1 @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
31 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
33 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
34 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
35 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
36 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
37 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
39 What are you waiting for? Come
40 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
41 LilyPond Report 17} now!
45 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
47 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
48 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
49 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
53 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
55 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
56 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
57 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
58 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
59 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
64 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
66 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
67 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
68 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
72 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
74 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
75 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
76 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
77 critical regressions against earlier versions.
81 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
83 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
84 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
85 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
86 and English names for feta filenames.
92 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
94 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
95 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
96 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
97 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
100 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
101 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
102 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
110 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
111 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
112 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
113 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
115 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
116 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
121 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
123 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
124 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
130 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
132 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
133 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
134 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
143 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
144 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
145 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
146 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
148 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
149 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
150 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
158 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
160 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
161 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
162 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
163 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
164 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
165 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
166 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
167 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
173 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
175 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
176 its team, its world, its community.
177 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
178 to read the full issue...
183 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
185 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
186 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
187 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
192 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
194 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
195 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
201 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
203 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
205 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
214 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
215 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
216 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
217 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
218 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
220 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
221 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
232 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
233 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
234 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
235 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
236 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
237 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
245 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
247 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
248 documentation and translations.
254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
256 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
257 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
258 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
259 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
260 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
268 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
270 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
271 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
272 (teaching) has been added.
281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
283 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
284 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
285 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
293 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
294 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
295 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
296 translations of the documentation.
302 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
304 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
305 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
306 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
307 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
308 deceased since then. All the development team express their
309 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
310 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
311 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
312 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
323 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
324 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
325 markup command names have been made.
333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
335 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
336 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
337 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
338 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
339 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
349 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
350 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
358 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
360 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
361 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
362 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
370 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
372 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
382 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
383 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
384 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
393 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
395 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
396 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
397 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
398 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
406 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
408 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
409 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
418 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
420 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
421 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
426 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
428 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
429 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
436 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
444 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
446 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
447 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
448 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
456 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
458 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
459 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
464 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
466 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
467 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
472 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
474 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
475 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
476 regression tests maintenance for developers.
484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
486 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
487 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
496 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
498 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
499 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
500 report, new translations of the site and publications.
501 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
502 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
503 announce releases and special events.
508 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
510 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
511 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
512 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
517 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
519 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
520 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
521 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
522 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
523 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
533 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
535 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
536 names has been added to the MusicXML
545 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
547 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
552 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
554 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
555 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
556 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
565 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
567 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
576 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
578 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
579 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
580 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
581 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
582 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
583 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
589 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
591 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
592 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
593 updates to the MusicXML converter.
601 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
603 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
604 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
609 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
611 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
612 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
613 Grand Documentation Project.
621 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
623 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
625 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
626 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
632 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
634 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
644 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
645 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
653 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
655 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
656 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
657 for the translations.
665 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
667 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
668 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
669 and lots of updates for the translations.
671 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
672 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
678 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
680 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
681 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
682 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
683 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
688 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
689 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
690 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
699 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
701 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
702 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
710 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
712 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
713 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
715 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
716 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
722 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
723 This has lots of bugfixes.
725 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
726 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
732 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
733 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
734 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
735 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
737 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
742 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
743 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
753 This release has some documentation updates.
762 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
763 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
764 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
765 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
766 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
772 This release fixes many bugs.
774 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
775 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
783 This release fixes many bugs.
785 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
786 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
793 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
794 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
795 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
805 This release fixes still more bugs.
814 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
815 This release fixes many bugs.
816 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
817 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
824 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
825 This release will stretch piano staves on a
826 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
827 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
829 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
830 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
837 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
838 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
839 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
848 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
849 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
850 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
859 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
860 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
861 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
870 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
871 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
881 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
882 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
892 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
893 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
894 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
903 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
904 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
905 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
906 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
907 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
908 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
917 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
918 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
919 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
930 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
931 further improvements in the regression test suite
940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
941 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
950 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
951 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
956 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
957 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
962 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
963 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
973 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
974 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
983 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
984 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
993 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
994 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
1004 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
1005 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
1009 @ref{Old downloads}.
