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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
212 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
219 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
220 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
225 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
228 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
229 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
230 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
231 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
237 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
240 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
241 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
242 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
243 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
249 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
251 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
252 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
253 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
254 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
255 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
261 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
263 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
264 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
265 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
266 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
267 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
273 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
275 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
276 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
277 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
278 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
279 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
285 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
287 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
288 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
289 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
290 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
291 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
297 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
299 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
300 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
301 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
302 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
303 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
309 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
311 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
312 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
313 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
314 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
315 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
321 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
324 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
325 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
326 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
327 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
333 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
336 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
337 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
338 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
339 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
345 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
347 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
348 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
349 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
350 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
351 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
356 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
358 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
359 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
360 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
361 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
362 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
367 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
369 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
370 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
371 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
372 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
373 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
380 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
381 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
382 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
383 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
384 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
386 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
387 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
392 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
394 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
395 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
396 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
397 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
398 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
403 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
405 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
406 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
407 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
408 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
409 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
414 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
417 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
418 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
420 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
425 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
427 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
428 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
429 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
430 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
431 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
432 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
433 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
434 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
439 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
441 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
442 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
443 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
444 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
445 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
446 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
447 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
448 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
453 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
455 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
456 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
457 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
458 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
459 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
460 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
461 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
462 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
468 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
470 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
471 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
472 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
473 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
474 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
479 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
481 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
482 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
483 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
484 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
485 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
490 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
492 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
493 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
494 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
495 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
496 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
501 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
503 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
504 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
505 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
506 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
507 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
512 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
514 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
515 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
516 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
517 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
518 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
523 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
525 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
526 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
527 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
528 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
529 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
534 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
536 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
537 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
538 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
539 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
540 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
545 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
549 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
550 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
551 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
553 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
554 with positioning text.
559 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
562 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
563 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
564 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
565 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
570 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
572 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
573 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
574 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
575 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
576 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
581 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
583 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
584 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
585 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
586 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
587 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
592 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
594 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
595 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
596 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
597 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
598 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
603 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
605 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
606 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
607 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
608 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
609 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
614 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
616 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
617 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
618 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
619 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
620 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
625 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
627 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
628 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
629 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
630 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
631 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
636 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
638 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
639 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
640 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
641 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
642 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
643 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
648 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
652 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
653 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
654 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
659 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
661 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
662 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
663 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
664 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
665 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
670 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
672 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
673 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
674 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
675 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
676 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
681 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
683 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
684 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
685 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
686 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
687 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
692 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
694 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
695 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
696 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
697 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
698 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
703 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
705 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
706 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
707 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
708 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
709 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
714 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
716 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
717 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
718 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
719 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
720 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
726 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
728 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
729 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
730 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
734 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
736 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
737 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
738 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
739 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
740 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
745 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
747 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
748 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
749 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
750 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
751 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
756 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
758 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
759 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
760 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
761 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
766 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
768 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
769 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
770 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
771 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
776 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
778 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
779 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
780 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
781 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
786 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
789 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
790 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
791 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
797 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
800 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
801 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
802 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
807 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
809 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
810 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
811 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
812 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
814 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
815 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
819 Support for kievan square notation
821 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
823 Music functions have become quite more versatile
826 A full list of new features is given in:
829 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
832 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
834 Main development team:
836 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
837 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
838 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
839 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
840 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
843 Programming contributors:
845 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
846 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
847 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
848 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
850 Documentation contributors:
852 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
856 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
861 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
863 Translation contributors:
865 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
870 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
872 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
873 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
874 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
876 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
877 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
878 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
880 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
881 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
887 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
889 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
890 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
892 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
893 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
894 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
901 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
903 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
904 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
905 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
906 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
907 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
908 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
911 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
912 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
917 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
919 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
920 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
921 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
922 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
923 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
929 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
931 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
932 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
933 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
934 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
937 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
938 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
939 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
946 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
948 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
949 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
951 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
952 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
953 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
960 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
962 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
963 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
964 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
965 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
966 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
972 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
974 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
975 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
976 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
977 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
980 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
981 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
982 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
989 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
991 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
992 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
993 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
994 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
995 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
996 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
999 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1000 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1007 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1009 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1010 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1011 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1012 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1015 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1016 candidate will be required.
1022 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1024 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1025 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1026 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1027 working on open source software.
