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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
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18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
34 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
44 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
52 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
54 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
55 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
56 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
57 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
58 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
63 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
65 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
66 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
67 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
68 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
69 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
74 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
76 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
77 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
78 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
79 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
80 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
85 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
87 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
88 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
89 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
90 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
91 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
96 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
98 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
99 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
100 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
101 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
102 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
110 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
111 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
112 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
116 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
118 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
119 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
120 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
121 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
122 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
129 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
130 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
131 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
132 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
133 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
141 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
142 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
143 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
150 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
151 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
152 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
153 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
158 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
160 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
161 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
162 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
163 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
170 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
171 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
172 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
173 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
181 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
182 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
183 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
184 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
189 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
191 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
192 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
193 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
194 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
196 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
197 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
201 Support for kievan square notation
203 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
205 Music functions have become quite more versatile
208 A full list of new features is given in:
211 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
214 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
216 Main development team:
218 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
219 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
220 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
221 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
222 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
225 Programming contributors:
227 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
228 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
229 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
230 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
232 Documentation contributors:
234 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
238 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
243 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
245 Translation contributors:
247 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
252 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
254 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
255 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
256 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
258 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
259 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
260 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
262 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
263 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
271 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
272 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
274 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
275 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
276 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
283 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
285 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
286 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
287 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
288 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
289 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
290 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
293 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
294 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
299 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
301 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
302 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
303 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
304 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
305 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
311 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
313 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
314 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
315 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
316 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
319 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
320 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
321 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
330 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
331 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
333 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
334 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
335 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
342 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
344 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
345 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
346 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
347 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
348 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
354 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
356 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
357 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
358 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
359 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
362 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
363 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
364 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
371 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
373 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
374 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
375 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
376 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
377 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
378 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
381 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
382 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
389 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
391 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
392 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
393 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
394 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
397 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
398 candidate will be required.
404 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
406 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
407 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
408 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
409 working on open source software.
411 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
412 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
418 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
420 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
421 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
422 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
423 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
426 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
427 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
428 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
435 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
437 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
438 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
439 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
440 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
443 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
444 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
445 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
452 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
454 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
455 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
456 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
457 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
460 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
461 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
470 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
471 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
473 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
474 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
475 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
487 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
488 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
489 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
496 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
498 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
499 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
501 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
502 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
503 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
510 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
512 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
513 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
514 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
515 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
518 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
519 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
526 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
528 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
529 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
531 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
532 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
533 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
540 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
542 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
543 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
545 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
546 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
547 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
554 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
556 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
557 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
558 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
559 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
562 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
563 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
564 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
574 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
576 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
577 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
578 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
588 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
590 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
591 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
592 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
601 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
602 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
604 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
605 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
606 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
613 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
615 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
616 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
617 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
618 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
619 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
622 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
623 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
630 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
632 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
633 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
635 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
636 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
637 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
640 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
646 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
648 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
649 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
651 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
652 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
653 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
660 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
662 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
663 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
665 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
666 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
667 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
674 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
676 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
677 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
679 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
680 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
681 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
690 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
691 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
693 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
694 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
695 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
704 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
705 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
707 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
708 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
709 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
718 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
719 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
721 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
722 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
723 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
732 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
733 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
735 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
736 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
737 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
744 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
746 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
747 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
749 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
750 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
751 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
758 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
760 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
761 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
763 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
764 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
765 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
774 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
775 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
777 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
778 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
779 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
789 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
791 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
792 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
793 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
802 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
803 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
805 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
806 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
807 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
814 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
816 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
823 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
825 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
826 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
827 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
828 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
831 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
832 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
833 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
840 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
842 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
843 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
845 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
846 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
847 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
848 not the next release candidate.
854 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
856 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
857 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
859 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
860 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
861 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
862 next release candidate.
868 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
870 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
871 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
872 support for MacOS X 10.7.
874 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
875 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
876 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
877 next release candidate.