1014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
1015 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
1016 within a system as well as between systems.
1020 @ref{Old downloads}.
1025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1026 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
1027 test results} and several website build improvements.
1031 @ref{Old downloads}.
1036 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1037 This release fixes several bugs.
1040 @ref{Old downloads}.
1045 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
1046 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
1051 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
1052 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
1053 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1054 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
1060 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1061 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
1065 @ref{Old downloads}.
1070 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
1071 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1074 @ref{Old downloads}.
1079 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
1080 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
1084 @ref{Old downloads}.
1089 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
1090 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1093 @ref{Old downloads}.
1098 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
1099 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1105 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1110 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
1111 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
1112 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
1117 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
1118 This release has many more bugfixes.
1121 @ref{Old downloads}.
1126 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
1127 This release has many more bugfixes.
1130 @ref{Old downloads}.
1135 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
1136 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
1141 @ref{Old downloads}.
1146 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
1147 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
1148 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
1149 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
1150 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
1151 (@ref{Publications}).
1156 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
1157 This release has further bugfixes.
1160 @ref{Old downloads}.
1165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
1166 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
1167 available for x86/64.
1170 @ref{Old downloads}.
1175 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
1176 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
1177 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1178 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
1179 @ref{Old downloads})
1184 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
1185 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
1186 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1192 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1198 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1203 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1204 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1210 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1211 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1216 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1217 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1218 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1219 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1224 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1225 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1231 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1232 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1238 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1239 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1240 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1241 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1246 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1247 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1248 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1254 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1255 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1256 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1261 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1262 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1263 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1264 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1270 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1272 @ref{Old downloads})
1277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1278 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1280 @ref{Old downloads})
1285 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1286 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1287 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1289 @ref{Old downloads})
1294 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1295 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1296 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1297 (@ref{Old downloads})
1302 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1303 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1304 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1305 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1310 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1311 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1312 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1313 the development releases even better
1318 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1320 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1321 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1322 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1327 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
1328 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
1329 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
1330 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
1331 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
1332 esthetics}. Happy reading!
1337 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
1338 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
1339 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
1341 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1346 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1347 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
1348 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
1349 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
1350 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1356 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
1357 (@ref{Old downloads})
1362 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
1363 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
1364 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
1365 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
1366 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
1367 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1372 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
1373 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
1374 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
1375 (@ref{Publications})
1380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1381 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
1382 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1388 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
1389 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
1390 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1395 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
1396 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
1397 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
1402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
1403 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
1404 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
1410 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
1411 released. (@ref{Changes},
1412 @ref{Old downloads})
1417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
1418 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
1419 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
1420 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
1421 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
1422 multi-measure rests.
1424 @ref{Old downloads})
1429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
1430 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
1432 @ref{Old downloads})
1437 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
1438 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
1439 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
1440 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
1441 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1442 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
1443 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
1444 @ref{Old downloads})
1449 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
1450 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
1451 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
1452 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
1453 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
1454 @ref{Old downloads})
1459 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
1460 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
1461 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
1462 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
1463 the endings and the middle
1464 part. (@ref{Changes},
1465 @ref{Old downloads})
1470 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
1471 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
1472 parenthesized, for example,
1475 c4 -\parenthesize -.
1476 <d \parenthesize fis a>
1480 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
1481 @ref{Old downloads})
1486 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
1487 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
1488 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
1498 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
1499 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
1500 vector. (@ref{Changes},
1501 @ref{Old downloads})
1506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
1507 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
1508 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
1509 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
1510 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
1511 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
1512 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
1514 @ref{Old downloads})
1519 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
1520 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
1521 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
1522 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
1523 @ref{Old downloads})
1528 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
1529 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
1530 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
1531 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
1532 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
1533 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
1534 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
1535 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1536 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1537 @ref{Old downloads})
1542 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
1543 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
1544 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
1545 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
1546 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
1547 @ref{Old downloads})
1552 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
1554 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
1555 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
1556 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
1561 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
1562 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
1563 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
1564 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
1565 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
1570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1571 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
1572 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
1574 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
1576 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
1578 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
1584 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1585 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
1586 (feature sponsored by Andrea
1587 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
1588 @ref{Old downloads})
1593 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
1594 Linux Journal publishes an article on
1595 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
1596 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
1597 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
1600 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
1601 “GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
1602 alternatives seem second-rate.”