1029 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1030 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1036 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1038 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1039 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1040 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1041 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1044 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1045 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1046 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1053 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1055 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1056 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1057 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1058 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1061 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1062 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1063 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1070 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1072 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1073 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1074 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1075 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1078 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1079 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1086 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1088 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1089 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1091 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1092 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1093 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1100 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1102 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1103 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1105 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1106 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1107 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1114 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1117 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1119 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1120 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1121 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1128 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1130 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1131 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1132 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1133 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1136 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1137 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1144 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1146 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1147 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1149 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1150 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1151 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1158 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1160 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1161 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1163 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1164 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1165 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1172 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1174 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1175 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1176 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1177 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1180 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1181 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1182 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1189 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1192 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1194 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1195 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1196 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1203 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1205 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1206 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1208 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1209 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1210 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1217 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1219 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1220 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1222 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1223 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1224 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1231 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1233 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1234 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1235 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1236 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1237 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1240 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1241 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1248 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1250 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1251 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1253 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1254 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1255 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1258 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1264 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1266 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1267 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1269 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1270 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1271 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1278 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1280 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1281 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1283 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1284 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1285 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1292 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1294 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1295 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1297 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1298 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1299 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1306 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1309 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1311 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1312 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1313 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1320 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1322 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1323 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1325 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1326 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1327 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1334 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1336 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1337 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1339 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1340 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1341 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1348 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1350 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1351 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1353 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1354 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1355 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1362 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1364 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1365 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1367 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1368 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1369 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1376 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1378 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1379 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1381 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1382 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1383 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1390 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1393 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1395 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1396 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1397 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1404 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1406 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1407 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1409 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1410 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1411 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1418 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1421 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1423 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1424 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1425 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1432 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1434 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1435 Critical regression.
1441 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1443 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1444 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1445 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1446 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1449 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1450 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1451 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1458 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1461 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1463 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1464 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1465 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1466 not the next release candidate.
1472 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1474 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1475 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1477 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1478 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1479 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1480 next release candidate.
1486 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1489 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1490 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1492 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1493 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1494 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1495 next release candidate.
1501 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1503 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1504 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1505 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1506 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1509 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1510 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1511 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1518 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1523 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1524 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1530 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1532 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1533 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1535 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1536 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1542 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1544 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1545 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1546 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1554 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1556 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1557 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1559 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1560 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1566 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1571 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1572 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1578 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1580 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1581 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1583 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1584 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1590 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1592 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1593 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1595 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1596 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1602 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1604 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1605 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1606 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1611 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1614 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1615 usual number of bugs.
1617 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1618 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1623 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1625 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1626 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1627 usual number of bugs.
1629 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1630 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1636 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1638 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1639 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1640 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1641 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1643 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1644 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1649 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1652 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1653 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1656 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1661 A full list of new features is given in:
1664 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1667 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1669 Main development team:
1671 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1672 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1673 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1674 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1675 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1677 Programming contributors:
1679 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1680 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1681 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1682 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1683 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1684 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1688 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1690 Documentation contributors:
1692 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1693 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1697 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1698 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1700 Binaries support contributors:
1704 Translation contributors:
1706 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1707 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1714 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1716 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1717 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1718 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1719 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1722 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1723 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1724 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1731 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1733 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1734 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1736 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1737 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1743 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1745 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1746 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1748 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1749 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1755 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1757 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1758 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1760 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1761 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1767 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1769 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1770 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1771 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1772 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1773 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1774 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1775 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1780 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1782 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1783 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1785 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1786 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1792 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1794 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1795 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1796 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1797 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1800 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1801 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1802 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1809 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1811 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1812 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1813 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1814 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1817 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1818 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1819 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1826 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1828 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1829 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1830 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1831 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1834 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1835 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1836 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1843 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1845 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1846 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1848 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1849 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1855 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1857 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1858 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1859 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1860 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1861 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1867 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1869 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1870 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1871 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1872 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1875 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1876 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1877 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1884 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1886 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1887 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1889 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1890 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1895 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1897 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1898 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1900 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1901 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1906 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1908 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1909 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1911 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1912 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1918 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1920 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1921 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1923 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1924 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1925 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1931 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1933 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1934 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1935 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1942 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1944 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1945 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1946 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1947 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1950 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1951 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1952 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1959 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1961 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1962 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1963 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1971 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1973 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1974 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1975 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1983 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1985 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1986 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1987 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1988 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1989 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1995 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1997 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1998 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1999 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2000 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2003 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2004 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2005 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2012 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2014 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2015 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2016 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2025 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2027 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2028 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2029 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2030 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2033 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2034 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2035 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2036 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2042 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2044 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2045 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2046 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2047 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2050 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2051 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2052 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2053 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2059 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2062 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2063 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2066 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2067 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2068 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2074 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2076 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2077 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2078 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2081 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2082 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2083 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2089 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2091 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2092 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2093 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2096 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2097 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2098 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2104 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2106 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2107 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2108 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2109 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2112 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2113 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2114 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2115 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2124 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2126 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2127 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2128 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2129 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2130 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2131 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2132 read on to find out what for!
