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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
33 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
34 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
36 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
41 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
43 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
44 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
45 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
46 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
47 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
52 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
54 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
55 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
56 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
57 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
58 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
63 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
65 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
66 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
67 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
68 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
69 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
74 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
76 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
77 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
78 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
79 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
80 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
86 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
88 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
89 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
90 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
94 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
96 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
97 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
98 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
99 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
100 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
107 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
108 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
109 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
110 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
111 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
116 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
118 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
119 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
120 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
121 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
126 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
129 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
130 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
131 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
138 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
139 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
140 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
141 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
148 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
149 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
150 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
151 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
157 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
159 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
160 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
161 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
162 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
167 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
169 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
170 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
171 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
172 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
174 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
175 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
179 Support for kievan square notation
181 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
183 Music functions have become quite more versatile
186 A full list of new features is given in:
189 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
192 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
194 Main development team:
196 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
197 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
198 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
199 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
200 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
203 Programming contributors:
205 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
206 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
207 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
208 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
210 Documentation contributors:
212 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
216 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
221 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
223 Translation contributors:
225 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
230 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
232 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
233 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
234 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
236 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
237 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
238 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
240 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
241 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
247 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
249 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
250 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
252 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
253 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
254 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
261 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
263 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
264 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
265 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
266 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
267 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
268 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
271 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
272 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
277 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
279 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
280 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
281 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
282 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
283 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
289 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
291 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
292 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
293 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
294 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
297 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
298 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
299 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
306 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
309 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
311 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
312 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
313 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
320 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
322 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
323 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
324 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
325 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
326 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
332 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
334 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
335 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
336 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
337 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
340 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
341 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
342 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
349 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
351 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
352 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
353 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
354 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
355 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
356 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
359 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
360 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
367 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
369 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
370 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
371 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
372 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
375 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
376 candidate will be required.
382 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
384 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
385 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
386 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
387 working on open source software.
389 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
390 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
396 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
398 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
399 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
400 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
401 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
404 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
405 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
406 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
413 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
415 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
416 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
417 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
418 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
421 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
422 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
423 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
430 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
432 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
433 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
434 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
435 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
438 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
439 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
451 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
452 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
453 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
462 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
463 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
465 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
466 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
467 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
474 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
476 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
477 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
479 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
480 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
481 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
488 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
490 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
491 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
492 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
493 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
496 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
497 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
504 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
506 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
507 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
509 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
510 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
511 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
518 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
523 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
524 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
525 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
532 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
534 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
535 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
536 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
537 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
540 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
541 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
542 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
552 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
554 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
555 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
556 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
565 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
566 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
568 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
569 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
570 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
577 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
579 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
580 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
582 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
583 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
584 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
591 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
593 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
594 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
595 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
596 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
597 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
600 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
601 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
608 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
610 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
611 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
613 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
614 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
615 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
618 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
624 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
626 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
627 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
629 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
630 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
631 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
640 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
641 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
643 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
644 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
645 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
654 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
655 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
657 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
658 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
659 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
666 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
668 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
669 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
671 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
672 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
673 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
680 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
682 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
683 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
685 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
686 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
687 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
696 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
697 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
699 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
700 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
701 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
710 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
711 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
713 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
714 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
715 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
722 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
724 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
725 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
727 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
728 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
729 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
736 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
738 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
739 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
741 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
742 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
743 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
750 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
752 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
753 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
755 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
756 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
757 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
766 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
767 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
769 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
770 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
771 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
778 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
780 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
781 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
783 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
784 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
785 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
792 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
794 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
801 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
803 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
804 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
805 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
806 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
809 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
810 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
811 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
818 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
820 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
821 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
823 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
824 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
825 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
826 not the next release candidate.
832 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
834 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
835 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
837 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
838 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
839 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
840 next release candidate.
846 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
848 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
849 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
850 support for MacOS X 10.7.
852 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
853 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
854 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
855 next release candidate.
