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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
33 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
34 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
38 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
40 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
41 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
42 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
43 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
44 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
49 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
51 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
52 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
53 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
54 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
55 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
60 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
62 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
63 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
64 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
65 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
70 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
72 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
73 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
74 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
75 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
80 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
82 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
83 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
84 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
85 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
90 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
93 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
94 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
95 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
101 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
103 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
104 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
105 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
106 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
111 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
113 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
114 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
115 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
116 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
118 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
119 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
123 Support for kievan square notation
125 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
127 Music functions have become quite more versatile
130 A full list of new features is given in:
133 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
136 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
138 Main development team:
140 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
141 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
142 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
143 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
144 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
147 Programming contributors:
149 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
150 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
151 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
152 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
154 Documentation contributors:
156 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
160 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
165 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
167 Translation contributors:
169 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
174 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
176 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
177 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
178 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
180 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
181 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
182 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
184 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
185 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
193 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
194 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
196 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
197 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
198 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
205 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
207 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
208 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
209 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
210 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
211 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
212 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
215 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
216 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
221 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
223 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
224 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
225 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
226 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
227 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
233 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
235 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
236 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
237 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
238 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
241 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
242 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
243 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
250 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
255 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
256 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
257 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
264 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
266 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
267 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
268 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
269 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
270 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
276 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
278 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
279 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
280 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
281 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
284 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
285 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
286 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
293 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
295 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
296 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
297 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
298 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
299 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
300 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
303 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
304 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
311 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
313 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
314 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
315 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
316 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
319 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
320 candidate will be required.
326 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
328 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
329 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
330 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
331 working on open source software.
333 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
334 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
340 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
342 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
343 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
344 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
345 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
348 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
349 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
350 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
357 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
359 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
360 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
361 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
362 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
365 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
366 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
367 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
374 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
376 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
377 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
378 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
379 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
382 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
383 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
390 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
393 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
395 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
396 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
397 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
404 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
406 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
407 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
409 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
410 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
411 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
418 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
421 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
423 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
424 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
425 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
432 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
434 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
435 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
436 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
437 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
440 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
441 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
448 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
450 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
451 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
453 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
454 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
455 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
462 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
465 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
467 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
468 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
469 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
476 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
478 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
479 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
480 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
481 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
484 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
485 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
486 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
493 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
495 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
496 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
498 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
499 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
500 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
507 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
509 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
510 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
512 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
513 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
514 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
523 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
524 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
526 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
527 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
528 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
535 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
537 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
538 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
539 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
540 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
541 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
544 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
545 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
552 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
554 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
555 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
557 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
558 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
559 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
562 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
568 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
570 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
571 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
573 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
574 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
575 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
582 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
585 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
587 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
588 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
589 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
598 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
599 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
601 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
602 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
603 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
610 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
612 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
613 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
615 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
616 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
617 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
624 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
626 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
627 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
629 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
630 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
631 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
640 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
641 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
643 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
644 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
645 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
654 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
655 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
657 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
658 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
659 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
666 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
668 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
669 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
671 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
672 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
673 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
680 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
682 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
683 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
685 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
686 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
687 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
696 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
697 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
699 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
700 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
701 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
710 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
711 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
713 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
714 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
715 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
722 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
724 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
725 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
727 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
728 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
729 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
736 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
738 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
745 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
747 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
748 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
749 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
750 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
753 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
754 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
755 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
764 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
765 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
767 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
768 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
769 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
770 not the next release candidate.
776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
778 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
779 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
781 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
782 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
783 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
784 next release candidate.
790 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
792 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
793 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
794 support for MacOS X 10.7.
796 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
797 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
798 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
799 next release candidate.
805 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
807 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
808 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
809 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
810 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
813 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
814 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
815 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
824 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
825 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
827 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
828 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
834 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
836 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
837 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
839 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
840 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
846 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
849 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
850 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
858 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. 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 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
873 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
875 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
876 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
882 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. 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 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. 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 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
908 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
909 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
910 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
915 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
917 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
918 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
919 usual number of bugs.
