1 @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
34 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
37 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
38 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
39 at all confident about the quality of this release.
45 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
47 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
48 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
49 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
52 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
53 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
54 at all confident about the quality of this release.
60 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
62 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
63 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
64 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
65 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
68 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
69 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
70 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
71 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
80 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
82 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
83 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
84 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
85 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
86 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
87 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
88 read on to find out what for!
91 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
92 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
99 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
101 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
102 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
103 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
104 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
107 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
108 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
109 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
110 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
117 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
119 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
120 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
121 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
122 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
125 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
126 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
127 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
128 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
137 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
138 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
139 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
142 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
143 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
144 at all confident about the quality of this release.
149 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
151 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
152 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
153 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
154 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
155 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
159 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
160 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
167 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
169 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
170 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
171 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
172 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
175 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
176 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
177 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
178 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
180 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
182 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
183 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
184 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
190 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
192 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
193 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
194 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
195 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
198 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
199 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
200 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
201 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
202 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
203 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
211 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
212 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
213 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
222 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
225 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
226 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
233 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
235 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
236 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
237 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
238 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
239 the bug report of the report!
242 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
243 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
249 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
252 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
253 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
263 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
264 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
271 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
273 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
274 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
275 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
276 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
280 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
281 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
289 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
291 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
292 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
293 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
296 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
297 caution and expect breakage.
302 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
304 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
305 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
306 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
309 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
310 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
311 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
312 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
319 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
320 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
321 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
327 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
329 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
330 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
331 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
332 improvements to the new website.
334 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
335 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
337 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
338 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
340 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
346 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
348 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
349 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
350 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
357 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
358 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
359 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
367 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
368 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
369 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
375 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
377 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
378 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
379 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
386 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
387 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
388 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
393 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
395 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
396 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
397 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
400 This release should be of particular interest to package
401 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
402 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
403 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
409 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
411 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
412 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
413 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
414 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
417 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
418 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
425 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
427 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
428 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
429 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
432 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
433 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
434 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
435 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
436 see the Changes document for more information.
440 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
442 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
443 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
444 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
449 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
453 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
454 so this release is intended for developers only.
458 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
461 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
462 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
467 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
469 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
470 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
475 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
477 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
478 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
479 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
485 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
487 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
488 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
489 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
490 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
491 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
493 What are you waiting for? Come
494 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
495 LilyPond Report 17} now!
500 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
502 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
503 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
504 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
511 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
512 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
513 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
514 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
519 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
522 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
523 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
530 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
531 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
532 critical regressions against earlier versions.
536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
538 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
539 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
540 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
541 and English names for feta filenames.
547 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
549 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
550 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
551 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
552 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
555 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
556 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
557 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
565 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
566 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
567 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
568 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
570 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
571 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
576 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
578 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
579 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
585 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
587 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
588 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
589 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
598 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
599 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
600 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
601 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
603 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
604 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
605 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
613 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
615 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
616 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
617 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
618 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
619 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
620 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
621 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
622 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
628 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
630 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
631 its team, its world, its community.
632 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
633 to read the full issue...
638 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
640 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
641 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
642 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
647 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
649 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
650 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
658 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
660 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
667 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
669 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
670 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
671 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
672 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
673 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
675 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
676 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
685 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
687 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
688 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
689 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
690 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
691 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
692 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
700 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
702 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
703 documentation and translations.
709 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
711 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
712 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
713 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
714 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
715 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
723 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
725 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
726 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
727 (teaching) has been added.
736 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
738 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
739 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
740 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
746 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
748 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
749 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
750 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
751 translations of the documentation.
757 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
759 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
760 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
761 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
762 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
763 deceased since then. All the development team express their
764 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
765 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
766 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
767 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
778 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
779 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
780 markup command names have been made.