1603 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
1608 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
1609 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
1610 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
1611 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
1612 page. Let us know how you fare!
1617 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
1618 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
1619 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
1620 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
1621 The important occasion for this release is our new build
1622 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
1623 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
1624 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
1625 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
1627 @ref{Old downloads})
1632 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
1633 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
1634 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
1635 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
1636 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
1637 @ref{Old downloads})
1642 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
1643 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
1644 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
1645 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
1646 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
1647 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
1648 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
1649 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
1650 functions. (@ref{Changes},
1651 @ref{Old downloads})
1656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
1657 This release has the following new features:
1660 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
1661 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
1662 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1664 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
1665 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
1666 and Bertalan Fodor).
1668 Generic music functions may now also be used on
1669 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
1672 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
1673 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
1674 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
1678 @ref{Old downloads})
1683 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
1684 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
1685 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
1686 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
1687 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
1688 van den Borre and Bertalan
1689 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
1690 @ref{Old downloads})
1695 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
1696 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
1697 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
1698 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
1704 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
1705 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
1706 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
1707 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
1708 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
1710 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
1711 @ref{Old downloads})
1716 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
1717 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
1718 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
1723 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
1724 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
1725 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
1726 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
1727 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
1728 etc. (@ref{Changes},
1729 @ref{Old downloads})
1734 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
1735 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
1736 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
1737 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1738 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1739 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1740 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1741 @ref{Old downloads})
1746 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
1747 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1748 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1749 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1750 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1751 @ref{Old downloads})
1756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
1757 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
1758 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
1759 @ref{Old downloads})
1764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
1765 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
1766 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
1767 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
1768 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
1769 properties. (@ref{Changes},
1770 @ref{Old downloads})
1775 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
1776 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
1777 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
1778 that compute said property, i.e.
1781 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
1782 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
1785 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
1786 @ref{Old downloads})
1791 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
1792 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
1793 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
1794 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
1795 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
1796 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
1797 also provides advanced tweakability for power
1798 users. (@ref{Changes},
1799 @ref{Old downloads})
1804 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
1805 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
1806 series. (@ref{Changes},
1807 @ref{Old downloads})
1812 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
1813 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
1814 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
1815 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
1816 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
1817 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
1818 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
1819 sponsored by Nicolas
1820 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1821 @ref{Old downloads})
1826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
1827 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
1828 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1829 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
1830 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
1831 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
1832 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1833 @ref{Old downloads})
1838 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
1839 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
1840 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
1841 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
1842 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1843 @ref{Old downloads})
1848 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
1849 This is mainly a bugfix
1850 release. (@ref{Changes},
1851 @ref{Old downloads})
1856 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
1857 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
1858 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
1859 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
1860 la gravure musicale}.
1865 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
1866 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
1867 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
1868 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
1869 @ref{Old downloads})
1874 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
1875 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
1876 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
1877 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
1878 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
1879 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
1884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
1885 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
1886 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
1887 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
1888 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
1889 @ref{Old downloads})
1894 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
1895 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
1896 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
1897 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
1898 signs. (@ref{Changes},
1899 @ref{Old downloads})
1904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
1905 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
1906 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
1907 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
1908 @ref{Old downloads})
1913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
1914 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
1915 for a note is proportional to the time it
1916 takes. (@ref{Changes},
1917 @ref{Old downloads})
1922 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
1923 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
1924 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
1929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
1930 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
1931 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
1932 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
1934 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
1935 @ref{Old downloads})
1940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
1941 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
1942 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
1943 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
1945 @ref{Old downloads})
1950 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
1951 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
1952 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
1953 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
1954 @ref{Old downloads})
1959 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
1960 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
1962 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
1963 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
1964 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
1965 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
1966 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
1971 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
1972 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
1973 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
1974 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
1979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
1980 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
1981 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
1982 @ref{Old downloads})
1987 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
1988 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
1989 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
1990 @ref{Old downloads})
1995 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
1996 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
1997 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
1998 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
1999 (@ref{Old downloads})
2004 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
2005 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
2006 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
2007 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
2012 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2013 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
2014 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
2015 better help functionality.