883 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
885 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
886 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
887 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
888 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
891 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
892 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
893 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
900 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
902 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
903 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
905 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
906 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
914 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
915 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
917 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
918 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
926 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
927 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
928 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
936 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
938 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
939 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
941 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
942 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
948 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
950 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
951 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
953 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
954 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
962 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
963 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
965 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
966 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
974 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
975 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
977 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
978 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
984 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
986 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
987 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
988 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
993 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
995 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
996 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
997 usual number of bugs.
999 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1000 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1005 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1007 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1008 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1009 usual number of bugs.
1011 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1012 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1018 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1020 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1021 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1022 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1023 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1025 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1026 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1031 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1034 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1035 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1038 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1043 A full list of new features is given in:
1046 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1049 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1051 Main development team:
1053 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1054 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1055 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1056 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1057 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1059 Programming contributors:
1061 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1062 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1063 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1064 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1065 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1066 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1070 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1072 Documentation contributors:
1074 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1075 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1079 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1080 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1082 Binaries support contributors:
1086 Translation contributors:
1088 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1089 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1096 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1098 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1099 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1100 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1101 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1104 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1105 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1106 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1115 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1116 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1118 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1119 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1125 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1127 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1128 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1130 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1131 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1137 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1139 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1140 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1142 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1143 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1149 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1151 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1152 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1153 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1154 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1155 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1156 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1157 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1162 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1165 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1167 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1168 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1174 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1176 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1177 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1178 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1179 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1182 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1183 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1184 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1191 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1193 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1194 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1195 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1196 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1199 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1200 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1201 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1208 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1210 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1211 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1212 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1213 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1216 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1217 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1218 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1225 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1228 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1230 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1231 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1237 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1239 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1240 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1241 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1242 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1243 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1249 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1251 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1252 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1253 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1254 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1257 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1258 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1259 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1266 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1268 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1269 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1271 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1272 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1279 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1280 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1282 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1283 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1290 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1291 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1293 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1294 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1300 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1302 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1303 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1305 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1306 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1307 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1313 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1315 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1316 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1317 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1324 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1326 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1327 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1328 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1329 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1332 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1333 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1334 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1341 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1343 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1344 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1345 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1355 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1356 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1357 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1365 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1367 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1368 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1369 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1370 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1371 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1377 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1379 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1380 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1381 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1382 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1385 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1386 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1387 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1396 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1397 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1398 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1407 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1409 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1410 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1411 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1412 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1415 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1416 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1417 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1418 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1424 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1426 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1427 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1428 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1429 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1432 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1433 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1434 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1435 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1444 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1445 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1448 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1449 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1450 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1456 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1458 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1459 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1460 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1463 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1464 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1465 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1471 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1474 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1475 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1478 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1479 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1480 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1486 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1488 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1489 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1490 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1491 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1494 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1495 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1496 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1497 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1506 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1508 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1509 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1510 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1511 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1512 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1513 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1514 read on to find out what for!
1517 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1518 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1525 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1527 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1528 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1529 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1530 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1533 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1534 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1535 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1536 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1543 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1545 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1546 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1547 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1548 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1551 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1552 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1553 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1554 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1561 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1564 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1565 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1568 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1569 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1570 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1575 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1577 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1578 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1579 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1580 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1581 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1585 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1586 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1593 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1595 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1596 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1597 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1598 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1601 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1602 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1603 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1604 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1606 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1608 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1609 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1610 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1616 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1618 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1619 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1620 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1621 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1624 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1625 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1626 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1627 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1628 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1629 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1635 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1637 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1638 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1639 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1652 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1659 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1661 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1662 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1663 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1664 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1665 the bug report of the report!
1668 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1669 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1677 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1678 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1679 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1689 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1690 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1697 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1699 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1700 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1701 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1702 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1706 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1707 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1715 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1717 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1718 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1719 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1722 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1723 caution and expect breakage.
1728 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1730 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1731 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1732 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1735 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1736 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1737 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1738 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1743 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1745 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1746 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1747 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1753 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1755 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1756 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1757 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1758 improvements to the new website.