2135 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2136 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2143 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2145 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2146 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2147 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2148 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2151 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2152 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2153 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2154 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2161 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2163 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2164 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2165 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2166 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2169 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2170 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2171 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2172 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2179 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2181 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2182 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2183 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2186 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2187 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2188 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2193 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2195 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2196 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2197 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2198 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2199 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2203 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2204 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2211 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2213 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2214 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2215 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2216 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2219 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2220 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2221 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2222 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2224 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2226 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2227 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2228 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2234 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2236 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2237 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2238 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2239 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2242 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2243 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2244 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2245 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2246 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2247 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2253 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2255 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2256 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2257 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2266 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2268 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2269 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2270 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2277 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2279 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2280 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2281 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2282 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2283 the bug report of the report!
2286 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2287 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2293 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2297 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2304 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2306 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2307 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2308 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2315 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2317 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2318 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2319 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2320 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2324 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2325 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2333 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2336 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2337 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2340 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2341 caution and expect breakage.
2346 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2348 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2349 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2350 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2353 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2354 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2355 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2356 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2361 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2363 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2364 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2365 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2371 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2373 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2374 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2375 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2376 improvements to the new website.
2378 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2379 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2381 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2382 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2384 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2390 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2393 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2394 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2399 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2401 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2402 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2403 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2409 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2411 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2412 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2413 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2419 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2421 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2422 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2423 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2428 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2431 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2432 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2437 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2439 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2440 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2441 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2444 This release should be of particular interest to package
2445 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2446 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2447 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2453 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2455 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2456 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2457 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2458 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2461 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2462 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2469 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2471 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2472 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2473 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2476 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2477 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2478 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2479 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2480 see the Changes document for more information.
2484 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2486 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2487 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2488 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2493 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2495 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2496 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2497 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2498 so this release is intended for developers only.
2502 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2504 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2505 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2506 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2511 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2513 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2514 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2519 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2522 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2523 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2529 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2531 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2532 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2533 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2534 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2535 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2537 What are you waiting for? Come
2538 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2539 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2544 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2546 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2547 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2548 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2552 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2554 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2555 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2556 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2557 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2558 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2563 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2565 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2566 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2567 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2571 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2574 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2575 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2576 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2580 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2582 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2583 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2584 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2585 and English names for feta filenames.
2591 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2593 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2594 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2595 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2596 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2599 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2600 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2601 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2607 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2609 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2610 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2611 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2612 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2614 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2615 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2620 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2622 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2623 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2629 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2631 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2632 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2633 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2640 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2642 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2643 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2644 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2645 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2647 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2648 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2649 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2657 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2659 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2660 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2661 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2662 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2663 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2664 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2665 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2666 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2672 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2674 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2675 its team, its world, its community.
2676 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2677 to read the full issue...
2682 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2684 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2685 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2686 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2691 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2693 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2694 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2700 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2702 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2704 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2711 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2713 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2714 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2715 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2716 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2717 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2719 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2720 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2722 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2724 @ref{Old downloads}.
2729 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2731 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2732 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2733 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2734 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2735 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2736 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2739 @ref{Old downloads}.
2744 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2746 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2747 documentation and translations.
2748 @ref{Old downloads}.
2753 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2755 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2756 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2757 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2758 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2759 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2761 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2762 @ref{Old downloads}.
2767 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2769 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2770 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2771 (teaching) has been added.
2773 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2775 @ref{Old downloads}.
2780 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2782 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2783 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2784 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2785 @ref{Old downloads}.
2790 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2792 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2793 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2794 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2795 translations of the documentation.
2796 @ref{Old downloads}.
2801 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2803 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2804 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2805 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2806 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2807 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2808 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2809 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2810 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2811 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2813 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2815 @ref{Old downloads}.
2820 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2822 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2823 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2824 markup command names have been made.
2827 @ref{Old downloads}.
2832 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2834 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2835 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2836 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2837 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2838 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2841 @ref{Old downloads}.
2846 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2848 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2849 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2851 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2852 @ref{Old downloads}.
2857 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2859 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2860 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2861 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2863 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2864 @ref{Old downloads}.
2869 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2871 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2873 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2874 @ref{Old downloads}.
2879 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2881 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2882 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2883 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2885 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2887 @ref{Old downloads}.
2892 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2894 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2895 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2896 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2897 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2899 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2900 @ref{Old downloads}.
2905 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2907 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2908 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2911 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2912 @ref{Old downloads}.
2917 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2919 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2920 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2925 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2927 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2928 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2933 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2935 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2937 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2938 @ref{Old downloads}.
2943 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2945 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2946 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2947 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2949 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2950 @ref{Old downloads}.
2955 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2957 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2958 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2963 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2965 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2966 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2971 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2973 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2974 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2975 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2977 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2978 @ref{Old downloads}.
2983 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2985 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2986 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2988 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2990 @ref{Old downloads}.
2995 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2997 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2998 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2999 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3000 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3001 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3002 announce releases and special events.
3007 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3009 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3010 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3011 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3016 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3018 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3019 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3020 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3021 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3022 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3025 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3027 @ref{Old downloads}.
3032 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3034 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3035 names has been added to the MusicXML
3038 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3039 @ref{Old downloads}.