2016 (@ref{Old downloads})
2021 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
2022 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
2023 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
2024 compile them directly from
2025 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
2030 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
2031 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
2032 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
2037 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
2038 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
2039 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
2040 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
2045 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
2046 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
2047 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
2048 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
2049 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2054 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2055 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
2056 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
2061 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
2062 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
2067 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
2068 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
2069 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
2074 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
2075 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
2076 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
2077 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
2078 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
2083 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
2084 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
2085 now possible to start and stop the StaffSymbol, during a piece of
2086 music, by doing \stopStaff \startStaff. This can be used to produce
2088 staves. (@ref{Changes},
2089 @ref{Old downloads})
2094 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
2096 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
2097 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
2099 (@ref{Old downloads})
2104 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
2105 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
2106 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
2107 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
2108 signatures like 5/8.
2110 @ref{Old downloads})
2115 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
2116 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
2117 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
2118 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
2119 More details are in the
2121 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
2126 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
2127 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
2128 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
2129 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
2130 Scheme code. Take a look at
2132 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
2137 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
2138 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
2139 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
2140 place. @ref{Old downloads}
2145 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
2146 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
2147 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
2148 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
2153 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
2154 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
2155 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
2161 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
2162 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
2163 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
2164 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
2165 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2166 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2171 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2172 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
2173 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
2174 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
2175 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
2176 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
2178 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2183 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
2184 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
2185 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2191 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2192 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
2193 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2194 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2195 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2201 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2202 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2203 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}.
2204 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2205 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2210 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2211 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
2212 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
2213 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2214 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
2219 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2220 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2221 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2222 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2223 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2225 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2230 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2231 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2232 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2233 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2234 @ref{Old downloads}!
2239 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2240 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2241 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2242 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2248 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2249 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2250 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2256 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2257 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2258 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2259 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2261 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2263 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2268 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2269 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2270 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2271 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2272 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2273 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2274 font code by Werner.
2276 and check out the changes in
2277 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2282 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2283 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2284 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2285 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2286 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2287 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2288 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2289 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2290 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2291 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2294 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}.
2299 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2300 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2301 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2302 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2303 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2305 and check out the changes in
2306 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2311 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2312 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2313 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2314 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2315 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2316 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2319 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}.
2324 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2325 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
2326 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
2327 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
2328 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
2329 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
2330 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
2331 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
2332 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
2336 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}.
2341 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
2342 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
2343 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
2344 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
2345 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
2346 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
2348 and check out the changes in
2349 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2354 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
2355 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
2356 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
2357 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
2358 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
2359 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
2360 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
2361 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
2362 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
2365 and check out the changes in
2366 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2371 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
2372 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
2373 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
2374 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
2375 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
2376 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
2379 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
2382 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
2383 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
2384 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
2385 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
2386 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
2389 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}.
2394 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
2395 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
2396 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
2402 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
2403 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
2404 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
2406 and check out the changes in
2407 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2412 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
2413 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
2414 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
2415 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
2416 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
2423 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2424 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
2425 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
2426 some problems with the conversion scripts.
2428 and check out the changes in
2429 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2434 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2435 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2436 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
2437 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
2438 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
2440 and check out the changes in
2441 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2446 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
2447 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
2448 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
2449 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
2451 and check out the changes in
2452 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2457 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
2458 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
2459 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
2460 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2462 and check out the changes in
2463 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2468 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
2469 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
2470 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
2471 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
2475 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}.
