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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.58 released @emph{March 26, 2017}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.58. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.57 released @emph{March 12, 2017}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.57. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.56 released @emph{February 26, 2017}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.56. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.55 released @emph{February 12, 2017}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.55. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.54 released @emph{January 4, 2017}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.54. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.53 released @emph{December 17, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.53. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.52 released @emph{December 4, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.52. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.51 released @emph{November 20, 2016}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.51. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.50 released @emph{November 6, 2016}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.50. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.49 released @emph{October 16, 2016}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.49. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.48. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.47. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.46. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.45. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.44. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.43. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
222 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.42. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.41. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.40. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.39. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.38. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
298 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
300 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
310 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
311 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
312 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
322 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
324 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
334 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
336 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
346 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
348 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
358 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
360 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
370 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
372 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
382 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
383 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
384 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
394 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
396 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
406 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
408 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
414 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
417 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
418 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
420 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
429 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
430 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
431 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
432 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
438 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
441 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
442 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
443 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
444 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
450 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
453 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
454 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
455 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
456 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
462 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
465 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
466 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
467 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
468 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
474 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
476 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
477 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
478 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
479 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
480 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
486 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
489 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
490 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
491 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
492 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
498 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
500 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
501 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
502 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
503 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
504 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
510 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
512 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
513 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
514 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
515 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
516 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
522 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
524 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
525 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
526 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
527 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
528 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
534 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
536 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
537 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
538 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
539 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
540 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
543 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
544 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
549 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
552 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
553 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
555 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
561 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
564 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
565 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
566 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
567 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
573 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
576 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
577 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
578 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
579 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
585 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
588 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
589 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
590 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
591 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
597 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
599 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
600 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
601 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
602 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
603 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
609 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
611 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
612 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
613 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
614 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
615 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
621 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
624 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
625 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
626 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
627 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
633 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
635 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
636 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
637 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
638 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
639 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
645 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
648 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
649 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
650 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
651 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
657 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
659 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
660 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
661 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
662 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
663 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
669 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
671 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
672 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
673 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
674 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
675 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
680 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
682 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
683 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
684 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
685 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
686 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
691 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
693 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
694 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
695 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
696 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
697 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
699 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
700 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
701 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
702 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
703 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
705 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
706 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
707 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
713 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
715 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
716 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
717 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
718 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
719 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
724 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
726 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
727 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
728 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
729 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
730 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
732 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
733 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
738 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
740 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
741 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
742 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
743 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
744 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
749 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
751 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
752 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
753 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
754 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
755 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
760 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
763 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
764 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
765 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
766 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
771 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
773 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
774 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
775 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
776 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
777 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
778 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
779 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
780 @uref{http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
785 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
787 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
788 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
789 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
790 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
791 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
792 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
793 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
794 @uref{http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
799 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
801 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
802 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
803 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
804 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
805 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
806 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
807 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
808 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
814 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
816 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
817 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
818 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
819 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
820 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
825 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
827 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
828 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
829 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
830 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
831 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
836 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
838 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
839 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
840 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
841 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
842 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
847 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
850 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
851 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
852 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
853 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
858 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
862 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
863 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
864 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
869 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
872 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
873 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
874 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
875 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
880 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
882 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
883 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
884 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
885 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
886 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
891 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
893 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
894 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
895 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
896 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
897 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
899 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
900 with positioning text.
905 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
907 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
908 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
909 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
910 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
911 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
916 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
918 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
919 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
920 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
921 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
922 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
927 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
929 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
930 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
935 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
937 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
938 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
939 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
940 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
941 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
946 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
948 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
949 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
950 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
951 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
952 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
957 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
959 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
960 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
961 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
962 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
963 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
968 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
970 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
971 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
972 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
973 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
974 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
979 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
981 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
982 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
983 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
984 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
985 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
990 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
992 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
993 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
994 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
995 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
996 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
997 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1002 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
1004 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
1005 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1006 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1007 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1008 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1013 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
1015 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
1016 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1017 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1018 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1019 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1024 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
1026 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
1027 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1028 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1029 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1030 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1035 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
1037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
1038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1039 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1040 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1041 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1046 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
1048 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
1049 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
1050 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
1055 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
1057 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
1058 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1059 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1060 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1061 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1066 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
1068 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
1069 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1070 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1071 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1072 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1077 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
1079 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
1080 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1081 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1082 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1083 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1089 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
1091 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
1092 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
1093 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
1094 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
1095 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
1096 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
1099 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
1100 whose work on LilyPond is
1101 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
1102 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
1103 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
1104 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
1105 using LilyPond internally.
