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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.53 released @emph{December 17, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.53. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.52 released @emph{December 4, 2016}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.52. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 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
48 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.51 released @emph{November 20, 2016}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.51. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.50 released @emph{November 6, 2016}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.50. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.49 released @emph{October 16, 2016}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.49. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.48. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.47. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.46. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.45. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.44. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.43. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.42. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.41. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.40. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.39. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.38. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
222 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
298 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
300 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
310 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
311 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
312 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
322 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
324 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
334 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
336 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
346 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
348 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
358 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
360 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
370 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
372 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
382 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
383 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
384 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
394 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
396 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
406 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
408 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
414 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
417 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
418 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
420 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
429 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
430 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
431 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
432 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
438 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
441 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
442 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
443 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
444 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
450 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
453 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
454 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
455 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
456 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
462 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
465 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
466 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
467 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
468 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
474 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
476 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
477 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
478 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
479 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
480 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
483 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
484 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
489 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
491 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
492 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
493 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
494 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
495 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
501 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
503 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
504 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
505 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
506 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
507 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
513 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
515 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
516 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
517 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
518 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
519 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
525 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
527 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
528 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
529 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
530 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
531 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
537 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
540 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
541 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
542 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
543 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
549 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
552 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
553 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
555 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
561 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
564 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
565 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
566 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
567 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
573 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
576 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
577 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
578 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
579 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
585 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
588 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
589 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
590 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
591 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
597 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
600 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
601 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
602 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
603 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
609 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
611 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
612 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
613 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
614 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
615 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
620 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
622 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
623 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
624 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
625 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
626 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
631 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
633 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
634 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
635 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
636 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
637 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
639 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
640 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
641 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
642 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
643 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
645 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
646 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
647 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
653 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
656 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
657 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
658 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
659 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
664 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
666 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
667 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
668 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
669 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
670 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
672 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
673 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
678 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
680 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
681 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
682 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
683 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
684 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
689 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
691 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
692 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
693 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
694 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
695 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
700 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
702 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
703 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
704 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
705 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
706 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
711 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
713 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
714 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
715 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
716 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
717 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
718 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
719 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
720 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
725 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
727 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
728 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
729 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
730 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
731 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
732 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
733 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
734 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
739 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
741 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
742 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
743 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
744 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
745 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
746 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
747 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
748 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
754 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
756 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
757 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
758 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
759 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
760 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
765 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
767 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
768 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
769 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
770 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
771 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
776 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
778 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
779 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
780 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
781 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
782 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
787 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
789 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
790 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
791 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
792 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
793 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
798 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
800 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
801 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
802 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
803 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
804 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
809 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
811 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
812 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
813 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
814 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
815 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
820 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
822 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
823 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
824 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
825 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
826 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
831 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
833 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
834 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
835 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
836 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
837 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
839 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
840 with positioning text.
845 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
848 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
849 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
850 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
851 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
856 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
858 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
859 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
860 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
861 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
862 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
867 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
869 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
870 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
875 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
877 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
878 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
879 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
880 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
881 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
886 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
888 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
889 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
890 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
891 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
892 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
897 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
899 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
900 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
901 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
902 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
903 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
908 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
910 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
911 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
912 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
913 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
914 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
919 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
921 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
922 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
923 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
924 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
925 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
930 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
932 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
933 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
934 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
935 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
936 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
937 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
942 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
944 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
945 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
946 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
947 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
948 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
953 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
955 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
956 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
957 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
958 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
959 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
964 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
966 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
967 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
968 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
969 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
970 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
975 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
977 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
978 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
979 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
980 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
981 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
986 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
988 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
989 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
990 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
995 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
997 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
998 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
999 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1000 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1001 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1006 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
1008 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
1009 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1010 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1011 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1012 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1017 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
1019 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
1020 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1021 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1022 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1023 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1029 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
1031 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
1032 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
1033 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
1034 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
1035 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
1036 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
1039 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
1040 whose work on LilyPond is
1041 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
1042 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
1043 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
1044 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
1045 using LilyPond internally.
1047 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
1048 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
1053 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
1055 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
1056 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
1057 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1061 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1063 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
1064 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1065 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1066 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1067 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1072 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1074 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1075 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1076 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1077 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1078 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1083 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1085 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1086 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1087 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1088 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1093 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1095 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1096 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1097 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1098 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1103 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1105 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1106 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1107 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1108 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1113 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1115 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1116 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1117 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1118 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1124 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1126 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1127 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1128 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1129 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1134 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1136 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1137 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1138 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1139 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1141 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1142 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1146 Support for kievan square notation
1148 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1150 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1153 A full list of new features is given in:
1156 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1159 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1161 Main development team:
1163 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1164 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1165 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1166 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1167 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1170 Programming contributors:
1172 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1173 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1174 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1175 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1177 Documentation contributors:
1179 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1183 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1188 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1190 Translation contributors:
1192 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1197 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1199 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1200 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1201 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1203 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1204 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1205 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1207 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1208 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1214 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1216 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1217 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1219 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1220 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1221 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1228 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1230 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1231 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1232 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1233 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1234 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1235 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1238 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1239 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1244 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1246 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1247 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1248 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1249 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1250 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1256 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1258 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1259 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1260 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1261 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1264 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1265 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1266 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1273 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1276 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1278 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1279 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1280 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1287 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1289 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1290 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1291 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1292 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1293 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1299 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1301 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1302 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1303 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1304 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1307 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1308 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1309 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1316 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1318 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1319 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1320 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1321 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1322 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1323 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1326 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1327 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1334 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1336 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1337 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1338 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1339 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1342 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1343 candidate will be required.