788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
790 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
791 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
792 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
793 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
794 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
802 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
804 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
805 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
813 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
815 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
816 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
817 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
825 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
827 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
835 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
837 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
838 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
839 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
848 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
850 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
851 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
852 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
853 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
861 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
863 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
864 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
873 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
875 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
876 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
881 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
883 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
884 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
891 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
899 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
901 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
902 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
903 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
911 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
913 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
914 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
919 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
921 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
922 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
927 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
929 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
930 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
931 regression tests maintenance for developers.
939 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
941 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
942 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
951 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
953 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
954 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
955 report, new translations of the site and publications.
956 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
957 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
958 announce releases and special events.
963 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
965 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
966 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
967 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
974 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
975 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
976 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
977 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
978 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
988 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
990 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
991 names has been added to the MusicXML
1000 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
1002 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
1007 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
1009 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
1010 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
1011 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
1014 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
1015 @ref{Old downloads}.
1020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
1022 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
1025 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
1026 @ref{Old downloads}.
1031 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
1033 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
1034 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
1035 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
1036 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
1037 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
1038 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
1044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
1046 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
1047 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
1048 updates to the MusicXML converter.
1050 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
1051 @ref{Old downloads}.
1056 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
1058 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
1059 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
1064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
1066 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
1067 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
1068 Grand Documentation Project.
1070 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
1071 @ref{Old downloads}.
1076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
1078 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
1080 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
1081 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
1082 @ref{Old downloads}.
1087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
1089 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
1091 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
1092 @ref{Old downloads}.
1097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
1099 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
1100 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
1102 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
1103 @ref{Old downloads}.
1108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
1110 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
1111 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
1112 for the translations.
1114 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
1115 @ref{Old downloads}.
1120 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
1122 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
1123 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
1124 and lots of updates for the translations.
1126 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
1127 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
1128 @ref{Old downloads}.
1133 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
1135 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
1136 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
1137 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
1138 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
1143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
1144 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
1145 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
1146 spacing engine code.
1148 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
1149 @ref{Old downloads}.
1154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
1156 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
1157 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
1159 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
1160 @ref{Old downloads}.
1165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
1167 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
1168 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
1170 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
1171 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
1172 @ref{Old downloads}.
1177 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
1178 This has lots of bugfixes.
1180 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
1181 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
1182 @ref{Old downloads}.
1187 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
1188 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
1189 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
1190 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
1192 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
1197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
1198 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
1200 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
1202 @ref{Old downloads}.
1207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
1208 This release has some documentation updates.
1210 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
1212 @ref{Old downloads}.
1217 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
1218 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
1219 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
1220 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
1221 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
1226 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
1227 This release fixes many bugs.
1229 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
1230 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
1232 @ref{Old downloads}.
1237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
1238 This release fixes many bugs.
1240 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
1241 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
1243 @ref{Old downloads}.
1248 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
1249 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
1250 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
1252 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
1254 @ref{Old downloads}.
1259 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
1260 This release fixes still more bugs.
1262 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
1264 @ref{Old downloads}.
1269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
1270 This release fixes many bugs.
1271 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
1272 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
1274 @ref{Old downloads})
1279 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
1280 This release will stretch piano staves on a
1281 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
1282 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
1284 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
1285 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
1287 @ref{Old downloads}.
1292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
1293 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
1294 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
1296 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
1303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1304 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
1305 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
1307 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
1309 @ref{Old downloads}.
1314 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1315 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
1316 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
1318 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
1320 @ref{Old downloads}.
1325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
1326 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
1329 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
1331 @ref{Old downloads}.
1336 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
1337 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
1339 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
1341 @ref{Old downloads}.
1346 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
1347 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
1348 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
1349 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
1351 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
1353 @ref{Old downloads}.
1358 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
1359 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
1360 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
1361 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
1362 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
1363 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
1365 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
1367 @ref{Old downloads}.
1372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
1373 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
1374 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
1377 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
1379 @ref{Old downloads}.
1384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
1385 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
1386 further improvements in the regression test suite
1390 @ref{Old downloads}.
1395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
1396 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1400 @ref{Old downloads}.
1405 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
1406 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
1411 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
1412 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
1417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
1418 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1422 @ref{Old downloads}.
