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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
31 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
33 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
34 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
35 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
36 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
37 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
42 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
45 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
46 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
48 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
53 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
55 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
56 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
57 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
58 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
59 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
64 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
66 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
67 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
68 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
69 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
70 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
76 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
78 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
79 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
80 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
84 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
86 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
87 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
88 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
89 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
90 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
95 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
97 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
98 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
99 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
100 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
101 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
108 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
109 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
110 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
111 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
116 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
118 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
119 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
120 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
121 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
126 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
129 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
130 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
131 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
138 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
139 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
140 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
141 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
149 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
150 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
151 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
152 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
157 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
159 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
160 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
161 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
162 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
164 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
165 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
169 Support for kievan square notation
171 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
173 Music functions have become quite more versatile
176 A full list of new features is given in:
179 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
182 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
184 Main development team:
186 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
187 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
188 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
189 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
190 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
193 Programming contributors:
195 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
196 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
197 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
198 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
200 Documentation contributors:
202 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
206 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
211 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
213 Translation contributors:
215 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
220 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
222 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
223 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
224 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
226 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
227 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
228 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
230 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
231 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
240 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
242 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
243 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
244 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
251 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
253 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
254 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
255 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
256 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
257 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
258 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
261 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
262 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
267 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
269 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
270 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
271 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
272 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
273 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
279 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
281 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
282 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
283 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
284 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
287 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
288 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
289 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
296 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
298 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
299 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
301 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
302 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
303 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
310 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
312 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
313 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
314 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
315 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
316 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
322 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
324 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
325 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
326 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
327 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
330 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
331 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
332 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
339 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
341 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
342 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
343 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
344 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
345 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
346 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
349 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
350 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
357 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
359 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
360 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
361 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
362 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
365 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
366 candidate will be required.
372 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
374 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
375 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
376 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
377 working on open source software.
379 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
380 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
386 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
388 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
389 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
390 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
391 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
394 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
395 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
396 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
403 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
405 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
406 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
407 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
408 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
411 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
412 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
413 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
420 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
422 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
423 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
424 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
425 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
428 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
429 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
436 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
438 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
439 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
441 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
442 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
443 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
453 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
455 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
456 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
457 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
466 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
467 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
469 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
470 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
471 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
478 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
480 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
481 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
482 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
483 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
486 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
487 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
499 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
500 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
501 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
508 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
510 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
511 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
513 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
514 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
515 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
522 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
524 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
525 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
526 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
527 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
530 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
531 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
532 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
539 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
541 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
542 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
544 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
545 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
546 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
553 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
555 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
556 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
558 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
559 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
560 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
567 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
569 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
570 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
572 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
573 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
574 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
581 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
583 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
584 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
585 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
586 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
587 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
590 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
591 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
598 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
600 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
601 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
603 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
604 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
605 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
608 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
614 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
616 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
617 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
619 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
620 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
621 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
628 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
630 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
631 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
633 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
634 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
635 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
644 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
645 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
647 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
648 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
649 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
658 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
659 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
661 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
662 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
663 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
670 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
672 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
673 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
675 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
676 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
677 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
684 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
686 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
687 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
689 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
690 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
691 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
700 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
701 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
703 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
704 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
705 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
712 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
714 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
715 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
717 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
718 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
719 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
726 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
728 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
729 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
731 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
732 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
733 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
745 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
746 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
747 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
754 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
756 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
757 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
759 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
760 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
761 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
768 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
770 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
771 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
773 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
774 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
775 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
782 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
784 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
791 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
793 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
794 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
795 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
796 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
799 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
800 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
801 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
810 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
811 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
813 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
814 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
815 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
816 not the next release candidate.
822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
824 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
825 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
827 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
828 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
829 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
830 next release candidate.
836 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
838 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
839 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
840 support for MacOS X 10.7.
842 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
843 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
844 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
845 next release candidate.