1349 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1351 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1352 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1353 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1354 working on open source software.
1356 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1357 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1363 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1365 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1366 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1367 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1368 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1371 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1372 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1373 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1380 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1382 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1383 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1384 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1385 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1388 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1389 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1390 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1397 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1399 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1400 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1401 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1402 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1405 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1406 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1413 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1415 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1416 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1418 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1419 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1420 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1427 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1429 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1430 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1432 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1433 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1434 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1441 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1444 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1446 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1447 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1448 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1455 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1457 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1458 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1459 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1460 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1463 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1464 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1471 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1474 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1476 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1477 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1478 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1485 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1487 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1488 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1490 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1491 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1492 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1499 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1501 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1502 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1503 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1504 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1507 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1508 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1509 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1516 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1518 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1519 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1521 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1522 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1523 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1533 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1535 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1536 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1537 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1544 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1546 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1547 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1549 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1550 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1551 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1558 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1560 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1561 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1562 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1563 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1564 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1567 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1568 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1575 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1577 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1578 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1580 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1581 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1582 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1585 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1591 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1593 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1594 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1596 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1597 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1598 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1605 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1607 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1608 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1610 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1611 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1612 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1619 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1621 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1622 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1624 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1625 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1626 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1633 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1635 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1636 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1638 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1639 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1640 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1647 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1649 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1650 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1652 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1653 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1654 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1661 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1663 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1664 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1666 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1667 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1668 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1675 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1677 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1678 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1680 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1681 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1682 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1689 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1691 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1692 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1694 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1695 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1696 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1703 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1705 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1706 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1708 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1709 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1710 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1717 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1719 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1720 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1722 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1723 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1724 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1731 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1733 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1734 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1736 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1737 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1738 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1745 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1747 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1748 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1750 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1751 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1752 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1759 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1761 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1762 Critical regression.
1768 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1770 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1771 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1772 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1773 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1776 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1777 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1778 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1785 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1787 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1788 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1790 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1791 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1792 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1793 not the next release candidate.
1799 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1801 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1802 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1804 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1805 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1806 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1807 next release candidate.
1813 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1815 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1816 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1817 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1819 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1820 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1821 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1822 next release candidate.
1828 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1830 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1831 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1832 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1833 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1836 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1837 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1838 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1845 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1848 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1850 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1851 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1857 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1860 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1862 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1863 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1869 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1872 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1873 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1881 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1884 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1886 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1887 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1893 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1895 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1896 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1898 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1899 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1905 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1907 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1908 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1910 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1911 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1917 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1919 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1920 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1922 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1923 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1929 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1931 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1932 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1933 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1938 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1940 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1941 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1942 usual number of bugs.
1944 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1945 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1950 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1952 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1953 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1954 usual number of bugs.
1956 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1957 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1963 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1965 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1966 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1967 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1968 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1970 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1971 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1976 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1979 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1980 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1983 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1988 A full list of new features is given in:
1991 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1994 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1996 Main development team:
1998 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1999 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
2000 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
2001 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
2002 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
2004 Programming contributors:
2006 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
2007 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
2008 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
2009 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
2010 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
2011 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
2015 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
2017 Documentation contributors:
2019 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
2020 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
2024 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
2025 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
2027 Binaries support contributors:
2031 Translation contributors:
2033 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
2034 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
2041 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
2043 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
2044 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2045 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2046 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2049 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2050 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2051 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2058 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2060 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
2061 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2063 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2064 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2070 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2072 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2073 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2075 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2076 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2082 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2084 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2085 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2087 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2088 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2094 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2096 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2097 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2098 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2099 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2100 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2101 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2102 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2107 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2110 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2112 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2113 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2119 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2121 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2122 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2123 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2124 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2127 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2128 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2129 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2136 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2138 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2139 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2140 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2141 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2144 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2145 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2146 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2153 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2155 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2156 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2157 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2158 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2161 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2162 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2163 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2170 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2172 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2173 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2175 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2176 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2182 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2184 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2185 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2186 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2187 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2188 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2194 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2196 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2197 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2198 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2199 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2202 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2203 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2204 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2211 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2213 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2214 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2216 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2217 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2222 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2225 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2227 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2228 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2233 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2235 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2236 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2238 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2239 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2245 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2247 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2248 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2250 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2251 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2252 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2258 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2260 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2261 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2262 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2269 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2271 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2272 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2273 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2274 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2277 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2278 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2279 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2286 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2288 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2289 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2290 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2298 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2300 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2301 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2302 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2310 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2312 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2313 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2314 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2315 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2316 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2322 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2324 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2325 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2326 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2327 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2330 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2331 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2332 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2339 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2341 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2342 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2343 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2352 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2354 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2355 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2356 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2357 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2360 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2361 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2362 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2363 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2369 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2371 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2372 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2373 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2374 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2377 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2378 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2379 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2380 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2386 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2388 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2389 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2390 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2393 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2394 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2395 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2401 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2403 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2404 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2405 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2408 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2409 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2410 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2416 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2418 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2419 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2420 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2423 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2424 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2425 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2431 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2433 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2434 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2435 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2436 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2439 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2440 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2441 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2442 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2451 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2453 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2454 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2455 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2456 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2457 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2458 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2459 read on to find out what for!