1427 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
1428 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
1429 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
1433 @ref{Old downloads}.
1438 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
1439 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1443 @ref{Old downloads}.
1448 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
1449 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
1454 @ref{Old downloads}.
1459 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
1460 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1464 @ref{Old downloads}.
1469 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
1470 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
1471 within a system as well as between systems.
1475 @ref{Old downloads}.
1480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1481 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
1482 test results} and several website build improvements.
1486 @ref{Old downloads}.
1491 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1492 This release fixes several bugs.
1495 @ref{Old downloads}.
1500 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1501 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
1506 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
1507 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
1508 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1509 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1515 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1516 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
1520 @ref{Old downloads}.
1525 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1526 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1529 @ref{Old downloads}.
1534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
1535 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
1539 @ref{Old downloads}.
1544 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
1545 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1548 @ref{Old downloads}.
1553 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
1554 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1560 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1565 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1566 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
1567 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
1572 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
1573 This release has many more bugfixes.
1576 @ref{Old downloads}.
1581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
1582 This release has many more bugfixes.
1585 @ref{Old downloads}.
1590 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
1591 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
1596 @ref{Old downloads}.
1601 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
1602 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
1603 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
1604 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
1605 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
1606 (@ref{Publications}).
1611 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
1612 This release has further bugfixes.
1615 @ref{Old downloads}.
1620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
1621 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
1622 available for x86/64.
1625 @ref{Old downloads}.
1630 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
1631 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
1632 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1633 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1634 @ref{Old downloads})
1639 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
1640 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
1641 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1646 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1647 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1653 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1658 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1659 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1664 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1665 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1666 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1671 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1672 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1673 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1674 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1679 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1680 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1685 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1686 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1687 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1692 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1693 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1694 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1695 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1696 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1701 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1702 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1703 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1709 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1710 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1711 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1717 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1718 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1719 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1725 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1727 @ref{Old downloads})
1732 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1733 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1735 @ref{Old downloads})
1740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1741 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1742 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1744 @ref{Old downloads})
1749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1750 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1751 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1752 (@ref{Old downloads})
1757 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1758 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1759 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1760 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1765 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1766 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1767 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1768 the development releases even better
1773 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1775 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1776 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1777 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1782 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
1783 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
1784 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
1785 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
1786 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
1787 esthetics}. Happy reading!
1792 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
1793 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
1794 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
1796 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1801 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1802 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
1803 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
1804 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
1805 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1811 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
1812 (@ref{Old downloads})
1817 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
1818 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
1819 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
1820 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
1821 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
1822 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1827 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
1828 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
1829 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
1830 (@ref{Publications})
1835 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1836 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
1837 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1842 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1843 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
1844 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
1845 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1850 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
1851 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
1852 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
1857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
1858 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
1859 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1864 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
1865 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
1866 released. (@ref{Changes},
1867 @ref{Old downloads})
1872 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
1873 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
1874 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
1875 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
1876 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
1877 multi-measure rests.
1879 @ref{Old downloads})
1884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
1885 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
1887 @ref{Old downloads})
1892 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
1893 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
1894 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
1895 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
1896 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1897 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
1898 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
1899 @ref{Old downloads})
1904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
1905 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
1906 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
1907 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
1908 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
1909 @ref{Old downloads})
1914 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
1915 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
1916 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
1917 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
1918 the endings and the middle
1919 part. (@ref{Changes},
1920 @ref{Old downloads})
1925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
1926 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
1927 parenthesized, for example,
1930 c4 -\parenthesize -.
