 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
198 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
200 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
201 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
202 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
204 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
205 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
206 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
208 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
209 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
215 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
217 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
218 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
220 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
221 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
222 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
229 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
231 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
232 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
233 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
234 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
235 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
236 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
239 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
240 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
245 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
247 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
248 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
249 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
250 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
251 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
257 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
259 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
260 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
261 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
262 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
265 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
266 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
267 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
277 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
279 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
280 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
281 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
288 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
290 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
291 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
292 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
293 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
294 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
300 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
302 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
303 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
304 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
305 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
308 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
309 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
310 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
317 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
319 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
320 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
321 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
322 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
323 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
324 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
327 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
328 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
335 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
337 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
338 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
339 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
340 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
343 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
344 candidate will be required.
350 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
352 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
353 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
354 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
355 working on open source software.
357 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
358 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
364 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
366 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
367 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
368 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
369 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
372 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
373 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
374 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
381 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
383 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
384 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
385 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
386 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
389 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
390 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
391 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
398 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
400 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
401 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
402 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
403 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
406 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
407 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
414 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
417 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
419 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
420 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
421 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
431 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
433 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
434 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
435 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
442 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
444 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
445 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
447 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
448 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
449 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
456 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
458 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
459 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
460 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
461 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
464 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
465 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
472 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
474 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
475 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
477 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
478 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
479 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
486 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
489 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
491 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
492 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
493 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
500 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
502 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
503 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
504 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
505 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
508 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
509 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
510 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
517 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
519 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
520 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
522 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
523 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
524 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
531 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
533 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
534 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
536 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
537 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
538 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
545 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
550 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
551 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
552 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
559 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
561 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
562 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
563 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
564 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
565 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
568 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
569 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
576 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
578 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
579 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
581 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
582 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
583 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
586 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
592 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
594 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
595 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
597 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
598 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
599 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
606 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
608 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
609 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
611 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
612 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
613 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
622 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
623 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
625 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
626 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
627 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
634 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
636 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
637 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
639 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
640 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
641 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
653 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
654 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
655 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
664 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
665 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
667 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
668 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
669 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
676 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
678 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
679 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
681 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
682 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
683 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
690 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
693 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
695 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
696 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
697 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
704 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
706 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
707 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
709 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
710 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
711 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
720 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
721 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
723 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
724 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
725 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
732 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
734 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
735 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
737 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
738 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
739 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
746 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
748 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
749 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
751 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
752 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
753 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
760 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
762 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
769 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
771 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
772 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
773 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
774 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
777 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
778 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
779 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
789 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
791 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
792 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
793 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
794 not the next release candidate.
800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
802 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
803 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
805 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
806 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
807 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
808 next release candidate.
814 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
816 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
817 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
818 support for MacOS X 10.7.
820 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
821 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
822 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
823 next release candidate.
829 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
831 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
832 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
833 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
834 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
837 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
838 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
839 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
846 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
849 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
851 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
852 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
858 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
863 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
864 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
870 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
873 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
874 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
882 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
887 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
888 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
894 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
897 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
899 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
900 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
906 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
908 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
909 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
911 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
912 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
918 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
920 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
921 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
923 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
924 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
930 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
932 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
933 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
934 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
939 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
941 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
942 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
943 usual number of bugs.
945 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
946 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
951 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
953 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
954 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
955 usual number of bugs.
957 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
958 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
964 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
966 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
967 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
968 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
969 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
971 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
972 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
977 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
980 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
981 it much more flexible and easier to control.
