From 4562b055bd1f7879ea7bfbbbf9755c9ba21cd72f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:13:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] WEB: Add french general skeleton. --- Documentation/fr/GNUmakefile | 2 +- Documentation/fr/common-macros.itexi | 220 ++ Documentation/fr/general.texi | 85 + Documentation/fr/general/GNUmakefile | 5 + Documentation/fr/general/common-macros.itexi | 39 + Documentation/fr/general/community.itexi | 170 + Documentation/fr/general/download.itexi | 160 + Documentation/fr/general/introduction.itexi | 211 ++ Documentation/fr/general/macros.itexi | 124 + Documentation/fr/general/manuals.itexi | 138 + Documentation/fr/general/news-front.itexi | 56 + Documentation/fr/general/news.itexi | 3378 ++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/news-front.itexi | 56 + 13 files changed, 4643 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/common-macros.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general.texi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/GNUmakefile create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/common-macros.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/community.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/download.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/introduction.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/macros.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/manuals.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/news-front.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/fr/general/news.itexi create mode 100644 Documentation/news-front.itexi diff --git a/Documentation/fr/GNUmakefile b/Documentation/fr/GNUmakefile index ec7606bfd2..e32036a990 100644 --- a/Documentation/fr/GNUmakefile +++ b/Documentation/fr/GNUmakefile @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ISOLANG = fr depth = ../.. -SUBDIRS = application learning notation texidocs +SUBDIRS = application general learning notation texidocs STEPMAKE_TEMPLATES = documentation LOCALSTEPMAKE_TEMPLATES = lilypond ly doc-i18n-root diff --git a/Documentation/fr/common-macros.itexi b/Documentation/fr/common-macros.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a852227bcf --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/common-macros.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,220 @@ +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- + + +@c Don't replace quotes with directed quotes. + +@set txicodequoteundirected +@set txicodequotebacktick + + +@c ***** Displaying text ***** + +@c We need this since @q{\} doesn't work with makeinfo 4.11 -- +@c say @q{@bs{}} instead. + +@macro bs +\\ +@end macro + + +@ifnotinfo + +@macro notation{TEXT} +@var{\TEXT\} +@end macro + +@end ifnotinfo + +@ifinfo + +@macro notation{TEXT} +\TEXT\ +@end macro + +@end ifinfo + + +@macro smallspace +@sp 1 +@end macro + + +@c ***** Displaying images not generated by lilypond-book ***** + +@c Current installation setup of Info docs requires that all images are +@c expected to be found in the `lilypond/' subdirectory. `lilypond-book' +@c already generates proper @image commands for images of music; these +@c macro definitions do the same for other images. + +@ifnotinfo + +@macro sourceimage{FILENAME,WIDTH,HEIGHT,ALTTEXT} +@image{pictures/\FILENAME\,\WIDTH\,\HEIGHT\,\ALTTEXT\} +@end macro + +@end ifnotinfo + +@ifinfo + +@macro sourceimage{FILENAME,WIDTH,HEIGHT,ALTTEXT} +@image{lilypond/pictures/\FILENAME\,\WIDTH\,\HEIGHT\,\ALTTEXT\} +@end macro + +@end ifinfo + + +@c ***** Headers ***** + +@ifclear snippets-sections +@macro lydoctitle {TEXT} +@need 600 +@emph{\TEXT\} +@end macro +@end ifclear + +@c ***** Indexing ***** + +@c Don't remove the `@c' within the macro definition! See section 19.3, +@c `Macro Details and Caveats', in the texinfo info file for explanation. + +@macro funindex {TEXT} +@findex \TEXT\ +@kindex \TEXT\ +@c +@end macro + + +@c ***** Macros specific to translated docs ***** + +@c ugh, cannot set/define global variable 'translationof' in any way :-( + +@iftex + +@macro translationof{TEXT} +@end macro + +@end iftex + +@ifinfo + +@macro translationof{TEXT} +@set translationof \TEXT\ +@end macro + +@end ifinfo + +@ifhtml + +@ifset bigpage +@macro untranslated +@end macro +@end ifset + +@ifclear bigpage +@macro untranslated +UNTRANSLATED NODE: IGNORE ME +@end macro +@end ifclear + +@end ifhtml + +@ifnothtml + +@macro untranslated +@end macro + +@end ifnothtml + + +@c ***** Macros specific to the web site ***** + +@ifset web + +@macro help{TEXT} +@html +
+ + Help wanted: + \TEXT\ +
+@end html +@end macro + +@macro divId {ID} +@html +
+@end html +@end macro + +@macro divClass {CLASS} +@html +
+@end html +@end macro + +@macro divEnd +@c keep the space for proper nesting of

+ +@html +
+@end html +@end macro + + +@c not strictly necessary, but it makes things easier for updating news +@macro newsItem +@html +
+@end html +@end macro + +@macro newsEnd +@c keep the space for proper nesting of

+ +@html +
+@end html +@end macro + + + +@macro imageClickable{IMAGE-FILE, MORE-TEXT, CLICK-FILE, POSITION} +@html +
+ + \IMAGE-FILE\ + +

+ \MORE-TEXT\ +

+
+@end html +@ifnothtml +FIXME: broken image +@c @image{\IMAGE-FILE\} +@end ifnothtml +@end macro + +@macro imageFloat{IMAGE-FILE, POSITION} +@html +\IMAGE-FILE\ +@end html +@ifnothtml +FIXME: broken image +@c @image{\IMAGE-FILE\} +@end ifnothtml +@end macro + +@macro imageId{ID, IMAGE-FILE, ALT} +@html +
+ \ALT\ +
+@end html +@ifnothtml +FIXME: broken image +@c @image{\IMAGE-FILE\} +@end ifnothtml +@end macro + +@end ifset diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general.texi b/Documentation/fr/general.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a724c5bde9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general.texi @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; documentlanguage: nl -*- +@c This file is part of general.texi +@ignore + Translation of GIT committish: 1b3da70d81938d19a2b107382bbe25a267cf130b + + When revising a translation, copy the HEAD committish of the + version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details. +@end ignore + + +@setfilename general.info +@settitle LilyPond -- la notation musicale pour tous +@documentencoding UTF-8 +@documentlanguage en +@set web +@include macros.itexi +@afourpaper +@ifnottex +@node Top +@top LilyPond + +@translationof Top + + +@chapheading +@end ifnottex +@finalout +@titlepage +@title LilyPond +@subtitle +@titlefont{New Website} +@author Équipe de développement de LilyPond +@quotation +@end quotation +@vskip 20pt +@end titlepage +@copying +@quotation +@end quotation +@end copying +@divId{pageHeader} +@heading LilyPond + +... la notation musicale pour tous +@divEnd +@c @imageId{cmws,web-clef-g-eight-alpha.png,Catchy Musical Web Snippet} +@imageId{lilylogo,double-lily-modified3.png,LilyPond logo} +@c @im ageId{cmws,web-snippet-alpha.png,Catchy Musical Web Snippet} +@divId{quickSummary} +@subheading Qu'est-ce que c'est LilyPond? +TODO FIXME FRENCH +@divClass{align-right} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@divId{news} +@include news-front.itexi +@divClass{float-right} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@divId{latestVersion} +@subheading Quick links +@c TODO: javascript to detect OS and suggest download? +@subsubheading Stable +@ref{Download, Download 2.12.3} +@ref{Manuals, Manuals 2.12.3} +@subsubheading Unstable +@ref{Development, Download 2.13.2} +@ref{Development, Manuals 2.13.2} +@divEnd +@divClass{hide} +@menu +* Introduction:: +* Download:: +* Manuals:: +* Community:: +@end menu + +@divEnd +@contents +@include general/introduction.itexi +@include general/download.itexi +@include general/manuals.itexi +@include general/community.itexi +@bye + diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general/GNUmakefile b/Documentation/fr/general/GNUmakefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..425cc1d8e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general/GNUmakefile @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +depth = ../../.. + +LOCALSTEPMAKE_TEMPLATES = ly + +include $(depth)/make/stepmake.make diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general/common-macros.itexi b/Documentation/fr/general/common-macros.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2b425cbd43 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general/common-macros.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; documentlanguage: nl -*- +@c This file is part of general.texi +@ignore + Translation of GIT committish: 1b3da70d81938d19a2b107382bbe25a267cf130b + + When revising a translation, copy the HEAD committish of the + version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details. +@end ignore + + +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- +@c Don't replace quotes with directed quotes. +@set txicodequoteundirected +@set txicodequotebacktick +@c ***** Displaying text ***** +@c We need this since @q{\} doesn't work with makeinfo 4.11 -- +@c say @q{@bs{}} instead. +@c ***** Displaying images not generated by lilypond-book ***** +@c Current installation setup of Info docs requires that all images are +@c expected to be found in the `lilypond/' subdirectory. `lilypond-book' +@c already generates proper @image commands for images of music; these +@c macro definitions do the same for other images. +@c ***** Headers ***** +@c ***** Indexing ***** +@c Don't remove the `@c' within the macro definition! See section 19.3, +@c `Macro Details and Caveats', in the texinfo info file for explanation. +@c +@c ***** Macros specific to translated docs ***** +@c ugh, cannot set/define global variable 'translationof' in any way :-( +@set translationof \TEXT\ +@c ***** Macros specific to the web site ***** +@c keep the space for proper nesting of

+@c not strictly necessary, but it makes things easier for updating news +@c keep the space for proper nesting of

+@c @image{\IMAGE-FILE\} +@c @image{\IMAGE-FILE\} +@c @image{\IMAGE-FILE\} + +@c -- SKELETON FILE -- diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general/community.itexi b/Documentation/fr/general/community.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b4b9cb15a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general/community.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ +\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; documentlanguage: nl -*- +@c This file is part of general.texi +@ignore + Translation of GIT committish: 1b3da70d81938d19a2b107382bbe25a267cf130b + + When revising a translation, copy the HEAD committish of the + version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details. +@end ignore + + +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- +@node Community +@unnumbered Community + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading Interacting with the community +@ref{Contact}: get help, discuss, and keep in touch! +@ref{Tiny examples}: these are @emph{highly} recommended when +@ref{Bug reports}: something went wrong. +@divEnd +@divClass{column-left-bottom} +@subheading Making LilyPond better +@ref{Help us}: your assistance is requested. +@ref{Development}: for contributors and testers. +@ref{Authors}: the people who made LilyPond what it is today. +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-bottom} +@subheading Miscellaneous +@ref{Publications}: what we wrote, and have had written about us. +@ref{Old news}: an archive. +@divEnd +@divClass{hide} +@menu +* Contact:: +* Tiny examples:: +* Bug reports:: +* Help us:: +* Development:: +* Authors:: +* Publications:: +* Old news:: +@end menu + +@divEnd +@node Contact +@unnumberedsec Contact + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-left-bottom} +@subheading User Discussions and Help +@subsubheading User mailist: @code{lilypond-user@@gnu.org} +@quotation +@end quotation +@subsubheading IRC +@subsubheading Other languages +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-top} +@subheading Stay Informed +@subsubheading LilyPond Report +@subsubheading Releases mailist: @code{info-lilypond@@gnu.org} +@quotation +@c don't include gmane posting here. -gp +@end quotation +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-bottom} +@subheading Developer Discussion +@subsubheading Developer mailist: @code{lilypond-devel@@gnu.org} +@quotation +@end quotation +@subsubheading Bug mailist: @code{bug-lilypond@@gnu.org} +@quotation +@c don't include gmane posting here. -gp +@end quotation +@divEnd +@node Tiny examples +@unnumberedsec Tiny examples + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading What are @qq{Tiny examples}? +@divEnd +@divClass{column-left-bottom} +@subheading Why create them? +@divClass{keep-bullets} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-bottom} +@subheading How do I create them? +@divClass{keep-bullets} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@node Bug reports +@unnumberedsec Bug reports + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading Step 1: Known bugs +@divEnd +@divClass{column-left-bottom} +@subheading Step 2: Creating a bug report +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-bottom} +@subheading Step 3: Sending a bug report +@divEnd +@node Help us +@unnumberedsec Help us + +@untranslated + + +@subheading This document +@subsubheading High priority / blocks release +@subsubheading Low priority / may never +@node Development +@unnumberedsec Development + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{heading-center} +@heading Development materials for LilyPond 2.13.3 +@ref{Manuals}.} +@divEnd +@divClass{column-left-bottom} +@subheading Download +@subheading Manuals +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-bottom} +@subheading Contributors' Guide +@divEnd +@node Authors +@unnumberedsec Authors + +@untranslated + + +@node Publications +@unnumberedsec Publications + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading What we wrote +@divClass{keep-bullets} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading What others wrote +@divClass{keep-bullets} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@node Old news +@unnumberedsec Old news + +@untranslated + + +@include general/news.itexi + +@c -- SKELETON FILE -- diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general/download.itexi b/Documentation/fr/general/download.