1931 <d \parenthesize fis a>
1935 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
1936 @ref{Old downloads})
1941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
1942 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
1943 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
1953 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
1954 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
1955 vector. (@ref{Changes},
1956 @ref{Old downloads})
1961 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
1962 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
1963 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
1964 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
1965 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
1966 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
1967 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
1969 @ref{Old downloads})
1974 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
1975 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
1976 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
1977 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
1978 @ref{Old downloads})
1983 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
1984 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
1985 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
1986 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
1987 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
1988 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
1989 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
1990 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1991 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1992 @ref{Old downloads})
1997 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
1998 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
1999 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
2000 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
2001 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
2002 @ref{Old downloads})
2007 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
2009 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
2010 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
2011 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
2016 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
2017 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
2018 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
2019 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
2020 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
2025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
2026 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
2027 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
2029 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
2031 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
2033 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
2039 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
2040 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
2041 (feature sponsored by Andrea
2042 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
2043 @ref{Old downloads})
2048 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
2049 Linux Journal publishes an article on
2050 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
2051 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
2052 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
2055 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
2056 “GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
2057 alternatives seem second-rate.”
2058 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
2063 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
2064 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
2065 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
2066 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
2067 page. Let us know how you fare!
2072 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
2073 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
2074 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
2075 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
2076 The important occasion for this release is our new build
2077 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
2078 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
2079 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
2080 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
2082 @ref{Old downloads})
2087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
2088 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
2089 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
2090 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
2091 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
2092 @ref{Old downloads})
2097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
2098 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
2099 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
2100 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
2101 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
2102 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
2103 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
2104 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
2105 functions. (@ref{Changes},
2106 @ref{Old downloads})
2111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
2112 This release has the following new features:
2115 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
2116 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
2117 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
2119 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
2120 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
2121 and Bertalan Fodor).
2123 Generic music functions may now also be used on
2124 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
2127 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
2128 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
2129 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
2133 @ref{Old downloads})
2138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
2139 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
2140 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
2141 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
2142 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
2143 van den Borre and Bertalan
2144 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
2145 @ref{Old downloads})
2150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
2151 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
2152 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
2153 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
2159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
2160 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
2161 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
2162 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
2163 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
2165 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
2166 @ref{Old downloads})
2171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
2172 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
2173 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
2178 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
2179 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
2180 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
2181 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
2182 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
2183 etc. (@ref{Changes},
2184 @ref{Old downloads})
2189 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
2190 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
2191 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
2192 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
2193 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
2194 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
2195 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2196 @ref{Old downloads})
2201 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
2202 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
2203 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
2204 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
2205 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2206 @ref{Old downloads})
2211 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
2212 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
2213 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
2214 @ref{Old downloads})
2219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
2220 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
2221 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
2222 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
2223 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
2224 properties. (@ref{Changes},
2225 @ref{Old downloads})
2230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
2231 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
2232 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
2233 that compute said property, i.e.
2236 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
2237 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
2240 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
2241 @ref{Old downloads})
2246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
2247 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
2248 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
2249 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
2250 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
2251 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
2252 also provides advanced tweakability for power
2253 users. (@ref{Changes},
2254 @ref{Old downloads})
2259 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
2260 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
2261 series. (@ref{Changes},
2262 @ref{Old downloads})
2267 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
2268 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
2269 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
2270 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
2271 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
2272 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
2273 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
2274 sponsored by Nicolas
2275 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
2276 @ref{Old downloads})
2281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
2282 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
2283 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
2284 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
2285 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
2286 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
2287 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2288 @ref{Old downloads})
2293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
2294 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
2295 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
2296 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
2297 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2298 @ref{Old downloads})
2303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
2304 This is mainly a bugfix
2305 release. (@ref{Changes},
2306 @ref{Old downloads})
2311 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
2312 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
2313 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
2314 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
2315 la gravure musicale}.