2462 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2463 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2470 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2472 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2473 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2474 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2475 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2478 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2479 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2480 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2481 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2488 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2490 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2491 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2492 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2493 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2496 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2497 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2498 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2499 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2506 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2508 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2509 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2510 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2513 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2514 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2515 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2520 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2522 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2523 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2524 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2525 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2526 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2530 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2531 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2538 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2540 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2541 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2542 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2543 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2546 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2547 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2548 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2549 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2551 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2553 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2554 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2555 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2561 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2563 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2564 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2565 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2566 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2569 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2570 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2571 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2572 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2573 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2574 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2580 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2582 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2583 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2584 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2593 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2595 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2596 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2597 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2604 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2606 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2607 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2608 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2609 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2610 the bug report of the report!
2613 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2614 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2620 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2622 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2623 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2624 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2631 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2633 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2634 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2635 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2642 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2644 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2645 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2646 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2647 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2651 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2652 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2660 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2662 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2663 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2664 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2667 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2668 caution and expect breakage.
2673 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2675 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2676 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2677 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2680 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2681 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2682 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2683 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2688 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2690 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2691 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2692 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2698 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2700 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2701 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2702 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2703 improvements to the new website.
2705 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2706 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2708 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2709 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2711 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2717 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2719 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2720 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2721 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2726 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2728 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2729 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2730 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2736 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2738 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2739 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2740 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2746 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2748 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2749 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2750 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2755 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2757 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2758 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2759 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2764 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2766 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2767 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2768 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2771 This release should be of particular interest to package
2772 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2773 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2774 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2780 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2782 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2783 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2784 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2785 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2788 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2789 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2796 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2798 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2799 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2800 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2803 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2804 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2805 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2806 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2807 see the Changes document for more information.
2811 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2813 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2814 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2815 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2820 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2822 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2823 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2824 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2825 so this release is intended for developers only.
2829 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2831 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2832 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2833 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2838 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2840 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2841 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2846 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2849 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2850 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2856 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2858 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2859 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2860 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2861 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2862 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2864 What are you waiting for? Come
2865 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2866 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2871 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2873 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2874 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2875 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2879 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2881 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2882 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2883 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2884 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2885 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2890 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2892 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2893 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2894 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2898 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2900 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2901 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2902 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2903 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2907 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2909 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2910 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2911 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2912 and English names for feta filenames.
2918 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2920 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2921 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2922 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2923 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2926 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2927 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2928 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2934 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2936 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2937 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2938 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2939 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2941 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2942 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2947 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2949 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2950 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2956 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2958 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2959 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2960 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2967 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2969 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2970 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2971 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2972 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2974 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2975 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2976 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2984 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2986 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2987 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2988 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2989 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2990 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2991 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2992 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2993 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2999 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
3001 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
3002 its team, its world, its community.
3003 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
3004 to read the full issue...
3009 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
3011 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
3012 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3013 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
3018 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
3020 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
3021 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
3027 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
3029 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3031 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
3038 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
3040 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
3041 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
3042 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
3043 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
3044 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
3046 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
3047 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
3049 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
3051 @ref{Old downloads}.
3056 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
3058 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
3059 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3060 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3061 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3062 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3063 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3066 @ref{Old downloads}.
3071 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3073 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3074 documentation and translations.
3075 @ref{Old downloads}.
3080 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3082 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3083 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3084 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3085 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3086 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3088 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3089 @ref{Old downloads}.
3094 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3096 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3097 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3098 (teaching) has been added.
3100 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3102 @ref{Old downloads}.
3107 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3109 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3110 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3111 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3112 @ref{Old downloads}.
3117 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3119 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3120 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3121 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3122 translations of the documentation.
3123 @ref{Old downloads}.
3128 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3130 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3131 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3132 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3133 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3134 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3135 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3136 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3137 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3138 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3140 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3142 @ref{Old downloads}.
3147 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3149 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3150 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3151 markup command names have been made.
3154 @ref{Old downloads}.
3159 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3161 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3162 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3163 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3164 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3165 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3168 @ref{Old downloads}.
3173 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3175 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3176 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3178 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3179 @ref{Old downloads}.
3184 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3186 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3187 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3188 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3190 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3191 @ref{Old downloads}.
3196 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3198 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3200 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3201 @ref{Old downloads}.
