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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 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
33 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
34 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
43 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
44 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
45 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
46 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
47 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
48 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
49 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
50 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
55 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
57 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
58 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
59 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
60 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
61 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
62 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
63 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
64 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
69 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
71 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
72 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
73 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
74 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
75 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
76 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
77 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
78 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
84 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
86 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
87 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
88 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
89 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
90 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
95 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
97 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
98 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
99 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
100 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
101 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
108 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
109 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
110 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
111 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
112 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
117 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
119 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
120 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
121 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
122 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
123 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
128 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
130 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
131 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
132 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
133 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
134 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
139 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
141 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
142 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
143 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
144 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
145 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
153 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
154 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
156 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
161 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
163 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
164 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
165 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
166 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
167 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
169 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
170 with positioning text.
175 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
177 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
178 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
179 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
180 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
181 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
186 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
189 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
190 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
192 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
201 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
202 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
203 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
210 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
211 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
212 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
213 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
214 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
221 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
222 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
223 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
224 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
225 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
234 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
235 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
236 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
243 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
244 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
245 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
246 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
247 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
254 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
255 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
256 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
257 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
258 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
259 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
264 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
266 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
267 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
268 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
269 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
270 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
275 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
277 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
278 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
279 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
280 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
281 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
286 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
288 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
289 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
290 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
291 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
292 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
300 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
301 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
302 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
303 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
308 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
310 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
311 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
312 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
313 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
314 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
319 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
321 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
322 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
323 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
324 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
325 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
330 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
333 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
334 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
336 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
345 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
346 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
350 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
352 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
353 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
354 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
355 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
356 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
361 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
363 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
364 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
365 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
366 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
367 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
374 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
375 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
376 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
377 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
382 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
384 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
385 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
386 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
387 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
394 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
395 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
396 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
397 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
405 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
406 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
407 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
413 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
415 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
416 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
417 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
418 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
423 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
425 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
426 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
427 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
428 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
430 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
431 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
435 Support for kievan square notation
437 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
439 Music functions have become quite more versatile
442 A full list of new features is given in:
445 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
448 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
450 Main development team:
452 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
453 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
454 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
455 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
456 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
459 Programming contributors:
461 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
462 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
463 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
464 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
466 Documentation contributors:
468 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
472 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
477 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
479 Translation contributors:
481 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
486 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
488 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
489 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
490 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
492 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
493 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
494 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
496 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
497 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
503 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
505 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
506 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
508 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
509 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
510 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
517 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
519 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
520 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
521 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
522 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
523 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
524 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
527 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
528 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
533 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
535 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
536 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
537 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
538 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
539 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
545 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
547 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
548 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
549 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
550 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
553 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
554 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
555 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
562 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
564 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
565 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
567 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
568 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
569 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
576 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
578 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
579 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
580 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
581 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
582 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
588 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
590 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
591 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
592 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
593 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
596 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
597 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
598 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
605 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
607 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
608 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
609 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
610 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
611 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
612 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
615 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
616 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
623 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
625 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
626 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
627 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
628 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
631 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
632 candidate will be required.
638 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
640 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
641 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
642 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
643 working on open source software.
645 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
646 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
652 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
654 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
655 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
656 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
657 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
660 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
661 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
662 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
669 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
671 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
672 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
673 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
674 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
677 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
678 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
679 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
686 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
688 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
689 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
690 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
691 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
694 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
695 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
704 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
705 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
707 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
708 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
709 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
718 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
719 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
721 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
722 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
723 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
732 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
733 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
735 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
736 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
737 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
744 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
746 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
747 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
748 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
749 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
752 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
753 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
763 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
765 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
766 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
767 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
774 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
776 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
777 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
779 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
780 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
781 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
788 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
790 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
791 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
792 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
793 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
796 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
797 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
798 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
805 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
807 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
808 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
810 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
811 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
812 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
821 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
822 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
824 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
825 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
826 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
835 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
836 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
838 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
839 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
840 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
847 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
849 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
850 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
851 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
852 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
853 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
856 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
857 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
864 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
866 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
867 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
869 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
870 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
871 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
874 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
882 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
883 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
885 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
886 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
887 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
894 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. 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. Please
901 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
908 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
910 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
911 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
913 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
914 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
915 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
922 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
924 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
925 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
927 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
928 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
929 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
936 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
938 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
939 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
941 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
942 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
943 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
950 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
952 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
953 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
955 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
956 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
957 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
964 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
966 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
967 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
969 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
970 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
971 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
981 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
983 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
984 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
985 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
992 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
994 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
995 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
997 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
998 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
999 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1006 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1008 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1009 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1011 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1012 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1013 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1022 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1023 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1025 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1026 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1027 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1034 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1036 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1037 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1039 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1040 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1041 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1048 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1050 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1051 Critical regression.