2320 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
2321 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
2322 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
2323 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
2324 @ref{Old downloads})
2329 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
2330 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
2331 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
2332 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
2333 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
2334 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
2339 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
2340 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
2341 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
2342 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
2343 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
2344 @ref{Old downloads})
2349 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
2350 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
2351 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
2352 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
2353 signs. (@ref{Changes},
2354 @ref{Old downloads})
2359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
2360 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
2361 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
2362 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
2363 @ref{Old downloads})
2368 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
2369 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
2370 for a note is proportional to the time it
2371 takes. (@ref{Changes},
2372 @ref{Old downloads})
2377 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
2378 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
2379 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
2384 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
2385 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
2386 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
2387 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
2389 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
2390 @ref{Old downloads})
2395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
2396 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
2397 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
2398 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
2400 @ref{Old downloads})
2405 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
2406 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
2407 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
2408 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
2409 @ref{Old downloads})
2414 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
2415 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
2417 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
2418 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
2419 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
2420 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
2421 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
2426 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
2427 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
2428 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
2429 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
2434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
2435 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
2436 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
2437 @ref{Old downloads})
2442 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
2443 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
2444 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
2445 @ref{Old downloads})
2450 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
2451 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
2452 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
2453 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
2454 (@ref{Old downloads})
2459 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
2460 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
2461 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
2462 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
2467 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2468 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
2469 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
2470 better help functionality.
2471 (@ref{Old downloads})
2476 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2477 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
2478 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
2479 compile them directly from
2480 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
2485 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
2486 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
2487 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
2492 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
2493 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
2494 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
2495 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
2500 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
2501 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
2502 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
2503 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
2504 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2509 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2510 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
2511 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
2516 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2517 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
2522 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
2523 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
2524 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
2529 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
2530 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
2531 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
2532 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
2533 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
2538 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
2539 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
2540 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
2541 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
2542 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
2543 @ref{Old downloads})
2548 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
2550 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
2551 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
2553 (@ref{Old downloads})
2558 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
2559 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
2560 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
2561 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
2562 signatures like 5/8.
2564 @ref{Old downloads})
2569 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
2570 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
2571 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
2572 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
2573 More details are in the
2575 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
2580 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
2581 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
2582 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
2583 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
2584 Scheme code. Take a look at
2586 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
2591 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
2592 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
2593 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
2594 place. @ref{Old downloads}
2599 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
2600 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
2601 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
2602 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
2607 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
2608 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
2609 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
2615 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
2616 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
2617 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
2618 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
2619 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2620 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2625 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2626 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
2627 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
2628 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
2629 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
2630 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
2632 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2637 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2638 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
2639 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2645 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2646 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
2647 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2648 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2649 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2655 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2656 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2657 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}.
2658 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2659 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2664 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2665 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
2666 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
2667 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2668 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
2673 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2674 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2675 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2676 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2677 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2679 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2684 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2685 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2686 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2687 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2688 @ref{Old downloads}!
2693 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2694 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2695 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2696 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2702 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2703 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2704 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2710 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2711 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2712 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2713 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2715 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2717 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2722 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2723 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2724 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2725 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2726 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2727 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2728 font code by Werner.
2730 and check out the changes in
2731 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2736 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2737 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2738 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2739 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2740 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2741 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2742 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2743 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2744 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2745 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2748 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}.
2753 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2754 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2755 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2756 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2757 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2759 and check out the changes in
2760 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2765 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2766 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2767 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2768 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2769 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2770 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2773 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}.
2778 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2779 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
2780 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
2781 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
2782 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
2783 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
2784 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
2785 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
2786 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
2790 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}.
2795 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
2796 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
2797 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
2798 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
2799 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
2800 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
2802 and check out the changes in
2803 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2808 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
2809 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
2810 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
2811 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
2812 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
2813 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
2814 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
2815 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
2816 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
2819 and check out the changes in
2820 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2825 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
2826 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
2827 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
2828 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
2829 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
2830 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
2833 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
2836 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
2837 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
2838 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
2839 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
2840 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
2843 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}.
2848 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
2849 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
2850 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
2856 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
2857 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
2858 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
2860 and check out the changes in
2861 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2866 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
2867 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
2868 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
2869 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
2870 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
2877 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2878 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
2879 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
2880 some problems with the conversion scripts.
2882 and check out the changes in
2883 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2888 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2889 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2890 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
2891 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
2892 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
2894 and check out the changes in
2895 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2900 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
2901 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
2902 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
2903 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
2905 and check out the changes in
2906 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2911 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
2912 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
2913 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
2914 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2916 and check out the changes in
2917 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2922 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
2923 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
2924 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
2925 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
2929 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}.