921 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
922 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
927 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
929 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
930 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
931 usual number of bugs.
933 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
934 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
942 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
943 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
944 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
945 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
947 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
948 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
953 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
956 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
957 it much more flexible and easier to control.
960 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
965 A full list of new features is given in:
968 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
971 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
973 Main development team:
975 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
976 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
977 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
978 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
979 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
981 Programming contributors:
983 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
984 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
985 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
986 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
987 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
988 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
992 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
994 Documentation contributors:
996 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
997 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1001 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1002 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1004 Binaries support contributors:
1008 Translation contributors:
1010 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1011 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1018 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1020 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1021 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1022 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1023 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1026 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1027 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1028 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1040 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1041 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1049 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1050 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1052 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1053 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. 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 Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1073 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1074 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1075 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1076 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1077 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1078 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1079 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1086 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1087 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1089 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1090 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1096 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1098 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1099 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1100 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1101 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1104 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1105 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1106 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1113 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1115 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1116 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1117 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1118 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1121 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1122 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1123 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1130 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1132 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1133 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1134 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1135 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1138 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1139 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1140 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1149 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1150 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1152 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1153 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1159 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1161 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1162 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1163 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1164 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1165 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1171 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1173 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1174 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1175 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1176 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1179 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1180 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1181 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1191 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1193 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1194 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1199 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1201 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1202 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1204 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1205 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1210 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1213 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1215 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1216 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1222 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1225 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1227 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1228 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1229 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1235 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1237 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1238 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1239 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1246 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1248 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1249 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1250 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1251 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1254 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1255 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1256 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1265 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1266 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1267 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1277 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1278 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1279 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1287 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1289 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1290 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1291 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1292 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1293 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1299 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1301 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1302 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1303 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1304 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1307 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1308 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1309 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1316 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1318 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1319 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1320 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1329 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1331 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1332 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1333 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1334 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1337 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1338 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1339 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1340 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1346 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1348 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1349 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1350 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1351 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1354 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1355 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1356 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1357 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1363 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1365 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1366 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1367 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1370 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1371 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1372 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1381 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1382 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1385 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1386 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1387 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1393 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1395 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1396 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1397 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1400 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1401 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1402 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1408 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1410 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1411 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1412 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1413 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1416 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1417 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1418 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1419 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1428 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1430 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1431 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1432 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1433 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1434 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1435 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1436 read on to find out what for!
1439 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1440 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1447 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1449 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1450 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1451 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1452 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1455 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1456 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1457 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1458 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1465 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1467 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1468 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1469 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1470 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1473 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1474 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1475 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1476 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1483 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1485 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1486 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1487 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1490 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1491 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1492 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1497 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1499 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1500 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1501 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1502 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1503 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1507 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1508 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1515 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1517 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1518 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1519 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1520 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1523 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1524 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1525 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1526 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1528 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1530 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1531 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1532 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1538 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1540 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1541 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1542 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1543 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1546 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1547 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1548 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1549 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1550 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1551 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1557 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1559 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1560 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1561 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1572 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1573 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1574 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1581 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1583 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1584 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1585 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1586 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1587 the bug report of the report!
1590 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1591 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1597 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1600 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1601 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1608 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1610 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1611 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1612 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1619 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1621 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1622 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1623 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1624 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1628 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1629 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1637 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1639 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1640 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1641 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1644 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1645 caution and expect breakage.
1650 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1652 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1653 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1654 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1657 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1658 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1659 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1660 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1665 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1668 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1669 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1675 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1677 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1678 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1679 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1680 improvements to the new website.
1682 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1683 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1685 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1686 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1688 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1696 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1697 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1698 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1703 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1705 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1706 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1707 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1713 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1715 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1716 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1717 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1723 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1725 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1726 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1727 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1732 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1734 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1735 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1736 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1743 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1744 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1745 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1748 This release should be of particular interest to package
1749 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1750 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1751 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1757 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1759 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1760 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1761 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1762 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1765 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1766 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1773 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1775 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1776 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1777 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1780 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1781 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1782 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1783 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1784 see the Changes document for more information.