3044 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3046 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3051 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3053 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3054 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3055 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3058 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3059 @ref{Old downloads}.
3064 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3066 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3069 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3070 @ref{Old downloads}.
3075 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3077 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3078 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3079 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3080 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3081 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3082 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3088 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3090 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3091 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3092 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3094 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3095 @ref{Old downloads}.
3100 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3102 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3103 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3108 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3110 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3111 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3112 Grand Documentation Project.
3114 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3115 @ref{Old downloads}.
3120 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3122 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3124 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3125 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3126 @ref{Old downloads}.
3131 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3133 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3135 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3136 @ref{Old downloads}.
3141 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3143 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3144 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3146 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3147 @ref{Old downloads}.
3152 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3154 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3155 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3156 for the translations.
3158 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3159 @ref{Old downloads}.
3164 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3166 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3167 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3168 and lots of updates for the translations.
3170 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3171 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3172 @ref{Old downloads}.
3177 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3179 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3180 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3181 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3182 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3187 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3188 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3189 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3190 spacing engine code.
3192 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3193 @ref{Old downloads}.
3198 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3200 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3201 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3203 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3204 @ref{Old downloads}.
3209 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3211 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3212 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3214 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3215 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3216 @ref{Old downloads}.
3221 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3222 This has lots of bugfixes.
3224 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3225 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3226 @ref{Old downloads}.
3231 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3232 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3233 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3234 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3239 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3240 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3242 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3244 @ref{Old downloads}.
3249 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3250 This release has some documentation updates.
3252 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3254 @ref{Old downloads}.
3259 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3260 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3261 disponibles en ligne ---
3262 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3263 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3264 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3265 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3270 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3271 This release fixes many bugs.
3273 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3274 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3276 @ref{Old downloads}.
3281 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3282 This release fixes many bugs.
3284 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3285 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3287 @ref{Old downloads}.
3292 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3293 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3294 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3296 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3298 @ref{Old downloads}.
3303 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3304 This release fixes still more bugs.
3306 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3308 @ref{Old downloads}.
3313 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3314 This release fixes many bugs.
3315 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3316 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3318 @ref{Old downloads})
3323 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3324 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3325 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3326 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3328 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3329 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3331 @ref{Old downloads}.
3336 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3337 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3338 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3340 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3347 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3348 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3349 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3351 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3353 @ref{Old downloads}.
3358 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3359 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3360 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3362 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3364 @ref{Old downloads}.
3369 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3370 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3373 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3375 @ref{Old downloads}.
3380 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3381 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3383 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3385 @ref{Old downloads}.
3390 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3391 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3392 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3393 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3395 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3397 @ref{Old downloads}.
3402 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3403 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3404 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3405 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3406 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3407 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3409 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3411 @ref{Old downloads}.
3416 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3417 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3418 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3421 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3423 @ref{Old downloads}.
3428 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3429 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3430 further improvements in the regression test suite
3434 @ref{Old downloads}.
3439 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3440 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3444 @ref{Old downloads}.
3449 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3450 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3455 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3456 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3461 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3462 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3466 @ref{Old downloads}.
3471 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3472 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3473 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3477 @ref{Old downloads}.
3482 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3483 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3487 @ref{Old downloads}.
3492 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3493 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3498 @ref{Old downloads}.
3503 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3504 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3508 @ref{Old downloads}.
3513 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3514 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3515 within a system as well as between systems.
3519 @ref{Old downloads}.
3524 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3525 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3526 test results} and several website build improvements.
3530 @ref{Old downloads}.
3535 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3536 This release fixes several bugs.
3539 @ref{Old downloads}.
3544 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3545 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3550 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3551 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3552 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3553 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3554 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3559 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3560 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3564 @ref{Old downloads}.
3569 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3570 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3573 @ref{Old downloads}.
3578 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3579 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3583 @ref{Old downloads}.
3588 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3589 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3592 @ref{Old downloads}.
3597 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3598 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3603 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3604 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3605 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3610 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3611 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3612 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3617 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3618 This release has many more bugfixes.
3621 @ref{Old downloads}.
3626 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3627 This release has many more bugfixes.
3630 @ref{Old downloads}.
3635 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3636 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3641 @ref{Old downloads}.
3646 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3647 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3648 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3649 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3650 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3651 (@ref{Publications}).
3656 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3657 This release has further bugfixes.
3660 @ref{Old downloads}.
3665 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3666 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3667 available for x86/64.
3670 @ref{Old downloads}.