1057 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1059 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1060 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1061 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1062 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1065 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1066 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1067 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1076 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1077 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1079 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1080 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1081 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1082 not the next release candidate.
1088 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1090 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1091 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1093 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1094 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1095 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1096 next release candidate.
1102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1105 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1106 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1108 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1109 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1110 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1111 next release candidate.
1117 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1119 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1120 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1121 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1122 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1125 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1126 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1127 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1134 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1136 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1137 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1139 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1140 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1148 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1149 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1151 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1152 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1158 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1160 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1161 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1162 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1170 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1172 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1173 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1175 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1176 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1182 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1184 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1185 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1187 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1188 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1196 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1197 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1199 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1200 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1206 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1208 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1209 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1211 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1212 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1220 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1221 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1222 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1229 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1230 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1231 usual number of bugs.
1233 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1234 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1241 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1242 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1243 usual number of bugs.
1245 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1246 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1254 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1255 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1256 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1257 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1259 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1260 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1265 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1268 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1269 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1272 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1277 A full list of new features is given in:
1280 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1283 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1285 Main development team:
1287 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1288 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1289 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1290 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1291 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1293 Programming contributors:
1295 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1296 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1297 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1298 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1299 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1300 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1304 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1306 Documentation contributors:
1308 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1309 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1313 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1314 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1316 Binaries support contributors:
1320 Translation contributors:
1322 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1323 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1330 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1332 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1333 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1334 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1335 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1338 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1339 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1340 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1349 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1350 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1352 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1353 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1361 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1362 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1364 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1365 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1373 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1374 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1376 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1377 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1383 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1385 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1386 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1387 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1388 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1389 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1390 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1391 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1396 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1398 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1399 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1401 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1402 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1408 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1410 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1411 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1412 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1413 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1416 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1417 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1418 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1425 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1427 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1428 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1429 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1430 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1433 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1434 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1435 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1442 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1444 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1445 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1446 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1447 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1450 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1451 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1452 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1459 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1461 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1462 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1464 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1465 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1471 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1473 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1474 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1475 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1476 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1477 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1483 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1485 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1486 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1487 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1488 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1491 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1492 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1493 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1500 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1502 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1503 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1505 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1506 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1511 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1513 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1514 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1516 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1517 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1524 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1525 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1527 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1528 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1536 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1537 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1539 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1540 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1541 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1547 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1549 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1550 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1551 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1558 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1560 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1561 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1562 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1563 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1566 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1567 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1568 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1575 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1577 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1578 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1579 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1587 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1589 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1590 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1591 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1599 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1601 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1602 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1603 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1604 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1605 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1611 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1613 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1614 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1615 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1616 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1619 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1620 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1621 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1628 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1630 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1631 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1632 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1641 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1643 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1644 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1645 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1646 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1649 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1650 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1651 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1652 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1658 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1660 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1661 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1662 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1663 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1666 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1667 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1668 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1669 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1677 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1678 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1679 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1682 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1683 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1684 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1690 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1692 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1693 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1694 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1697 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1698 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1699 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1705 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1707 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1708 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1709 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1712 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1713 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1714 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1720 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1722 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1723 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1724 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1725 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1728 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1729 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1730 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1731 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1740 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1742 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1743 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1744 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1745 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1746 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1747 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1748 read on to find out what for!