1788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1790 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1791 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1792 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1800 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1801 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1802 so this release is intended for developers only.
1806 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1808 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1809 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1810 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1815 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1817 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1818 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1823 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1825 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1826 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1827 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1833 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1835 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1836 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1837 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1838 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1839 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1841 What are you waiting for? Come
1842 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1843 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1848 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1850 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1851 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1852 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1856 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1858 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1859 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1860 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1861 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1862 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1867 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1869 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1870 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1871 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1877 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1878 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1879 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1880 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1886 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1887 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1888 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1889 and English names for feta filenames.
1895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1897 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1898 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1899 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1900 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1903 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1904 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1905 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1911 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1913 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1914 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1915 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1916 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1918 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1919 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1924 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1926 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1927 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1933 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1935 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1936 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1937 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
1944 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
1946 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
1947 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
1948 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
1949 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
1951 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
1952 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
1953 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
1961 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
1963 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
1964 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
1965 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
1966 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
1967 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
1968 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
1969 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
1970 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
1976 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
1978 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
1979 its team, its world, its community.
1980 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
1981 to read the full issue...
1986 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
1988 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
1989 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1990 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
1995 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
1997 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
1998 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2004 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2006 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2008 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2017 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2018 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2019 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2020 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2021 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2023 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2024 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2026 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2028 @ref{Old downloads}.
2033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2035 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2036 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2037 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2038 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2039 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2040 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2043 @ref{Old downloads}.
2048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2050 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2051 documentation and translations.
2052 @ref{Old downloads}.
2057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2059 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2060 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2061 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2062 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2063 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2065 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2066 @ref{Old downloads}.
2071 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2073 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2074 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2075 (teaching) has been added.
2077 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2079 @ref{Old downloads}.
2084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2086 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2087 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2088 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2089 @ref{Old downloads}.
2094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2096 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2097 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2098 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2099 translations of the documentation.
2100 @ref{Old downloads}.
2105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2107 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2108 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2109 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2110 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2111 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2112 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2113 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2114 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2115 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2117 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2119 @ref{Old downloads}.
2124 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2126 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2127 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2128 markup command names have been made.
2131 @ref{Old downloads}.
2136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2138 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2139 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2140 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2141 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2142 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2145 @ref{Old downloads}.
2150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2152 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2153 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2155 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2156 @ref{Old downloads}.
2161 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2163 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2164 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2165 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2167 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2168 @ref{Old downloads}.
2173 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2175 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2177 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2178 @ref{Old downloads}.
2183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2185 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2186 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2187 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2189 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2191 @ref{Old downloads}.
2196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2198 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2199 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2200 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2201 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2203 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2204 @ref{Old downloads}.
2209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2211 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2212 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2215 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2216 @ref{Old downloads}.
2221 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2223 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2224 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2229 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2231 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2232 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2239 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2241 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2242 @ref{Old downloads}.
2247 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2249 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2250 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2251 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2253 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2254 @ref{Old downloads}.
2259 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2261 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2262 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2267 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2269 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2270 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2277 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2278 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2279 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2281 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2282 @ref{Old downloads}.
2287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2289 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2290 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2292 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2294 @ref{Old downloads}.
2299 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2301 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2302 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2303 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2304 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2305 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2306 announce releases and special events.
2311 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2313 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2314 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2315 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2320 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2322 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2323 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2324 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2325 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2326 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2329 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2331 @ref{Old downloads}.
2336 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2338 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2339 names has been added to the MusicXML
2342 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2343 @ref{Old downloads}.
2348 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2350 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2357 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2358 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2359 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2362 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2363 @ref{Old downloads}.
2368 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2370 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2373 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2374 @ref{Old downloads}.
2379 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2381 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2382 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2383 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2384 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2385 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2386 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2394 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2395 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2396 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2398 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2399 @ref{Old downloads}.
2404 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2406 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2407 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2412 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2414 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2415 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2416 Grand Documentation Project.