984 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
989 A full list of new features is given in:
992 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
995 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
997 Main development team:
999 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1000 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1001 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1002 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1003 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1005 Programming contributors:
1007 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1008 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1009 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1010 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1011 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1012 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1016 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1018 Documentation contributors:
1020 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1021 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1025 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1026 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1028 Binaries support contributors:
1032 Translation contributors:
1034 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1035 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1042 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1044 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1045 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1046 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1047 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1050 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1051 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1052 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1062 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1064 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1065 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1071 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1073 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1074 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1076 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1077 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1083 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1085 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1086 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1088 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1089 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1095 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1097 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1098 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1099 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1100 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1101 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1102 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1103 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1110 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1111 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1113 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1114 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1120 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1122 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1123 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1124 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1125 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1128 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1129 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1130 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1137 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1139 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1140 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1141 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1142 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1145 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1146 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1147 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1154 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1156 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1157 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1158 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1159 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1162 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1163 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1164 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1173 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1174 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1176 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1177 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1183 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1185 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1186 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1187 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1188 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1189 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1195 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1197 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1198 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1199 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1200 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1203 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1204 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1205 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1214 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1215 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1217 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1218 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1225 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1226 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1228 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1229 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1234 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1237 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1239 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1240 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1249 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1251 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1252 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1253 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1259 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1261 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1262 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1263 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1270 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1272 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1273 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1274 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1275 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1278 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1279 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1280 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1289 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1290 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1291 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1301 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1302 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1303 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1311 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1313 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1314 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1315 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1316 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1317 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1323 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1325 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1326 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1327 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1328 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1331 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1332 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1333 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1343 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1344 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1353 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1355 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1356 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1357 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1358 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1361 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1362 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1363 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1364 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1370 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1372 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1373 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1374 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1375 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1378 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1379 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1380 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1381 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1389 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1390 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1391 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1394 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1395 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1396 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1406 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1409 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1410 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1411 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1420 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1421 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1424 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1425 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1426 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1432 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1434 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1435 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1436 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1437 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1440 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1441 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1442 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1443 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1452 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1454 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1455 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1456 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1457 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1458 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1459 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1460 read on to find out what for!
1463 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1464 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1471 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1473 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1474 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1475 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1476 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1479 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1480 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1481 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1482 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1489 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1491 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1492 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1493 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1494 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1497 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1498 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1499 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1500 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1507 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1510 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1511 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1514 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1515 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1516 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1521 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1523 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1524 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1525 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1526 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1527 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1531 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1532 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1539 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1541 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1542 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1543 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1544 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1547 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1548 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1549 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1550 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1552 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1554 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1555 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1556 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1562 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1564 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1565 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1566 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1567 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1570 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1571 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1572 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1573 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1574 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1575 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1583 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1584 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1585 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1594 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1596 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1597 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1598 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1605 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1607 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1608 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1609 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1610 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1611 the bug report of the report!
1614 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1615 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1624 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1625 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1632 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1634 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1635 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1636 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1643 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1645 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1646 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1647 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1648 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1652 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1653 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1661 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1663 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1664 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1665 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1668 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1669 caution and expect breakage.
1674 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1676 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1677 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1678 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1681 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1682 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1683 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1684 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1689 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1691 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1692 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1693 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1699 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1701 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1702 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1703 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1704 improvements to the new website.
1706 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1707 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1709 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1710 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1712 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1720 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1721 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1722 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1727 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1729 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1730 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1731 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1737 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1739 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1740 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1741 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1747 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1749 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1750 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1751 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1758 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1759 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1760 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1765 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1767 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1768 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1769 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1772 This release should be of particular interest to package
1773 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1774 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1775 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1781 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1783 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1784 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1785 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1786 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1789 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1790 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1800 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1801 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1804 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1805 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1806 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1807 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1808 see the Changes document for more information.
1812 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1814 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1815 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1816 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1824 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1825 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1826 so this release is intended for developers only.
1830 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1832 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1833 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1834 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1839 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1841 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1842 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1847 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1850 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1851 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1857 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1859 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1860 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1861 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1862 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1863 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1865 What are you waiting for? Come
1866 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1867 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1874 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1875 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1876 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1882 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1883 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1884 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1885 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1886 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1893 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1894 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1895 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1899 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1901 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1902 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1903 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1904 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1908 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1910 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1911 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1912 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1913 and English names for feta filenames.