1751 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1752 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1759 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1761 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1762 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1763 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1764 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1767 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1768 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1769 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1770 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1777 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1779 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1780 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1781 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1782 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1785 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1786 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1787 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1788 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1795 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1797 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1798 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1799 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1802 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1803 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1804 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1809 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1811 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1812 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1813 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1814 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1815 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1819 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1820 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1827 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1829 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1830 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1831 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1832 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1835 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1836 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1837 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1838 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1840 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1842 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1843 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1844 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1850 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1852 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1853 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1854 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1855 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1858 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1859 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1860 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1861 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1862 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1863 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1872 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1873 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1882 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1886 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1893 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1895 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1896 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1897 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1898 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1899 the bug report of the report!
1902 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1903 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1909 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1911 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1912 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1913 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1920 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1922 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1923 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1924 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1931 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1933 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1934 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1935 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1936 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1940 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1941 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1949 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1951 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1952 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1953 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1956 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1957 caution and expect breakage.
1962 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1964 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1965 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1966 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1969 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1970 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1971 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1972 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1979 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1980 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1981 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1987 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1989 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1990 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1991 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1992 improvements to the new website.
1994 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1995 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1997 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1998 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2000 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2006 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2008 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2009 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2010 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2017 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2018 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2019 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2027 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2028 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2029 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2039 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2046 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2047 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2048 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2053 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2055 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2056 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2057 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2060 This release should be of particular interest to package
2061 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2062 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2063 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2069 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2071 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2072 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2073 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2074 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2077 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2078 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2087 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2088 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2089 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2092 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2093 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2094 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2095 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2096 see the Changes document for more information.
2100 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2102 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2103 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2104 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2109 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2111 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2112 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2113 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2114 so this release is intended for developers only.
2118 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2120 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2121 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2122 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2129 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2130 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2137 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2138 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2139 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2145 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2147 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2148 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2149 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2150 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2151 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2153 What are you waiting for? Come
2154 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2155 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2162 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2163 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2164 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2170 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2171 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2172 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2173 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2174 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2181 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2182 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2183 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2189 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2190 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2191 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2192 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2198 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2199 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2200 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2201 and English names for feta filenames.
2207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2209 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2210 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2211 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2212 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2215 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2216 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2217 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2225 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2226 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2227 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2228 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2230 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2231 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2236 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2238 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2239 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2245 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2247 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2248 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2249 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2256 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2258 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2259 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2260 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2261 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2263 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2264 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2265 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2273 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2275 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2276 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2277 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2278 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2279 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2280 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2281 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2282 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2288 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2290 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2291 its team, its world, its community.
2292 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2293 to read the full issue...
2298 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2300 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2301 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2302 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2309 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2310 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2316 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2318 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2320 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2327 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2329 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2330 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2331 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2332 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2333 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2335 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2336 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2338 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2340 @ref{Old downloads}.
2345 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2347 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2348 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2349 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2350 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2351 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2352 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2355 @ref{Old downloads}.
2360 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2362 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2363 documentation and translations.
2364 @ref{Old downloads}.
2369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2371 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2372 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2373 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2374 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2375 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2377 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2378 @ref{Old downloads}.
2383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2385 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2386 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2387 (teaching) has been added.
2389 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2391 @ref{Old downloads}.
2396 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2398 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2399 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2400 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2401 @ref{Old downloads}.
2406 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2408 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2409 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2410 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2411 translations of the documentation.
2412 @ref{Old downloads}.
2417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2419 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2420 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2421 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2422 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2423 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2424 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2425 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2426 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2427 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2429 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2431 @ref{Old downloads}.
2436 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2438 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2439 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2440 markup command names have been made.
2443 @ref{Old downloads}.
2448 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2450 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2451 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2452 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2453 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2454 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2457 @ref{Old downloads}.
2462 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2464 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2465 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2467 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2468 @ref{Old downloads}.
2473 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2475 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2476 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2477 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2479 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2480 @ref{Old downloads}.
2485 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2487 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2489 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2490 @ref{Old downloads}.
2495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2497 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2498 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2499 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2501 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2503 @ref{Old downloads}.
2508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2510 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2511 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2512 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2513 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2515 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2516 @ref{Old downloads}.
2521 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2523 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2524 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2527 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2528 @ref{Old downloads}.
2533 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2535 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2536 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2541 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2543 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2544 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2551 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2553 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2554 @ref{Old downloads}.