2480 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
2481 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
2482 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
2483 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
2487 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}.
2492 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
2493 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
2494 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
2495 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
2496 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
2497 in the documentation.
2499 and check out the changes in
2500 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2505 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
2506 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
2507 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
2508 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
2509 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
2514 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
2515 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
2517 and check out the changes
2518 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2523 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
2524 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
2525 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
2526 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
2527 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
2528 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
2529 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
2532 and check out the changes in
2533 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2538 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
2539 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
2540 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
2541 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
2542 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
2543 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
2544 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
2545 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
2546 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
2547 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
2548 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
2549 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
2550 will hold users back in switching.
2552 and check out the changes in
2553 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2558 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
2559 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
2560 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
2561 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
2562 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
2563 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
2564 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
2566 and check out the changes in
2567 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2572 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
2573 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
2574 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
2575 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
2576 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
2577 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
2581 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}.
2586 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2587 LilyPond now has a Documentation
2588 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
2589 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
2590 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
2591 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
2592 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
2593 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
2594 chapter of the user manual.
2595 A lot of cheers for Graham!
2600 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2601 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
2602 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
2603 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
2604 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
2605 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
2606 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
2610 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}.
2615 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
2616 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
2617 disappearing metronome mark.
2619 and check out the changes in
2620 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}.
2625 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
2626 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
2627 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
2628 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
2629 `doubleSlurs' property.
2631 and check out the changes in
2632 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2637 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
2638 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
2639 annoying bugs fixed.
2642 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}.
2647 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
2648 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
2649 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
2650 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
2651 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
2652 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
2653 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
2656 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
2657 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
2659 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
2660 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
2665 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}.
2670 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
2671 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
2672 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
2673 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
2674 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
2675 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
2676 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
2677 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
2678 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
2679 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
2680 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
2683 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}.
2688 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
2689 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
2690 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
2691 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
2692 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
2695 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}.
2700 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
2701 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
2702 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
2703 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
2704 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
2705 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
2706 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
2707 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
2708 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
2709 beat within the measure.
2711 and check out the changes in
2712 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2717 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
2718 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
2722 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}.
2727 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
2728 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
2734 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2735 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
2736 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
2737 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
2738 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
2740 and check out the changes
2741 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2746 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2747 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
2751 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}.
2756 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
2757 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
2758 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
2759 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
2760 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
2761 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
2762 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
2763 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}
2765 @ref{Old downloads}.
2770 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
2771 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
2772 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
2773 @ref{Old downloads}.
2778 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
2779 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
2780 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
2781 @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}
2783 @ref{Old downloads}.
2788 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2789 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
2790 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
2791 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}
2793 @ref{Old downloads}.
2798 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2799 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
2800 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}
2801 or head straight to the
2802 @ref{Old downloads}.
2807 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
2808 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
2809 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
2810 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2811 @ref{Old downloads}.
2816 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
2817 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
2818 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2819 @ref{Old downloads}.
2824 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
2825 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
2827 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
2828 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
2829 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
2830 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
2831 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
2836 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
2837 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
2838 @ref{Old downloads}.
2843 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
2844 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
2845 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
2851 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
2852 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
2853 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
2854 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
2855 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
2856 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
2857 @ref{Old downloads}.
2862 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2863 A French article on the new LilyPond
2864 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
2869 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2870 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
2871 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
2877 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
2878 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
2879 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
2880 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
2881 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
2882 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
2883 @ref{Old downloads}.
2888 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
2889 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
2890 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
2891 documentation polish. This should be the final release
2892 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
2894 @ref{Old downloads}.
2899 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
2900 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
2902 @ref{Old downloads}.
2907 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
2908 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
2909 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
2910 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
2917 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
2918 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
2919 @ref{Old downloads}.
2924 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
2925 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
2932 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
2933 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
2934 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
2935 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
2937 @ref{Old downloads}.
2942 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
2943 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
2944 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
2945 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
2948 @ref{Old downloads}.