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4d09b1cc19 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general/download.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,160 @@ +\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; documentlanguage: nl -*- +@c This file is part of general.texi +@ignore + Translation of GIT committish: 1b3da70d81938d19a2b107382bbe25a267cf130b + + When revising a translation, copy the HEAD committish of the + version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details. +@end ignore + + +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- +@node Download +@unnumbered Download + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{heading-center} +@heading Downloads for LilyPond 2.12.2 +@divEnd +@divClass{column-left-top} +@subheading For users +@c TODO: duplicate to avoid underlined refs in HTML? icky. +@ref{Unix, @sourceimage{logo-linux} @sourceimage{logo-freebsd}} +@ref{Unix, Unix (Linux and FreeBSD)} +@ref{MacOS X, @sourceimage{logo-macosx}} +@ref{MacOS X, MacOS X} +@ref{Windows, @sourceimage{logo-windows}} +@ref{Windows, Microsoft Windows} +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-top} +@subheading For developers +@ref{Source}: +@ref{Old downloads}: +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Software License +@divEnd +@divClass{color1} +@subheading Sponsors +@subheading Legalese +@divClass{legal} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@divClass{hide} +@menu +* Unix:: +* MacOS X:: +* Windows:: +* Source:: +* Old downloads:: +* GPL:: +@end menu + +@divEnd +@node Unix +@unnumberedsec Unix + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading Generic Packages or Distribution-Specific Packages? +@divEnd +@divClass{column-left-top} +@subheading Generic Packages +@subsubheading Download +@subsubheading Install +@subsubheading Uninstall +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-top} +@subheading Distribution-specific Packages +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Legalese +@divClass{legal} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@node MacOS X +@unnumberedsec MacOS X + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-left-top} +@subheading Packages +@subsubheading Download +@subsubheading Install +@subsubheading Uninstall +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-top} +@subheading Running on the command-line +@subsubheading Using Python scripts on MacOS 10.3 or 10.4 +@c ommand{convert-ly} and @command{lilypond-book} as follows: if the +@subsubheading MacOS X on the command line +@c ommand{abc2ly}, and even @command{lilypond} itself --- are included +@c ommand{lilypond-book}, @command{convert-ly}, @command{abc2ly}, etc. +@c ode{bin/convert-ly} (or other program name) in the above file. +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Legalese +@divClass{legal} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@node Windows +@unnumberedsec Windows + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-left-top} +@subheading Packages +@subsubheading Download +@subsubheading Install +@subsubheading Uninstall +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-top} +@subheading Running on the command-line +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Legalese +@divClass{legal} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@node Source +@unnumberedsec Source + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-left-bottom} +@subheading Source tarball +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-bottom} +@subheading Compiling instructions +@divEnd +@node Old downloads +@unnumberedsec Old downloads + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading All versions +@divEnd +@node GPL +@unnumberedsec GPL + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading Software license +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading GNU General Public License version 2 +@include gpl-2.0.itexi +@divEnd + +@c -- SKELETON FILE -- diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general/introduction.itexi b/Documentation/fr/general/introduction.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a33c83228d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general/introduction.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,211 @@ +\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; documentlanguage: nl -*- +@c This file is part of general.texi +@ignore + Translation of GIT committish: 1b3da70d81938d19a2b107382bbe25a267cf130b + + When revising a translation, copy the HEAD committish of the + version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details. +@end ignore + + +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- +@node Introduction +@unnumbered Introduction + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading Our Goal +@imageFloat{flat-design.png,right} +@divEnd +@divClass{column-left-top} +@subheading Why use LilyPond? +@ref{Features}: What can LilyPond do? +@ref{Examples}: I want to see some music! +@ref{Freedom}: LilyPond is Free Software. +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-top} +@subheading Who uses it? +@ref{Productions}: Real-life use of LilyPond. +@ref{Testimonials}: What do people say? +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Why not use LilyPond? +@ref{Text input}: You write music as @emph{text}?! +@divEnd +@divClass{hide} +@menu +* Features:: +* Examples:: +* Freedom:: +* Productions:: +* Testimonials:: +* Text input:: +@end menu + +@divEnd +@node Features +@unnumberedsec Features + +@untranslated + + +@subheading Why switch to LilyPond? +@subsubheading Excellent classical engraving +@imageFloat{flat-design.png,right} +@subsubheading No fiddling +@subsubheading Text-based input +@subsubheading Mix music and text +@imageFloat{lilypond-book.png,right} +@subsubheading Free software +@subsubheading Extensible design +@subsubheading Excellent support +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Where now? +@ref{Text input}. +@divEnd +@node Examples +@unnumberedsec Examples + +@untranslated + + +@subsubheading Classical Music +@subsubheading Complex Notation +@subsubheading Early Music +@subsubheading Modern Music +@subsubheading Efficient, flexible creation of performance materials +@subsubheading Tablature +@subsubheading Schenker Graphs +@subsubheading Vocal Music +@subsubheading Educational Applications +@subsubheading Popular Music +@subsubheading Large Projects +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Where now? +@ref{Freedom}. If you've already decided to try LilyPond, first +@divEnd +@node Freedom +@unnumberedsec Freedom + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading Free Software +@ref{GPL, GNU General Public License} and the @ref{FDL, GNU Free +@divEnd +@c @divClass{column-left-top} +@divClass{color2} +@divClass{keep-bullets} +@subheading What are the benefits to users? +@divEnd +@divEnd +@c @divClass{column-right-top} +@divClass{color3} +@divClass{keep-bullets} +@subheading Why do LilyPond developers @qq{give away} their work for free? +@divEnd +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Where now? +@ref{Productions} and sheet music. If you've already decided to +@divEnd +@node Productions +@unnumberedsec Productions + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-left-top} +@subheading Concerts +@divClass{keep-bullets} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-top} +@subheading Published sheet music +@divClass{keep-bullets} +@divEnd +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Where now? +@ref{Text input}. +@divEnd +@node Testimonials +@unnumberedsec Testimonials + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@imageFloat{carter-brey.jpg, right} +@subsubheading @uref{http://nyphil.org/meet/orchestra/index.cfm?page=profile&personNum=7, Carter Brey}, Principal Cellist, New York Philharmonic +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@imageFloat{orm-finnendahl.jpg, left} +@subsubheading @uref{http://icem-www.folkwang-hochschule.de/~finnendahl/, Orm Finnendahl}, professor of Composition, Musikhochschule Freiburg +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@imageFloat{darius-blasband.jpg, right} +@subsubheading Darius Blasband, composer (Brussels, Belgium) +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@subsubheading Kieren MacMillan, composer (Toronto, Canada) +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@subsubheading Chris Cannam, lead programmer of the @uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/, RoseGarden} project. +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@subsubheading Chris Snyder, @uref{http://www.adoromusicpub.com/, Adoro Music Publishing} +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@subsubheading David Bobroff, Bass Trombone, Iceland Symphony Orchestra +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@subsubheading Vaylor Trucks, Electric guitar player (Yes, @uref{http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=userpage&file=content&page_id=12, related to}) +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@subsubheading @uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/, Nicolas Sceaux}, @uref{http://www.mutopiaproject.org/, Mutopia} contributor +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@subsubheading @uref{http://www.troff.org/whoswho.html#werner, Werner Lemberg}, Conductor at the Theatre in Koblenz, Germany and distinguished GNU Hacker. +@divEnd +@divClass{testimonial-item} +@subsubheading Paul Davis, developer of @uref{http://jackaudio.org/, JACK} and @uref{http://www.ardour.org/, Ardour}. +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Where now? +@divEnd +@node Text input +@unnumberedsec Text input + +@untranslated + + +@c TRANSLATORS: so far it's mostly from +@c http://lilypond.org/web/switch/howto +@subheading @qq{Compiling} Music +@subsubheading It's as simple as A B C +@imageFloat{text-input-1-annotate.png,center} +@imageFloat{text-input-1-output.png,center} +@imageFloat{text-input-2-annotate.png,center} +@imageFloat{text-input-2-output.png,center} +@subsubheading Pop music +@imageFloat{text-input-pop-annotate.png,center} +@imageFloat{text-input-pop-output.png,center} +@subsubheading Orchestral parts +@imageFloat{text-input-parts-both-annotate.png,center} +@imageFloat{text-input-parts-single-annotate.png,center} +@imageFloat{text-input-parts-single-output.png,center} +@imageFloat{text-input-score-annotate.png,center} +@imageFloat{text-input-score-output.png,center} +@subsubheading Beginner Documentation +@subsubheading Easier editing environments +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Where now? +@ref{Freedom} that LilyPond provides, or read about users' +@ref{Productions} and @ref{Testimonials}. +@divEnd + +@c -- SKELETON FILE -- diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general/macros.itexi b/Documentation/fr/general/macros.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..45947bb20a --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general/macros.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; documentlanguage: nl -*- +@c This file is part of general.texi +@ignore + Translation of GIT committish: 1b3da70d81938d19a2b107382bbe25a267cf130b + + When revising a translation, copy the HEAD committish of the + version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details. +@end ignore + + +@c -*- coding: us-ascii; mode: texinfo; -*- +@include version.itexi +@include common-macros.itexi +@c ***** Displaying text ***** +@c To get decent quotes in `foo' and ``foo''. +@c artouche +@quotation +@quotation +@c artouche +@end quotation +@end quotation +@c ***** Headings in a doc subsection ***** +@c Don't insert an empty line after @predefined! Right now +@c it doesn't matter, but a future implementation will probably +@c add some code which needs this restriction. +@subsubheading Predefined commands +@c The next macro is a dummy currently since texinfo doesn't +@c provide a real ragged-right environment yet. +@c +@c Due to a bug in texi2html (texi2html.pl CVS versions <= 1.245) +@c the macro must not be empty. +@c +@subsubheading Selected Snippets +@c Don't insert an empty line after @seealso! 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See TRANSLATION for details. +@end ignore + + +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- +@node Manuals +@unnumbered Manuals + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{heading-center} +@heading Documentation for LilyPond 2.12.2 +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading Introduction +@divEnd +@divClass{column-left-top} +@subheading Regular use +@divEnd +@divClass{column-right-top} +@subheading Infrequent Use +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading Other material +@divEnd +@divClass{hide} +@menu +* Learning:: +* Glossary:: +* Essay:: +* Notation:: +* Usage:: +* Snippets:: +* FAQ:: +* Changes:: +* Internals:: +* Translated:: +* Old:: +* FDL:: +@end menu + +@divEnd +@c TRANSLATORS: most of the text in this file came from +@c LM 1.1 About the documentation (before this section was +@c removed in July 2009). +@node Learning +@unnumberedsec Learning + +@untranslated + + +@node Glossary +@unnumberedsec Glossary + +@untranslated + + +@node Essay +@unnumberedsec Essay + +@untranslated + + +@node Notation +@unnumberedsec Notation + +@untranslated + + +@node Usage +@unnumberedsec Usage + +@untranslated + + +@node Snippets +@unnumberedsec Snippets + +@untranslated + + +@node FAQ +@unnumberedsec FAQ + +@untranslated + + +@subheading Where are the graphical canvas, menus, and toolbars? +@subheading There's a lot of documentation! Do I need to read it? +@subheading That's still a lot of reading! Is it worth it? +@subheading Something isn't working! How do I fix it? +@subheading Why do you change the syntax? +@node Changes +@unnumberedsec Changes + +@untranslated + + +@node Internals +@unnumberedsec Internals + +@untranslated + + +@node Translated +@unnumberedsec Translated + +@untranslated + + +@node Old +@unnumberedsec Old + +@untranslated + + +@node FDL +@unnumberedsec FDL + +@untranslated + + +@divClass{column-center-top} +@subheading Documentation license +@divEnd +@divClass{column-center-bottom} +@subheading GNU Free Documentation License 1.1 +@include fdl.itexi +@divEnd + +@c -- SKELETON FILE -- diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general/news-front.itexi b/Documentation/fr/general/news-front.