1760 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1761 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1763 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1764 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1766 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1774 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1775 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1776 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1781 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1783 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1784 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1785 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1791 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1793 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1794 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1795 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1801 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1803 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1804 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1805 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1812 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1813 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1814 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1821 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1822 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1823 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1826 This release should be of particular interest to package
1827 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1828 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1829 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1835 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1837 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1838 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1839 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1840 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1843 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1844 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1851 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1853 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1854 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1855 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1858 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1859 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1860 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1861 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1862 see the Changes document for more information.
1866 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1868 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1869 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1870 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1875 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1877 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1878 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1879 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1880 so this release is intended for developers only.
1884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1886 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1887 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1888 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1893 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1895 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1896 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1901 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1903 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1904 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1905 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1911 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1913 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1914 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1915 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1916 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1917 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1919 What are you waiting for? Come
1920 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1921 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1926 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1928 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1929 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1930 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1934 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1936 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1937 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1938 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1939 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1940 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1945 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1947 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1948 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1949 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1953 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1955 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1956 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1957 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1958 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1962 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1964 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1965 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1966 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1967 and English names for feta filenames.
1973 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1975 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1976 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1977 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1978 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1981 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1982 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1983 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1989 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1991 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1992 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1993 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1994 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1996 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1997 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2002 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2004 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2005 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2011 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2013 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2014 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2015 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2022 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2024 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2025 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2026 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2027 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2029 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2030 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2031 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2039 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2041 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2042 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2043 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2044 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2045 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2046 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2047 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2048 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2054 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2056 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2057 its team, its world, its community.
2058 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2059 to read the full issue...
2064 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2066 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2067 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2068 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2075 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2076 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2082 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2084 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2086 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2093 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2095 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2096 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2097 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2098 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2099 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2101 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2102 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2104 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2106 @ref{Old downloads}.
2111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2113 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2114 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2115 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2116 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2117 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2118 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2121 @ref{Old downloads}.
2126 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2128 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2129 documentation and translations.
2130 @ref{Old downloads}.
2135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2137 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2138 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2139 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2140 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2141 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2143 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2144 @ref{Old downloads}.
2149 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2151 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2152 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2153 (teaching) has been added.
2155 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2157 @ref{Old downloads}.
2162 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2164 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2165 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2166 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2167 @ref{Old downloads}.
2172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2174 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2175 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2176 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2177 translations of the documentation.
2178 @ref{Old downloads}.
2183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2185 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2186 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2187 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2188 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2189 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2190 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2191 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2192 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2193 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2195 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2197 @ref{Old downloads}.
2202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2204 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2205 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2206 markup command names have been made.
2209 @ref{Old downloads}.
2214 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2216 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2217 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2218 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2219 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2220 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2223 @ref{Old downloads}.
2228 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2230 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2231 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2233 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2234 @ref{Old downloads}.
2239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2241 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2242 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2243 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2245 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2246 @ref{Old downloads}.
2251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2253 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2255 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2256 @ref{Old downloads}.
2261 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2263 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2264 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2265 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2267 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2269 @ref{Old downloads}.
2274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2276 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2277 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2278 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2279 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2281 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2282 @ref{Old downloads}.
2287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2289 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2290 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2293 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2294 @ref{Old downloads}.
2299 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2301 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2302 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2307 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2309 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2310 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2315 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2317 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2319 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2320 @ref{Old downloads}.
2325 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2327 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2328 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2329 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2331 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2332 @ref{Old downloads}.
2337 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2339 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2340 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2345 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2347 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2348 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2355 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2356 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2357 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2359 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2360 @ref{Old downloads}.
2365 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2367 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2368 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2370 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2372 @ref{Old downloads}.
2377 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2379 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2380 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2381 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2382 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2383 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2384 announce releases and special events.
2389 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2391 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2392 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2393 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2398 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2400 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2401 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2402 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2403 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2404 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2407 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2409 @ref{Old downloads}.
2414 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2416 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2417 names has been added to the MusicXML
2420 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2421 @ref{Old downloads}.