851 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
853 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
854 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
855 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
856 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
859 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
860 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
861 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
868 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
870 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
871 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
873 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
874 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
882 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
883 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
885 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
886 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
892 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
894 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
895 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
896 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
906 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
907 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
909 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
910 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
916 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
918 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
919 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
921 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
922 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
928 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
930 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
931 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
933 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
934 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
942 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
943 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
945 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
946 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
954 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
955 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
956 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
961 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
963 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
964 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
965 usual number of bugs.
967 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
968 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
973 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
975 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
976 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
977 usual number of bugs.
979 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
980 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
986 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
988 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
989 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
990 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
991 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
993 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
994 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
999 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1002 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1003 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1006 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1011 A full list of new features is given in:
1014 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1017 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1019 Main development team:
1021 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1022 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1023 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1024 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1025 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1027 Programming contributors:
1029 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1030 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1031 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1032 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1033 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1034 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1038 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1040 Documentation contributors:
1042 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1043 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1047 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1048 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1050 Binaries support contributors:
1054 Translation contributors:
1056 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1057 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1064 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1066 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1067 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1068 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1069 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1072 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1073 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1074 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1083 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1084 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1086 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1087 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1093 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1095 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1096 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1098 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1099 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1107 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1108 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1110 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1111 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1117 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1119 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1120 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1121 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1122 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1123 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1124 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1125 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1130 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1132 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1133 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1135 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1136 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1142 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1144 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1145 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1146 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1147 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1150 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1151 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1152 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1159 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1161 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1162 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1163 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1164 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1167 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1168 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1169 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1176 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1178 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1179 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1180 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1181 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1184 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1185 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1186 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1193 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1195 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1196 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1198 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1199 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1205 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1207 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1208 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1209 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1210 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1211 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1217 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1219 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1220 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1221 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1222 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1225 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1226 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1227 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1234 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1237 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1239 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1240 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1245 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1247 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1248 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1250 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1251 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1256 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1258 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1259 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1261 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1262 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1268 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1270 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1271 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1273 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1274 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1275 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1281 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1283 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1284 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1285 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1292 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1294 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1295 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1296 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1297 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1300 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1301 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1302 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1309 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1312 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1313 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1324 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1325 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1333 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1335 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1336 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1337 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1338 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1339 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1345 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1347 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1348 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1349 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1350 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1353 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1354 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1355 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1362 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1364 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1365 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1366 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1375 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1377 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1378 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1379 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1380 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1383 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1384 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1385 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1386 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1392 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1394 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1395 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1396 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1397 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1400 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1401 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1402 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1403 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1411 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1412 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1413 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1416 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1417 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1418 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1426 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1427 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1428 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1431 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1432 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1433 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1439 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1441 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1442 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1443 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1446 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1447 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1448 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1454 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1456 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1457 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1458 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1459 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1462 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1463 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1464 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1465 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1474 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1476 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1477 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1478 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1479 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1480 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1481 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1482 read on to find out what for!
1485 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1486 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1493 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1495 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1496 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1497 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1498 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1501 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1502 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1503 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1504 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1511 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1513 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1514 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1515 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1516 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1519 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1520 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1521 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1522 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1529 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1531 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1532 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1533 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1536 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1537 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1538 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1543 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1545 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1546 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1547 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1548 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1549 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1553 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1554 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1561 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1563 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1564 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1565 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1566 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1569 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1570 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1571 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1572 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1574 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1576 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1577 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1578 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1584 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1586 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1587 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1588 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1589 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1592 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1593 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1594 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1595 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1596 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1597 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1605 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1606 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1607 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1616 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1618 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1619 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1620 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1627 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1629 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1630 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1631 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1632 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1633 the bug report of the report!
1636 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1637 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1643 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1645 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1646 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1647 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1656 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1657 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1658 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1665 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1667 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1668 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1669 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1670 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1674 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1675 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1683 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1685 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1686 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1687 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1690 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1691 caution and expect breakage.
1696 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1698 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1699 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1700 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1703 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1704 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1705 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1706 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1711 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1713 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1714 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1715 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1721 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1723 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1724 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1725 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1726 improvements to the new website.