2418 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2419 @ref{Old downloads}.
2424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2426 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2428 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2429 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2430 @ref{Old downloads}.
2435 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2437 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2439 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2440 @ref{Old downloads}.
2445 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2447 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2448 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2450 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2451 @ref{Old downloads}.
2456 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2458 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2459 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2460 for the translations.
2462 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2463 @ref{Old downloads}.
2468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2470 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2471 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2472 and lots of updates for the translations.
2474 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2475 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2476 @ref{Old downloads}.
2481 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2483 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2484 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2485 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2486 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2491 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2492 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2493 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2494 spacing engine code.
2496 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2497 @ref{Old downloads}.
2502 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2504 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2505 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2507 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2508 @ref{Old downloads}.
2513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2515 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2516 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2518 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2519 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2520 @ref{Old downloads}.
2525 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2526 This has lots of bugfixes.
2528 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2529 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2530 @ref{Old downloads}.
2535 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2536 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2537 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2538 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2543 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2544 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2546 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2548 @ref{Old downloads}.
2553 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2554 This release has some documentation updates.
2556 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2558 @ref{Old downloads}.
2563 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2564 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2565 disponibles en ligne ---
2566 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2567 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2568 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2569 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2574 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2575 This release fixes many bugs.
2577 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2578 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2580 @ref{Old downloads}.
2585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2586 This release fixes many bugs.
2588 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2589 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2591 @ref{Old downloads}.
2596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2597 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2598 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2600 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2602 @ref{Old downloads}.
2607 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2608 This release fixes still more bugs.
2610 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2612 @ref{Old downloads}.
2617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2618 This release fixes many bugs.
2619 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2620 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2622 @ref{Old downloads})
2627 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2628 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2629 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2630 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2632 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2633 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2635 @ref{Old downloads}.
2640 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2641 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2642 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2644 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2652 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2653 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2655 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2657 @ref{Old downloads}.
2662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2663 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2664 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2666 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2668 @ref{Old downloads}.
2673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2674 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2677 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2679 @ref{Old downloads}.
2684 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2685 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2687 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2689 @ref{Old downloads}.
2694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2695 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2696 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2697 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2699 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2701 @ref{Old downloads}.
2706 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2707 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2708 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2709 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2710 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2711 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2713 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2715 @ref{Old downloads}.
2720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2721 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2722 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2725 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2727 @ref{Old downloads}.
2732 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2733 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2734 further improvements in the regression test suite
2738 @ref{Old downloads}.
2743 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2744 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2748 @ref{Old downloads}.
2753 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2754 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2759 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2760 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2765 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2766 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2770 @ref{Old downloads}.
2775 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2776 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2777 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2781 @ref{Old downloads}.
2786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2787 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2791 @ref{Old downloads}.
2796 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2797 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2802 @ref{Old downloads}.
2807 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2808 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2812 @ref{Old downloads}.
2817 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2818 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2819 within a system as well as between systems.
2823 @ref{Old downloads}.
2828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2829 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2830 test results} and several website build improvements.
2834 @ref{Old downloads}.
2839 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2840 This release fixes several bugs.
2843 @ref{Old downloads}.
2848 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2849 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2854 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2855 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2856 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2857 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2858 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2864 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2868 @ref{Old downloads}.
2873 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2874 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2877 @ref{Old downloads}.
2882 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2883 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2887 @ref{Old downloads}.
2892 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2893 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2896 @ref{Old downloads}.
2901 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2902 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2907 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2908 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2909 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2914 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2915 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2916 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2921 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2922 This release has many more bugfixes.
2925 @ref{Old downloads}.
2930 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2931 This release has many more bugfixes.
2934 @ref{Old downloads}.
2939 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2940 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
2945 @ref{Old downloads}.
2950 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
2951 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
2952 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
2953 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
2954 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
2955 (@ref{Publications}).
2960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
2961 This release has further bugfixes.
2964 @ref{Old downloads}.
2969 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
2970 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
2971 available for x86/64.
2974 @ref{Old downloads}.