861 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
863 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
864 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
865 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
866 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
869 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
870 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
871 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
878 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
880 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
881 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
883 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
884 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
890 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
892 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
893 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
895 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
896 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
902 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
904 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
905 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
906 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
914 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
916 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
917 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
919 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
920 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
926 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
928 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
929 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
931 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
932 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
940 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
941 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
943 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
944 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
950 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
952 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
953 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
955 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
956 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
962 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
964 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
965 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
966 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
971 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
973 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
974 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
975 usual number of bugs.
977 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
978 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
983 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
985 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
986 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
987 usual number of bugs.
989 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
990 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
996 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
998 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
999 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1000 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1001 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1003 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1004 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1009 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1012 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1013 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1016 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1021 A full list of new features is given in:
1024 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1027 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1029 Main development team:
1031 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1032 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1033 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1034 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1035 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1037 Programming contributors:
1039 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1040 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1041 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1042 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1043 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1044 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1048 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1050 Documentation contributors:
1052 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1053 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1057 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1058 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1060 Binaries support contributors:
1064 Translation contributors:
1066 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1067 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1074 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1076 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1077 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1078 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1079 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1082 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1083 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1084 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1091 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1093 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1094 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1096 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1097 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1105 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1106 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1108 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1109 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1115 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1117 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1118 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1120 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1121 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1127 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1129 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1130 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1131 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1132 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1133 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1134 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1135 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1142 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1143 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1145 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1146 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1152 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1154 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1155 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1156 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1157 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1160 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1161 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1162 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1169 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1171 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1172 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1173 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1174 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1177 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1178 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1179 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1186 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1188 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1189 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1190 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1191 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1194 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1195 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1196 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1203 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1205 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1206 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1208 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1209 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1215 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1217 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1218 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1219 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1220 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1221 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1227 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1229 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1230 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1231 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1232 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1235 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1236 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1237 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1244 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1246 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1247 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1249 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1250 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1257 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1258 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1260 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1261 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1266 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1268 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1269 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1271 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1272 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1278 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1280 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1281 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1283 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1284 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1285 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1291 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1293 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1294 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1295 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1302 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1304 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1305 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1306 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1307 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1310 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1311 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1312 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1319 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1321 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1322 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1323 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1333 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1334 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1335 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1343 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1345 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1346 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1347 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1348 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1349 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1355 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1357 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1358 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1359 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1360 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1363 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1364 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1365 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1374 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1375 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1376 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1385 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1387 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1388 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1389 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1390 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1393 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1394 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1395 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1396 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1402 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1404 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1405 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1406 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1407 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1410 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1411 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1412 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1413 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1419 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1421 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1422 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1423 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1426 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1427 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1428 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1437 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1438 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1441 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1442 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1443 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1449 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1451 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1452 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1453 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1456 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1457 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1458 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1464 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1466 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1467 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1468 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1469 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1472 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1473 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1474 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1475 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1484 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1486 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1487 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1488 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1489 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1490 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1491 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1492 read on to find out what for!
1495 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1496 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1503 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1505 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1506 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1507 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1508 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1511 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1512 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1513 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1514 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1521 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1523 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1524 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1525 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1526 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1529 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1530 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1531 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1532 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1539 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1541 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1542 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1543 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1546 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1547 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1548 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1553 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1555 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1556 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1557 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1558 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1559 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1563 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1564 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1571 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1573 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1574 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1575 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1576 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1579 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1580 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1581 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1582 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1584 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1586 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1587 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1588 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1594 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1596 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1597 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1598 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1599 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1602 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1603 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1604 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1605 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1606 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1607 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1613 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1615 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1616 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1617 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1626 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1628 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1629 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1630 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1637 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1639 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1640 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1641 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1642 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1643 the bug report of the report!
1646 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1647 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1653 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1656 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1657 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1664 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1666 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1667 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1668 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1675 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1677 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1678 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1679 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1680 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1684 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1685 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1693 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1695 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1696 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1697 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1700 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1701 caution and expect breakage.
1706 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1708 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1709 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1710 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1713 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1714 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1715 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1716 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1721 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1723 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1724 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1725 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1731 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1733 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1734 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1735 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1736 improvements to the new website.