2934 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
2935 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
2936 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
2937 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
2941 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}.
2946 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
2947 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
2948 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
2949 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
2950 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
2951 in the documentation.
2953 and check out the changes in
2954 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2959 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
2960 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
2961 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
2962 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
2963 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
2968 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
2969 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
2971 and check out the changes
2972 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2977 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
2978 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
2979 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
2980 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
2981 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
2982 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
2983 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
2986 and check out the changes in
2987 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2992 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
2993 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
2994 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
2995 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
2996 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
2997 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
2998 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
2999 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
3000 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
3001 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
3002 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
3003 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
3004 will hold users back in switching.
3006 and check out the changes in
3007 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3012 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
3013 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
3014 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
3015 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
3016 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
3017 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
3018 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
3020 and check out the changes in
3021 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3026 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
3027 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
3028 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
3029 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
3030 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
3031 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
3035 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}.
3040 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
3041 LilyPond now has a Documentation
3042 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
3043 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
3044 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
3045 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
3046 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
3047 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
3048 chapter of the user manual.
3049 A lot of cheers for Graham!
3054 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
3055 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
3056 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
3057 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
3058 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
3059 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
3060 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
3064 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}.
3069 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
3070 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
3071 disappearing metronome mark.
3073 and check out the changes in
3074 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}.
3079 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
3080 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
3081 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
3082 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
3083 `doubleSlurs' property.
3085 and check out the changes in
3086 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3091 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
3092 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
3093 annoying bugs fixed.
3096 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}.
3101 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
3102 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
3103 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
3104 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
3105 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
3106 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
3107 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
3110 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
3111 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
3113 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
3114 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
3119 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}.
3124 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
3125 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
3126 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
3127 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
3128 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
3129 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
3130 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
3131 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
3132 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
3133 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
3134 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
3137 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}.
3142 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
3143 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
3144 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
3145 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
3146 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
3149 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}.
3154 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
3155 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
3156 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
3157 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
3158 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
3159 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
3160 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
3161 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
3162 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
3163 beat within the measure.
3165 and check out the changes in
3166 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3171 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
3172 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
3176 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}.
3181 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
3182 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
3188 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
3189 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
3190 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
3191 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
3192 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
3194 and check out the changes
3195 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3200 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
3201 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
3205 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}.
3210 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
3211 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
3212 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
3213 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
3214 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
3215 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
3216 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
3217 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}
3219 @ref{Old downloads}.
3224 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
3225 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
3226 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
3227 @ref{Old downloads}.
3232 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
3233 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
3234 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
3235 @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}
3237 @ref{Old downloads}.
3242 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
3243 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
3244 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
3245 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}
3247 @ref{Old downloads}.
3252 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
3253 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
3254 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}
3255 or head straight to the
3256 @ref{Old downloads}.
3261 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
3262 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
3263 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
3264 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
3265 @ref{Old downloads}.
3270 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
3271 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
3272 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
3273 @ref{Old downloads}.
3278 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
3279 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
3281 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
3282 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
3283 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
3284 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
3285 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
3290 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
3291 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
3292 @ref{Old downloads}.
3297 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
3298 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
3299 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
3305 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
3306 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
3307 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
3308 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
3309 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
3310 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
3311 @ref{Old downloads}.
3316 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
3317 A French article on the new LilyPond
3318 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
3323 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
3324 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
3325 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
3331 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
3332 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
3333 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
3334 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
3335 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
3336 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
3337 @ref{Old downloads}.
3342 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
3343 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
3344 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
3345 documentation polish. This should be the final release
3346 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
3348 @ref{Old downloads}.
3353 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
3354 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
3356 @ref{Old downloads}.
3361 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
3362 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
3363 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
3364 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
3371 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
3372 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
3373 @ref{Old downloads}.
3378 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
3379 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
3386 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
3387 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
3388 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
3389 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
3391 @ref{Old downloads}.
3396 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
3397 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
3398 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
3399 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
3402 @ref{Old downloads}.