3206 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3208 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3209 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3210 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3212 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3214 @ref{Old downloads}.
3219 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3221 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3222 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3223 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3224 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3226 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3227 @ref{Old downloads}.
3232 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3234 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3235 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3238 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3239 @ref{Old downloads}.
3244 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3246 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3247 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3252 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3254 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3255 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3260 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3262 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3264 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3265 @ref{Old downloads}.
3270 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3272 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3273 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3274 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3276 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3277 @ref{Old downloads}.
3282 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3284 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3285 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3290 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3292 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3293 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3298 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3300 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3301 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3302 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3304 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3305 @ref{Old downloads}.
3310 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3312 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3313 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3315 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3317 @ref{Old downloads}.
3322 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3324 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3325 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3326 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3327 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3328 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3329 announce releases and special events.
3334 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3336 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3337 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3338 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3343 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3345 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3346 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3347 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3348 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3349 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3352 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3354 @ref{Old downloads}.
3359 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3361 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3362 names has been added to the MusicXML
3365 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3366 @ref{Old downloads}.
3371 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3373 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3378 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3380 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3381 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3382 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3385 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3386 @ref{Old downloads}.
3391 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3393 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3396 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3397 @ref{Old downloads}.
3402 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3404 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3405 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3406 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3407 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3408 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3409 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3415 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3417 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3418 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3419 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3421 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3422 @ref{Old downloads}.
3427 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3429 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3430 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3435 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3437 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3438 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3439 Grand Documentation Project.
3441 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3442 @ref{Old downloads}.
3447 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3449 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3451 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3452 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3453 @ref{Old downloads}.
3458 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3460 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3462 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3463 @ref{Old downloads}.
3468 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3470 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3471 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3473 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3474 @ref{Old downloads}.
3479 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3481 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3482 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3483 for the translations.
3485 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3486 @ref{Old downloads}.
3491 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3493 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3494 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3495 and lots of updates for the translations.
3497 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3498 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3499 @ref{Old downloads}.
3504 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3506 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3507 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3508 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3509 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3514 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3515 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3516 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3517 spacing engine code.
3519 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3520 @ref{Old downloads}.
3525 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3527 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3528 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3530 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3531 @ref{Old downloads}.
3536 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3538 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3539 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3541 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3542 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3543 @ref{Old downloads}.
3548 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3549 This has lots of bugfixes.
3551 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3552 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3553 @ref{Old downloads}.
3558 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3559 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3560 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3561 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3566 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3567 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3569 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3571 @ref{Old downloads}.
3576 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3577 This release has some documentation updates.
3579 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3581 @ref{Old downloads}.
3586 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3587 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3588 disponibles en ligne ---
3589 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3590 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3591 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3592 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3597 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3598 This release fixes many bugs.
3600 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3601 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3603 @ref{Old downloads}.
3608 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3609 This release fixes many bugs.
3611 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3612 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3614 @ref{Old downloads}.
3619 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3620 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3621 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3623 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3625 @ref{Old downloads}.
3630 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3631 This release fixes still more bugs.
3633 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3635 @ref{Old downloads}.
3640 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3641 This release fixes many bugs.
3642 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3643 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3645 @ref{Old downloads})
3650 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3651 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3652 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3653 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3655 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3656 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3658 @ref{Old downloads}.
3663 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3664 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3665 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3667 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3674 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3675 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3676 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3678 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3680 @ref{Old downloads}.
3685 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3686 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3687 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3689 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3691 @ref{Old downloads}.
3696 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3697 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3700 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3702 @ref{Old downloads}.
3707 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3708 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3710 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3712 @ref{Old downloads}.
3717 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3718 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3719 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3720 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3722 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3724 @ref{Old downloads}.
3729 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3730 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3731 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3732 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3733 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3734 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3736 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3738 @ref{Old downloads}.
3743 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3744 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3745 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3748 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3750 @ref{Old downloads}.
3755 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3756 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3757 further improvements in the regression test suite
3761 @ref{Old downloads}.
3766 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3767 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3771 @ref{Old downloads}.
3776 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3777 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3782 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3783 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3788 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3789 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3793 @ref{Old downloads}.
3798 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3799 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3800 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3804 @ref{Old downloads}.
3809 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3810 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3814 @ref{Old downloads}.
3819 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3820 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3825 @ref{Old downloads}.
3830 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3831 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3835 @ref{Old downloads}.
3840 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3841 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3842 within a system as well as between systems.
3846 @ref{Old downloads}.
3851 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3852 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3853 test results} and several website build improvements.
3857 @ref{Old downloads}.
3862 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3863 This release fixes several bugs.
3866 @ref{Old downloads}.
3871 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3872 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3877 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3878 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3879 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3880 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3881 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3886 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3887 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3891 @ref{Old downloads}.
3896 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3897 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3900 @ref{Old downloads}.
3905 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3906 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3910 @ref{Old downloads}.
3915 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3916 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3919 @ref{Old downloads}.
3924 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3925 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3930 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3931 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3932 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3937 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3938 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3939 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3944 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3945 This release has many more bugfixes.
3948 @ref{Old downloads}.