1738 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1739 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1741 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1742 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1744 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1750 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1752 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1753 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1754 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1759 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1761 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1762 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1763 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1769 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1771 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1772 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1773 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1779 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1781 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1782 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1783 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1790 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1791 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1792 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1800 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1801 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1804 This release should be of particular interest to package
1805 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1806 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1807 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1813 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1815 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1816 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1817 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1818 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1821 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1822 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1829 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1831 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1832 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1833 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1836 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1837 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1838 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1839 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1840 see the Changes document for more information.
1844 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1846 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1847 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1848 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1855 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1856 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1857 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1858 so this release is intended for developers only.
1862 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1864 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1865 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1866 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1871 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1873 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1874 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1879 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1881 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1882 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1883 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1889 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1891 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1892 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1893 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1894 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1895 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1897 What are you waiting for? Come
1898 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1899 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1904 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1906 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1907 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1908 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1912 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1914 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1915 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1916 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1917 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1918 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1923 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1925 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1926 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1927 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1931 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1933 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1934 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1935 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1936 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1940 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1942 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1943 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1944 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1945 and English names for feta filenames.
1951 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1953 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1954 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1955 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1956 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1959 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1960 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1961 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1969 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1970 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1971 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1972 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1974 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1975 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1980 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1982 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1983 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1989 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1991 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1992 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1993 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2000 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2002 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2003 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2004 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2005 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2007 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2008 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2009 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2017 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2019 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2020 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2021 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2022 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2023 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2024 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2025 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2026 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2032 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2034 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2035 its team, its world, its community.
2036 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2037 to read the full issue...
2042 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2044 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2045 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2046 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2051 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2053 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2054 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2060 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2062 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2064 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2071 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2073 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2074 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2075 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2076 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2077 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2079 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2080 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2082 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2084 @ref{Old downloads}.
2089 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2091 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2092 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2093 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2094 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2095 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2096 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2099 @ref{Old downloads}.
2104 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2106 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2107 documentation and translations.
2108 @ref{Old downloads}.
2113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2115 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2116 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2117 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2118 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2119 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2121 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2122 @ref{Old downloads}.
2127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2129 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2130 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2131 (teaching) has been added.
2133 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2135 @ref{Old downloads}.
2140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2142 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2143 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2144 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2145 @ref{Old downloads}.
2150 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2152 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2153 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2154 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2155 translations of the documentation.
2156 @ref{Old downloads}.
2161 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2163 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2164 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2165 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2166 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2167 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2168 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2169 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2170 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2171 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2173 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2175 @ref{Old downloads}.
2180 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2182 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2183 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2184 markup command names have been made.
2187 @ref{Old downloads}.
2192 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2194 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2195 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2196 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2197 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2198 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2201 @ref{Old downloads}.
2206 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2208 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2209 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2211 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2212 @ref{Old downloads}.
2217 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2219 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2220 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2221 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2223 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2224 @ref{Old downloads}.
2229 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2231 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2233 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2234 @ref{Old downloads}.
2239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2241 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2242 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2243 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2245 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2247 @ref{Old downloads}.
2252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2254 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2255 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2256 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2257 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2259 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2260 @ref{Old downloads}.
2265 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2267 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2268 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2271 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2272 @ref{Old downloads}.
2277 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2279 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2280 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2285 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2287 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2288 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2295 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2297 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2298 @ref{Old downloads}.
2303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2305 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2306 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2307 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2309 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2310 @ref{Old downloads}.
2315 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2317 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2318 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2323 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2325 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2326 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2331 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2333 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2334 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2335 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2337 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2338 @ref{Old downloads}.
2343 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2345 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2346 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2348 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2350 @ref{Old downloads}.
2355 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2357 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2358 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2359 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2360 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2361 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2362 announce releases and special events.
2367 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2369 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2370 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2371 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2376 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2378 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2379 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2380 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2381 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2382 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2385 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2387 @ref{Old downloads}.
2392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2394 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2395 names has been added to the MusicXML
2398 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2399 @ref{Old downloads}.