2426 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2428 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2433 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2435 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2436 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2437 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2440 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2441 @ref{Old downloads}.
2446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2448 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2451 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2452 @ref{Old downloads}.
2457 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2459 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2460 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2461 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2462 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2463 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2464 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2470 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2472 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2473 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2474 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2476 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2477 @ref{Old downloads}.
2482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2484 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2485 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2490 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2492 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2493 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2494 Grand Documentation Project.
2496 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2497 @ref{Old downloads}.
2502 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2504 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2506 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2507 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2508 @ref{Old downloads}.
2513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2515 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2517 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2518 @ref{Old downloads}.
2523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2525 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2526 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2528 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2529 @ref{Old downloads}.
2534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2536 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2537 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2538 for the translations.
2540 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2541 @ref{Old downloads}.
2546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2548 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2549 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2550 and lots of updates for the translations.
2552 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2553 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2554 @ref{Old downloads}.
2559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2561 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2562 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2563 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2564 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2570 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2571 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2572 spacing engine code.
2574 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2575 @ref{Old downloads}.
2580 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2582 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2583 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2585 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2586 @ref{Old downloads}.
2591 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2593 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2594 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2596 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2597 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2598 @ref{Old downloads}.
2603 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2604 This has lots of bugfixes.
2606 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2607 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2608 @ref{Old downloads}.
2613 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2614 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2615 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2616 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2622 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2624 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2626 @ref{Old downloads}.
2631 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2632 This release has some documentation updates.
2634 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2636 @ref{Old downloads}.
2641 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2642 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2643 disponibles en ligne ---
2644 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2645 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2646 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2647 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2653 This release fixes many bugs.
2655 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2656 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2658 @ref{Old downloads}.
2663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2664 This release fixes many bugs.
2666 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2667 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2669 @ref{Old downloads}.
2674 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2675 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2676 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2678 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2680 @ref{Old downloads}.
2685 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2686 This release fixes still more bugs.
2688 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2690 @ref{Old downloads}.
2695 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2696 This release fixes many bugs.
2697 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2698 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2700 @ref{Old downloads})
2705 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2706 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2707 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2708 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2710 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2711 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2713 @ref{Old downloads}.
2718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2719 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2720 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2722 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2729 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2730 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2731 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2733 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2735 @ref{Old downloads}.
2740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2741 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2742 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2744 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2746 @ref{Old downloads}.
2751 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2752 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2755 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2757 @ref{Old downloads}.
2762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2763 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2765 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2767 @ref{Old downloads}.
2772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2773 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2774 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2775 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2777 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2779 @ref{Old downloads}.
2784 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2785 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2786 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2787 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2788 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2789 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2791 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2793 @ref{Old downloads}.
2798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2799 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2800 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2803 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2805 @ref{Old downloads}.
2810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2811 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2812 further improvements in the regression test suite
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2822 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2826 @ref{Old downloads}.
2831 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2832 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2837 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2838 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2844 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2848 @ref{Old downloads}.
2853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2854 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2855 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2859 @ref{Old downloads}.
2864 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2865 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2869 @ref{Old downloads}.
2874 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2875 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2880 @ref{Old downloads}.
2885 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2886 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2890 @ref{Old downloads}.
2895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2896 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2897 within a system as well as between systems.
2901 @ref{Old downloads}.
2906 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2907 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2908 test results} and several website build improvements.
2912 @ref{Old downloads}.
2917 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2918 This release fixes several bugs.
2921 @ref{Old downloads}.
2926 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2927 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2932 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2933 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2934 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2935 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2936 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2941 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2942 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2946 @ref{Old downloads}.
2951 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2952 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2955 @ref{Old downloads}.
2960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2961 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2965 @ref{Old downloads}.
2970 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2971 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2974 @ref{Old downloads}.
2979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2980 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2986 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2987 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2992 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2993 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2994 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2999 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3000 This release has many more bugfixes.
3003 @ref{Old downloads}.
3008 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3009 This release has many more bugfixes.
3012 @ref{Old downloads}.