1107 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
1108 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
1113 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
1115 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
1116 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
1117 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1121 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
1124 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1125 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1126 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1127 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1132 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1134 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1135 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1136 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1137 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1138 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1143 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1147 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1148 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1153 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1156 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1157 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1158 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1163 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1165 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1166 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1167 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1168 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1173 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1175 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1176 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1177 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1178 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1184 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1186 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1187 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1188 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1189 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1194 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1196 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1197 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1198 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1199 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1201 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1202 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1206 Support for kievan square notation
1208 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1210 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1213 A full list of new features is given in:
1216 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1219 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1221 Main development team:
1223 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1224 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1225 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1226 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1227 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1230 Programming contributors:
1232 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1233 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1234 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1235 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1237 Documentation contributors:
1239 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1243 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1248 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1250 Translation contributors:
1252 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1257 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1259 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1260 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1261 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1263 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1264 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1265 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1267 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1268 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1274 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1277 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1279 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1280 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1281 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1288 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1290 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1291 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1292 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1293 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1294 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1295 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1298 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1299 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1304 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1306 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1307 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1308 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1309 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1310 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1316 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1318 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1319 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1320 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1321 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1324 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1325 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1326 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1333 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1336 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1338 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1339 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1340 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1347 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1349 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1350 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1351 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1352 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1353 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1359 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1361 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1362 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1363 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1364 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1367 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1368 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1369 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1376 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1378 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1379 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1380 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1381 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1382 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1383 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1386 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1387 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1394 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1396 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1397 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1398 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1399 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1402 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1403 candidate will be required.
1409 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1411 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1412 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1413 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1414 working on open source software.
1416 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1417 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1423 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1425 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1426 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1427 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1428 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1431 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1432 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1433 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1440 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1442 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1443 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1444 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1445 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1448 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1449 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1450 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1457 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1459 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1460 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1461 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1462 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1465 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1466 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1473 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1475 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1476 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1478 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1479 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1480 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1487 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1489 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1490 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1492 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1493 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1494 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1501 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1503 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1504 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1506 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1507 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1508 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1515 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1517 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1518 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1519 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1520 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1523 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1524 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1531 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1533 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1534 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1536 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1537 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1538 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1545 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1550 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1551 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1552 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1559 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1561 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1562 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1563 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1564 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1567 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1568 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1569 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1576 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1578 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1579 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1581 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1582 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1583 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1590 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1592 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1593 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1595 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1596 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1597 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1604 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1606 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1607 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1609 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1610 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1611 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1618 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1620 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1621 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1622 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1623 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1624 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1627 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1628 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1635 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1637 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1638 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1640 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1641 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1642 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1645 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1651 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1653 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1654 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1656 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1657 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1658 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1665 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1667 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1668 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1670 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1671 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1672 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1679 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1681 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1682 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1684 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1685 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1686 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1693 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1695 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1696 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1698 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1699 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1700 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1707 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1709 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1710 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1712 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1713 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1714 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1721 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1723 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1724 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1726 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1727 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1728 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1735 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1737 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1738 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1740 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1741 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1742 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1749 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1751 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1752 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1754 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1755 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1756 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1763 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1765 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1766 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1768 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1769 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1770 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1777 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1779 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1780 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1782 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1783 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1784 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1791 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1793 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1794 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1796 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1797 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1798 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1805 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1807 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1808 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1810 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1811 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1812 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1819 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1821 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1822 Critical regression.
1828 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1830 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1831 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1832 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1833 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1836 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1837 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1838 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1845 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1848 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1850 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1851 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1852 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1853 not the next release candidate.
1859 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1861 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1862 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1864 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1865 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1866 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1867 next release candidate.
1873 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1875 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1876 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1877 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1879 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1880 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1881 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1882 next release candidate.
1888 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1890 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1891 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1892 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1893 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1896 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1897 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1898 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1905 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1907 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1908 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1910 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1911 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1917 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1919 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1920 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1922 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1923 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1929 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1931 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1932 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1933 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1941 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1943 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1944 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1946 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1947 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1953 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1955 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1956 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1958 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1959 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1965 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1967 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1968 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1970 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1971 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1977 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1979 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1980 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1982 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1983 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1989 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1991 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1992 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1993 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1998 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
2000 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
2001 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
2002 usual number of bugs.
2004 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
2005 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2010 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
2012 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
2013 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
2014 usual number of bugs.
2016 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
2017 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2023 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
2025 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
2026 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
2027 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
2028 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
2030 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
2031 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
2036 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
2039 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
2040 it much more flexible and easier to control.