2404 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2406 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2411 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2413 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2414 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2415 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2418 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2419 @ref{Old downloads}.
2424 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2426 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2429 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2430 @ref{Old downloads}.
2435 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2437 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2438 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2439 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2440 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2441 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2442 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2448 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2450 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2451 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2452 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2454 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2455 @ref{Old downloads}.
2460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2462 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2463 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2470 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2471 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2472 Grand Documentation Project.
2474 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2475 @ref{Old downloads}.
2480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2482 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2484 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2485 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2486 @ref{Old downloads}.
2491 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2493 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2495 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2496 @ref{Old downloads}.
2501 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2503 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2504 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2506 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2507 @ref{Old downloads}.
2512 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2514 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2515 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2516 for the translations.
2518 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2519 @ref{Old downloads}.
2524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2526 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2527 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2528 and lots of updates for the translations.
2530 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2531 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2532 @ref{Old downloads}.
2537 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2539 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2540 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2541 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2542 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2547 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2548 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2549 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2550 spacing engine code.
2552 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2553 @ref{Old downloads}.
2558 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2560 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2561 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2563 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2564 @ref{Old downloads}.
2569 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2571 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2572 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2574 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2575 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2576 @ref{Old downloads}.
2581 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2582 This has lots of bugfixes.
2584 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2585 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2586 @ref{Old downloads}.
2591 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2592 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2593 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2594 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2599 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2600 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2602 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2604 @ref{Old downloads}.
2609 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2610 This release has some documentation updates.
2612 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2614 @ref{Old downloads}.
2619 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2620 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2621 disponibles en ligne ---
2622 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2623 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2624 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2625 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2630 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2631 This release fixes many bugs.
2633 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2634 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2636 @ref{Old downloads}.
2641 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2642 This release fixes many bugs.
2644 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2645 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2647 @ref{Old downloads}.
2652 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2653 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2654 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2656 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2658 @ref{Old downloads}.
2663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2664 This release fixes still more bugs.
2666 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2668 @ref{Old downloads}.
2673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2674 This release fixes many bugs.
2675 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2676 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2678 @ref{Old downloads})
2683 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2684 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2685 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2686 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2688 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2689 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2691 @ref{Old downloads}.
2696 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2697 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2698 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2700 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2707 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2708 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2709 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2711 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2713 @ref{Old downloads}.
2718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2719 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2720 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2722 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2724 @ref{Old downloads}.
2729 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2730 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2733 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2735 @ref{Old downloads}.
2740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2741 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2743 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2745 @ref{Old downloads}.
2750 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2751 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2752 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2753 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2755 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2757 @ref{Old downloads}.
2762 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2763 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2764 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2765 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2766 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2767 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2769 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2771 @ref{Old downloads}.
2776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2777 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2778 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2781 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2783 @ref{Old downloads}.
2788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2789 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
2790 further improvements in the regression test suite
2794 @ref{Old downloads}.
2799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2800 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2804 @ref{Old downloads}.
2809 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2810 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2815 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2816 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2822 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2826 @ref{Old downloads}.
2831 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2832 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2833 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2837 @ref{Old downloads}.
2842 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2843 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2847 @ref{Old downloads}.
2852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2853 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2858 @ref{Old downloads}.
2863 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2864 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2868 @ref{Old downloads}.
2873 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2874 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2875 within a system as well as between systems.
2879 @ref{Old downloads}.
2884 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2885 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2886 test results} and several website build improvements.
2890 @ref{Old downloads}.
2895 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2896 This release fixes several bugs.
2899 @ref{Old downloads}.
2904 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2905 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2910 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2911 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
2912 maintenant disponible en ligne.
2913 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
2914 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
2919 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2920 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2924 @ref{Old downloads}.
2929 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2930 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2933 @ref{Old downloads}.
2938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2939 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2943 @ref{Old downloads}.
2948 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2949 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2952 @ref{Old downloads}.
2957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2958 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2963 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2964 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2965 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2970 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2971 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2972 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2977 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2978 This release has many more bugfixes.
2981 @ref{Old downloads}.
2986 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2987 This release has many more bugfixes.