2979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
2980 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
2981 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2982 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
2983 @ref{Old downloads})
2988 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
2989 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
2990 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2995 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
2996 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3001 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3002 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3007 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3008 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3013 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3014 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3015 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3021 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3022 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3023 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3028 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3029 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3034 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3035 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3036 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3041 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3042 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3043 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3044 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3045 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3051 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3052 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3058 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3059 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3060 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3065 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3066 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3067 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3068 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3074 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3076 @ref{Old downloads})
3081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3082 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3084 @ref{Old downloads})
3089 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3090 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3091 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3093 @ref{Old downloads})
3098 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3099 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3100 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3101 (@ref{Old downloads})
3106 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3107 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3108 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3109 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3115 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3116 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3117 the development releases even better
3122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3124 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3125 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3126 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3131 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3132 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3133 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3134 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3135 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3136 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3142 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3143 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3145 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3151 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3152 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3153 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3154 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3160 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3161 (@ref{Old downloads})
3166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3167 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3168 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3169 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3170 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3171 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3176 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3177 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3178 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3179 (@ref{Publications})
3184 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3185 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3186 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3192 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3193 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3194 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3199 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3200 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3201 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3206 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3207 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3208 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3213 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3214 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3215 released. (@ref{Changes},
3216 @ref{Old downloads})
3221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3222 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3223 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3224 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3225 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3226 multi-measure rests.
3228 @ref{Old downloads})
3233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3234 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3236 @ref{Old downloads})
3241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3242 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3243 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3244 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3245 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3246 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3247 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3248 @ref{Old downloads})
3253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3254 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3255 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3256 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3257 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3258 @ref{Old downloads})
3263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3264 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3265 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3266 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3267 the endings and the middle
3268 part. (@ref{Changes},
3269 @ref{Old downloads})
3274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3275 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3276 parenthesized, for example,
3279 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3280 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3284 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3285 @ref{Old downloads})
3290 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3291 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3292 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3302 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3303 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3304 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3305 @ref{Old downloads})
3310 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3311 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3312 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3313 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3314 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3315 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3316 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3318 @ref{Old downloads})
3323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3324 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3325 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3326 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3327 @ref{Old downloads})
3332 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3333 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3334 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3335 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3336 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3337 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3338 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3339 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3340 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3341 @ref{Old downloads})
3346 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3347 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3348 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3349 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3350 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3351 @ref{Old downloads})
3356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3358 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3359 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3360 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3366 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3367 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3368 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3369 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3374 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3375 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3376 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3378 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3380 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3382 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3389 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3390 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3391 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3392 @ref{Old downloads})
3397 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3398 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3399 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3400 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3401 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3404 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3405 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3406 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3407 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3412 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3413 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3414 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3415 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3416 page. Let us know how you fare!
3421 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3422 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3423 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3424 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3425 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3426 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3427 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3428 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3429 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3431 @ref{Old downloads})
3436 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3437 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3438 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3439 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3440 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3441 @ref{Old downloads})
3446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3447 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3448 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3449 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3450 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3451 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3452 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3453 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3454 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3455 @ref{Old downloads})
3460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3461 This release has the following new features:
3464 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3465 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3466 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3468 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3469 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3470 and Bertalan Fodor).
3472 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3473 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3476 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3477 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3478 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3482 @ref{Old downloads})
3487 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3488 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3489 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3490 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3491 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3492 van den Borre and Bertalan
3493 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3494 @ref{Old downloads})
3499 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3500 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3501 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3502 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3509 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3510 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3511 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3512 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3514 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3515 @ref{Old downloads})
3520 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3521 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3522 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3528 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3529 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3530 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3531 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3532 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3533 @ref{Old downloads})
3538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3539 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3540 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3541 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3542 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3543 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3544 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3545 @ref{Old downloads})
3550 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3551 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3552 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3553 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3554 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3555 @ref{Old downloads})
3560 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3561 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3562 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3563 @ref{Old downloads})
3568 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3569 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3570 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3571 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3572 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3573 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3574 @ref{Old downloads})
3579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3580 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3581 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3582 that compute said property, i.e.