1728 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1729 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1731 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1732 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1734 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1744 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1751 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1752 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1753 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1759 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1761 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1762 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1763 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1769 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1771 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1772 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1773 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1778 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1780 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1781 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1782 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1787 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1789 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1790 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1791 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1794 This release should be of particular interest to package
1795 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1796 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1797 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1803 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1805 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1806 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1807 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1808 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1811 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1812 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1821 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1822 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1823 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1826 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1827 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1828 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1829 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1830 see the Changes document for more information.
1834 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1836 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1837 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1838 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1845 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1846 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1847 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1848 so this release is intended for developers only.
1852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1854 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1855 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1856 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1861 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1863 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1864 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1872 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1873 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1879 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1881 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1882 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1883 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1884 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1885 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1887 What are you waiting for? Come
1888 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1889 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1894 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1897 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1898 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1902 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1904 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1905 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1906 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1907 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1908 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1915 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1916 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1917 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1921 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1923 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1924 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1925 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1926 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1930 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1932 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1933 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1934 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1935 and English names for feta filenames.
1941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1943 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1944 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1945 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1946 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1949 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1950 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1951 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1959 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1960 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1961 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1962 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1964 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1965 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1970 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1972 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1973 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1979 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1981 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1982 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1983 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
1990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
1992 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
1993 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
1994 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
1995 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
1997 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
1998 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
1999 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2007 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2009 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2010 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2011 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2012 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2013 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2014 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2015 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2016 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2022 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2024 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2025 its team, its world, its community.
2026 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2027 to read the full issue...
2032 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2034 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2035 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2036 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2041 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2043 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2044 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2052 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2054 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2061 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2063 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2064 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2065 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2066 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2067 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2069 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2070 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2072 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2074 @ref{Old downloads}.
2079 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2081 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2082 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2083 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2084 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2085 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2086 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2089 @ref{Old downloads}.
2094 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2096 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2097 documentation and translations.
2098 @ref{Old downloads}.
2103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2105 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2106 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2107 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2108 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2109 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2111 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2112 @ref{Old downloads}.
2117 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2119 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2120 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2121 (teaching) has been added.
2123 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2125 @ref{Old downloads}.
2130 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2132 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2133 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2134 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2135 @ref{Old downloads}.
2140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2142 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2143 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2144 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2145 translations of the documentation.
2146 @ref{Old downloads}.
2151 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2153 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2154 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2155 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2156 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2157 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2158 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2159 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2160 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2161 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2163 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2165 @ref{Old downloads}.
2170 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2172 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2173 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2174 markup command names have been made.
2177 @ref{Old downloads}.
2182 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2184 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2185 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2186 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2187 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2188 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2191 @ref{Old downloads}.
2196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2198 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2199 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2201 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2202 @ref{Old downloads}.
2207 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2209 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2210 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2211 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2213 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2214 @ref{Old downloads}.
2219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2221 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2223 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2224 @ref{Old downloads}.
2229 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2231 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2232 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2233 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2235 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2237 @ref{Old downloads}.
2242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2244 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2245 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2246 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2247 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2249 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2250 @ref{Old downloads}.
2255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2257 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2258 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2261 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2262 @ref{Old downloads}.
2267 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2269 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2270 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2275 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2277 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2278 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2283 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2285 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2287 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2288 @ref{Old downloads}.
2293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2295 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2296 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2297 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2299 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2300 @ref{Old downloads}.
2305 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2307 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2308 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2313 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2315 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2316 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2323 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2324 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2325 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2327 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2328 @ref{Old downloads}.
2333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2335 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2336 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2338 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2340 @ref{Old downloads}.
2345 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2347 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2348 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2349 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2350 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2351 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2352 announce releases and special events.
2357 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2359 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2360 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2361 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2366 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2368 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2369 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2370 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2371 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2372 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2375 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2377 @ref{Old downloads}.
2382 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2384 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2385 names has been added to the MusicXML
2388 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2389 @ref{Old downloads}.
2394 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2396 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2401 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2403 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2404 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2405 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2408 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2409 @ref{Old downloads}.