2990 @ref{Old downloads}.
2995 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2996 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3001 @ref{Old downloads}.
3006 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3007 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3008 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3009 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3010 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3011 (@ref{Publications}).
3016 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3017 This release has further bugfixes.
3020 @ref{Old downloads}.
3025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3026 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3027 available for x86/64.
3030 @ref{Old downloads}.
3035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3036 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3037 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3038 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3039 @ref{Old downloads})
3044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3045 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3046 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3051 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3052 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3058 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3064 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3069 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3070 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3071 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3077 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3078 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3079 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3084 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3085 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3090 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3091 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3092 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3098 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3099 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3100 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3101 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3106 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3107 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3108 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3114 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3115 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3116 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3122 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3123 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3124 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3130 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3132 @ref{Old downloads})
3137 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3138 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3140 @ref{Old downloads})
3145 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3146 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3147 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3149 @ref{Old downloads})
3154 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3155 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3156 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3157 (@ref{Old downloads})
3162 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3163 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3164 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3165 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3170 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3171 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3172 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3173 the development releases even better
3178 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3180 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3181 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3182 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3187 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3188 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3189 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3190 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3191 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3192 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3198 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3199 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3201 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3206 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3207 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3208 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3209 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3210 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3215 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3216 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3217 (@ref{Old downloads})
3222 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3223 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3224 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3225 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3226 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3227 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3232 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3233 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3234 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3235 (@ref{Publications})
3240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3241 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3242 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3247 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3248 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3249 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3250 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3255 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3256 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3257 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3263 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3264 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3270 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3271 released. (@ref{Changes},
3272 @ref{Old downloads})
3277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3278 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3279 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3280 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3281 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3282 multi-measure rests.
3284 @ref{Old downloads})
3289 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3290 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3292 @ref{Old downloads})
3297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3298 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3299 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3300 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3301 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3302 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3303 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3304 @ref{Old downloads})
3309 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3310 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3311 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3312 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3313 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3314 @ref{Old downloads})
3319 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3320 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3321 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3322 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3323 the endings and the middle
3324 part. (@ref{Changes},
3325 @ref{Old downloads})
3330 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3331 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3332 parenthesized, for example,
3335 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3336 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3340 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3341 @ref{Old downloads})
3346 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3347 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3348 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3358 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3359 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3360 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3361 @ref{Old downloads})
3366 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3367 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3368 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3369 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3370 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3371 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3372 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3374 @ref{Old downloads})
3379 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3380 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3381 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3382 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3383 @ref{Old downloads})
3388 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3389 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3390 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3391 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3392 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3393 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3394 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3395 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3396 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3397 @ref{Old downloads})
3402 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3403 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3404 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3405 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3406 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3407 @ref{Old downloads})
3412 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3414 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3415 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3416 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3421 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3422 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3423 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3424 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3425 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3431 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3432 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3434 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3436 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3438 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3444 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3445 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3446 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3447 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3448 @ref{Old downloads})
3453 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3454 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3455 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3456 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3457 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3460 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3461 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3462 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3463 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3468 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3469 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3470 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3471 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3472 page. Let us know how you fare!
3477 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3478 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3479 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3480 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3481 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3482 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3483 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3484 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3485 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3487 @ref{Old downloads})
3492 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3493 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3494 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3495 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3496 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3497 @ref{Old downloads})
3502 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3503 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3504 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3505 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3506 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3507 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3508 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3509 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3510 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3511 @ref{Old downloads})
3516 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3517 This release has the following new features:
3520 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3521 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3522 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3524 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3525 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3526 and Bertalan Fodor).
3528 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3529 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3532 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3533 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3534 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3538 @ref{Old downloads})
3543 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3544 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3545 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3546 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3547 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3548 van den Borre and Bertalan
3549 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3550 @ref{Old downloads})
3555 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3556 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3557 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3558 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3564 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3565 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3566 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3567 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3568 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3570 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3571 @ref{Old downloads})
3576 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3577 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3578 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3583 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3584 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3585 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3586 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3587 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3588 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3589 @ref{Old downloads})
3594 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3595 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3596 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3597 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3598 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3599 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3600 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3601 @ref{Old downloads})
3606 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3607 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3608 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3609 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3610 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3611 @ref{Old downloads})
3616 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3617 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3618 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3619 @ref{Old downloads})
3624 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3625 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3626 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3627 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3628 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3629 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3630 @ref{Old downloads})
3635 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3636 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3637 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3638 that compute said property, i.e.