3407 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
3409 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
3410 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
3416 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
3417 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
3419 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
3420 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
3421 authors of LilyPond.
3426 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
3427 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
3428 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
3431 @ref{Old downloads}.
3436 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
3437 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
3438 experimental support for producing titles with
3444 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
3445 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
3446 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
3447 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
3449 @ref{Old downloads}.
3454 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
3455 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
3456 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
3457 of lyrics related bugs. See the
3459 @ref{Old downloads}.
3464 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
3465 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
3466 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
3467 produce cue notes. More information in the
3474 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
3475 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
3476 for altering accidental rules.
3482 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
3483 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
3484 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
3485 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
3486 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
3487 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
3488 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
3489 More information in the
3496 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
3497 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
3498 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
3499 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
3506 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
3507 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
3508 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
3509 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
3510 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
3517 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
3518 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
3519 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
3520 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
3521 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
3522 More information in the
3529 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
3530 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
3531 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
3532 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
3533 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
3534 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
3535 More information in the
3542 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
3543 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
3544 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
3545 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
3553 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
3554 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
3555 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
3556 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
3563 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
3564 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
3565 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
3566 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
3567 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
3576 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
3577 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
3578 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
3581 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3586 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
3588 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
3589 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
3590 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
3593 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3598 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3599 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
3600 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
3601 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
3602 access, but only HTTP downloads.
3607 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3608 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
3609 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
3610 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
3611 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
3617 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
3618 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
3619 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
3621 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3626 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
3627 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
3628 available for Windows! For downloading, go
3629 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
3634 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
3635 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
3636 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
3637 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
3639 More information in the
3640 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3645 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3646 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3647 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3649 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3654 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3655 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3656 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3657 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3659 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3664 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3665 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3666 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3667 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3668 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3669 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3670 individual music expressions.
3671 More information in the
3672 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3677 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3678 An update to the stable branch,
3679 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3680 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3685 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3686 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3687 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3688 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3689 More information in the
3690 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3695 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3696 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3697 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3699 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3700 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3705 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3706 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3707 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3708 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3710 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3715 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3716 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3717 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3718 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3719 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3724 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3725 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3726 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3727 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3728 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3729 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3730 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3735 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3736 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3737 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3738 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3740 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3745 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3746 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3747 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3748 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3749 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3754 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3755 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3757 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3762 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3763 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3765 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3766 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3771 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3772 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3773 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3774 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3779 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
3780 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
3787 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
3788 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
3790 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
3791 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
3796 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
3797 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
3798 contains minor bugfixes.
3799 See the @ref{Changes}
3800 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
3805 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
3806 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
3807 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
3808 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
3814 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3815 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
3816 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
3817 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
3818 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
3819 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
3824 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3825 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
3826 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
3827 the @ref{Changes} and
3828 download @uref{install/,here}.
3833 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
3834 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
3835 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3836 the @ref{Changes} and
3837 download @uref{install/,here}.
3842 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
3843 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
3844 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3845 the @ref{Changes} and
3846 download @uref{install/,here}.
3851 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
3852 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
3853 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
3859 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
3860 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
3861 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
3867 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
3868 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
3869 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
3870 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
3871 will be available in a few weeks.
3877 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
3878 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
3879 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
3885 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
3886 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
3887 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
3893 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3894 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
3895 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
3896 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
3902 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3903 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
3904 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
3909 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3910 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
3911 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
3912 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
3913 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3918 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
3919 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
3920 @ref{Changes} and get it
3921 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3926 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
3927 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
3928 @ref{Changes} and get it
3929 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3934 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3935 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
3936 @ref{Changes} and get it
3937 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3942 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3943 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
3944 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
3949 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
3950 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
3951 read the @ref{Changes}.
3956 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
3957 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
3958 has been updated to 1.8.
3959 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
3964 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3965 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
3966 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
3971 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3972 New website went live!
3977 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
3978 Announced new website.
3983 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
3984 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
3989 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
3990 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
3991 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
3997 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
3998 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
3999 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.