3017 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3018 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3023 @ref{Old downloads}.
3028 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3029 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3030 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3031 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3032 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3033 (@ref{Publications}).
3038 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3039 This release has further bugfixes.
3042 @ref{Old downloads}.
3047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3048 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3049 available for x86/64.
3052 @ref{Old downloads}.
3057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3058 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3059 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3060 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3061 @ref{Old downloads})
3066 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3067 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3068 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3074 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3079 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3080 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3086 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3091 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3092 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3093 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3098 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3099 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3100 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3101 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3107 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3112 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3113 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3114 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3120 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3121 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3122 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3123 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3128 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3129 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3130 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3136 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3137 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3138 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3144 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3145 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3146 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3151 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3152 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3154 @ref{Old downloads})
3159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3160 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3162 @ref{Old downloads})
3167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3168 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3169 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3171 @ref{Old downloads})
3176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3177 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3178 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3179 (@ref{Old downloads})
3184 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3185 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3186 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3187 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3192 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3193 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3194 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3195 the development releases even better
3200 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3202 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3203 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3204 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3209 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3210 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3211 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3212 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3213 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3214 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3219 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3220 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3221 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3223 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3228 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3229 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3230 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3231 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3232 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3238 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3239 (@ref{Old downloads})
3244 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3245 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3246 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3247 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3248 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3249 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3254 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3255 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3256 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3257 (@ref{Publications})
3262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3263 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3264 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3270 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3271 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3272 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3277 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3278 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3279 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3284 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3285 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3286 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3292 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3293 released. (@ref{Changes},
3294 @ref{Old downloads})
3299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3300 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3301 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3302 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3303 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3304 multi-measure rests.
3306 @ref{Old downloads})
3311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3312 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3314 @ref{Old downloads})
3319 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3320 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3321 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3322 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3323 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3324 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3325 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3326 @ref{Old downloads})
3331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3332 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3333 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3334 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3335 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3336 @ref{Old downloads})
3341 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3342 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3343 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3344 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3345 the endings and the middle
3346 part. (@ref{Changes},
3347 @ref{Old downloads})
3352 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3353 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3354 parenthesized, for example,
3357 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3358 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3362 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3363 @ref{Old downloads})
3368 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3369 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3370 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3380 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3381 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3382 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3383 @ref{Old downloads})
3388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3389 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3390 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3391 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3392 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3393 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3394 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3396 @ref{Old downloads})
3401 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3402 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3403 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3404 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3405 @ref{Old downloads})
3410 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3411 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3412 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3413 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3414 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3415 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3416 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3417 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3418 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3419 @ref{Old downloads})
3424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3425 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3426 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3427 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3428 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3429 @ref{Old downloads})
3434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3436 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3437 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3438 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3443 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3444 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3445 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3446 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3447 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3452 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3453 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3454 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3456 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3458 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3460 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3466 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3467 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3468 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3469 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3470 @ref{Old downloads})
3475 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3476 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3477 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3478 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3479 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3482 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3483 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3484 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3485 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3490 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3491 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3492 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3493 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3494 page. Let us know how you fare!
3499 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3500 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3501 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3502 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3503 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3504 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3505 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3506 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3507 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3509 @ref{Old downloads})
3514 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3515 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3516 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3517 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3518 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3519 @ref{Old downloads})
3524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3525 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3526 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3527 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3528 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3529 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3530 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3531 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3532 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3533 @ref{Old downloads})
3538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3539 This release has the following new features:
3542 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3543 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3544 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3546 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3547 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3548 and Bertalan Fodor).
3550 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3551 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3554 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3555 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3556 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3560 @ref{Old downloads})
3565 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3566 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3567 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3568 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3569 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3570 van den Borre and Bertalan
3571 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3572 @ref{Old downloads})
3577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3578 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3579 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3580 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3586 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3587 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3588 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3589 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3590 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3592 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3593 @ref{Old downloads})
3598 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3599 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3600 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3605 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3606 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3607 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3608 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3609 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3610 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3611 @ref{Old downloads})
3616 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3617 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3618 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3619 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3620 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3621 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3622 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3623 @ref{Old downloads})
3628 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3629 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3630 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3631 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3632 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3633 @ref{Old downloads})
3638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3639 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3640 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3641 @ref{Old downloads})
3646 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3647 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3648 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3649 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3650 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3651 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3652 @ref{Old downloads})
3657 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3658 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3659 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3660 that compute said property, i.e.