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b857b25958 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general/news-front.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- +@c This file is part of lilypond-general.texi and community.itexi + +@c when you add a new item, consider moving the lowest item(s) +@c into news-old.itexi. + +@newsItem +@subsubheading New Website! @emph{20 Aug 2009} + +As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to +texi2html and CSS for being so flexible! + +(FIXME: change date when this is actually announced on lilypond.org) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009} + +This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many +thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem! +This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features +such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and +eyeglasses. + +We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two, +which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may +wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable +release. For changes and download links, see @ref{Development}. +@newsEnd + + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Hungarian translation! @emph{22 May 2009} + +Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond +honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond +szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele +a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció +lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához +közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy +e-mailt a harmathdenes AT gmail.com címre! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond Report #15. @emph{18 May 2009} + +The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column +about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. +Read it @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15, +here}! +@newsEnd + + diff --git a/Documentation/fr/general/news.itexi b/Documentation/fr/general/news.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7893a6d83f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fr/general/news.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,3378 @@ +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- + +@ignore + +NOTE: + + * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like + @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16} + + * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read. + Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. ) + + * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading + + * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for + generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date) + is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English + like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the + following line + (see "Japanese translation" below for an example). + + * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item + on one day. + + +FIXME + + * add macro for long Google issues list URL +@end ignore + +@newsItem +@subsubheading New Website! @emph{20 Aug 2009} + +As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to +texi2html and CSS for being so flexible! + +(FIXME: change date when this is actually announced on lilypond.org) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009} + +This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many +thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem! +This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features +such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and +eyeglasses. + +We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two, +which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may +wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable +release. For changes and download links, see @ref{Development}. +@newsEnd + + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Hungarian translation! @emph{22 May 2009} + +Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond +honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond +szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele +a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció +lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához +közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy +e-mailt a harmathdenes AT gmail.com címre! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond Report #15. @emph{18 May 2009} + +The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column +about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. +Read it @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15, +here}! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009} + +This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many +thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem! +This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features +such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and +eyeglasses.@* +We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two, +which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may +wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable +release.@* +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Development}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009} + +Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond +honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond +szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele +a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció +lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához +közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy +e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre! +

Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt +vezetője +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009} + +The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project: +its team, its world, its community. +Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link} +to read the full issue... +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009} + +The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website! +This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. +Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue... +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009} + +As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is +now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with +2.13.0. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008} + +A new stable release of LilyPond is available. +@* +@uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement}, +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Download}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008} + +This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by +Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several +book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux. +Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and +overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to +Neil Puttock. +This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12, +so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new +issues.@* +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_65&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved, +including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation +and documentation building processes are fixed. The three +documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks +to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries +which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed. +@* +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the +documentation and translations. +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases +before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix +in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates +to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the +stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved. +@* +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_62&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to +documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style +(teaching) has been added. +@* +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_61&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat +bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in +score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}. +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008} + +Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for +rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric +music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish +translations of the documentation. +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable +release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special, +as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic +accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler, +deceased since then. All the development team express their +condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this, +automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support +for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by +Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed. +@* +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_58&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal +diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in +markup command names have been made. +@* +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret +diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages +are now available from the documentation start page. Two +predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn}, +@code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added. +@* +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets +@code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}. +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_55&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting +following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent} +so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin. +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_54&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs. +@* +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_53&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008} + +Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows +a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development +releases are now fully listed on the News page. @ref{Changes}, +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_52&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008} + +Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in +predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been +improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled +by @code{fret-diagram-details} property. +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_51&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008} + +Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and +backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by +Reinhold Kainhofer. +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_50&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008} + +This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. +Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue... +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008} + +This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. +Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue... +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting. +@* +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_49&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008} + +LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and +@code{\compressMusic} has been renamed +to @code{\scaleDurations}. +@* +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_48&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008} + +This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. +Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue... +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008} + +Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@* +Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue... +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008} + +LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups, +except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes +regression tests maintenance for developers. +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_47&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008} + +Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of +dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added. +@ref{Changes}, +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_46&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008} + +A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all +news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond +report, new translations of the site and publications. +@uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}. +The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to +announce releases and special events. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008} + +Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@* +This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. +Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue... +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008} + +Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting +engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better +performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility +for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for +enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin +Villenave. +@ref{Changes}, +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_45&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008} + +Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord +names has been added to the MusicXML +converter. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_44&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008å¹´4月8日 (April 4, 2008)} + +Lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。 +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008} + +Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a +couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with +MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been +fixed. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_43&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008} + +Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing +bugs. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_42&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008} + +In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in +general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of +both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive +analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including +comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition. +@uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read +the articles}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008} + +Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated +program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and +updates to the MusicXML converter. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_41&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008} + +Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and +documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007} + +Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates +for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from +Grand Documentation Project. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_36&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.33 and 2.10.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007} + +Release 2.11.33 is now available. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007} + +Release 2.11.32 is now available. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_32&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007} + +Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates +for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_31&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007} + +Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among +others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates +for the translations. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_30&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007} + +Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes. +2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code, +and lots of updates for the translations. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007} + +Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for +FreeBSD x86_64. Download +@uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and +do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007} +Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its +translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the +spacing engine code. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007} + +Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in +tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy! +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007} + +Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands, +and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy! +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.10}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007} +This has lots of bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.10}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007} +Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des +LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs +sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für +die @ref{Changes} +online und @ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007} +This release has updates of the dot collision code. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_22&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007} +This release has some documentation updates. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_21&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007} +Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont +désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version +2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version +2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007} +This release fixes many bugs. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007} +This release fixes many bugs. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007} +This release fixes still more bugs, and included +singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_18&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007} +This release fixes still more bugs. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_17&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, @ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007} +This release fixes many bugs. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.10}, +@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007} +This release will stretch piano staves on a +system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note +head and the slashed mirrored flat. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.11}, +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes +2.10}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007} +This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for +among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_14&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007} +This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the +2.11 release has updates of the tutorial. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_13&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007} +This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has +been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007} +This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory +usage improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007} +This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007} +This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI +output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat +has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007} +LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and +code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were +fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical +correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50 +% faster than previous 2.11 releases. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007} +This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files +that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting +and part-combining (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007} +This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash +further improvements in the regression test suite (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_9&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007} +New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_8&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006} +Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006} +¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007} +New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_7&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006} +This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing +music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006} +New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006} +These releases complete the translation infrastructure for +Documentation. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006} +New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006} +The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work +within a system as well as between systems. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_4&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006} +This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical +test results} and several website build improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006} +This release fixes several bugs. +(@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006} +From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006} +Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en +français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version +2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version +2.11}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006} +This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006} +A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006} +This release has improved support for horizontal spacing. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006} +A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006} +This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006} +A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006} +LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control +system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006} +This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006} +This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006} +This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further +bugfixes. (@ref{Changes}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_27&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006} +The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of +Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams, +which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of +the thesis is now available from lilypond.org +(@ref{Publications}). +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006} +This release has further bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006} +This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also +available for x86/64. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006} +This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers +some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes}, +@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006} +This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score, +and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006} +Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006} +Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006} +Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006} +This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now +honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006} +In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have +tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed +(@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006} +This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006} +This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also +available. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006} +This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and +better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains +ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with +stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006} +This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for +grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006} +This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for +generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable. +(@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006} +This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new +feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested +tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006} +This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9. +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006} +This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier. +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006} +2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single +score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing. +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006} +2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the +infrastructure for automated regression testing. +(@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006} +After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results +are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full +glory} what features are broken in the development release +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006} +2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and +includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make +the development releases even better +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006} +This +release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on +single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML +converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006} +The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material +from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with +pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling +notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for +esthetics}. Happy reading! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006} +This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips, +hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the +MusicXML converter. +(@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006} +This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in +the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates +of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer. +(@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006} +This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues. +(@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006} +This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham +and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in +arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by +Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland, +and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006} +The slides for Han-Wen's talk at +@uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online. +(@ref{Publications}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006} +Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port. +(@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006} +It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This +release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading. +(@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006} +LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400% +speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006} +Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release +announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006} +This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is +released. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006} +This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8, +so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include: +lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily +code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for +multi-measure rests. +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006} +This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it! +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006} +This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes +and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for +creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note +heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan). +The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball +from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006} +This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the +end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By +definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version +2.6. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006} +This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created +contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice = +"alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for +the endings and the middle +part. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006} +Items directly connected with a music input element may be +parenthesized, for example, +@verbatim +{ + c4 -\parenthesize -. + +} +@end verbatim + +This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006} +This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and +\layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance: + +@verbatim +{ + \layout { + ragged-right = ##t + } +} +@end verbatim + +Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from +our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL +vector. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006} +This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal +cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named +ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of +Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings +instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for +Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly. +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006} +This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and +collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in +normal words. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006} +This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may +be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual +systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca +and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as +a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be +stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored +by Trevor Baca and Nicolas +Sceaux). (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006} +This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our +GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of +tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve +Doonan. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006} + +The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is +available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for +ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006} +The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This +release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for +Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump +to the @ref{Old downloads} get them! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006} +Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the +installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are +now available for +@uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh, +Linux/x86}, +@uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip, +MacOS X} and +@uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe, +Windows}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006} +This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually +(feature sponsored by Andrea +Valle). (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006} +Linux Journal publishes an article on +@uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make +Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a +in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond +graphics. +@* +Author Kris Shaffer remarks +“GNU Lilypond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial +alternatives seem second-rate.” +This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006} +The Development team has been working around the clock to improve +to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS +and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads} +page. Let us know how you fare! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005} +This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature +sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices +are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output. +The important occasion for this release is our new build +environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries +for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably +FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download. +A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team! +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005} +This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now +have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction +changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike +Rolish). (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005} +This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now +avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature +sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are +implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite +sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may +be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like +\clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music +functions. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005} +This release has the following new features: +@itemize +@item +Ties in chords are also formatted using score based +formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords +(feature sponsored by Steve Doonan). +@item +With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly +connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed +and Bertalan Fodor). +@item +Generic music functions may now also be used on +articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and +Bertalan Fodor). +@item +Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics; +it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal +and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and +Bertalan Fodor. +@end itemize +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005} +This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties, +beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing +Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for +normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark +van den Borre and Bertalan +Fodor. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005} +Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond! +The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter, +LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be +sponsored. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005} +This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a +TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking +or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more +easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert +of Black Trash +Productions). (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005} +This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the +documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005} +This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of +brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also, +the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can +be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures, +etc. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005} +This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket, +brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor +Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will +make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature +sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug +fixes. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005} +This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will +make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature +sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug +fixes. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005} +This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before +reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005} +This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob +property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible +to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now +controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset' +properties. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005} +This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now, +properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures +that compute said property, i.e. +@verbatim + +\override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob) +(if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN)) + +@end verbatim +will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005} +This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible +extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has +been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations +property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines +the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which +also provides advanced tweakability for power +users. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005} +This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable +series. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005} +It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more +sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams +(feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with +support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and +alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments +of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature +sponsored by Nicolas +Sceaux). (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005} +Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system +individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas +Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature +sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the +handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug +fixes. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005} +This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter +\laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik +Frisk. It also has a couple of minor +bugfixes. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005} +This is mainly a bugfix +release. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005} +Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs}, +de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français, +notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur +la gravure musicale}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005} +This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup +commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great +number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005} +The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives +Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS +zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of +knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks +LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005} +This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by +Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor +Baca, and Vicente Solsona +Dellá. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005} +This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature +sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes +between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic +signs. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005} +Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur +formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket +formatting. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005} +LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space +for a note is proportional to the time it +takes. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005} +This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by +\override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005} +This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run +in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large +lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped +heads have been +swapped. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005} +LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in +faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new +"\displayLilyMusic" function. +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005} +LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica +ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for +quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005} +Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond. +It now +installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86). +@strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you +print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create +@strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape. +(@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005} +LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to +restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to +20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005} +This version fixes a few minor bugs found in +2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005} +LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and +pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005} +LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora + +MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the +TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now. +(@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005} +@uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente +le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des +pages encore non traduites. Bon surf ! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005} +2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows +version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has +better help functionality. +(@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005} +This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has +been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and +compile them directly from +LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005} +This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a +good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005} +In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the +Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in +resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005} +It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release +candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2 +weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this +release. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005} +There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and +MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005} +This release has a couple of small bugfixes. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005} +This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the +documentation. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005} +2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as +slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new +feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order +from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005} +This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is +now possible to start and stop the StaffSymbol, during a piece of +music, by doing \stopStaff \startStaff. This can be used to produce +Ossia +staves. (@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005} +2.5.22 is a bugfix +release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release +will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on +screen. +(@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released! +2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid +lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The +auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time +signatures like 5/8. +(@ref{Changes}, +@ref{Old downloads}) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 18, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of +multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also +supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi. +More details are in the +the @ref{Changes} +file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 15, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion +of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function +`\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented +Scheme code. Take a look at +the @ref{Changes} +file and @ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 6, 2005 +2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the +web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the +place. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 31, 2005 +2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition, +it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was +sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 20, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating +errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 14, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output, +and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is +now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to +add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes} +file and @ref{Old downloads}! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 7, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged), +to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the +Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This +means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this, +the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at +the @ref{Changes} +file and download @ref{Old downloads}! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 7, 2005 +LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote +feature and has support for tetex-3.0. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 28, 2005 +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 +Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript +lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with +the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your +own risk. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 28, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for +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}. +Take a look at the @ref{Changes} +file and download @ref{Old downloads}! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 26, 2005 +The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,Lilypond Snippet +Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of Lilypond code +snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and +contribute creative ideas for using Lilypond. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 21, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports +TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all} +fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out +using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at +the @ref{Changes} +file and @ref{Old downloads}! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 4, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this +release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book +too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems. +@ref{Old downloads}! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 31, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release +sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is +used in the new and improved lilypond-book script. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 26, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying +bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 16, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This +release has many internal code cleanups. In addition, +accuracy of error reporting has been improved. +See the +@uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup, +change log +} and @ref{Old downloads}! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 11, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable +Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is +Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has +small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland, +assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the +font code by Werner. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 02, 2005 +LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview" +release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty +features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely +printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was +not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over +to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8 +input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX +backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the +SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading December 28, 2004 +LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against +FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f +ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX +while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading December 20, 2004 +LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major +brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads +the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType. +This has made a lot of things simpler, including font +handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading December 3, 2004 +LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has +been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo +on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with +`\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ... +>' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line +breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page +staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered +by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel +expression. +@ref{Old downloads} +and +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading November 26, 2004 +LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies, +including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier +mechanism for customizing title, footer and header +layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been +changed to accomodate the solfa-notation. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading November 20, 2004 +LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release, +containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical +layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file, +and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes +remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be +part of the same context). Further attractions are: the +gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the +SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX, +various bugfixes. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading November 12, 2004 +The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first +release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features: +Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace +notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue +notes, Cue notes can now be created with +@verbatim + +\cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC } + +@end verbatim +Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added. +In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental +code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in +the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are +applied to the PS and TeX output as well. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading November 11, 2004 +LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security +problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading November 4, 2004 +LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small +fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 31, 2004 +LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!} +This new stable version has support for page-layout, +completely rewritten slur formatting and many other +improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes} +file. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 29, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release +candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and +some problems with the conversion scripts. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 29, 2004 +2.3.25 is the final release candidate for Lilypond 2.4. +Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and +lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an +important fix for raggedbottom page-layout. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 27, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate. +This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX +backend, and a bunch of other small fixes. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 24, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and +--preview output. This release can be considered as a release +candidate for LilyPond 2.4. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 10, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really +stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to +\layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called +\paper@{@}. +@ref{Old downloads} +and +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 09, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for +the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup +and some small formatting improvements of the slur +code. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 02, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems +with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1 +characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the +output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates +in the documentation. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 29, 2004 +The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free +Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you +are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or +just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 26, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes +in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 20, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in +the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode +changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been +renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command +`\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode +... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function +similarly. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 11, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying +bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that +pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra +penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See +input/regression/new-slur for some examples. +Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as +many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example +can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org +In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does +worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output +will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing +will hold users back in switching. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 10, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with +the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation +updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct +postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with +`\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default, +only notes and rests end up in quotes. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 6, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features! +LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a +page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key +signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line; +different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each +other. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 29, 2004 +LilyPond now has a Documentation +Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that +useful information flows from the mailiing list into the +manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual, +let him know via one of the mailing lists. +As a start of his career, he worked to transform the +"Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive +chapter of the user manual. +A lot of cheers for Graham! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 29, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was +improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting +inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate +"up" and "down" staves separately when using +\autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around +mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once +again. +@ref{Old downloads} +and +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 24, 2004 +LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the +disappearing metronome mark. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 23, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and +a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on +chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the +`doubleSlurs' property. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 3, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few +annoying bugs fixed. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 1, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the +input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression +test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been +removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That +means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual +has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features: +@itemize +@item +Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are +started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan +@item +There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string +that is dumped as verbatim PostScript +@end itemize + +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 30, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond +now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has +been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy +projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly +(with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or +to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file. +This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider +LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is +updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The +projected date for this to happen is in about a month. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 23, 2004 +Lilypond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code, +and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight +situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay +separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus +implementation. +@ref{Old downloads} +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 19, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features! +The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code +works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for +all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of +combinations for begin and end points is then tried out. +Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff +lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In +the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current +beat within the measure. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes in +the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 15, 2004 +LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from +2.3.x. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 11, 2004 +An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux +Journal}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 5, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates +for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of +bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam +formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series. +@ref{Old downloads} +and check out the changes +in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 5, 2004 +LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix +release. +@ref{Old downloads} +and +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}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading June 25, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and +features more work in the experimental GNOME output +module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at +scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run +buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about. +Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the +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} +and +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading June 20, 2004 +LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor +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 +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading June 13, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a +result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting +@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} +and +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading May 31, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output +backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few +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} +and +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading May 31, 2004 +LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade +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} +or head straight to the +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading May 26, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal +changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental +fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading May 9, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool +features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading May 4, 2004 +Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond +development! This +@uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for +help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we +are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor, +Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation +Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading May 3, 2004 +LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs. +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 17, 2004 +LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available +on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors +soon. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 12, 2004 +LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release +in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so +instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning +points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break! +More info in the @ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 8, 2004 +A French article on the new LilyPond +release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 8, 2004 +Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for +MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading April 1, 2004 +LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has +completely revamped support for for orchestral score +formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting, +drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in +the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 31, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE, +bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more +documentation polish. This should be the final release +candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before +2.2. +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 30, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in +the user manual. +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 28, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of +bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes +paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 22, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting. +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 21, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other +irritations. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 20, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting +in the user manual. There is also an experimental +implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend +only). +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 15, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass +figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New +attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See +the +@ref{Changes} and +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 14, 2004 +The +@uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the +@uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot +frontpage!}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 11, 2004 +@uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is +running an +@uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview} +with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main +authors of LilyPond. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 11, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and +experimental support for page layout in the PostScript +backend. See the +@ref{Changes} and +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading March 9, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has +experimental support for producing titles with +@code{markup}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 29, 2004 +In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used +argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual +have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the +@ref{Changes} and +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 24, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions +when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number +of lyrics related bugs. See the +@ref{Changes} and +@ref{Old downloads}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 23, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting +other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to +produce cue notes. More information in the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 18, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions +for altering accidental rules. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 16, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big +internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that +@code{\with} now also works with @code{Score} +contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here, +fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property} +syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document. +More information in the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 13, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.22 has a +simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is +shorter and more consistent now. More information in the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 12, 2004 +In LilyPond 2.1.21, output +tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context +hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes, +improvements in the documentation. More information in the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 9, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI +output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten +lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster. +It also has a large number of bugfixes. +More information in the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 5, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten +support for drum notation. This release also makes some +long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all +functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics +(functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context. +More information in the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 4, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This +release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a +similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information +in the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading February 2, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts +(solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the +@code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More +information in the +@ref{Changes}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 28, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature +is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner +has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future, +expect more part-combining eye-candy. +More information in +the +@ref{Changes}. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 26, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many +bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning. +More information in +the +@ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 21, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.14 +has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that +use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition +many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed. +More information in +the +@ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 20, 2004 +The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This +will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due +to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP +access, but only HTTP downloads. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 20, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but +nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in +tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains +rudimentary work on a new part-combiner. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 19, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs +and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in +the +@ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 18, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also +available for Windows! For downloading, go +@uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 17, 2004 +In 2.1.11, the mechanism for +setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition +there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is +balloon help! +More information in the +@ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 16, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of +bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More +information in the +@ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 13, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism +for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have +different melismatic variations for each stanza. More +information in the +@ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 9, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new +feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune +the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and +@code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be +modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for +individual music expressions. +More information in the +@ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 7, 2004 +An update to the stable branch, +version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of +minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 6, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to +improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release +focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering. +More information in the +@ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 4, 2004 +LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to +improve the layout of lyrics. More +information in the +@uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release +notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading January 2, 2004 +in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric +alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition +Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More +information in the +@ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading December 30, 2003 +LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness +are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending +an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the +@ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading December 23, 2003 +LilyPond 2.1.3 released. +Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the +file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could +be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers +to implement this are welcome!) See the +@ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading December 17, 2003 +LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This +release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which +combines different font design sizes and continuous font +scaling. See the +@ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading December 16, 2003 +LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This +release wraps together all the small fixes made during +Han-Wen's absence. See the +@ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 11, 2003 +LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the +@ref{Changes} and +download @uref{install/#2.1,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 11, 2003 +LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1 +available from +@uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here} +thanks to Heikki Junes. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 9, 2003 +LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9 +available from @uref{install/#2.0,here}, +thanks to Ricardo Hoffman. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 5, 2003 +LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to +Matthias Neeracher. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading October 4, 2003 +LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin +version 1.5). +@ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan +Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 29, 2003 +LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It +contains minor bugfixes. +See the @ref{Changes} +or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 27, 2003 +PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go +@uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond, +here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo +Lopez-Lezcano! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 24, 2003 +LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The +focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is +now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement +@uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the +@uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 24, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is +the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check +the @ref{Changes} and +download @uref{install/,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 23, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is +the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check +the @ref{Changes} and +download @uref{install/,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 19, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is +the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check +the @ref{Changes} and +download @uref{install/,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 17, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond +now has support for quarter tone accidentals! +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 16, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.6 is released. +It has a lot of minor fixes and updates. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 10, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.5 is released. +With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature +complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0 +will be available in a few weeks. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 9, 2003 +LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This +release fixes a couple of minor bugs. +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading September 7, 2003 +LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available +for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5). +@ref{Old downloads} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 31, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.4 is released. +@emph{This is an experimental release}: read the +@uref{http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement} +before trying. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 31, 2003 +LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware +available. Get them @uref{install/,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 31, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This +release supports tagging for music version control, and has better +fingering placement flexibility. Read the +@ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 28, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the +@ref{Changes} and get it +@uref{download#1.9,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 26, 2003 +LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the +@ref{Changes} and get it +@uref{download#1.9,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 25, 2003 +The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the +@ref{Changes} and get it +@uref{download#1.9,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 25, 2003 +Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them +@uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 21, 2003 +LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or +read the @ref{Changes}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 18, 2003 +PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9) +has been updated to 1.8. +Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.} +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 7, 2003 +LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read +@ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 7, 2003 +New website went live! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 6, 2003 +Announced new website. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading August 1, 2003 +LilyPond 1.7.30 released. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 30, 2003 +Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise} +about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's +unique faculties. +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading July 29, 2003 +1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for +Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}. +@newsEnd + diff --git a/Documentation/news-front.itexi b/Documentation/news-front.itexi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b857b25958 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/news-front.itexi @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- +@c This file is part of lilypond-general.texi and community.itexi + +@c when you add a new item, consider moving the lowest item(s) +@c into news-old.itexi. + +@newsItem +@subsubheading New Website! @emph{20 Aug 2009} + +As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to +texi2html and CSS for being so flexible! + +(FIXME: change date when this is actually announced on lilypond.org) +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009} + +This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many +thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem! +This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features +such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and +eyeglasses. + +We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two, +which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may +wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable +release. For changes and download links, see @ref{Development}. +@newsEnd + + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading Hungarian translation! @emph{22 May 2009} + +Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond +honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond +szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele +a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció +lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához +közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy +e-mailt a harmathdenes AT gmail.com címre! +@newsEnd + + +@newsItem +@subsubheading LilyPond Report #15. @emph{18 May 2009} + +The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column +about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. +Read it @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15, +here}! +@newsEnd + + -- 2.39.2