2414 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2416 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2419 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2420 @ref{Old downloads}.
2425 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2427 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2428 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2429 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2430 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2431 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2432 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2438 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2440 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2441 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2442 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2444 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2445 @ref{Old downloads}.
2450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2452 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2453 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2458 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2460 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2461 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2462 Grand Documentation Project.
2464 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2465 @ref{Old downloads}.
2470 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2472 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2474 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2475 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2476 @ref{Old downloads}.
2481 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2483 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2485 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2486 @ref{Old downloads}.
2491 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2493 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2494 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2496 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2497 @ref{Old downloads}.
2502 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2504 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2505 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2506 for the translations.
2508 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2509 @ref{Old downloads}.
2514 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2516 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2517 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2518 and lots of updates for the translations.
2520 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2521 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2522 @ref{Old downloads}.
2527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2529 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2530 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2531 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2532 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2538 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2539 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2540 spacing engine code.
2542 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2543 @ref{Old downloads}.
2548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2550 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2551 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2553 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2554 @ref{Old downloads}.
2559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2561 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2562 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2564 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2565 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2566 @ref{Old downloads}.
2571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2572 This has lots of bugfixes.
2574 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2575 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2576 @ref{Old downloads}.
2581 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2582 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2583 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2584 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2589 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2590 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2592 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2594 @ref{Old downloads}.
2599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2600 This release has some documentation updates.
2602 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2604 @ref{Old downloads}.
2609 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2610 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2611 disponibles en ligne ---
2612 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2613 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2614 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2615 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2620 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2621 This release fixes many bugs.
2623 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2624 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2626 @ref{Old downloads}.
2631 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2632 This release fixes many bugs.
2634 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2635 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2637 @ref{Old downloads}.
2642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2643 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2644 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2646 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2648 @ref{Old downloads}.
2653 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2654 This release fixes still more bugs.
2656 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2658 @ref{Old downloads}.
2663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2664 This release fixes many bugs.
2665 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2666 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2668 @ref{Old downloads})
2673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2674 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2675 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2676 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2678 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2679 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2681 @ref{Old downloads}.
2686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2687 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2688 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2690 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2698 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2699 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2701 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2703 @ref{Old downloads}.
2708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2709 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2710 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2712 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2714 @ref{Old downloads}.
2719 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2720 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2723 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2725 @ref{Old downloads}.
2730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2731 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2733 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2735 @ref{Old downloads}.
2740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2741 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2742 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2743 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2745 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2747 @ref{Old downloads}.
2752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2753 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2754 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2755 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2756 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2757 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2759 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2761 @ref{Old downloads}.
2766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2767 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2768 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2771 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2773 @ref{Old downloads}.
2778 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2779 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2780 further improvements in the regression test suite
2784 @ref{Old downloads}.
2789 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2790 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2794 @ref{Old downloads}.
2799 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2800 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2805 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2806 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2811 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2812 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2822 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2823 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2827 @ref{Old downloads}.
2832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2833 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2837 @ref{Old downloads}.
2842 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2843 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2848 @ref{Old downloads}.
2853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2854 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2858 @ref{Old downloads}.
2863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2864 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2865 within a system as well as between systems.
2869 @ref{Old downloads}.
2874 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2875 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2876 test results} and several website build improvements.
2880 @ref{Old downloads}.
2885 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2886 This release fixes several bugs.
2889 @ref{Old downloads}.
2894 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2895 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2900 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2901 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2902 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2903 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2904 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2909 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2910 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2914 @ref{Old downloads}.
2919 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2920 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2923 @ref{Old downloads}.
2928 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2929 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2933 @ref{Old downloads}.
2938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2939 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2942 @ref{Old downloads}.
2947 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2948 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2953 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2954 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2955 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2960 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2961 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2962 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2968 This release has many more bugfixes.
2971 @ref{Old downloads}.
2976 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2977 This release has many more bugfixes.
2980 @ref{Old downloads}.
2985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2986 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
2991 @ref{Old downloads}.
2996 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
2997 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
2998 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
2999 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3000 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3001 (@ref{Publications}).