3953 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3954 This release has many more bugfixes.
3957 @ref{Old downloads}.
3962 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3963 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3968 @ref{Old downloads}.
3973 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3974 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3975 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3976 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3977 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3978 (@ref{Publications}).
3983 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3984 This release has further bugfixes.
3987 @ref{Old downloads}.
3992 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3993 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3994 available for x86/64.
3997 @ref{Old downloads}.
4002 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
4003 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
4004 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4005 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
4006 @ref{Old downloads})
4011 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
4012 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
4013 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4018 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
4019 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4024 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
4025 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4030 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
4031 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4036 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
4037 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
4038 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4043 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
4044 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
4045 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
4046 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4051 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
4052 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4057 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
4058 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
4059 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4064 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4065 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4066 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4067 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4068 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4073 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4074 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4075 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4080 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4081 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4082 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4083 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4088 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4089 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4090 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4091 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4096 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4097 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4099 @ref{Old downloads})
4104 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4105 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4107 @ref{Old downloads})
4112 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4113 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4114 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4116 @ref{Old downloads})
4121 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4122 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4123 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4124 (@ref{Old downloads})
4129 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4130 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4131 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4132 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4137 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4138 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4139 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4140 the development releases even better
4145 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4147 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4148 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4149 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4154 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4155 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4156 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4157 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4158 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4159 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4164 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4165 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4166 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4168 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4173 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4174 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4175 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4176 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4177 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4182 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4183 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4184 (@ref{Old downloads})
4189 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4190 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4191 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4192 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4193 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4194 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4199 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4200 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4201 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4202 (@ref{Publications})
4207 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4208 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4209 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4214 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4215 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4216 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4217 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4222 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4223 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4224 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4229 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4230 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4231 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4236 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4237 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4238 released. (@ref{Changes},
4239 @ref{Old downloads})
4244 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4245 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4246 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4247 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4248 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4249 multi-measure rests.
4251 @ref{Old downloads})
4256 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4257 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4259 @ref{Old downloads})
4264 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4265 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4266 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4267 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4268 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4269 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4270 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4271 @ref{Old downloads})
4276 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4277 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4278 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4279 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4280 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4281 @ref{Old downloads})
4286 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4287 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4288 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4289 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4290 the endings and the middle
4291 part. (@ref{Changes},
4292 @ref{Old downloads})
4297 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4298 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4299 parenthesized, for example,
4302 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4303 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4307 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4308 @ref{Old downloads})
4313 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4314 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4315 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4325 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4326 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4327 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4328 @ref{Old downloads})
4333 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4334 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4335 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4336 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4337 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4338 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4339 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4341 @ref{Old downloads})
4346 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4347 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4348 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4349 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4350 @ref{Old downloads})
4355 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4356 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4357 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4358 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4359 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4360 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4361 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4362 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4363 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4364 @ref{Old downloads})
4369 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4370 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4371 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4372 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4373 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4374 @ref{Old downloads})
4379 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4381 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4382 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4383 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4388 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4389 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4390 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4391 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4392 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4397 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4398 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4399 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4401 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4403 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4405 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4411 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4412 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4413 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4414 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4415 @ref{Old downloads})
4420 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4421 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4422 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4423 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4424 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4427 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4428 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4429 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4430 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4435 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4436 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4437 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4438 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4439 page. Let us know how you fare!
4444 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4445 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4446 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4447 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4448 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4449 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4450 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4451 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4452 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4454 @ref{Old downloads})
4459 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4460 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4461 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4462 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4463 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4464 @ref{Old downloads})
4469 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4470 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4471 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4472 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4473 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4474 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4475 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4476 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4477 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4478 @ref{Old downloads})
4483 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4484 This release has the following new features:
4487 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4488 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4489 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4491 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4492 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4493 and Bertalan Fodor).
4495 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4496 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4499 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4500 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4501 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4505 @ref{Old downloads})
4510 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4511 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4512 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4513 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4514 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4515 van den Borre and Bertalan
4516 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4517 @ref{Old downloads})
4522 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4523 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4524 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4525 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4531 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4532 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4533 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4534 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4535 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4537 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4538 @ref{Old downloads})
4543 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4544 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4545 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4550 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4551 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4552 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4553 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4554 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4555 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4556 @ref{Old downloads})
4561 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4562 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4563 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4564 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4565 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4566 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4567 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4568 @ref{Old downloads})
4573 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4574 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4575 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4576 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4577 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4578 @ref{Old downloads})
4583 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4584 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4585 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4586 @ref{Old downloads})
4591 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4592 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4593 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4594 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4595 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4596 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4597 @ref{Old downloads})
4602 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4603 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4604 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4605 that compute said property, i.e.