3663 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3664 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3667 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3668 @ref{Old downloads})
3673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3674 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3675 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3676 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3677 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3678 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3679 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3680 users. (@ref{Changes},
3681 @ref{Old downloads})
3686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3687 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3688 series. (@ref{Changes},
3689 @ref{Old downloads})
3694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3695 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3696 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3697 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3698 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3699 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3700 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3701 sponsored by Nicolas
3702 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3703 @ref{Old downloads})
3708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3709 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3710 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3711 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3712 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3713 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3714 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3715 @ref{Old downloads})
3720 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3721 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3722 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3723 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3724 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3725 @ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3731 This is mainly a bugfix
3732 release. (@ref{Changes},
3733 @ref{Old downloads})
3738 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3739 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3740 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3741 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3742 la gravure musicale}.
3747 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3748 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3749 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3750 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3751 @ref{Old downloads})
3756 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3757 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3758 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3759 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3760 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3761 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3767 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3768 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3769 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3770 @ref{Old downloads})
3775 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3776 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3777 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3778 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3779 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3780 @ref{Old downloads})
3785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3786 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3787 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3788 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3789 @ref{Old downloads})
3794 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3795 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3796 for a note is proportional to the time it
3797 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3798 @ref{Old downloads})
3803 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3804 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3805 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3810 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3811 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3812 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3813 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3815 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3816 @ref{Old downloads})
3821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3822 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3823 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3824 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3826 @ref{Old downloads})
3831 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3832 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3833 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3834 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3835 @ref{Old downloads})
3840 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3841 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3843 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3844 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3845 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3846 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3847 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3853 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3854 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3855 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3860 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3861 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3862 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3863 @ref{Old downloads})
3868 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3869 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3870 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3871 @ref{Old downloads})
3876 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3877 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3878 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3879 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3880 (@ref{Old downloads})
3885 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3886 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3887 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3888 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3893 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3894 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3895 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3896 better help functionality.
3897 (@ref{Old downloads})
3902 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3903 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3904 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3905 compile them directly from
3906 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3911 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3912 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3913 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3918 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3919 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3920 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3921 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3926 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3927 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3928 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3929 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3930 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3935 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3936 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3937 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3942 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3943 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3948 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3949 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3950 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3955 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3956 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3957 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3958 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3959 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3964 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3965 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3966 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3967 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3968 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3969 @ref{Old downloads})
3974 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3976 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3977 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3979 (@ref{Old downloads})
3984 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3985 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3986 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3987 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3988 signatures like 5/8.
3990 @ref{Old downloads})
3995 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3996 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3997 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3998 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3999 More details are in the
4001 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4006 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4007 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4008 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4009 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4010 Scheme code. Take a look at
4012 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4017 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4018 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4019 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4020 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4025 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4026 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4027 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4028 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4033 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4034 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4035 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4041 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4042 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4043 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4044 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4045 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4046 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4051 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4052 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4053 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4054 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4055 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4056 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4058 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4063 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4064 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4065 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4071 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4072 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
4073 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4074 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4075 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4081 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4082 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4083 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}.
4084 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4085 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4090 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4091 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4092 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4093 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4094 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4099 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4100 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4101 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4102 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4103 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4105 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4110 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4111 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4112 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4113 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4114 @ref{Old downloads}!
4119 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4120 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4121 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4122 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4128 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4129 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4130 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4136 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4137 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4138 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4139 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4141 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4143 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4148 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4149 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4150 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4151 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4152 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4153 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4154 font code by Werner.