3675 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3676 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3677 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3678 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3679 @ref{Old downloads})
3684 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3685 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3686 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3691 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3692 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3697 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3698 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3703 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3704 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3709 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3710 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3711 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3716 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3717 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3718 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3719 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3724 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3725 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3730 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3731 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3732 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3737 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3738 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3739 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3740 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3741 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3746 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3747 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3748 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3753 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3754 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3755 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3756 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3761 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3762 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3763 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3764 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3769 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3770 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3772 @ref{Old downloads})
3777 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3778 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3780 @ref{Old downloads})
3785 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3786 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3787 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3789 @ref{Old downloads})
3794 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3795 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3796 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3797 (@ref{Old downloads})
3802 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3803 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3804 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3805 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3810 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3811 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3812 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3813 the development releases even better
3818 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3820 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3821 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3822 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3827 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3828 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3829 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3830 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3831 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3832 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3837 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3838 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3839 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3841 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3846 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3847 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3848 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3849 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3850 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3855 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3856 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3857 (@ref{Old downloads})
3862 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3863 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3864 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3865 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3866 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3867 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3872 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3873 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3874 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3875 (@ref{Publications})
3880 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3881 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3882 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3887 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3888 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3889 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3890 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3895 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3896 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3897 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3902 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3903 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3904 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3909 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3910 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3911 released. (@ref{Changes},
3912 @ref{Old downloads})
3917 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3918 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3919 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3920 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3921 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3922 multi-measure rests.
3924 @ref{Old downloads})
3929 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3930 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3932 @ref{Old downloads})
3937 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3938 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3939 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3940 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3941 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3942 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3943 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3944 @ref{Old downloads})
3949 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3950 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3951 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3952 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3953 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3954 @ref{Old downloads})
3959 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3960 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3961 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3962 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3963 the endings and the middle
3964 part. (@ref{Changes},
3965 @ref{Old downloads})
3970 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3971 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3972 parenthesized, for example,
3975 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3976 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3980 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3981 @ref{Old downloads})
3986 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3987 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3988 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3998 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3999 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4000 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4001 @ref{Old downloads})
4006 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4007 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4008 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4009 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4010 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4011 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4012 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4014 @ref{Old downloads})
4019 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4020 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4021 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4022 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4023 @ref{Old downloads})
4028 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4029 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4030 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4031 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4032 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4033 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4034 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4035 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4036 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4037 @ref{Old downloads})
4042 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4043 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4044 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4045 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4046 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4047 @ref{Old downloads})
4052 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4054 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4055 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4056 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4061 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4062 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4063 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4064 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4065 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4070 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4071 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4072 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4074 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
4076 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
4078 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
4084 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4085 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4086 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4087 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4088 @ref{Old downloads})
4093 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4094 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4095 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4096 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4097 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4100 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4101 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4102 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4103 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4108 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4109 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4110 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4111 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4112 page. Let us know how you fare!
4117 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4118 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4119 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4120 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4121 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4122 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4123 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4124 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4125 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4127 @ref{Old downloads})
4132 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4133 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4134 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4135 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4136 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4137 @ref{Old downloads})
4142 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4143 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4144 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4145 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4146 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4147 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4148 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4149 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4150 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4151 @ref{Old downloads})
4156 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4157 This release has the following new features:
4160 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4161 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4162 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4164 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4165 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4166 and Bertalan Fodor).
4168 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4169 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4172 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4173 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4174 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4178 @ref{Old downloads})
4183 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4184 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4185 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4186 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4187 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4188 van den Borre and Bertalan
4189 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4190 @ref{Old downloads})
4195 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4196 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4197 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4198 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4204 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4205 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4206 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4207 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4208 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4210 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4211 @ref{Old downloads})
4216 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4217 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4218 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4223 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4224 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4225 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4226 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4227 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4228 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4229 @ref{Old downloads})
4234 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4235 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4236 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4237 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4238 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4239 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4240 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4241 @ref{Old downloads})
4246 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4247 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4248 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4249 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4250 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4251 @ref{Old downloads})
4256 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4257 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4258 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4259 @ref{Old downloads})
4264 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4265 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4266 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4267 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4268 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4269 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4270 @ref{Old downloads})
4275 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4276 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4277 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4278 that compute said property, i.e.
4281 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4282 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4285 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4286 @ref{Old downloads})
4291 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4292 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4293 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4294 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4295 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4296 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4297 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4298 users. (@ref{Changes},
4299 @ref{Old downloads})
4304 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4305 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4306 series. (@ref{Changes},
4307 @ref{Old downloads})
4312 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4313 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4314 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4315 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4316 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4317 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4318 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4319 sponsored by Nicolas
4320 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4321 @ref{Old downloads})
4326 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4327 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4328 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4329 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4330 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4331 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4332 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4333 @ref{Old downloads})
4338 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4339 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4340 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4341 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4342 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4343 @ref{Old downloads})
4348 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4349 This is mainly a bugfix
4350 release. (@ref{Changes},
4351 @ref{Old downloads})
4356 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4357 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4358 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4359 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4360 la gravure musicale}.