1919 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1921 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1922 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1923 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1924 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1927 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1928 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1929 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1937 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1938 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1939 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1940 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1942 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1943 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1948 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1950 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1951 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1957 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1959 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1960 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1961 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
1968 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
1970 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
1971 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
1972 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
1973 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
1975 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
1976 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
1977 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
1985 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
1987 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
1988 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
1989 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
1990 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
1991 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
1992 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
1993 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
1994 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2000 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2002 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2003 its team, its world, its community.
2004 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2005 to read the full issue...
2010 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2012 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2013 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2014 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2019 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2021 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2022 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2028 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2030 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2032 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2039 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2041 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2042 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2043 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2044 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2045 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2047 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2048 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2050 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2052 @ref{Old downloads}.
2057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2059 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2060 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2061 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2062 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2063 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2064 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2067 @ref{Old downloads}.
2072 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2074 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2075 documentation and translations.
2076 @ref{Old downloads}.
2081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2083 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2084 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2085 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2086 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2087 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2089 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2090 @ref{Old downloads}.
2095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2097 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2098 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2099 (teaching) has been added.
2101 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2103 @ref{Old downloads}.
2108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2110 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2111 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2112 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2113 @ref{Old downloads}.
2118 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2120 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2121 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2122 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2123 translations of the documentation.
2124 @ref{Old downloads}.
2129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2131 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2132 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2133 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2134 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2135 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2136 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2137 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2138 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2139 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2141 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2143 @ref{Old downloads}.
2148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2150 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2151 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2152 markup command names have been made.
2155 @ref{Old downloads}.
2160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2162 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2163 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2164 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2165 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2166 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2169 @ref{Old downloads}.
2174 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2176 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2177 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2179 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2180 @ref{Old downloads}.
2185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2187 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2188 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2189 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2191 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2192 @ref{Old downloads}.
2197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2199 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2201 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2202 @ref{Old downloads}.
2207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2209 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2210 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2211 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2213 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2215 @ref{Old downloads}.
2220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2222 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2223 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2224 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2225 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2227 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2228 @ref{Old downloads}.
2233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2235 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2236 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2239 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2240 @ref{Old downloads}.
2245 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2247 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2248 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2253 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2255 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2256 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2261 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2263 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2265 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2266 @ref{Old downloads}.
2271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2273 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2274 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2275 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2277 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2278 @ref{Old downloads}.
2283 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2285 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2286 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2291 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2293 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2294 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2301 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2302 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2303 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2305 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2306 @ref{Old downloads}.
2311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2313 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2314 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2316 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2318 @ref{Old downloads}.
2323 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2325 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2326 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2327 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2328 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2329 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2330 announce releases and special events.
2335 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2337 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2338 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2339 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2344 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2346 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2347 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2348 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2349 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2350 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2353 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2355 @ref{Old downloads}.
2360 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2362 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2363 names has been added to the MusicXML
2366 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2367 @ref{Old downloads}.
2372 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2374 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2379 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2381 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2382 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2383 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2386 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2387 @ref{Old downloads}.
2392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2394 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2397 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2398 @ref{Old downloads}.
2403 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2405 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2406 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2407 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2408 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2409 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2410 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2416 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2418 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2419 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2420 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2422 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2423 @ref{Old downloads}.
2428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2430 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2431 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2436 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2438 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2439 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2440 Grand Documentation Project.
2442 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2443 @ref{Old downloads}.
2448 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2450 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2452 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2453 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2454 @ref{Old downloads}.
2459 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2461 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2463 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2464 @ref{Old downloads}.
2469 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2471 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2472 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2474 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2475 @ref{Old downloads}.
2480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2482 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2483 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2484 for the translations.
2486 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2487 @ref{Old downloads}.
2492 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2494 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2495 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2496 and lots of updates for the translations.
2498 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2499 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2500 @ref{Old downloads}.