2559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2561 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2562 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2563 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2565 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2566 @ref{Old downloads}.
2571 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2573 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2574 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2579 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2581 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2582 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2587 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2589 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2590 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2591 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2593 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2594 @ref{Old downloads}.
2599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2601 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2602 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2604 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2606 @ref{Old downloads}.
2611 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2613 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2614 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2615 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2616 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2617 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2618 announce releases and special events.
2623 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2625 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2626 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2627 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2632 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2634 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2635 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2636 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2637 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2638 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2641 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2643 @ref{Old downloads}.
2648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2650 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2651 names has been added to the MusicXML
2654 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2655 @ref{Old downloads}.
2660 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2662 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2667 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2669 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2670 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2671 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2674 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2675 @ref{Old downloads}.
2680 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2682 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2685 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2686 @ref{Old downloads}.
2691 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2693 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2694 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2695 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2696 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2697 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2698 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2704 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2706 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2707 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2708 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2710 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2711 @ref{Old downloads}.
2716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2718 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2719 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2726 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2727 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2728 Grand Documentation Project.
2730 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2731 @ref{Old downloads}.
2736 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2738 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2740 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2741 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2742 @ref{Old downloads}.
2747 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2749 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2751 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2752 @ref{Old downloads}.
2757 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2759 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2760 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2762 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2763 @ref{Old downloads}.
2768 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2770 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2771 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2772 for the translations.
2774 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2775 @ref{Old downloads}.
2780 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2782 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2783 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2784 and lots of updates for the translations.
2786 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2787 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2788 @ref{Old downloads}.
2793 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2795 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2796 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2797 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2798 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2803 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2804 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2805 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2806 spacing engine code.
2808 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2809 @ref{Old downloads}.
2814 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2816 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2817 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2819 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2820 @ref{Old downloads}.
2825 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2827 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2828 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2830 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2831 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2832 @ref{Old downloads}.
2837 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2838 This has lots of bugfixes.
2840 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2841 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2842 @ref{Old downloads}.
2847 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2848 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2849 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2850 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2856 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2858 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2860 @ref{Old downloads}.
2865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2866 This release has some documentation updates.
2868 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2870 @ref{Old downloads}.
2875 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2876 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2877 disponibles en ligne ---
2878 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2879 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2880 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2881 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2886 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2887 This release fixes many bugs.
2889 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2890 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2892 @ref{Old downloads}.
2897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2898 This release fixes many bugs.
2900 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2901 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2903 @ref{Old downloads}.
2908 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2909 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2910 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2912 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2914 @ref{Old downloads}.
2919 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2920 This release fixes still more bugs.
2922 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2924 @ref{Old downloads}.
2929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2930 This release fixes many bugs.
2931 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2932 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2934 @ref{Old downloads})
2939 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2940 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2941 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2942 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2944 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2945 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2947 @ref{Old downloads}.
2952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2953 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2954 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2956 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2963 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2964 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2965 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2967 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2969 @ref{Old downloads}.
2974 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2975 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2976 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2978 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2980 @ref{Old downloads}.
2985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2986 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2989 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2991 @ref{Old downloads}.
2996 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2997 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2999 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3001 @ref{Old downloads}.
3006 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3007 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3008 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3009 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3011 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3013 @ref{Old downloads}.
3018 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3019 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3020 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3021 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3022 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3023 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3025 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3027 @ref{Old downloads}.
3032 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3033 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3034 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3037 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3039 @ref{Old downloads}.
3044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3045 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3046 further improvements in the regression test suite
3050 @ref{Old downloads}.
3055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3056 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3060 @ref{Old downloads}.
3065 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3066 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3071 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3072 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3077 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3078 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3082 @ref{Old downloads}.
3087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3088 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3089 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3093 @ref{Old downloads}.
3098 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3099 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3103 @ref{Old downloads}.
3108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3109 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3114 @ref{Old downloads}.
3119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3120 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3124 @ref{Old downloads}.
3129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3130 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3131 within a system as well as between systems.
3135 @ref{Old downloads}.
3140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3141 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3142 test results} and several website build improvements.
3146 @ref{Old downloads}.
3151 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3152 This release fixes several bugs.
3155 @ref{Old downloads}.