4365 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4366 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4367 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4368 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4369 @ref{Old downloads})
4374 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4375 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4376 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4377 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4378 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4379 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4384 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4385 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4386 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4387 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4388 @ref{Old downloads})
4393 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4394 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4395 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4396 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4397 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4398 @ref{Old downloads})
4403 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4404 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4405 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4406 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4407 @ref{Old downloads})
4412 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4413 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4414 for a note is proportional to the time it
4415 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4416 @ref{Old downloads})
4421 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4422 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4423 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4428 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4429 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4430 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4431 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4433 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4434 @ref{Old downloads})
4439 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4440 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4441 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4442 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4444 @ref{Old downloads})
4449 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4450 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4451 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4452 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4453 @ref{Old downloads})
4458 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4459 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4461 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4462 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4463 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4464 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4465 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4470 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4471 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4472 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4473 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4478 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4479 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4480 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4481 @ref{Old downloads})
4486 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4487 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4488 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4489 @ref{Old downloads})
4494 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4495 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4496 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4497 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4498 (@ref{Old downloads})
4503 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4504 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4505 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4506 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4511 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4512 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4513 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4514 better help functionality.
4515 (@ref{Old downloads})
4520 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4521 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4522 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4523 compile them directly from
4524 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4529 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4530 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4531 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4536 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4537 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4538 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4539 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4544 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4545 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4546 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4547 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4548 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4553 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4554 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4555 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4560 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4561 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4566 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4567 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4568 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4573 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4574 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4575 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4576 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4577 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4582 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4583 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4584 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4585 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4586 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4587 @ref{Old downloads})
4592 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4594 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4595 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4597 (@ref{Old downloads})
4602 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4603 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4604 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4605 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4606 signatures like 5/8.
4608 @ref{Old downloads})
4613 @subheading April 18, 2005
4614 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4615 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4616 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4617 More details are in the
4619 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4624 @subheading April 15, 2005
4625 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4626 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4627 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4628 Scheme code. Take a look at
4630 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4635 @subheading April 6, 2005
4636 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4637 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4638 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4643 @subheading March 31, 2005
4644 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4645 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4646 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4651 @subheading March 20, 2005
4652 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4653 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4659 @subheading March 14, 2005
4660 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4661 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4662 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4663 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4664 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4669 @subheading March 7, 2005
4670 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4671 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4672 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4673 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4674 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4676 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4681 @subheading March 7, 2005
4682 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4683 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4689 @subheading February 28, 2005
4690 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
4691 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4692 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4693 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4699 @subheading February 28, 2005
4700 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4701 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}.
4702 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4703 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4708 @subheading February 26, 2005
4709 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4710 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4711 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4712 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4717 @subheading February 21, 2005
4718 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4719 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4720 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4721 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4723 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4728 @subheading February 4, 2005
4729 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4730 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4731 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4732 @ref{Old downloads}!
4737 @subheading January 31, 2005
4738 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4739 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4740 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4746 @subheading January 26, 2005
4747 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4748 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4754 @subheading January 16, 2005
4755 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4756 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4757 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4759 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4761 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4766 @subheading January 11, 2005
4767 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4768 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4769 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4770 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4771 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4772 font code by Werner.
4774 and check out the changes in
4775 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4780 @subheading January 02, 2005
4781 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4782 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4783 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4784 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4785 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4786 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4787 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4788 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4789 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4792 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}.
4797 @subheading December 28, 2004
4798 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4799 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4800 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4801 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4803 and check out the changes in
4804 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4809 @subheading December 20, 2004
4810 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4811 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4812 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4813 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4814 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4817 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}.
4822 @subheading December 3, 2004
4823 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4824 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4825 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4826 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4827 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4828 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4829 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4830 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4834 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}.
4839 @subheading November 26, 2004
4840 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4841 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4842 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4843 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4844 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4846 and check out the changes in
4847 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4852 @subheading November 20, 2004
4853 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4854 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4855 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4856 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4857 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4858 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4859 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4860 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4863 and check out the changes in
4864 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4869 @subheading November 12, 2004
4870 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4871 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4872 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4873 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4874 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4877 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4880 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4881 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4882 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4883 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4884 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4887 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}.
4892 @subheading November 11, 2004
4893 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4894 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4900 @subheading November 4, 2004
4901 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4902 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4904 and check out the changes in
4905 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4910 @subheading October 31, 2004
4911 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4912 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4913 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4914 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4921 @subheading October 29, 2004
4922 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4923 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4924 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4926 and check out the changes in
4927 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4932 @subheading October 29, 2004
4933 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4934 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4935 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4936 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4938 and check out the changes in
4939 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4944 @subheading October 27, 2004
4945 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4946 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4947 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4949 and check out the changes in
4950 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4955 @subheading October 24, 2004
4956 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4957 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4958 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4960 and check out the changes in
4961 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4966 @subheading October 10, 2004
4967 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4968 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4969 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4973 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}.
4978 @subheading October 09, 2004
4979 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4980 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4981 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4985 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}.