2953 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
2955 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
2956 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
2962 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2963 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
2965 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
2966 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
2967 authors of LilyPond.
2972 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2973 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
2974 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
2977 @ref{Old downloads}.
2982 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
2983 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
2984 experimental support for producing titles with
2990 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
2991 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
2992 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
2993 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
2995 @ref{Old downloads}.
3000 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
3001 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
3002 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
3003 of lyrics related bugs. See the
3005 @ref{Old downloads}.
3010 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
3011 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
3012 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
3013 produce cue notes. More information in the
3020 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
3021 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
3022 for altering accidental rules.
3028 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
3029 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
3030 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
3031 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
3032 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
3033 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
3034 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
3035 More information in the
3042 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
3043 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
3044 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
3045 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
3052 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
3053 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
3054 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
3055 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
3056 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
3063 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
3064 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
3065 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
3066 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
3067 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
3068 More information in the
3075 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
3076 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
3077 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
3078 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
3079 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
3080 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
3081 More information in the
3088 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
3089 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
3090 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
3091 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
3099 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
3100 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
3101 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
3102 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
3109 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
3110 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
3111 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
3112 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
3113 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
3122 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
3123 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
3124 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
3127 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3132 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
3134 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
3135 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
3136 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
3139 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3144 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3145 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
3146 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
3147 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
3148 access, but only HTTP downloads.
3153 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
3154 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
3155 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
3156 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
3157 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
3163 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
3164 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
3165 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
3167 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3172 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
3173 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
3174 available for Windows! For downloading, go
3175 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
3180 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
3181 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
3182 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
3183 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
3185 More information in the
3186 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3191 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3192 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3193 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3195 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3200 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3201 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3202 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3203 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3205 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3210 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3211 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3212 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3213 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3214 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3215 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3216 individual music expressions.
3217 More information in the
3218 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3223 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3224 An update to the stable branch,
3225 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3226 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3231 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3232 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3233 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3234 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3235 More information in the
3236 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3241 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3242 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3243 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3245 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3246 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3251 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3252 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3253 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3254 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3256 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3261 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3262 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3263 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3264 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3265 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3270 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3271 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3272 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3273 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3274 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3275 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3276 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3281 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3282 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3283 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3284 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3286 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3291 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3292 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3293 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3294 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3295 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3300 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3301 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3303 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3308 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3309 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3311 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3312 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3317 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3318 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3319 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3320 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3325 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
3326 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
3333 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
3334 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
3336 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
3337 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
3342 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
3343 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
3344 contains minor bugfixes.
3345 See the @ref{Changes}
3346 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
3351 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
3352 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
3353 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
3354 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
3360 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3361 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
3362 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
3363 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
3364 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
3365 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
3370 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3371 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
3372 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
3373 the @ref{Changes} and
3374 download @uref{install/,here}.
3379 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
3380 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
3381 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3382 the @ref{Changes} and
3383 download @uref{install/,here}.
3388 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
3389 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
3390 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3391 the @ref{Changes} and
3392 download @uref{install/,here}.
3397 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
3398 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
3399 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
3405 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
3406 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
3407 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
3413 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
3414 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
3415 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
3416 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
3417 will be available in a few weeks.
3423 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
3424 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
3425 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
3431 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
3432 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
3433 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
3439 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3440 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
3441 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
3442 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
3448 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3449 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
3450 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
3455 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3456 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
3457 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
3458 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
3459 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3464 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
3465 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
3466 @ref{Changes} and get it
3467 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3472 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
3473 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
3474 @ref{Changes} and get it
3475 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3480 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3481 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
3482 @ref{Changes} and get it
3483 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3488 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3489 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
3490 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
3495 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
3496 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
3497 read the @ref{Changes}.
3502 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
3503 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
3504 has been updated to 1.8.
3505 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
3510 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3511 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
3512 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
3517 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3518 New website went live!
3523 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
3524 Announced new website.
3529 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
3530 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
3535 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
3536 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
3537 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
3543 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
3544 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
3545 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.