3006 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3007 This release has further bugfixes.
3010 @ref{Old downloads}.
3015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3016 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3017 available for x86/64.
3020 @ref{Old downloads}.
3025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3026 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3027 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3028 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3029 @ref{Old downloads})
3034 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3035 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3036 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3041 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3042 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3048 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3053 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3054 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3060 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3061 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3066 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3067 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3068 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3069 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3074 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3075 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3080 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3081 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3082 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3087 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3088 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3089 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3090 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3091 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3096 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3097 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3098 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3104 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3105 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3106 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3112 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3113 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3114 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3120 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3122 @ref{Old downloads})
3127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3128 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3130 @ref{Old downloads})
3135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3136 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3137 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3139 @ref{Old downloads})
3144 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3145 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3146 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3147 (@ref{Old downloads})
3152 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3153 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3154 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3155 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3161 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3162 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3163 the development releases even better
3168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3170 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3171 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3172 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3177 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3178 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3179 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3180 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3181 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3182 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3188 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3189 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3191 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3196 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3197 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3198 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3199 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3200 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3205 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3206 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3207 (@ref{Old downloads})
3212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3213 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3214 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3215 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3216 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3217 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3222 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3223 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3224 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3225 (@ref{Publications})
3230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3231 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3232 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3238 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3239 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3240 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3245 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3246 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3247 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3253 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3254 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3259 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3260 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3261 released. (@ref{Changes},
3262 @ref{Old downloads})
3267 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3268 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3269 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3270 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3271 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3272 multi-measure rests.
3274 @ref{Old downloads})
3279 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3280 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3282 @ref{Old downloads})
3287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3288 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3289 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3290 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3291 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3292 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3293 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3294 @ref{Old downloads})
3299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3300 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3301 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3302 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3303 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3304 @ref{Old downloads})
3309 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3310 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3311 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3312 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3313 the endings and the middle
3314 part. (@ref{Changes},
3315 @ref{Old downloads})
3320 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3321 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3322 parenthesized, for example,
3325 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3326 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3330 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3331 @ref{Old downloads})
3336 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3337 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3338 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3348 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3349 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3350 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3351 @ref{Old downloads})
3356 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3357 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3358 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3359 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3360 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3361 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3362 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3364 @ref{Old downloads})
3369 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3370 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3371 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3372 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3373 @ref{Old downloads})
3378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3379 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3380 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3381 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3382 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3383 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3384 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3385 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3386 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3387 @ref{Old downloads})
3392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3393 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3394 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3395 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3396 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3397 @ref{Old downloads})
3402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3404 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3405 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3406 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3411 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3412 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3413 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3414 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3415 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3420 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3421 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3422 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3424 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3426 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3428 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3435 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3436 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3437 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3438 @ref{Old downloads})
3443 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3444 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3445 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3446 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3447 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3450 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3451 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3452 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3453 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3458 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3459 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3460 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3461 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3462 page. Let us know how you fare!
3467 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3468 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3469 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3470 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3471 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3472 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3473 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3474 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3475 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3477 @ref{Old downloads})
3482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3483 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3484 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3485 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3486 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3487 @ref{Old downloads})
3492 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3493 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3494 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3495 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3496 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3497 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3498 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3499 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3500 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3501 @ref{Old downloads})
3506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3507 This release has the following new features:
3510 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3511 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3512 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3514 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3515 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3516 and Bertalan Fodor).
3518 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3519 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3522 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3523 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3524 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3528 @ref{Old downloads})
3533 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3534 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3535 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3536 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3537 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3538 van den Borre and Bertalan
3539 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3540 @ref{Old downloads})
3545 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3546 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3547 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3548 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3554 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3555 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3556 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3557 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3558 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3560 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3561 @ref{Old downloads})
3566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3567 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3568 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3573 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3574 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3575 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3576 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3577 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3578 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3579 @ref{Old downloads})
3584 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3585 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3586 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3587 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3588 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3589 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3590 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3591 @ref{Old downloads})
3596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3597 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3598 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3599 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3600 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3601 @ref{Old downloads})
3606 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3607 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3608 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3609 @ref{Old downloads})
3614 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3615 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3616 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3617 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3618 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3619 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3620 @ref{Old downloads})
3625 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3626 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3627 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3628 that compute said property, i.e.