4990 @subheading October 02, 2004
4991 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4992 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4993 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4994 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4995 in the documentation.
4997 and check out the changes in
4998 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5003 @subheading September 29, 2004
5004 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5005 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5006 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5007 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5012 @subheading September 26, 2004
5013 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5015 and check out the changes
5016 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5021 @subheading September 20, 2004
5022 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5023 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5024 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5025 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5026 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5027 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5030 and check out the changes in
5031 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5036 @subheading September 11, 2004
5037 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5038 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5039 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5040 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5041 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5042 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5043 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5044 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5045 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5046 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5047 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5048 will hold users back in switching.
5050 and check out the changes in
5051 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5056 @subheading September 10, 2004
5057 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5058 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5059 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5060 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5061 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5062 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5064 and check out the changes in
5065 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5070 @subheading September 6, 2004
5071 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5072 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5073 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5074 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5075 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5079 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}.
5084 @subheading August 29, 2004
5085 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5086 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5087 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5088 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5089 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5090 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5091 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5092 chapter of the user manual.
5093 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5098 @subheading August 29, 2004
5099 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5100 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5101 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5102 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5103 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5104 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5108 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}.
5113 @subheading August 24, 2004
5114 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5115 disappearing metronome mark.
5117 and check out the changes in
5118 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}.
5123 @subheading August 23, 2004
5124 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5125 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5126 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5127 `doubleSlurs' property.
5129 and check out the changes in
5130 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5135 @subheading August 3, 2004
5136 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5137 annoying bugs fixed.
5140 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}.
5145 @subheading August 1, 2004
5146 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5147 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5148 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5149 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5150 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5151 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5154 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5155 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5157 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5158 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5163 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}.
5168 @subheading July 30, 2004
5169 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5170 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5171 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5172 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5173 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5174 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5175 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5176 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5177 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5178 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5181 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}.
5186 @subheading July 23, 2004
5187 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5188 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5189 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5190 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5193 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}.
5198 @subheading July 19, 2004
5199 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5200 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5201 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5202 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5203 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5204 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5205 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5206 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5207 beat within the measure.
5209 and check out the changes in
5210 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5215 @subheading July 15, 2004
5216 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5220 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}.
5225 @subheading July 11, 2004
5226 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5232 @subheading July 5, 2004
5233 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5234 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5235 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5236 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5238 and check out the changes
5239 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5244 @subheading July 5, 2004
5245 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5249 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}.
5254 @subheading June 25, 2004
5255 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5256 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5257 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5258 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5259 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5260 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5261 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}
5263 @ref{Old downloads}.
5268 @subheading June 20, 2004
5269 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5270 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
5271 @ref{Old downloads}.
5276 @subheading June 13, 2004
5277 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5278 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5279 @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}
5281 @ref{Old downloads}.
5286 @subheading May 31, 2004
5287 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5288 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5289 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}
5291 @ref{Old downloads}.
5296 @subheading May 31, 2004
5297 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5298 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}
5299 or head straight to the
5300 @ref{Old downloads}.
5305 @subheading May 26, 2004
5306 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5307 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5308 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5309 @ref{Old downloads}.
5314 @subheading May 9, 2004
5315 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5316 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5317 @ref{Old downloads}.
5322 @subheading May 4, 2004
5323 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5325 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5326 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5327 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5328 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5329 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5334 @subheading May 3, 2004
5335 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5336 @ref{Old downloads}.
5341 @subheading April 17, 2004
5342 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5343 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5349 @subheading April 12, 2004
5350 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5351 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5352 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5353 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5354 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5355 @ref{Old downloads}.
5360 @subheading April 8, 2004
5361 A French article on the new LilyPond
5362 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5367 @subheading April 8, 2004
5368 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5369 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5375 @subheading April 1, 2004
5376 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5377 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5378 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5379 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5380 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5381 @ref{Old downloads}.
5386 @subheading March 31, 2004
5387 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5388 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5389 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5390 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5392 @ref{Old downloads}.
5397 @subheading March 30, 2004
5398 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5400 @ref{Old downloads}.
5405 @subheading March 28, 2004
5406 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5407 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5408 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5415 @subheading March 22, 2004
5416 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5417 @ref{Old downloads}.
5422 @subheading March 21, 2004
5423 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5430 @subheading March 20, 2004
5431 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5432 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5433 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5435 @ref{Old downloads}.
5440 @subheading March 15, 2004
5441 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5442 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5443 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5446 @ref{Old downloads}.
5451 @subheading March 14, 2004
5453 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5454 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5460 @subheading March 11, 2004
5461 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5463 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5464 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5465 authors of LilyPond.
5470 @subheading March 11, 2004
5471 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5472 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5475 @ref{Old downloads}.
5480 @subheading March 9, 2004
5481 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5482 experimental support for producing titles with
5488 @subheading February 29, 2004
5489 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5490 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5491 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5493 @ref{Old downloads}.