4156 and check out the changes in
4157 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4162 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4163 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4164 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4165 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4166 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4167 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4168 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4169 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4170 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4171 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4174 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4179 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4180 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4181 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4182 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4183 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4185 and check out the changes in
4186 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4191 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4192 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4193 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4194 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4195 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4196 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4199 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4204 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4205 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4206 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4207 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4208 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4209 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4210 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4211 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4212 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4216 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4221 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4222 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4223 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4224 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4225 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4226 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4228 and check out the changes in
4229 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4234 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4235 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4236 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4237 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4238 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4239 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4240 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4241 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4242 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4245 and check out the changes in
4246 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4251 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4252 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4253 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4254 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4255 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4256 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4259 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4262 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4263 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4264 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4265 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4266 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4269 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4274 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4275 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4276 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4282 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4283 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4284 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4286 and check out the changes in
4287 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4292 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4293 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4294 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4295 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4296 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4303 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4304 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4305 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4306 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4308 and check out the changes in
4309 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4314 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4315 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4316 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4317 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4318 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4320 and check out the changes in
4321 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4326 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4327 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4328 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4329 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4331 and check out the changes in
4332 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4337 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4338 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4339 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4340 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4342 and check out the changes in
4343 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4348 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4349 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4350 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4351 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4355 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4360 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4361 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4362 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4363 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4367 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4372 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4373 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4374 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4375 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4376 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4377 in the documentation.
4379 and check out the changes in
4380 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4385 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4386 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4387 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4388 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4389 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4394 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4395 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4397 and check out the changes
4398 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4403 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4404 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4405 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4406 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4407 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4408 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4409 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4412 and check out the changes in
4413 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4418 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4419 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4420 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4421 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4422 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4423 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4424 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4425 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4426 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4427 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4428 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4429 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4430 will hold users back in switching.
4432 and check out the changes in
4433 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4438 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4439 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4440 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4441 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4442 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4443 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4444 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4446 and check out the changes in
4447 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4452 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4453 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4454 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4455 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4456 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4457 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4461 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4466 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4467 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4468 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4469 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4470 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4471 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4472 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4473 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4474 chapter of the user manual.
4475 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4480 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4481 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4482 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4483 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4484 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4485 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4486 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4490 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4495 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4496 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4497 disappearing metronome mark.
4499 and check out the changes in
4500 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4505 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4506 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4507 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4508 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4509 `doubleSlurs' property.
4511 and check out the changes in
4512 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4517 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4518 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4519 annoying bugs fixed.
4522 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4527 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4528 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4529 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4530 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4531 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4532 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4533 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4536 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4537 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4539 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4540 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4545 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4550 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4551 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4552 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4553 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4554 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4555 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4556 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4557 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4558 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4559 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4560 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4563 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4568 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4569 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4570 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4571 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4572 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4575 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4580 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4581 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4582 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4583 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4584 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4585 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4586 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4587 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4588 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4589 beat within the measure.
4591 and check out the changes in
4592 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4597 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4598 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4602 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4607 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4608 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4614 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4615 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4616 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4617 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4618 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4620 and check out the changes
4621 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4626 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4627 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4631 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4636 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4637 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4638 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4639 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4640 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4641 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4642 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4643 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4645 @ref{Old downloads}.
4650 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4651 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4652 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
4653 @ref{Old downloads}.
4658 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4659 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4660 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4661 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4663 @ref{Old downloads}.
4668 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4669 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4670 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4671 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4673 @ref{Old downloads}.
4678 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4679 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4680 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
4681 or head straight to the
4682 @ref{Old downloads}.
4687 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4688 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4689 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4690 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4691 @ref{Old downloads}.
4696 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4697 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4698 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4699 @ref{Old downloads}.
4704 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4705 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4707 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4708 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4709 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4710 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4711 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4716 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4717 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4718 @ref{Old downloads}.
4723 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4724 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4725 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4731 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4732 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4733 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4734 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4735 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4736 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4737 @ref{Old downloads}.
4742 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4743 A French article on the new LilyPond
4744 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4749 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4750 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4751 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4757 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4758 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4759 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4760 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4761 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4762 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4763 @ref{Old downloads}.