3631 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3632 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3635 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3636 @ref{Old downloads})
3641 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3642 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3643 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3644 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3645 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3646 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3647 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3648 users. (@ref{Changes},
3649 @ref{Old downloads})
3654 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3655 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3656 series. (@ref{Changes},
3657 @ref{Old downloads})
3662 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3663 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3664 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3665 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3666 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3667 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3668 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3669 sponsored by Nicolas
3670 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3671 @ref{Old downloads})
3676 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3677 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3678 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3679 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3680 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3681 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3682 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3683 @ref{Old downloads})
3688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3689 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3690 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3691 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3692 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3693 @ref{Old downloads})
3698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3699 This is mainly a bugfix
3700 release. (@ref{Changes},
3701 @ref{Old downloads})
3706 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3707 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3708 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3709 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3710 la gravure musicale}.
3715 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3716 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3717 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3718 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3719 @ref{Old downloads})
3724 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3725 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3726 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3727 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3728 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3729 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3734 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3735 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3736 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3737 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3738 @ref{Old downloads})
3743 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3744 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3745 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3746 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3747 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3748 @ref{Old downloads})
3753 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3754 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3755 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3756 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3757 @ref{Old downloads})
3762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3763 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3764 for a note is proportional to the time it
3765 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3766 @ref{Old downloads})
3771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3772 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3773 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3778 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3779 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3780 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3781 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3783 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3784 @ref{Old downloads})
3789 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3790 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3791 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3792 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3794 @ref{Old downloads})
3799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3800 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3801 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3802 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3803 @ref{Old downloads})
3808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3809 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3811 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3812 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3813 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3814 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3815 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3820 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3821 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3822 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3823 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3829 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3830 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3831 @ref{Old downloads})
3836 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3837 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3838 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3839 @ref{Old downloads})
3844 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3845 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3846 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3847 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3848 (@ref{Old downloads})
3853 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3854 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3855 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3856 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3861 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3862 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3863 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3864 better help functionality.
3865 (@ref{Old downloads})
3870 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3871 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3872 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3873 compile them directly from
3874 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3879 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3880 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3881 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3886 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3887 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3888 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3889 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3894 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3895 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3896 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3897 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3898 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3903 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3904 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3905 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3910 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3911 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3916 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3917 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3918 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3923 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3924 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3925 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3926 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3927 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3932 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3933 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3934 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3935 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3936 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3937 @ref{Old downloads})
3942 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3944 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3945 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3947 (@ref{Old downloads})
3952 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3953 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3954 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3955 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3956 signatures like 5/8.
3958 @ref{Old downloads})
3963 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3964 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3965 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3966 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3967 More details are in the
3969 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3974 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3975 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3976 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3977 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3978 Scheme code. Take a look at
3980 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3985 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3986 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3987 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3988 place. @ref{Old downloads}
3993 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
3994 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
3995 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
3996 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4001 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4002 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4003 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4009 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4010 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4011 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4012 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4013 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4014 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4019 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4020 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4021 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4022 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4023 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4024 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4026 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4031 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4032 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4033 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4039 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4040 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
4041 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4042 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4043 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4049 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4050 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4051 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}.
4052 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4053 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4058 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4059 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4060 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4061 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4062 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4067 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4068 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4069 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4070 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4071 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4073 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4078 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4079 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4080 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4081 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4082 @ref{Old downloads}!
4087 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4088 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4089 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4090 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4096 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4097 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4098 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4104 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4105 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4106 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4107 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4109 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4111 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4116 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4117 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4118 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4119 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4120 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4121 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4122 font code by Werner.
4124 and check out the changes in
4125 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4130 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4131 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4132 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4133 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4134 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4135 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4136 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4137 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4138 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4139 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4142 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}.