5498 @subheading February 24, 2004
5499 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5500 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5501 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5503 @ref{Old downloads}.
5508 @subheading February 23, 2004
5509 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5510 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5511 produce cue notes. More information in the
5518 @subheading February 18, 2004
5519 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5520 for altering accidental rules.
5526 @subheading February 16, 2004
5527 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5528 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5529 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5530 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5531 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5532 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5533 More information in the
5540 @subheading February 13, 2004
5541 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5542 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5543 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5550 @subheading February 12, 2004
5551 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5552 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5553 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5554 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5561 @subheading February 9, 2004
5562 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5563 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5564 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5565 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5566 More information in the
5573 @subheading February 5, 2004
5574 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5575 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5576 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5577 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5578 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5579 More information in the
5586 @subheading February 4, 2004
5587 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5588 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5589 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5597 @subheading February 2, 2004
5598 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5599 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5600 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5607 @subheading January 28, 2004
5608 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5609 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5610 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5611 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5620 @subheading January 26, 2004
5621 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5622 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5625 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5630 @subheading January 21, 2004
5632 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5633 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5634 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5637 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5642 @subheading January 20, 2004
5643 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5644 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5645 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5646 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5651 @subheading January 20, 2004
5652 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5653 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5654 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5655 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5661 @subheading January 19, 2004
5662 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5663 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5665 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5670 @subheading January 18, 2004
5671 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5672 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5673 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5678 @subheading January 17, 2004
5679 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5680 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5681 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5683 More information in the
5684 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5689 @subheading January 16, 2004
5690 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5691 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5693 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5698 @subheading January 13, 2004
5699 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5700 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5701 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5703 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5708 @subheading January 9, 2004
5709 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5710 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5711 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5712 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5713 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5714 individual music expressions.
5715 More information in the
5716 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5721 @subheading January 7, 2004
5722 An update to the stable branch,
5723 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5724 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5729 @subheading January 6, 2004
5730 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5731 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5732 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5733 More information in the
5734 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5739 @subheading January 4, 2004
5740 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5742 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5743 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5748 @subheading January 2, 2004
5749 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5750 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5751 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5752 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5757 @subheading December 30, 2003
5758 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5759 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5760 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5761 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5766 @subheading December 23, 2003
5767 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5768 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5769 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5770 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5771 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5772 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5777 @subheading December 17, 2003
5778 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5779 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5780 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5782 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5787 @subheading December 16, 2003
5788 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5789 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5790 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5791 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5796 @subheading October 11, 2003
5797 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5799 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5804 @subheading October 11, 2003
5805 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5807 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5808 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5813 @subheading October 9, 2003
5814 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5815 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5816 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5821 @subheading October 5, 2003
5822 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5829 @subheading October 4, 2003
5830 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5832 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5833 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5838 @subheading September 29, 2003
5839 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5840 contains minor bugfixes.
5841 See the @ref{Changes}
5842 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5847 @subheading September 27, 2003
5848 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5849 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5850 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5856 @subheading September 24, 2003
5857 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5858 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5859 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5860 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5861 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5866 @subheading September 24, 2003
5867 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5868 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5869 the @ref{Changes} and
5870 download @uref{install/,here}.
5875 @subheading September 23, 2003
5876 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5877 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5878 the @ref{Changes} and
5879 download @uref{install/,here}.
5884 @subheading September 19, 2003
5885 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5886 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5887 the @ref{Changes} and
5888 download @uref{install/,here}.
5893 @subheading September 17, 2003
5894 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5895 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5901 @subheading September 16, 2003
5902 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5903 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5909 @subheading September 10, 2003
5910 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5911 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5912 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5913 will be available in a few weeks.
5919 @subheading September 9, 2003
5920 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5921 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5927 @subheading September 7, 2003
5928 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5929 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5935 @subheading August 31, 2003
5936 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5937 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5938 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5944 @subheading August 31, 2003
5945 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5946 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5951 @subheading August 31, 2003
5952 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5953 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5954 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5955 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5960 @subheading August 28, 2003
5961 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5962 @ref{Changes} and get it
5963 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5968 @subheading August 26, 2003
5969 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5970 @ref{Changes} and get it
5971 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5976 @subheading August 25, 2003
5977 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5978 @ref{Changes} and get it
5979 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5984 @subheading August 25, 2003
5985 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5986 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5991 @subheading August 21, 2003
5992 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5993 read the @ref{Changes}.
5998 @subheading August 18, 2003
5999 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6000 has been updated to 1.8.
6001 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
6006 @subheading August 7, 2003
6007 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6008 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6013 @subheading August 7, 2003
6014 New website went live!
6019 @subheading August 6, 2003
6020 Announced new website.
6025 @subheading August 1, 2003
6026 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6031 @subheading July 30, 2003
6032 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6033 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6039 @subheading July 29, 2003
6040 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6041 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.