3160 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3161 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3166 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3167 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3168 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3169 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3170 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3175 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3176 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3180 @ref{Old downloads}.
3185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3186 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3189 @ref{Old downloads}.
3194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3195 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3199 @ref{Old downloads}.
3204 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3205 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3208 @ref{Old downloads}.
3213 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3214 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3220 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3221 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3226 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3227 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3228 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3234 This release has many more bugfixes.
3237 @ref{Old downloads}.
3242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3243 This release has many more bugfixes.
3246 @ref{Old downloads}.
3251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3252 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3257 @ref{Old downloads}.
3262 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3263 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3264 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3265 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3266 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3267 (@ref{Publications}).
3272 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3273 This release has further bugfixes.
3276 @ref{Old downloads}.
3281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3282 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3283 available for x86/64.
3286 @ref{Old downloads}.
3291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3292 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3293 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3294 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3295 @ref{Old downloads})
3300 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3301 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3302 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3308 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3313 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3314 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3319 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3320 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3326 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3327 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3332 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3333 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3334 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3335 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3341 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3346 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3347 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3348 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3354 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3355 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3356 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3357 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3362 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3363 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3364 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3370 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3371 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3372 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3378 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3379 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3380 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3385 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3386 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3388 @ref{Old downloads})
3393 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3394 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3396 @ref{Old downloads})
3401 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3402 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3403 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3405 @ref{Old downloads})
3410 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3411 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3412 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3413 (@ref{Old downloads})
3418 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3419 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3420 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3421 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3426 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3427 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3428 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3429 the development releases even better
3434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3436 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3437 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3438 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3443 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3444 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3445 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3446 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3447 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3448 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3453 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3454 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3455 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3457 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3462 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3463 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3464 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3465 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3466 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3472 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3473 (@ref{Old downloads})
3478 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3479 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3480 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3481 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3482 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3483 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3488 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3489 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3490 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3491 (@ref{Publications})
3496 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3497 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3498 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3503 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3504 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3505 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3506 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3511 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3512 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3513 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3518 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3519 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3520 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3525 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3526 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3527 released. (@ref{Changes},
3528 @ref{Old downloads})
3533 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3534 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3535 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3536 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3537 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3538 multi-measure rests.
3540 @ref{Old downloads})
3545 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3546 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3548 @ref{Old downloads})
3553 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3554 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3555 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3556 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3557 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3558 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3559 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3560 @ref{Old downloads})
3565 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3566 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3567 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3568 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3569 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3570 @ref{Old downloads})
3575 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3576 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3577 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3578 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3579 the endings and the middle
3580 part. (@ref{Changes},
3581 @ref{Old downloads})
3586 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3587 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3588 parenthesized, for example,
3591 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3592 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3596 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3597 @ref{Old downloads})
3602 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3603 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3604 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3614 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3615 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3616 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3617 @ref{Old downloads})
3622 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3623 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3624 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3625 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3626 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3627 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3628 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3630 @ref{Old downloads})
3635 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3636 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3637 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3638 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3639 @ref{Old downloads})
3644 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3645 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3646 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3647 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3648 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3649 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3650 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3651 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3652 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3653 @ref{Old downloads})
3658 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3659 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3660 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3661 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3662 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3663 @ref{Old downloads})
3668 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3670 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3671 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3672 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3677 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3678 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3679 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3680 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3681 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3687 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3688 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3690 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3692 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3694 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3700 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3701 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3702 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3703 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3704 @ref{Old downloads})
3709 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3710 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3711 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3712 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3713 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3716 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3717 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3718 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3719 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3724 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3725 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3726 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3727 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3728 page. Let us know how you fare!
3733 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3734 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3735 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3736 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3737 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3738 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3739 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3740 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3741 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3743 @ref{Old downloads})
3748 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3749 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3750 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3751 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3752 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3753 @ref{Old downloads})
3758 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3759 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3760 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3761 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3762 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3763 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3764 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3765 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3766 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3767 @ref{Old downloads})
3772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3773 This release has the following new features:
3776 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3777 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3778 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3780 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3781 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3782 and Bertalan Fodor).