3585 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3586 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3589 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3590 @ref{Old downloads})
3595 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3596 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3597 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3598 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3599 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3600 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3601 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3602 users. (@ref{Changes},
3603 @ref{Old downloads})
3608 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3609 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3610 series. (@ref{Changes},
3611 @ref{Old downloads})
3616 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3617 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3618 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3619 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3620 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3621 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3622 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3623 sponsored by Nicolas
3624 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3625 @ref{Old downloads})
3630 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3631 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3632 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3633 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3634 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3635 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3636 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3637 @ref{Old downloads})
3642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3643 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3644 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3645 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3646 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3647 @ref{Old downloads})
3652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3653 This is mainly a bugfix
3654 release. (@ref{Changes},
3655 @ref{Old downloads})
3660 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3661 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3662 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3663 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3664 la gravure musicale}.
3669 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3670 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3671 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3672 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3673 @ref{Old downloads})
3678 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3679 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3680 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3681 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3682 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3683 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3689 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3690 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3691 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3692 @ref{Old downloads})
3697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3698 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3699 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3700 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3701 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3702 @ref{Old downloads})
3707 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3708 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3709 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3710 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3711 @ref{Old downloads})
3716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3717 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3718 for a note is proportional to the time it
3719 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3720 @ref{Old downloads})
3725 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3726 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3727 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3732 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3733 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3734 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3735 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3737 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3738 @ref{Old downloads})
3743 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3744 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3745 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3746 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3748 @ref{Old downloads})
3753 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3754 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3755 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3756 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3757 @ref{Old downloads})
3762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3763 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3765 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3766 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3767 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3768 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3769 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3775 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3776 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3777 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3783 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3784 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3785 @ref{Old downloads})
3790 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3791 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3792 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3793 @ref{Old downloads})
3798 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3799 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3800 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3801 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3802 (@ref{Old downloads})
3807 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3808 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3809 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3810 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3815 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3816 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3817 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3818 better help functionality.
3819 (@ref{Old downloads})
3824 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3825 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3826 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3827 compile them directly from
3828 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3834 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3835 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3840 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3841 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3842 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3843 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3848 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3849 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3850 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3851 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3852 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3857 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3858 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3859 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3864 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3865 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3870 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3871 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3872 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3877 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3878 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3879 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3880 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3881 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3886 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3887 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3888 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3889 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3890 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3891 @ref{Old downloads})
3896 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3898 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3899 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3901 (@ref{Old downloads})
3906 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3907 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3908 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3909 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3910 signatures like 5/8.
3912 @ref{Old downloads})
3917 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3918 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3919 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3920 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3921 More details are in the
3923 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3928 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3929 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3930 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3931 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3932 Scheme code. Take a look at
3934 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3939 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3940 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3941 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3942 place. @ref{Old downloads}
3947 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
3948 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
3949 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
3950 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
3955 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
3956 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
3957 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
3963 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
3964 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
3965 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
3966 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
3967 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3968 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3973 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3974 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
3975 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
3976 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
3977 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
3978 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
3980 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3985 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3986 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
3987 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
3993 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3994 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
3995 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
3996 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
3997 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4003 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4004 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4005 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}.
4006 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4007 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4012 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4013 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4014 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4015 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4016 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4021 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4022 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4023 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4024 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4025 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4027 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4032 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4033 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4034 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4035 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4036 @ref{Old downloads}!
4041 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4042 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4043 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4044 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4050 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4051 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4052 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4058 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4059 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4060 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4061 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4063 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4065 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4070 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4071 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4072 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4073 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4074 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4075 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4076 font code by Werner.
4078 and check out the changes in
4079 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4084 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4085 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4086 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4087 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4088 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4089 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4090 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4091 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4092 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4093 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4096 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}.
4101 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4102 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4103 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4104 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4105 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4107 and check out the changes in
4108 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4113 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4114 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4115 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4116 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4117 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4118 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4121 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}.