2505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2507 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2508 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2509 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2510 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2515 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2516 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2517 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2518 spacing engine code.
2520 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2521 @ref{Old downloads}.
2526 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2528 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2529 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2531 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2532 @ref{Old downloads}.
2537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2539 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2540 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2542 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2543 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2544 @ref{Old downloads}.
2549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2550 This has lots of bugfixes.
2552 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2553 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2554 @ref{Old downloads}.
2559 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2560 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2561 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2562 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2567 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2568 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2570 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2572 @ref{Old downloads}.
2577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2578 This release has some documentation updates.
2580 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2582 @ref{Old downloads}.
2587 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2588 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2589 disponibles en ligne ---
2590 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2591 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2592 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2593 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2598 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2599 This release fixes many bugs.
2601 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2602 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2604 @ref{Old downloads}.
2609 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2610 This release fixes many bugs.
2612 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2613 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2615 @ref{Old downloads}.
2620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2621 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2622 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2624 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2626 @ref{Old downloads}.
2631 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2632 This release fixes still more bugs.
2634 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2636 @ref{Old downloads}.
2641 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2642 This release fixes many bugs.
2643 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2644 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2646 @ref{Old downloads})
2651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2652 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2653 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2654 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2656 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2657 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2659 @ref{Old downloads}.
2664 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2665 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2666 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2668 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2676 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2677 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2679 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2681 @ref{Old downloads}.
2686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2687 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2688 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2690 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2692 @ref{Old downloads}.
2697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2698 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2701 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2703 @ref{Old downloads}.
2708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2709 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2711 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2713 @ref{Old downloads}.
2718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2719 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2720 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2721 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2723 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2725 @ref{Old downloads}.
2730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2731 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2732 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2733 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2734 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2735 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2737 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2739 @ref{Old downloads}.
2744 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2745 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2746 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2749 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2751 @ref{Old downloads}.
2756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2757 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2758 further improvements in the regression test suite
2762 @ref{Old downloads}.
2767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2768 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2772 @ref{Old downloads}.
2777 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2778 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2783 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2784 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2789 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2790 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2794 @ref{Old downloads}.
2799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2800 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2801 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2805 @ref{Old downloads}.
2810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2811 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2815 @ref{Old downloads}.
2820 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2821 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2826 @ref{Old downloads}.
2831 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2832 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2836 @ref{Old downloads}.
2841 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2842 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2843 within a system as well as between systems.
2847 @ref{Old downloads}.
2852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2853 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2854 test results} and several website build improvements.
2858 @ref{Old downloads}.
2863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2864 This release fixes several bugs.
2867 @ref{Old downloads}.
2872 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2873 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2878 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2879 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2880 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2881 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2882 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2887 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2888 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2892 @ref{Old downloads}.
2897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2898 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2901 @ref{Old downloads}.
2906 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2907 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2911 @ref{Old downloads}.
2916 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2917 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2920 @ref{Old downloads}.
2925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2926 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2932 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2933 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2938 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2939 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2940 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2946 This release has many more bugfixes.
2949 @ref{Old downloads}.
2954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2955 This release has many more bugfixes.
2958 @ref{Old downloads}.
2963 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2964 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
2969 @ref{Old downloads}.
2974 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
2975 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
2976 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
2977 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
2978 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
2979 (@ref{Publications}).
2984 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
2985 This release has further bugfixes.
2988 @ref{Old downloads}.
2993 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
2994 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
2995 available for x86/64.
2998 @ref{Old downloads}.