3784 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3785 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3788 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3789 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3790 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3794 @ref{Old downloads})
3799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3800 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3801 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3802 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3803 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3804 van den Borre and Bertalan
3805 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3806 @ref{Old downloads})
3811 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3812 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3813 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3814 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3820 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3821 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3822 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3823 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3824 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3826 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3827 @ref{Old downloads})
3832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3833 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3834 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3839 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3840 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3841 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3842 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3843 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3844 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3845 @ref{Old downloads})
3850 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3851 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3852 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3853 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3854 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3855 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3856 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3857 @ref{Old downloads})
3862 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3863 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3864 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3865 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3866 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3867 @ref{Old downloads})
3872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3873 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3874 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3875 @ref{Old downloads})
3880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3881 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3882 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3883 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3884 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3885 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3886 @ref{Old downloads})
3891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3892 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3893 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3894 that compute said property, i.e.
3897 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3898 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3901 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3902 @ref{Old downloads})
3907 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3908 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3909 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3910 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3911 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3912 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3913 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3914 users. (@ref{Changes},
3915 @ref{Old downloads})
3920 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3921 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3922 series. (@ref{Changes},
3923 @ref{Old downloads})
3928 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3929 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3930 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3931 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3932 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3933 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3934 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3935 sponsored by Nicolas
3936 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3937 @ref{Old downloads})
3942 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3943 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3944 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3945 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3946 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3947 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3948 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3949 @ref{Old downloads})
3954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3955 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3956 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3957 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3958 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3959 @ref{Old downloads})
3964 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3965 This is mainly a bugfix
3966 release. (@ref{Changes},
3967 @ref{Old downloads})
3972 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3973 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3974 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3975 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3976 la gravure musicale}.
3981 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3982 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3983 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3984 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3985 @ref{Old downloads})
3990 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3991 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3992 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3993 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3994 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3995 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4000 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4001 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4002 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4003 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4004 @ref{Old downloads})
4009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4010 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4011 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4012 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4013 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4014 @ref{Old downloads})
4019 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4020 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4021 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4022 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4023 @ref{Old downloads})
4028 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4029 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4030 for a note is proportional to the time it
4031 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4032 @ref{Old downloads})
4037 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4038 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4039 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4045 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4046 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4047 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4049 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4050 @ref{Old downloads})
4055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4056 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4057 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4058 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4060 @ref{Old downloads})
4065 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4066 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4067 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4068 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4069 @ref{Old downloads})
4074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4075 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4077 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4078 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4079 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4080 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4081 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4087 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4088 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4089 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4095 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4096 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4097 @ref{Old downloads})
4102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4103 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4104 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4105 @ref{Old downloads})
4110 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4111 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4112 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4113 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4114 (@ref{Old downloads})
4119 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4120 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4121 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4122 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4127 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4128 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4129 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4130 better help functionality.
4131 (@ref{Old downloads})
4136 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4137 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4138 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4139 compile them directly from
4140 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4145 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4146 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4147 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4152 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4153 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4154 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4155 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4160 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4161 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4162 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4163 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4164 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4169 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4170 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4171 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4176 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4177 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4182 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4183 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4184 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4189 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4190 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4191 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4192 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4193 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4198 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4199 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4200 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4201 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4202 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4203 @ref{Old downloads})
4208 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4210 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4211 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4213 (@ref{Old downloads})
4218 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4219 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4220 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4221 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4222 signatures like 5/8.
4224 @ref{Old downloads})
4229 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4230 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4231 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4232 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4233 More details are in the
4235 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4240 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4241 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4242 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4243 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4244 Scheme code. Take a look at
4246 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4251 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4252 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4253 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4254 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4259 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4260 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4261 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4262 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4267 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4268 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4269 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4275 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4276 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4277 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4278 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4279 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4280 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4285 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4286 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4287 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4288 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4289 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4290 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4292 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4297 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4298 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4299 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4305 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4306 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
4307 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4308 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4309 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4315 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4316 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4317 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}.
4318 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4319 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4324 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4325 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4326 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4327 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4328 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4333 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4334 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4335 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4336 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4337 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4339 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4344 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4345 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4346 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4347 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4348 @ref{Old downloads}!