4126 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4127 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4128 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4129 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4130 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4131 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4132 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4133 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4134 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4138 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}.
4143 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4144 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4145 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4146 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4147 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4148 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4150 and check out the changes in
4151 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4156 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4157 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4158 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4159 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4160 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4161 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4162 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4163 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4164 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4167 and check out the changes in
4168 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4173 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4174 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4175 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4176 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4177 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4178 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4181 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4184 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4185 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4186 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4187 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4188 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4191 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}.
4196 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4197 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4198 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4204 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4205 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4206 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4208 and check out the changes in
4209 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4214 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4215 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4216 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4217 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4218 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4225 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4226 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4227 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4228 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4230 and check out the changes in
4231 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4236 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4237 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4238 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4239 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4240 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4242 and check out the changes in
4243 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4248 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4249 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4250 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4251 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4253 and check out the changes in
4254 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4259 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4260 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4261 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4262 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4264 and check out the changes in
4265 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4270 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4271 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4272 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4273 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4277 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}.
4282 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4283 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4284 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4285 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4289 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}.
4294 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4295 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4296 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4297 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4298 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4299 in the documentation.
4301 and check out the changes in
4302 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4307 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4308 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4309 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4310 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4311 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4316 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4317 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4319 and check out the changes
4320 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4325 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4326 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4327 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4328 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4329 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4330 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4331 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4334 and check out the changes in
4335 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4340 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4341 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4342 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4343 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4344 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4345 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4346 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4347 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4348 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4349 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4350 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4351 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4352 will hold users back in switching.
4354 and check out the changes in
4355 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4360 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4361 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4362 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4363 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4364 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4365 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4366 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4368 and check out the changes in
4369 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4374 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4375 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4376 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4377 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4378 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4379 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4383 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}.
4388 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4389 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4390 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4391 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4392 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4393 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4394 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4395 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4396 chapter of the user manual.
4397 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4402 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4403 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4404 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4405 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4406 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4407 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4408 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4412 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}.
4417 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4418 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4419 disappearing metronome mark.
4421 and check out the changes in
4422 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}.
4427 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4428 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4429 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4430 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4431 `doubleSlurs' property.
4433 and check out the changes in
4434 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4439 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4440 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4441 annoying bugs fixed.
4444 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}.
4449 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4450 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4451 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4452 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4453 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4454 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4455 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4458 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4459 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4461 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4462 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4467 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}.
4472 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4473 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4474 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4475 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4476 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4477 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4478 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4479 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4480 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4481 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4482 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4485 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}.
4490 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4491 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4492 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4493 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4494 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4497 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}.
4502 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4503 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4504 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4505 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4506 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4507 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4508 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4509 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4510 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4511 beat within the measure.
4513 and check out the changes in
4514 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4519 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4520 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4524 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}.
4529 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4530 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4536 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4537 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4538 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4539 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4540 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4542 and check out the changes
4543 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4548 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4549 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4553 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}.
4558 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4559 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4560 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4561 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4562 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4563 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4564 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4565 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}
4567 @ref{Old downloads}.
4572 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4573 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4574 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
4575 @ref{Old downloads}.
4580 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4581 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4582 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4583 @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}
4585 @ref{Old downloads}.
4590 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4591 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4592 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4593 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}
4595 @ref{Old downloads}.
4600 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4601 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4602 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}
4603 or head straight to the
4604 @ref{Old downloads}.
4609 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4610 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4611 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4612 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4613 @ref{Old downloads}.
4618 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4619 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4620 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4621 @ref{Old downloads}.
4626 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4627 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4629 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4630 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4631 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4632 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4633 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4638 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4639 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4640 @ref{Old downloads}.
4645 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4646 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4647 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4653 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4654 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4655 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4656 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4657 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4658 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4659 @ref{Old downloads}.
4664 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4665 A French article on the new LilyPond
4666 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4671 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4672 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4673 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4679 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4680 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4681 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4682 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4683 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4684 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4685 @ref{Old downloads}.