3003 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3004 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3005 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3006 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3007 @ref{Old downloads})
3012 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3013 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3014 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3019 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3020 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3026 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3031 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3032 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3038 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3039 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3045 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3046 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3047 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3052 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3053 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3058 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3059 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3060 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3065 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3066 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3067 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3068 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3069 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3075 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3076 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3082 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3083 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3084 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3089 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3090 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3091 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3092 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3098 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3100 @ref{Old downloads})
3105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3106 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3108 @ref{Old downloads})
3113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3114 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3115 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3117 @ref{Old downloads})
3122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3123 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3124 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3125 (@ref{Old downloads})
3130 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3131 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3132 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3133 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3139 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3140 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3141 the development releases even better
3146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3148 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3149 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3150 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3155 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3156 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3157 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3158 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3159 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3160 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3166 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3167 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3169 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3174 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3175 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3176 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3177 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3178 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3184 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3185 (@ref{Old downloads})
3190 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3191 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3192 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3193 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3194 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3195 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3200 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3201 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3202 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3203 (@ref{Publications})
3208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3209 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3210 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3215 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3216 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3217 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3218 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3223 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3224 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3225 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3231 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3232 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3238 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3239 released. (@ref{Changes},
3240 @ref{Old downloads})
3245 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3246 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3247 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3248 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3249 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3250 multi-measure rests.
3252 @ref{Old downloads})
3257 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3258 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3260 @ref{Old downloads})
3265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3266 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3267 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3268 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3269 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3270 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3271 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3272 @ref{Old downloads})
3277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3278 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3279 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3280 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3281 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3282 @ref{Old downloads})
3287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3288 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3289 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3290 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3291 the endings and the middle
3292 part. (@ref{Changes},
3293 @ref{Old downloads})
3298 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3299 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3300 parenthesized, for example,
3303 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3304 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3308 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3309 @ref{Old downloads})
3314 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3315 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3316 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3326 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3327 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3328 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3329 @ref{Old downloads})
3334 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3335 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3336 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3337 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3338 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3339 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3340 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3342 @ref{Old downloads})
3347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3348 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3349 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3350 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3351 @ref{Old downloads})
3356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3357 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3358 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3359 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3360 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3361 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3362 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3363 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3364 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3365 @ref{Old downloads})
3370 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3371 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3372 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3373 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3374 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3375 @ref{Old downloads})
3380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3382 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3383 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3384 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3389 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3390 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3391 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3392 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3393 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3398 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3399 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3400 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3402 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3404 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3406 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3412 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3413 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3414 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3415 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3416 @ref{Old downloads})
3421 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3422 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3423 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3424 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3425 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3428 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3429 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3430 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3431 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3436 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3437 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3438 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3439 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3440 page. Let us know how you fare!
3445 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3446 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3447 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3448 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3449 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3450 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3451 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3452 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3453 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3455 @ref{Old downloads})
3460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3461 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3462 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3463 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3464 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3465 @ref{Old downloads})
3470 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3471 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3472 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3473 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3474 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3475 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3476 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3477 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3478 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3479 @ref{Old downloads})
3484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3485 This release has the following new features:
3488 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3489 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3490 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3492 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3493 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3494 and Bertalan Fodor).
3496 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3497 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3500 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3501 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3502 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3506 @ref{Old downloads})
3511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3512 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3513 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3514 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3515 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3516 van den Borre and Bertalan
3517 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3518 @ref{Old downloads})
3523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3524 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3525 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3526 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3532 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3533 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3534 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3535 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3536 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3538 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3539 @ref{Old downloads})
3544 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3545 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3546 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3551 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3552 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3553 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3554 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3555 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3556 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3557 @ref{Old downloads})
3562 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3563 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3564 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3565 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3566 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3567 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3568 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3569 @ref{Old downloads})
3574 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3575 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3576 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3577 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3578 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3579 @ref{Old downloads})
3584 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3585 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3586 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3587 @ref{Old downloads})
3592 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3593 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3594 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3595 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3596 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3597 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3598 @ref{Old downloads})
3603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3604 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3605 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3606 that compute said property, i.e.