4353 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4354 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4355 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4356 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4362 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4363 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4364 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4370 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4371 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4372 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4373 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4375 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4377 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4382 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4383 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4384 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4385 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4386 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4387 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4388 font code by Werner.
4390 and check out the changes in
4391 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4396 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4397 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4398 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4399 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4400 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4401 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4402 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4403 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4404 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4405 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4408 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}.
4413 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4414 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4415 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4416 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4417 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4419 and check out the changes in
4420 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4425 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4426 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4427 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4428 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4429 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4430 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4433 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}.
4438 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4439 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4440 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4441 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4442 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4443 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4444 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4445 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4446 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4450 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}.
4455 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4456 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4457 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4458 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4459 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4460 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4462 and check out the changes in
4463 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4468 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4469 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4470 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4471 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4472 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4473 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4474 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4475 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4476 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4479 and check out the changes in
4480 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4485 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4486 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4487 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4488 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4489 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4490 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4493 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4496 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4497 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4498 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4499 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4500 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4503 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}.
4508 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4509 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4510 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4516 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4517 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4518 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4520 and check out the changes in
4521 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4526 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4527 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4528 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4529 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4530 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4537 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4538 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4539 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4540 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4542 and check out the changes in
4543 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4548 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4549 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4550 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4551 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4552 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4554 and check out the changes in
4555 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4560 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4561 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4562 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4563 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4565 and check out the changes in
4566 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4571 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4572 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4573 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4574 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4576 and check out the changes in
4577 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4582 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4583 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4584 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4585 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4589 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}.
4594 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4595 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4596 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4597 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4601 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}.
4606 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4607 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4608 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4609 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4610 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4611 in the documentation.
4613 and check out the changes in
4614 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4619 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4620 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4621 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4622 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4623 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4628 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4629 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4631 and check out the changes
4632 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4637 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4638 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4639 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4640 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4641 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4642 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4643 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4646 and check out the changes in
4647 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4652 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4653 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4654 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4655 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4656 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4657 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4658 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4659 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4660 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4661 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4662 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4663 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4664 will hold users back in switching.
4666 and check out the changes in
4667 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4672 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4673 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4674 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4675 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4676 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4677 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4678 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4680 and check out the changes in
4681 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4686 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4687 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4688 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4689 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4690 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4691 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4695 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}.
4700 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4701 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4702 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4703 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4704 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4705 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4706 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4707 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4708 chapter of the user manual.
4709 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4714 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4715 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4716 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4717 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4718 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4719 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4720 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4724 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}.
4729 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4730 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4731 disappearing metronome mark.
4733 and check out the changes in
4734 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}.
4739 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4740 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4741 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4742 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4743 `doubleSlurs' property.
4745 and check out the changes in
4746 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4751 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4752 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4753 annoying bugs fixed.
4756 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}.
4761 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4762 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4763 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4764 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4765 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4766 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4767 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4770 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4771 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4773 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4774 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4779 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}.
4784 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4785 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4786 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4787 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4788 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4789 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4790 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4791 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4792 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4793 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4794 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4797 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}.
4802 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4803 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4804 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4805 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4806 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4809 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}.
4814 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4815 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4816 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4817 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4818 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4819 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4820 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4821 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4822 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4823 beat within the measure.
4825 and check out the changes in
4826 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4831 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4832 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4836 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}.
4841 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4842 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4848 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4849 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4850 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4851 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4852 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4854 and check out the changes
4855 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4860 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4861 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4865 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}.
4870 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4871 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4872 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4873 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4874 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4875 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4876 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4877 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}
4879 @ref{Old downloads}.
4884 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4885 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4886 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
4887 @ref{Old downloads}.
4892 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4893 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4894 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4895 @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}
4897 @ref{Old downloads}.
4902 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4903 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4904 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4905 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}
4907 @ref{Old downloads}.
4912 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4913 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4914 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}
4915 or head straight to the
4916 @ref{Old downloads}.
4921 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4922 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4923 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4924 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4925 @ref{Old downloads}.
4930 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4931 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4932 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4933 @ref{Old downloads}.
4938 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4939 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4941 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4942 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4943 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4944 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4945 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4950 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4951 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4952 @ref{Old downloads}.
4957 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4958 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4959 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4965 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4966 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4967 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4968 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4969 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4970 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4971 @ref{Old downloads}.