3641 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3642 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3645 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3646 @ref{Old downloads})
3651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3652 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3653 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3654 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3655 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3656 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3657 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3658 users. (@ref{Changes},
3659 @ref{Old downloads})
3664 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3665 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3666 series. (@ref{Changes},
3667 @ref{Old downloads})
3672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3673 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3674 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3675 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3676 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3677 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3678 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3679 sponsored by Nicolas
3680 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3681 @ref{Old downloads})
3686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3687 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3688 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3689 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3690 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3691 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3692 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3693 @ref{Old downloads})
3698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3699 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3700 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3701 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3702 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3703 @ref{Old downloads})
3708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3709 This is mainly a bugfix
3710 release. (@ref{Changes},
3711 @ref{Old downloads})
3716 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3717 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3718 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3719 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3720 la gravure musicale}.
3725 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3726 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3727 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3728 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3729 @ref{Old downloads})
3734 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3735 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3736 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3737 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3738 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3739 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3744 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3745 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3746 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3747 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3748 @ref{Old downloads})
3753 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3754 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3755 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3756 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3757 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3758 @ref{Old downloads})
3763 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3764 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3765 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3766 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3767 @ref{Old downloads})
3772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3773 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3774 for a note is proportional to the time it
3775 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3776 @ref{Old downloads})
3781 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3782 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3783 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3789 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3790 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3791 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3793 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3794 @ref{Old downloads})
3799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3800 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3801 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3802 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3804 @ref{Old downloads})
3809 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3810 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3811 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3812 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3813 @ref{Old downloads})
3818 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3819 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3821 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3822 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3823 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3824 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3825 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3830 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3831 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3832 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3833 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3838 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3839 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3840 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3841 @ref{Old downloads})
3846 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3847 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3848 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3849 @ref{Old downloads})
3854 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3855 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3856 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3857 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3858 (@ref{Old downloads})
3863 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3864 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3865 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3866 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3871 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3872 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3873 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3874 better help functionality.
3875 (@ref{Old downloads})
3880 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3881 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3882 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3883 compile them directly from
3884 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3889 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3890 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3891 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3896 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3897 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3898 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3899 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3904 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3905 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3906 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3907 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3908 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3913 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3914 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3915 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3920 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3921 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3926 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3927 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3928 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3933 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3934 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3935 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3936 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3937 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3942 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3943 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3944 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3945 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3946 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3947 @ref{Old downloads})
3952 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3954 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3955 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3957 (@ref{Old downloads})
3962 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3963 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3964 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3965 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3966 signatures like 5/8.
3968 @ref{Old downloads})
3973 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3974 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3975 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3976 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3977 More details are in the
3979 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3984 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3985 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3986 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3987 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3988 Scheme code. Take a look at
3990 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3995 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3996 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3997 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3998 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4003 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4004 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4005 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4006 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4011 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4012 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4013 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4019 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4020 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4021 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4022 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4023 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4024 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4029 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4030 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4031 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4032 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4033 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4034 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4036 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4041 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4042 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4043 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4049 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4050 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
4051 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4052 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4053 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4059 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4060 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4061 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}.
4062 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4063 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4068 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4069 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4070 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4071 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4072 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4077 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4078 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4079 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4080 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4081 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4083 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4088 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4089 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4090 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4091 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4092 @ref{Old downloads}!
4097 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4098 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4099 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4100 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4106 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4107 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4108 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4114 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4115 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4116 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4117 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4119 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4121 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4126 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4127 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4128 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4129 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4130 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4131 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4132 font code by Werner.
4134 and check out the changes in
4135 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4140 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4141 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4142 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4143 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4144 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4145 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4146 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4147 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4148 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4149 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4152 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}.