4608 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4609 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4612 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4613 @ref{Old downloads})
4618 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4619 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4620 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4621 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4622 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4623 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4624 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4625 users. (@ref{Changes},
4626 @ref{Old downloads})
4631 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4632 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4633 series. (@ref{Changes},
4634 @ref{Old downloads})
4639 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4640 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4641 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4642 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4643 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4644 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4645 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4646 sponsored by Nicolas
4647 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4648 @ref{Old downloads})
4653 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4654 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4655 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4656 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4657 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4658 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4659 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4660 @ref{Old downloads})
4665 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4666 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4667 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4668 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4669 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4670 @ref{Old downloads})
4675 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4676 This is mainly a bugfix
4677 release. (@ref{Changes},
4678 @ref{Old downloads})
4683 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4684 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4685 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4686 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4687 la gravure musicale}.
4692 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4693 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4694 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4695 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4696 @ref{Old downloads})
4701 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4702 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4703 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4704 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4705 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4706 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4711 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4712 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4713 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4714 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4715 @ref{Old downloads})
4720 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4721 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4722 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4723 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4724 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4725 @ref{Old downloads})
4730 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4731 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4732 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4733 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4734 @ref{Old downloads})
4739 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4740 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4741 for a note is proportional to the time it
4742 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4743 @ref{Old downloads})
4748 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4749 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4750 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4755 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4756 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4757 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4758 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4760 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4761 @ref{Old downloads})
4766 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4767 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4768 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4769 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4771 @ref{Old downloads})
4776 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4777 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4778 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4779 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4780 @ref{Old downloads})
4785 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4786 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4788 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4789 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4790 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4791 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4792 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4797 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4798 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4799 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4800 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4805 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4806 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4807 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4808 @ref{Old downloads})
4813 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4814 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4815 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4816 @ref{Old downloads})
4821 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4822 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4823 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4824 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4825 (@ref{Old downloads})
4830 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4831 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4832 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4833 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4838 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4839 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4840 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4841 better help functionality.
4842 (@ref{Old downloads})
4847 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4848 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4849 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4850 compile them directly from
4851 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4856 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4857 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4858 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4863 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4864 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4865 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4866 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4871 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4872 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4873 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4874 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4875 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4880 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4881 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4882 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4887 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4888 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4893 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4894 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4895 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4900 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4901 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4902 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4903 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4904 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4909 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4910 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4911 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4912 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4913 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4914 @ref{Old downloads})
4919 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4921 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4922 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4924 (@ref{Old downloads})
4929 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4930 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4931 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4932 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4933 signatures like 5/8.
4935 @ref{Old downloads})
4940 @subheading April 18, 2005
4941 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4942 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4943 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4944 More details are in the
4946 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4951 @subheading April 15, 2005
4952 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4953 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4954 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4955 Scheme code. Take a look at
4957 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4962 @subheading April 6, 2005
4963 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4964 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4965 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4970 @subheading March 31, 2005
4971 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4972 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4973 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4978 @subheading March 20, 2005
4979 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4980 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4986 @subheading March 14, 2005
4987 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4988 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4989 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4990 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4991 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4996 @subheading March 7, 2005
4997 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4998 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4999 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
5000 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
5001 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
5003 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5008 @subheading March 7, 2005
5009 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
5010 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
5016 @subheading February 28, 2005
5017 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
5018 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
5019 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
5020 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
5026 @subheading February 28, 2005
5027 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
5028 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}.
5029 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5030 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5035 @subheading February 26, 2005
5036 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
5037 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
5038 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
5039 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
5044 @subheading February 21, 2005
5045 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
5046 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
5047 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
5048 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
5050 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5055 @subheading February 4, 2005
5056 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
5057 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
5058 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
5059 @ref{Old downloads}!
5064 @subheading January 31, 2005
5065 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5066 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5067 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5073 @subheading January 26, 2005
5074 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5075 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5081 @subheading January 16, 2005
5082 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5083 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5084 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5086 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5088 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5093 @subheading January 11, 2005
5094 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5095 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5096 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5097 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5098 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5099 font code by Werner.
5101 and check out the changes in
5102 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5107 @subheading January 02, 2005
5108 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5109 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5110 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5111 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5112 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5113 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5114 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5115 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5116 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5119 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5124 @subheading December 28, 2004
5125 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5126 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5127 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5128 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5130 and check out the changes in
5131 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5136 @subheading December 20, 2004
5137 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5138 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5139 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5140 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5141 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5144 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5149 @subheading December 3, 2004
5150 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5151 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5152 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5153 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5154 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5155 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5156 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5157 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5161 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5166 @subheading November 26, 2004
5167 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5168 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5169 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5170 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5171 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5173 and check out the changes in
5174 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5179 @subheading November 20, 2004
5180 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5181 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5182 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5183 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5184 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5185 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5186 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5187 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5190 and check out the changes in
5191 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5196 @subheading November 12, 2004
5197 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5198 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5199 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5200 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5201 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5204 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5207 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5208 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5209 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5210 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5211 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5214 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5219 @subheading November 11, 2004
5220 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5221 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5227 @subheading November 4, 2004
5228 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5229 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5231 and check out the changes in
5232 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5237 @subheading October 31, 2004
5238 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5239 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5240 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5241 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5248 @subheading October 29, 2004
5249 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5250 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5251 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5253 and check out the changes in
5254 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5259 @subheading October 29, 2004
5260 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5261 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5262 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5263 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5265 and check out the changes in
5266 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5271 @subheading October 27, 2004
5272 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5273 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5274 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5276 and check out the changes in
5277 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5282 @subheading October 24, 2004
5283 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5284 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5285 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5287 and check out the changes in
5288 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5293 @subheading October 10, 2004
5294 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5295 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5296 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5300 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5305 @subheading October 09, 2004
5306 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5307 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5308 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5312 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5317 @subheading October 02, 2004
5318 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5319 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5320 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5321 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5322 in the documentation.