4976 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4977 A French article on the new LilyPond
4978 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4983 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4984 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4985 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4991 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4992 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4993 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4994 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4995 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4996 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4997 @ref{Old downloads}.
5002 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
5003 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5004 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5005 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5006 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5008 @ref{Old downloads}.
5013 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
5014 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5016 @ref{Old downloads}.
5021 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
5022 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5023 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5024 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5031 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
5032 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5033 @ref{Old downloads}.
5038 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
5039 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5046 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
5047 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5048 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5049 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5051 @ref{Old downloads}.
5056 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
5057 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5058 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5059 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5062 @ref{Old downloads}.
5067 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5069 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5070 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5076 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5077 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5079 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5080 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5081 authors of LilyPond.
5086 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5087 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5088 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5091 @ref{Old downloads}.
5096 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5097 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5098 experimental support for producing titles with
5104 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5105 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5106 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5107 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5109 @ref{Old downloads}.
5114 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5115 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5116 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5117 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5119 @ref{Old downloads}.
5124 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5125 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5126 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5127 produce cue notes. More information in the
5134 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5135 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5136 for altering accidental rules.
5142 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5143 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5144 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5145 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5146 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5147 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5148 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5149 More information in the
5156 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5157 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5158 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5159 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5166 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5167 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5168 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5169 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5170 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5177 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5178 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5179 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5180 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5181 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5182 More information in the
5189 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5190 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5191 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5192 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5193 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5194 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5195 More information in the
5202 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5203 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5204 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5205 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5213 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5214 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5215 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5216 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5223 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5224 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5225 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5226 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5227 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5236 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5237 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5238 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5241 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5246 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5248 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5249 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5250 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5253 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5258 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5259 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5260 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5261 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5262 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5267 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5268 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5269 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5270 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5271 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5277 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5278 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5279 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5281 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5286 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5287 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5288 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5289 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5294 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5295 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5296 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5297 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5299 More information in the
5300 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5305 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5306 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5307 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5309 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5314 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5315 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5316 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5317 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5319 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5324 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5325 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5326 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5327 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5328 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5329 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5330 individual music expressions.
5331 More information in the
5332 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5337 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5338 An update to the stable branch,
5339 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5340 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5345 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5346 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5347 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5348 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5349 More information in the
5350 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5355 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5356 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5358 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5359 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5364 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5365 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5366 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5367 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5368 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5373 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5374 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5375 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5376 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5377 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5382 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5383 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5384 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5385 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5386 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5387 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5388 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5393 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5394 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5395 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5396 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5398 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5403 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5404 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5405 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5406 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5407 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5412 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5413 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5415 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5420 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5421 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5423 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5424 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5429 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5430 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5431 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5432 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5437 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5438 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5445 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5446 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5448 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5449 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5454 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5455 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5456 contains minor bugfixes.
5457 See the @ref{Changes}
5458 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5463 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5464 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5465 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5466 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5472 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5473 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5474 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5475 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5476 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5477 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5482 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5483 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5484 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5485 the @ref{Changes} and
5486 download @uref{install/,here}.
5491 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5492 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5493 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5494 the @ref{Changes} and
5495 download @uref{install/,here}.
5500 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5501 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5502 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5503 the @ref{Changes} and
5504 download @uref{install/,here}.
5509 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5510 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5511 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5517 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5518 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5519 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5525 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5526 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5527 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5528 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5529 will be available in a few weeks.
5535 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5536 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5537 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5543 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5544 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5545 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5551 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5552 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5553 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5554 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5560 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5561 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5562 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5567 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5568 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5569 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5570 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5571 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5576 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5577 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5578 @ref{Changes} and get it
5579 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5584 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5585 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5586 @ref{Changes} and get it
5587 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5592 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5593 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5594 @ref{Changes} and get it
5595 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5600 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5601 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5602 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5607 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5608 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5609 read the @ref{Changes}.
5614 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5615 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5616 has been updated to 1.8.
5617 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5622 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5623 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5624 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5629 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5630 New website went live!
5635 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5636 Announced new website.
5641 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5642 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5647 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5648 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5649 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5655 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5656 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5657 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.