4157 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4158 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4159 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4160 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4161 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4163 and check out the changes in
4164 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4169 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4170 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4171 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4172 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4173 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4174 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4177 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}.
4182 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4183 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4184 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4185 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4186 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4187 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4188 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4189 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4190 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4194 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}.
4199 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4200 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4201 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4202 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4203 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4204 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4206 and check out the changes in
4207 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4212 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4213 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4214 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4215 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4216 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4217 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4218 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4219 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4220 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4223 and check out the changes in
4224 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4229 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4230 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4231 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4232 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4233 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4234 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4237 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4240 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4241 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4242 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4243 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4244 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4247 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}.
4252 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4253 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4254 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4260 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4261 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4262 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4264 and check out the changes in
4265 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4270 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4271 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4272 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4273 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4274 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4281 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4282 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4283 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4284 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4286 and check out the changes in
4287 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4292 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4293 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4294 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4295 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4296 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4298 and check out the changes in
4299 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4304 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4305 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4306 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4307 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4309 and check out the changes in
4310 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4315 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4316 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4317 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4318 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4320 and check out the changes in
4321 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4326 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4327 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4328 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4329 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4333 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}.
4338 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4339 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4340 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4341 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4345 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}.
4350 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4351 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4352 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4353 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4354 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4355 in the documentation.
4357 and check out the changes in
4358 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4363 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4364 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4365 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4366 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4367 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4372 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4373 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4375 and check out the changes
4376 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4381 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4382 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4383 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4384 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4385 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4386 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4387 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4390 and check out the changes in
4391 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4396 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4397 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4398 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4399 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4400 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4401 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4402 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4403 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4404 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4405 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4406 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4407 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4408 will hold users back in switching.
4410 and check out the changes in
4411 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4416 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4417 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4418 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4419 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4420 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4421 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4422 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4424 and check out the changes in
4425 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4430 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4431 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4432 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4433 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4434 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4435 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4439 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}.
4444 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4445 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4446 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4447 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4448 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4449 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4450 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4451 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4452 chapter of the user manual.
4453 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4458 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4459 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4460 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4461 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4462 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4463 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4464 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4468 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}.
4473 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4474 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4475 disappearing metronome mark.
4477 and check out the changes in
4478 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}.
4483 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4484 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4485 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4486 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4487 `doubleSlurs' property.
4489 and check out the changes in
4490 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4495 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4496 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4497 annoying bugs fixed.
4500 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}.
4505 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4506 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4507 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4508 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4509 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4510 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4511 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4514 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4515 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4517 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4518 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4523 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}.
4528 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4529 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4530 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4531 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4532 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4533 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4534 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4535 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4536 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4537 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4538 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4541 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}.
4546 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4547 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4548 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4549 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4550 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4553 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}.
4558 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4559 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4560 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4561 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4562 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4563 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4564 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4565 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4566 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4567 beat within the measure.
4569 and check out the changes in
4570 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4575 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4576 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4580 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}.
4585 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4586 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4592 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4593 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4594 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4595 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4596 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4598 and check out the changes
4599 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4604 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4605 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4609 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}.
4614 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4615 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4616 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4617 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4618 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4619 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4620 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4621 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}
4623 @ref{Old downloads}.
4628 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4629 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4630 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
4631 @ref{Old downloads}.
4636 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4637 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4638 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4639 @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}
4641 @ref{Old downloads}.
4646 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4647 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4648 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4649 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}
4651 @ref{Old downloads}.
4656 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4657 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4658 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}
4659 or head straight to the
4660 @ref{Old downloads}.
4665 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4666 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4667 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4668 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4669 @ref{Old downloads}.
4674 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4675 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4676 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4677 @ref{Old downloads}.
4682 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4683 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4685 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4686 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4687 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4688 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4689 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4694 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4695 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4696 @ref{Old downloads}.
4701 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4702 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4703 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4709 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4710 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4711 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4712 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4713 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4714 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4715 @ref{Old downloads}.
