1 New features in 1.7 since 1.6
3 * Deeper integration of the input language and Scheme. You can now use
4 LilyPond identifiers in Scheme, and use Scheme expressions instead of
7 * Music types cleaned up and Schemified.
9 New features in 1.6 since 1.4
11 * Support for figured bass and tablature.
13 * Completely rewritten beam formatting: provides much better output
16 * Completely revised and improved music font.
18 * Completely rewritten MIDI import support.
20 * Completely rewritten grace note support. Practically speaking this
21 means that grace notes can be slurred to normal normal notes.
23 * Improved accidental handling and formatting: styles for producing
24 cautionaries may vary, and complex collisions between accidentals of a
25 chord are handled much better.
27 * Better spacing: both globally and locally. This includes subtle
28 details like optical stem spacing.
30 * More support for ancient notation: mensural ligatures, ambitus
31 (pitch range) of voices, more shapes, etc.
33 * More support for piano notation: bracket pedals, directed arpeggios,
36 * Easier music polyphonic music entry.
38 * More extensibility, many speedups and bugfixes
40 * The manual has been thoroughly revised.
42 * Development is now hosted at http://savannah.gnu.org, and sources
43 can be downloaded through anonymous CVS.
45 * Support for windows: LilyPond is part of the cygwin distribution,
46 which comes with a user-friendly installer.