3609 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3610 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3613 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3614 @ref{Old downloads})
3619 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3620 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3621 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3622 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3623 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3624 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3625 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3626 users. (@ref{Changes},
3627 @ref{Old downloads})
3632 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3633 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3634 series. (@ref{Changes},
3635 @ref{Old downloads})
3640 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3641 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3642 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3643 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3644 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3645 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3646 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3647 sponsored by Nicolas
3648 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3649 @ref{Old downloads})
3654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3655 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3656 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3657 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3658 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3659 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3660 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3661 @ref{Old downloads})
3666 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3667 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3668 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3669 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3670 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3671 @ref{Old downloads})
3676 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3677 This is mainly a bugfix
3678 release. (@ref{Changes},
3679 @ref{Old downloads})
3684 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3685 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3686 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3687 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3688 la gravure musicale}.
3693 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3694 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3695 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3696 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3697 @ref{Old downloads})
3702 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3703 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3704 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3705 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3706 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3707 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3712 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3713 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3714 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3715 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3716 @ref{Old downloads})
3721 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3722 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3723 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3724 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3725 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3726 @ref{Old downloads})
3731 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3732 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3733 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3734 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3735 @ref{Old downloads})
3740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3741 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3742 for a note is proportional to the time it
3743 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3744 @ref{Old downloads})
3749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3750 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3751 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3757 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3758 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3759 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3761 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3762 @ref{Old downloads})
3767 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3768 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3769 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3770 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3772 @ref{Old downloads})
3777 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3778 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3779 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3780 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3781 @ref{Old downloads})
3786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3787 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3789 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3790 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3791 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3792 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3793 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3799 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3800 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3801 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3806 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3807 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3808 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3809 @ref{Old downloads})
3814 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3815 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3816 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3817 @ref{Old downloads})
3822 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3823 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3824 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3825 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3826 (@ref{Old downloads})
3831 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3832 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3833 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3834 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3839 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3840 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3841 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3842 better help functionality.
3843 (@ref{Old downloads})
3848 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3849 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3850 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3851 compile them directly from
3852 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3857 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3858 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3859 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3864 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3865 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3866 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3867 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3872 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3873 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3874 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3875 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3876 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3881 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3882 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3883 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3888 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3889 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3894 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3895 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3896 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3901 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3902 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3903 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3904 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3905 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3910 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3911 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3912 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3913 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3914 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3915 @ref{Old downloads})
3920 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3922 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3923 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3925 (@ref{Old downloads})
3930 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3931 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3932 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3933 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3934 signatures like 5/8.
3936 @ref{Old downloads})
3941 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3942 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3943 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3944 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3945 More details are in the
3947 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3952 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3953 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3954 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3955 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3956 Scheme code. Take a look at
3958 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3963 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3964 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3965 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3966 place. @ref{Old downloads}
3971 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
3972 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
3973 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
3974 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
3979 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
3980 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
3981 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
3987 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
3988 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
3989 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
3990 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
3991 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3992 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3997 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3998 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
3999 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4000 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4001 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4002 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4004 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4009 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4010 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4011 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4017 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4018 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
4019 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4020 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4021 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4027 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4028 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4029 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}.
4030 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4031 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4036 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4037 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4038 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4039 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4040 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4045 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4046 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4047 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4048 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4049 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4051 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4056 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4057 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4058 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4059 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4060 @ref{Old downloads}!
4065 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4066 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4067 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4068 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4074 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4075 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4076 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4082 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4083 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4084 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4085 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4087 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4089 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4094 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4095 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4096 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4097 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4098 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4099 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4100 font code by Werner.
4102 and check out the changes in
4103 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4108 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4109 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4110 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4111 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4112 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4113 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4114 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4115 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4116 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4117 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4120 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}.
4125 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4126 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4127 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4128 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4129 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4131 and check out the changes in
4132 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4137 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4138 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4139 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4140 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4141 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4142 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4145 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}.
4150 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4151 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4152 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4153 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4154 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4155 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4156 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4157 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4158 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4162 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}.