4147 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4148 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4149 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4150 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4151 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4153 and check out the changes in
4154 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4159 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4160 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4161 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4162 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4163 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4164 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4167 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}.
4172 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4173 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4174 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4175 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4176 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4177 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4178 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4179 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4180 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4184 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}.
4189 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4190 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4191 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4192 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4193 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4194 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4196 and check out the changes in
4197 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4202 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4203 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4204 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4205 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4206 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4207 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4208 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4209 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4210 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4213 and check out the changes in
4214 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4219 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4220 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4221 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4222 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4223 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4224 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4227 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4230 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4231 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4232 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4233 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4234 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4237 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}.
4242 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4243 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4244 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4250 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4251 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4252 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4254 and check out the changes in
4255 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4260 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4261 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4262 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4263 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4264 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4271 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4272 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4273 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4274 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4276 and check out the changes in
4277 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4282 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4283 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4284 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4285 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4286 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4288 and check out the changes in
4289 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4294 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4295 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4296 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4297 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4299 and check out the changes in
4300 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4305 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4306 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4307 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4308 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4310 and check out the changes in
4311 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4316 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4317 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4318 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4319 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4323 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}.
4328 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4329 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4330 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4331 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4335 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}.
4340 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4341 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4342 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4343 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4344 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4345 in the documentation.
4347 and check out the changes in
4348 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4353 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4354 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4355 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4356 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4357 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4362 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4363 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4365 and check out the changes
4366 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4371 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4372 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4373 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4374 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4375 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4376 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4377 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4380 and check out the changes in
4381 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4386 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4387 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4388 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4389 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4390 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4391 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4392 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4393 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4394 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4395 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4396 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4397 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4398 will hold users back in switching.
4400 and check out the changes in
4401 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4406 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4407 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4408 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4409 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4410 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4411 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4412 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4414 and check out the changes in
4415 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4420 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4421 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4422 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4423 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4424 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4425 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4429 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}.
4434 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4435 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4436 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4437 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4438 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4439 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4440 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4441 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4442 chapter of the user manual.
4443 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4448 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4449 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4450 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4451 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4452 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4453 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4454 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4458 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}.
4463 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4464 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4465 disappearing metronome mark.
4467 and check out the changes in
4468 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}.
4473 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4474 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4475 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4476 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4477 `doubleSlurs' property.
4479 and check out the changes in
4480 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4485 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4486 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4487 annoying bugs fixed.
4490 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}.
4495 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4496 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4497 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4498 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4499 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4500 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4501 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4504 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4505 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4507 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4508 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4513 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}.
4518 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4519 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4520 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4521 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4522 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4523 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4524 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4525 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4526 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4527 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4528 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4531 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}.
4536 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4537 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4538 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4539 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4540 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4543 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}.
4548 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4549 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4550 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4551 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4552 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4553 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4554 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4555 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4556 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4557 beat within the measure.
4559 and check out the changes in
4560 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4565 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4566 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4570 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}.
4575 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4576 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4582 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4583 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4584 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4585 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4586 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4588 and check out the changes
4589 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4594 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4595 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4599 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}.
4604 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4605 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4606 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4607 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4608 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4609 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4610 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4611 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}
4613 @ref{Old downloads}.
4618 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4619 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4620 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
4621 @ref{Old downloads}.
4626 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4627 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4628 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4629 @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}
4631 @ref{Old downloads}.
4636 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4637 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4638 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4639 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}
4641 @ref{Old downloads}.
4646 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4647 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4648 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}
4649 or head straight to the
4650 @ref{Old downloads}.
4655 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4656 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4657 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4658 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4659 @ref{Old downloads}.
4664 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4665 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4666 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4667 @ref{Old downloads}.
4672 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4673 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4675 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4676 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4677 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4678 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4679 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4684 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4685 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4686 @ref{Old downloads}.
4691 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4692 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4693 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4699 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4700 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4701 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4702 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4703 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4704 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4705 @ref{Old downloads}.