4768 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4769 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4770 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4771 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4772 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4774 @ref{Old downloads}.
4779 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4780 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4782 @ref{Old downloads}.
4787 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4788 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4789 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4790 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4797 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4798 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4799 @ref{Old downloads}.
4804 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4805 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4812 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4813 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4814 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4815 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4817 @ref{Old downloads}.
4822 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4823 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4824 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4825 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4828 @ref{Old downloads}.
4833 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4835 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4836 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4842 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4843 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4845 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4846 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4847 authors of LilyPond.
4852 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4853 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4854 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4857 @ref{Old downloads}.
4862 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4863 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4864 experimental support for producing titles with
4870 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4871 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4872 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4873 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4875 @ref{Old downloads}.
4880 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4881 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4882 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4883 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4885 @ref{Old downloads}.
4890 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4891 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4892 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4893 produce cue notes. More information in the
4900 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4901 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4902 for altering accidental rules.
4908 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4909 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4910 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4911 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4912 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4913 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4914 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4915 More information in the
4922 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4923 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4924 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4925 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4932 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4933 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4934 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4935 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4936 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4943 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4944 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4945 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4946 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4947 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4948 More information in the
4955 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4956 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4957 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4958 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4959 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4960 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4961 More information in the
4968 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4969 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4970 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4971 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4979 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4980 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4981 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4982 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4989 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4990 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4991 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4992 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4993 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5002 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5003 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5004 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5007 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5012 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5014 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5015 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5016 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5019 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5024 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5025 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5026 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5027 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5028 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5033 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5034 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5035 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5036 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5037 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5043 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5044 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5045 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5047 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5052 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5053 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5054 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5055 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5060 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5061 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5062 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5063 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5065 More information in the
5066 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5071 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5072 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5073 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5075 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5080 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5081 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5082 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5083 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5085 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5090 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5091 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5092 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5093 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5094 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5095 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5096 individual music expressions.
5097 More information in the
5098 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5103 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5104 An update to the stable branch,
5105 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5106 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5111 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5112 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5113 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5114 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5115 More information in the
5116 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5121 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5122 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5124 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5125 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5130 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5131 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5132 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5133 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5134 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5139 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5140 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5141 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5142 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5143 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5148 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5149 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5150 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5151 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5152 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5153 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5154 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5159 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5160 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5161 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5162 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5164 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5169 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5170 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5171 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5172 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5173 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5178 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5179 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5181 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5186 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5187 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5189 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5190 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5195 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5196 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5197 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5198 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5203 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5204 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5211 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5212 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5214 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5215 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5220 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5221 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5222 contains minor bugfixes.
5223 See the @ref{Changes}
5224 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5229 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5230 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5231 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5232 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5238 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5239 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5240 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5241 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5242 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5243 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5248 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5249 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5250 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5251 the @ref{Changes} and
5252 download @uref{install/,here}.
5257 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5258 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5259 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5260 the @ref{Changes} and
5261 download @uref{install/,here}.
5266 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5267 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5268 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5269 the @ref{Changes} and
5270 download @uref{install/,here}.
5275 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5276 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5277 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5283 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5284 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5285 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5291 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5292 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5293 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5294 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5295 will be available in a few weeks.
5301 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5302 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5303 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5309 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5310 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5311 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5317 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5318 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5319 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5320 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5326 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5327 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5328 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5333 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5334 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5335 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5336 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5337 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5342 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5343 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5344 @ref{Changes} and get it
5345 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5350 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5351 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5352 @ref{Changes} and get it
5353 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5358 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5359 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5360 @ref{Changes} and get it
5361 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5366 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5367 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5368 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5373 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5374 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5375 read the @ref{Changes}.
5380 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5381 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5382 has been updated to 1.8.
5383 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5388 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5389 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5390 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5395 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5396 New website went live!
5401 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5402 Announced new website.
5407 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5408 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5413 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5414 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5415 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5421 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5422 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5423 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.