5324 and check out the changes in
5325 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5330 @subheading September 29, 2004
5331 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040811160307/http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5332 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5333 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5334 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5339 @subheading September 26, 2004
5340 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5342 and check out the changes
5343 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5348 @subheading September 20, 2004
5349 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5350 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5351 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5352 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5353 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5354 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5357 and check out the changes in
5358 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5363 @subheading September 11, 2004
5364 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5365 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5366 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5367 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5368 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5369 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5370 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5371 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5372 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5373 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5374 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5375 will hold users back in switching.
5377 and check out the changes in
5378 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5383 @subheading September 10, 2004
5384 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5385 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5386 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5387 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5388 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5389 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5391 and check out the changes in
5392 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5397 @subheading September 6, 2004
5398 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5399 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5400 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5401 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5402 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5406 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5411 @subheading August 29, 2004
5412 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5413 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5414 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5415 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5416 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5417 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5418 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5419 chapter of the user manual.
5420 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5425 @subheading August 29, 2004
5426 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5427 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5428 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5429 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5430 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5431 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5435 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5440 @subheading August 24, 2004
5441 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5442 disappearing metronome mark.
5444 and check out the changes in
5445 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5450 @subheading August 23, 2004
5451 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5452 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5453 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5454 `doubleSlurs' property.
5456 and check out the changes in
5457 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5462 @subheading August 3, 2004
5463 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5464 annoying bugs fixed.
5467 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5472 @subheading August 1, 2004
5473 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5474 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5475 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5476 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5477 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5478 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5481 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5482 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5484 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5485 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5490 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5495 @subheading July 30, 2004
5496 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5497 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5498 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5499 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5500 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5501 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5502 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5503 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5504 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5505 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5508 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5513 @subheading July 23, 2004
5514 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5515 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5516 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5517 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5520 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5525 @subheading July 19, 2004
5526 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5527 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5528 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5529 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5530 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5531 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5532 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5533 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5534 beat within the measure.
5536 and check out the changes in
5537 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5542 @subheading July 15, 2004
5543 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5547 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5552 @subheading July 11, 2004
5553 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5559 @subheading July 5, 2004
5560 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5561 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5562 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5563 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5565 and check out the changes
5566 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5571 @subheading July 5, 2004
5572 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5576 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5581 @subheading June 25, 2004
5582 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5583 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5584 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5585 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5586 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5587 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5588 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5590 @ref{Old downloads}.
5595 @subheading June 20, 2004
5596 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5597 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5598 @ref{Old downloads}.
5603 @subheading June 13, 2004
5604 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5605 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5606 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5608 @ref{Old downloads}.
5613 @subheading May 31, 2004
5614 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5615 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5616 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5618 @ref{Old downloads}.
5623 @subheading May 31, 2004
5624 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5625 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5626 or head straight to the
5627 @ref{Old downloads}.
5632 @subheading May 26, 2004
5633 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5634 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5635 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5636 @ref{Old downloads}.
5641 @subheading May 9, 2004
5642 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5643 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5644 @ref{Old downloads}.
5649 @subheading May 4, 2004
5650 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5652 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5653 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5654 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5655 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5656 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5661 @subheading May 3, 2004
5662 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5663 @ref{Old downloads}.
5668 @subheading April 17, 2004
5669 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5670 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5676 @subheading April 12, 2004
5677 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5678 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5679 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5680 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5681 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5682 @ref{Old downloads}.
5687 @subheading April 8, 2004
5688 A French article on the new LilyPond
5689 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5694 @subheading April 8, 2004
5695 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5696 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5702 @subheading April 1, 2004
5703 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5704 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5705 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5706 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5707 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5708 @ref{Old downloads}.
5713 @subheading March 31, 2004
5714 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5715 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5716 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5717 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5719 @ref{Old downloads}.
5724 @subheading March 30, 2004
5725 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5727 @ref{Old downloads}.
5732 @subheading March 28, 2004
5733 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5734 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5735 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5742 @subheading March 22, 2004
5743 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5744 @ref{Old downloads}.
5749 @subheading March 21, 2004
5750 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5757 @subheading March 20, 2004
5758 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5759 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5760 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5762 @ref{Old downloads}.
5767 @subheading March 15, 2004
5768 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5769 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5770 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5773 @ref{Old downloads}.
5778 @subheading March 14, 2004
5780 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5781 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5787 @subheading March 11, 2004
5788 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5790 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5791 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5792 authors of LilyPond.
5797 @subheading March 11, 2004
5798 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5799 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5802 @ref{Old downloads}.