4167 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4168 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4169 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4170 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4171 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4172 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4174 and check out the changes in
4175 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4180 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4181 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4182 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4183 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4184 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4185 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4186 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4187 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4188 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4191 and check out the changes in
4192 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4197 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4198 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4199 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4200 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4201 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4202 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4205 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4208 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4209 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4210 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4211 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4212 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4215 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}.
4220 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4221 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4222 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4228 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4229 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4230 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4232 and check out the changes in
4233 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4238 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4239 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4240 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4241 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4242 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4249 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4250 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4251 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4252 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4254 and check out the changes in
4255 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4260 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4261 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4262 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4263 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4264 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4266 and check out the changes in
4267 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4272 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4273 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4274 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4275 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4277 and check out the changes in
4278 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4283 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4284 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4285 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4286 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4288 and check out the changes in
4289 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4294 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4295 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4296 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4297 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4301 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}.
4306 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4307 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4308 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4309 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4313 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}.
4318 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4319 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4320 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4321 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4322 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4323 in the documentation.
4325 and check out the changes in
4326 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4331 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4332 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4333 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4334 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4335 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4340 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4341 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4343 and check out the changes
4344 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4349 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4350 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4351 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4352 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4353 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4354 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4355 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4358 and check out the changes in
4359 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4364 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4365 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4366 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4367 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4368 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4369 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4370 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4371 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4372 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4373 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4374 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4375 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4376 will hold users back in switching.
4378 and check out the changes in
4379 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4384 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4385 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4386 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4387 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4388 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4389 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4390 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4392 and check out the changes in
4393 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4398 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4399 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4400 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4401 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4402 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4403 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4407 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}.
4412 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4413 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4414 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4415 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4416 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4417 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4418 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4419 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4420 chapter of the user manual.
4421 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4426 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4427 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4428 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4429 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4430 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4431 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4432 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4436 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}.
4441 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4442 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4443 disappearing metronome mark.
4445 and check out the changes in
4446 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}.
4451 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4452 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4453 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4454 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4455 `doubleSlurs' property.
4457 and check out the changes in
4458 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4463 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4464 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4465 annoying bugs fixed.
4468 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}.
4473 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4474 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4475 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4476 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4477 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4478 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4479 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4482 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4483 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4485 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4486 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4491 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}.
4496 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4497 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4498 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4499 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4500 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4501 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4502 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4503 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4504 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4505 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4506 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4509 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}.
4514 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4515 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4516 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4517 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4518 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4521 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}.
4526 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4527 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4528 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4529 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4530 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4531 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4532 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4533 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4534 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4535 beat within the measure.
4537 and check out the changes in
4538 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4543 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4544 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4548 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}.
4553 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4554 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4560 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4561 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4562 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4563 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4564 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4566 and check out the changes
4567 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4572 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4573 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4577 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}.
4582 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4583 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4584 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4585 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4586 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4587 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4588 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4589 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}
4591 @ref{Old downloads}.
4596 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4597 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4598 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
4599 @ref{Old downloads}.
4604 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4605 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4606 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4607 @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}
4609 @ref{Old downloads}.
4614 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4615 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4616 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4617 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}
4619 @ref{Old downloads}.
4624 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4625 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4626 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}
4627 or head straight to the
4628 @ref{Old downloads}.
4633 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4634 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4635 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4636 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4637 @ref{Old downloads}.
4642 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4643 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4644 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4645 @ref{Old downloads}.
4650 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4651 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4653 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4654 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4655 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4656 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4657 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4662 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4663 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4664 @ref{Old downloads}.
4669 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4670 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4671 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4677 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4678 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4679 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4680 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4681 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4682 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4683 @ref{Old downloads}.
4688 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4689 A French article on the new LilyPond
4690 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4695 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4696 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4697 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4703 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4704 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4705 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4706 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4707 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4708 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4709 @ref{Old downloads}.
4714 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4715 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4716 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4717 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4718 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4720 @ref{Old downloads}.