4710 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4711 A French article on the new LilyPond
4712 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4717 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4718 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4719 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4725 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4726 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4727 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4728 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4729 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4730 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4731 @ref{Old downloads}.
4736 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4737 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4738 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4739 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4740 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4742 @ref{Old downloads}.
4747 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4748 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4750 @ref{Old downloads}.
4755 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4756 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4757 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4758 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4765 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4766 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4767 @ref{Old downloads}.
4772 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4773 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4780 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4781 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4782 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4783 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4785 @ref{Old downloads}.
4790 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4791 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4792 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4793 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4796 @ref{Old downloads}.
4801 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4803 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4804 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4810 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4811 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4813 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4814 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4815 authors of LilyPond.
4820 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4821 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4822 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4825 @ref{Old downloads}.
4830 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4831 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4832 experimental support for producing titles with
4838 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4839 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4840 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4841 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4843 @ref{Old downloads}.
4848 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4849 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4850 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4851 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4853 @ref{Old downloads}.
4858 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4859 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4860 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4861 produce cue notes. More information in the
4868 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4869 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4870 for altering accidental rules.
4876 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4877 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4878 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4879 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4880 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4881 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4882 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4883 More information in the
4890 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4891 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4892 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4893 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4900 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4901 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4902 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4903 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4904 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4911 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4912 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4913 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4914 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4915 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4916 More information in the
4923 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4924 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4925 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4926 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4927 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4928 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4929 More information in the
4936 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4937 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4938 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4939 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4947 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4948 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4949 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4950 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4957 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4958 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4959 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4960 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4961 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4970 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4971 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4972 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4975 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4980 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4982 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4983 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4984 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4987 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4992 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4993 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
4994 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
4995 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
4996 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5001 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5002 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5003 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5004 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5005 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5011 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5012 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5013 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5015 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5020 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5021 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5022 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5023 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5028 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5029 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5030 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5031 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5033 More information in the
5034 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5039 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5040 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5041 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5043 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5048 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5049 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5050 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5051 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5053 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5058 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5059 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5060 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5061 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5062 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5063 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5064 individual music expressions.
5065 More information in the
5066 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5071 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5072 An update to the stable branch,
5073 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5074 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5079 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5080 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5081 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5082 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5083 More information in the
5084 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5089 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5090 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5092 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5093 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5098 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5099 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5100 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5101 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5102 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5107 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5108 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5109 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5110 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5111 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5116 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5117 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5118 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5119 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5120 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5121 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5122 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5127 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5128 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5129 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5130 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5132 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5137 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5138 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5139 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5140 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5141 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5146 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5147 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5149 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5154 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5155 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5157 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5158 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5163 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5164 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5165 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5166 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5171 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5172 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5179 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5180 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5182 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5183 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5188 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5189 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5190 contains minor bugfixes.
5191 See the @ref{Changes}
5192 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5197 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5198 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5199 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5200 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5206 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5207 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5208 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5209 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5210 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5211 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5216 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5217 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5218 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5219 the @ref{Changes} and
5220 download @uref{install/,here}.
5225 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5226 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5227 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5228 the @ref{Changes} and
5229 download @uref{install/,here}.
5234 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5235 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5236 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5237 the @ref{Changes} and
5238 download @uref{install/,here}.
5243 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5244 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5245 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5251 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5252 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5253 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5259 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5260 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5261 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5262 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5263 will be available in a few weeks.
5269 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5270 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5271 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5277 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5278 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5279 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5285 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5286 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5287 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5288 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5294 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5295 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5296 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5301 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5302 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5303 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5304 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5305 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5310 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5311 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5312 @ref{Changes} and get it
5313 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5318 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5319 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5320 @ref{Changes} and get it
5321 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5326 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5327 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5328 @ref{Changes} and get it
5329 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5334 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5335 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5336 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5341 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5342 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5343 read the @ref{Changes}.
5348 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5349 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5350 has been updated to 1.8.
5351 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5356 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5357 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5358 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5363 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5364 New website went live!
5369 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5370 Announced new website.
5375 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5376 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5381 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5382 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5383 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5389 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5390 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5391 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.