4720 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4721 A French article on the new LilyPond
4722 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4727 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4728 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4729 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4735 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4736 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4737 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4738 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4739 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4740 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4741 @ref{Old downloads}.
4746 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4747 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4748 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4749 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4750 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4752 @ref{Old downloads}.
4757 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4758 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4760 @ref{Old downloads}.
4765 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4766 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4767 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4768 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4775 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4776 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4777 @ref{Old downloads}.
4782 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4783 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4790 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4791 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4792 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4793 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4795 @ref{Old downloads}.
4800 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4801 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4802 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4803 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4806 @ref{Old downloads}.
4811 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4813 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4814 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4820 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4821 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4823 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4824 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4825 authors of LilyPond.
4830 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4831 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4832 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4835 @ref{Old downloads}.
4840 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4841 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4842 experimental support for producing titles with
4848 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4849 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4850 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4851 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4853 @ref{Old downloads}.
4858 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4859 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4860 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4861 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4863 @ref{Old downloads}.
4868 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4869 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4870 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4871 produce cue notes. More information in the
4878 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4879 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4880 for altering accidental rules.
4886 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4887 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4888 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4889 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4890 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4891 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4892 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4893 More information in the
4900 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4901 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4902 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4903 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4910 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4911 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4912 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4913 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4914 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4921 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4922 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4923 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4924 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4925 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4926 More information in the
4933 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4934 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4935 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4936 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4937 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4938 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4939 More information in the
4946 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4947 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4948 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4949 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4957 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4958 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4959 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4960 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4967 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4968 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4969 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4970 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4971 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4980 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4981 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4982 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4985 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4990 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4992 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4993 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4994 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4997 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5002 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5003 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5004 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5005 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5006 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5011 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5012 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5013 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5014 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5015 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5021 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5022 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5023 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5025 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5030 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5031 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5032 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5033 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5038 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5039 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5040 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5041 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5043 More information in the
5044 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5049 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5050 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5051 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5053 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5058 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5059 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5060 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5061 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5063 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5068 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5069 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5070 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5071 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5072 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5073 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5074 individual music expressions.
5075 More information in the
5076 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5081 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5082 An update to the stable branch,
5083 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5084 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5089 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5090 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5091 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5092 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5093 More information in the
5094 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5099 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5100 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5102 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5103 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5108 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5109 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5110 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5111 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5112 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5117 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5118 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5119 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5120 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5121 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5126 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5127 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5128 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5129 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5130 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5131 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5132 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5137 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5138 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5139 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5140 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5142 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5147 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5148 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5149 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5150 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5151 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5156 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5157 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5159 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5164 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5165 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5167 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5168 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5173 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5174 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5175 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5176 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5181 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5182 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5189 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5190 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5192 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5193 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5198 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5199 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5200 contains minor bugfixes.
5201 See the @ref{Changes}
5202 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5207 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5208 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5209 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5210 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5216 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5217 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5218 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5219 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5220 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5221 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5226 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5227 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5228 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5229 the @ref{Changes} and
5230 download @uref{install/,here}.
5235 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5236 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5237 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5238 the @ref{Changes} and
5239 download @uref{install/,here}.
5244 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5245 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5246 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5247 the @ref{Changes} and
5248 download @uref{install/,here}.
5253 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5254 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5255 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5261 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5262 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5263 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5269 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5270 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5271 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5272 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5273 will be available in a few weeks.
5279 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5280 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5281 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5287 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5288 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5289 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5295 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5296 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5297 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5298 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5304 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5305 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5306 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5311 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5312 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5313 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5314 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5315 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5320 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5321 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5322 @ref{Changes} and get it
5323 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5328 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5329 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5330 @ref{Changes} and get it
5331 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5336 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5337 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5338 @ref{Changes} and get it
5339 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5344 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5345 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5346 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5351 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5352 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5353 read the @ref{Changes}.
5358 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5359 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5360 has been updated to 1.8.
5361 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5366 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5367 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5368 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5373 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5374 New website went live!
5379 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5380 Announced new website.
5385 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5386 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5391 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5392 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5393 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5399 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5400 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5401 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.