5807 @subheading March 9, 2004
5808 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5809 experimental support for producing titles with
5815 @subheading February 29, 2004
5816 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5817 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5818 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5820 @ref{Old downloads}.
5825 @subheading February 24, 2004
5826 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5827 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5828 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5830 @ref{Old downloads}.
5835 @subheading February 23, 2004
5836 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5837 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5838 produce cue notes. More information in the
5845 @subheading February 18, 2004
5846 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5847 for altering accidental rules.
5853 @subheading February 16, 2004
5854 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5855 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5856 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5857 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5858 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5859 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5860 More information in the
5867 @subheading February 13, 2004
5868 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5869 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5870 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5877 @subheading February 12, 2004
5878 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5879 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5880 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5881 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5888 @subheading February 9, 2004
5889 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5890 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5891 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5892 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5893 More information in the
5900 @subheading February 5, 2004
5901 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5902 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5903 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5904 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5905 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5906 More information in the
5913 @subheading February 4, 2004
5914 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5915 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5916 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5924 @subheading February 2, 2004
5925 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5926 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5927 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5934 @subheading January 28, 2004
5935 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5936 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5937 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5938 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5947 @subheading January 26, 2004
5948 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5949 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5952 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5957 @subheading January 21, 2004
5959 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5960 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5961 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5964 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5969 @subheading January 20, 2004
5970 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5971 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5972 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5973 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5978 @subheading January 20, 2004
5979 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5980 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5981 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5982 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5988 @subheading January 19, 2004
5989 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5990 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5992 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5997 @subheading January 18, 2004
5998 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5999 available for Windows! For downloading, go
6000 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
6005 @subheading January 17, 2004
6006 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
6007 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
6008 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
6010 More information in the
6011 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6016 @subheading January 16, 2004
6017 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
6018 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
6020 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6025 @subheading January 13, 2004
6026 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
6027 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
6028 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
6030 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6035 @subheading January 9, 2004
6036 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
6037 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
6038 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
6039 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
6040 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
6041 individual music expressions.
6042 More information in the
6043 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6048 @subheading January 7, 2004
6049 An update to the stable branch,
6050 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
6051 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
6056 @subheading January 6, 2004
6057 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
6058 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
6059 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6060 More information in the
6061 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6066 @subheading January 4, 2004
6067 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6069 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6070 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6075 @subheading January 2, 2004
6076 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6077 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6078 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6079 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6084 @subheading December 30, 2003
6085 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6086 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6087 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6088 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6093 @subheading December 23, 2003
6094 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6095 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6096 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6097 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6098 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6099 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6104 @subheading December 17, 2003
6105 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6106 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6107 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6109 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6114 @subheading December 16, 2003
6115 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6116 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6117 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6118 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6123 @subheading October 11, 2003
6124 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6126 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6131 @subheading October 11, 2003
6132 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6134 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6135 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6140 @subheading October 9, 2003
6141 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6142 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6143 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6148 @subheading October 5, 2003
6149 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6156 @subheading October 4, 2003
6157 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6159 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6160 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6165 @subheading September 29, 2003
6166 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6167 contains minor bugfixes.
6168 See the @ref{Changes}
6169 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6174 @subheading September 27, 2003
6175 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6176 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6177 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6183 @subheading September 24, 2003
6184 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6185 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6186 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6187 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6188 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6193 @subheading September 24, 2003
6194 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6195 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6196 the @ref{Changes} and
6197 download @uref{install/,here}.
6202 @subheading September 23, 2003
6203 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6204 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6205 the @ref{Changes} and
6206 download @uref{install/,here}.
6211 @subheading September 19, 2003
6212 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6213 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6214 the @ref{Changes} and
6215 download @uref{install/,here}.
6220 @subheading September 17, 2003
6221 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6222 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6228 @subheading September 16, 2003
6229 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6230 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6236 @subheading September 10, 2003
6237 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6238 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6239 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6240 will be available in a few weeks.
6246 @subheading September 9, 2003
6247 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6248 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6254 @subheading September 7, 2003
6255 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6256 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6262 @subheading August 31, 2003
6263 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6264 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6265 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6271 @subheading August 31, 2003
6272 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6273 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6278 @subheading August 31, 2003
6279 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6280 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6281 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6282 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6287 @subheading August 28, 2003
6288 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6289 @ref{Changes} and get it
6290 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6295 @subheading August 26, 2003
6296 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6297 @ref{Changes} and get it
6298 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6303 @subheading August 25, 2003
6304 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6305 @ref{Changes} and get it
6306 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6311 @subheading August 25, 2003
6312 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6313 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6318 @subheading August 21, 2003
6319 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6320 read the @ref{Changes}.
6325 @subheading August 18, 2003
6326 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6327 has been updated to 1.8.
6328 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6333 @subheading August 7, 2003
6334 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6335 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6340 @subheading August 7, 2003
6341 New website went live!
6346 @subheading August 6, 2003
6347 Announced new website.
6352 @subheading August 1, 2003
6353 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6358 @subheading July 30, 2003
6359 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6360 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6366 @subheading July 29, 2003
6367 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6368 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.