4690 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4691 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4692 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4693 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4694 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4696 @ref{Old downloads}.
4701 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4702 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4704 @ref{Old downloads}.
4709 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4710 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4711 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4712 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4719 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4720 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4721 @ref{Old downloads}.
4726 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4727 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4734 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4735 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4736 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4737 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4739 @ref{Old downloads}.
4744 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4745 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4746 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4747 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4750 @ref{Old downloads}.
4755 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4757 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4758 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4764 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4765 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4767 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4768 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4769 authors of LilyPond.
4774 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4775 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4776 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4779 @ref{Old downloads}.
4784 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4785 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4786 experimental support for producing titles with
4792 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4793 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4794 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4795 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4797 @ref{Old downloads}.
4802 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4803 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4804 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4805 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4807 @ref{Old downloads}.
4812 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4813 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4814 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4815 produce cue notes. More information in the
4822 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4823 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4824 for altering accidental rules.
4830 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4831 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4832 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4833 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4834 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4835 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4836 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4837 More information in the
4844 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4845 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4846 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4847 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4854 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4855 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4856 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4857 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4858 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4865 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4866 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4867 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4868 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4869 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4870 More information in the
4877 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4878 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4879 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4880 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4881 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4882 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4883 More information in the
4890 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4891 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4892 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4893 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4901 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4902 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4903 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4904 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4911 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4912 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4913 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4914 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4915 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4924 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4925 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4926 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4929 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4934 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4936 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4937 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4938 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4941 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4946 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4947 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
4948 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
4949 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
4950 access, but only HTTP downloads.
4955 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4956 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
4957 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
4958 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
4959 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
4965 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
4966 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
4967 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
4969 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4974 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
4975 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
4976 available for Windows! For downloading, go
4977 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
4982 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
4983 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
4984 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
4985 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
4987 More information in the
4988 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4993 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
4994 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
4995 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
4997 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5002 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5003 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5004 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5005 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5007 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5012 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5013 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5014 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5015 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5016 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5017 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5018 individual music expressions.
5019 More information in the
5020 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5025 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5026 An update to the stable branch,
5027 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5028 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5033 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5034 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5035 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5036 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5037 More information in the
5038 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5043 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5044 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5046 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5047 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5052 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5053 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5054 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5055 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5056 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5061 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5062 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5063 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5064 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5065 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5070 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5071 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5072 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5073 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5074 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5075 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5076 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5081 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5082 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5083 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5084 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5086 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5091 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5092 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5093 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5094 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5095 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5100 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5101 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5103 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5108 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5109 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5111 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5112 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5117 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5118 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5119 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5120 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5125 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5126 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5133 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5134 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5136 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5137 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5142 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5143 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5144 contains minor bugfixes.
5145 See the @ref{Changes}
5146 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5151 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5152 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5153 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5154 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5160 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5161 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5162 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5163 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5164 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5165 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5170 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5171 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5172 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5173 the @ref{Changes} and
5174 download @uref{install/,here}.
5179 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5180 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5181 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5182 the @ref{Changes} and
5183 download @uref{install/,here}.
5188 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5189 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5190 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5191 the @ref{Changes} and
5192 download @uref{install/,here}.
5197 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5198 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5199 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5205 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5206 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5207 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5213 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5214 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5215 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5216 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5217 will be available in a few weeks.
5223 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5224 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5225 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5231 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5232 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5233 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5239 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5240 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5241 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5242 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5248 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5249 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5250 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5255 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5256 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5257 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5258 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5259 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5264 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5265 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5266 @ref{Changes} and get it
5267 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5272 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5273 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5274 @ref{Changes} and get it
5275 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5280 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5281 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5282 @ref{Changes} and get it
5283 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5288 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5289 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5290 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5295 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5296 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5297 read the @ref{Changes}.
5302 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5303 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5304 has been updated to 1.8.
5305 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5310 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5311 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5312 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5317 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5318 New website went live!
5323 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5324 Announced new website.
5329 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5330 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5335 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5336 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5337 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5343 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5344 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5345 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.