4725 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4726 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4728 @ref{Old downloads}.
4733 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4734 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4735 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4736 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4743 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4744 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4745 @ref{Old downloads}.
4750 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4751 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4758 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4759 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4760 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4761 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4763 @ref{Old downloads}.
4768 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4769 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4770 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4771 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4774 @ref{Old downloads}.
4779 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4781 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4782 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4788 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4789 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4791 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4792 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4793 authors of LilyPond.
4798 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4799 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4800 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4803 @ref{Old downloads}.
4808 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4809 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4810 experimental support for producing titles with
4816 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4817 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4818 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4819 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4821 @ref{Old downloads}.
4826 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4827 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4828 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4829 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4831 @ref{Old downloads}.
4836 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4837 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4838 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4839 produce cue notes. More information in the
4846 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4847 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4848 for altering accidental rules.
4854 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4855 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4856 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4857 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4858 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4859 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4860 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4861 More information in the
4868 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4869 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4870 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4871 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4878 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4879 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4880 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4881 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4882 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4889 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4890 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4891 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4892 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4893 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4894 More information in the
4901 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4902 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4903 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4904 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4905 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4906 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4907 More information in the
4914 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4915 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4916 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4917 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4925 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4926 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4927 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4928 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4935 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4936 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4937 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4938 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4939 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4948 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4949 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4950 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4953 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4958 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4960 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4961 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4962 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4965 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4970 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4971 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
4972 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
4973 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
4974 access, but only HTTP downloads.
4979 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4980 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
4981 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
4982 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
4983 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
4989 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
4990 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
4991 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
4993 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4998 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
4999 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5000 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5001 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5006 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5007 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5008 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5009 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5011 More information in the
5012 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5017 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5018 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5019 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5021 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5026 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5027 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5028 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5029 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5031 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5036 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5037 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5038 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5039 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5040 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5041 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5042 individual music expressions.
5043 More information in the
5044 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5049 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5050 An update to the stable branch,
5051 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5052 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5057 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5058 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5059 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5060 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5061 More information in the
5062 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5067 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5068 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5070 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5071 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5076 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5077 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5078 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5079 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5080 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5085 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5086 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5087 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5088 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5089 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5094 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5095 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5096 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5097 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5098 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5099 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5100 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5105 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5106 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5107 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5108 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5110 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5115 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5116 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5117 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5118 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5119 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5124 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5125 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5127 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5132 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5133 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5135 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5136 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5141 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5142 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5143 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5144 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5149 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5150 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5157 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5158 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5160 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5161 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5166 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5167 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5168 contains minor bugfixes.
5169 See the @ref{Changes}
5170 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5175 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5176 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5177 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5178 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5184 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5185 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5186 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5187 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5188 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5189 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5194 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5195 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5196 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5197 the @ref{Changes} and
5198 download @uref{install/,here}.
5203 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5204 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5205 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5206 the @ref{Changes} and
5207 download @uref{install/,here}.
5212 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5213 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5214 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5215 the @ref{Changes} and
5216 download @uref{install/,here}.
5221 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5222 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5223 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5229 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5230 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5231 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5237 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5238 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5239 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5240 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5241 will be available in a few weeks.
5247 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5248 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5249 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5255 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5256 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5257 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5263 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5264 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5265 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5266 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5272 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5273 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5274 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5279 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5280 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5281 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5282 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5283 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5288 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5289 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5290 @ref{Changes} and get it
5291 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5296 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5297 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5298 @ref{Changes} and get it
5299 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5304 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5305 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5306 @ref{Changes} and get it
5307 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5312 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5313 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5314 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5319 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5320 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5321 read the @ref{Changes}.
5326 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5327 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5328 has been updated to 1.8.
5329 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5334 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5335 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5336 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5341 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5342 New website went live!
5347 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5348 Announced new website.
5353 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5354 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5359 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5360 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5361 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5367 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5368 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5369 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.