2043 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
2048 A full list of new features is given in:
2051 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
2054 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
2056 Main development team:
2058 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
2059 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
2060 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
2061 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
2062 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
2064 Programming contributors:
2066 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
2067 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
2068 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
2069 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
2070 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
2071 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
2075 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
2077 Documentation contributors:
2079 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
2080 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
2084 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
2085 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
2087 Binaries support contributors:
2091 Translation contributors:
2093 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
2094 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
2101 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
2103 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
2104 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2105 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2106 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2109 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2110 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2111 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2118 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2120 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
2121 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2123 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2124 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2130 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2132 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2133 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2135 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2136 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2142 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2144 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2145 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2147 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2148 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2154 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2156 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2157 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2158 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2159 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2160 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2161 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2162 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2167 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2169 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2170 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2172 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2173 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2179 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2181 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2182 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2183 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2184 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2187 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2188 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2189 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2196 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2198 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2199 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2200 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2201 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2204 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2205 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2206 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2213 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2215 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2216 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2217 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2218 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2221 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2222 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2223 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2230 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2232 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2233 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2235 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2236 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2242 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2244 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2245 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2246 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2247 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2248 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2254 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2256 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2257 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2258 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2259 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2262 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2263 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2264 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2271 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2273 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2274 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2276 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2277 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2282 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2285 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2287 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2288 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2293 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2298 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2299 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2305 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2307 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2308 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2310 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2311 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2312 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2318 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2320 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2321 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2322 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2329 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2331 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2332 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2333 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2334 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2337 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2338 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2339 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2346 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2348 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2349 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2350 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2358 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2360 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2361 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2362 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2370 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2372 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2373 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2374 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2375 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2376 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2382 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2384 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2385 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2386 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2387 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2390 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2391 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2392 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2399 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2401 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2402 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2403 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2412 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2414 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2415 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2416 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2417 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2420 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2421 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2422 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2423 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2429 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2431 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2432 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2433 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2434 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2437 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2438 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2439 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2440 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2446 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2450 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2453 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2454 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2455 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2461 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2463 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2464 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2465 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2468 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2469 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2470 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2476 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2478 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2479 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2480 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2483 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2484 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2485 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2491 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2493 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2494 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2495 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2496 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2499 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2500 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2501 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2502 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2511 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2513 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2514 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2515 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2516 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2517 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2518 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2519 read on to find out what for!
2522 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2523 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2530 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2532 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2533 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2534 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2535 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2538 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2539 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2540 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2541 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2548 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2550 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2551 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2552 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2553 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2556 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2557 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2558 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2559 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2566 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2570 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2573 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2574 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2575 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2580 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2582 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2583 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2584 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2585 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2586 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2590 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2591 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2598 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2600 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2601 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2602 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2603 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2606 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2607 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2608 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2609 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2611 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2613 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2614 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2615 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2621 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2623 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2624 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2625 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2626 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2629 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2630 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2631 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2632 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2633 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2634 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2640 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2642 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2643 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2644 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2653 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2656 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2657 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2664 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2666 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2667 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2668 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2669 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2670 the bug report of the report!
2673 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2674 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2680 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2682 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2683 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2684 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2691 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2693 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2694 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2695 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2702 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2704 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2705 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2706 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2707 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2711 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2712 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2720 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2722 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2723 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2724 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2727 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2728 caution and expect breakage.
2733 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2735 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2736 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2737 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2740 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2741 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2742 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2743 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2748 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2750 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2751 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2752 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2758 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2760 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2761 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2762 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2763 improvements to the new website.
2765 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2766 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2768 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2769 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2771 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2777 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2779 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2780 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2781 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2786 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2789 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2790 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2796 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2798 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2799 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2800 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2806 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2808 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2809 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2810 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2815 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2817 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2818 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2819 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2824 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2826 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2827 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2828 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2831 This release should be of particular interest to package
2832 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2833 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2834 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2840 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2842 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2843 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2844 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2845 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2848 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2849 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2856 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2858 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2859 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2860 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2863 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2864 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2865 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2866 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2867 see the Changes document for more information.
2871 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2873 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2874 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2875 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2880 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2882 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2883 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2884 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2885 so this release is intended for developers only.
2889 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2891 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2892 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2893 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2898 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2900 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2901 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2906 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2908 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2909 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2910 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2916 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2918 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2919 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2920 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2921 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2922 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2924 What are you waiting for? Come
2925 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2926 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2931 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2933 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2934 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2935 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2939 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2941 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2942 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2943 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2944 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2945 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2950 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2952 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2953 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2954 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2958 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2960 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2961 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2962 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2963 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2967 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2969 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2970 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2971 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2972 and English names for feta filenames.
2978 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2981 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2982 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2983 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2986 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2987 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2988 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2994 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2996 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2997 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2998 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2999 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
3001 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
3002 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
3007 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
3009 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
3010 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
3016 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
3018 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
3019 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3020 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
3027 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
3029 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
3030 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
3031 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
3032 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
3034 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
3035 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
3036 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
3044 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
3046 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
3047 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
3048 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
3049 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
3050 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
3051 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
3052 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
3053 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
3059 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
3061 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
3062 its team, its world, its community.
3063 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
3064 to read the full issue...
3069 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
3071 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
3072 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3073 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
3078 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
3080 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
3081 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
3087 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
3089 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3091 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
3098 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
3100 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
3101 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
3102 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
3103 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
3104 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
3106 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
3107 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
3109 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
3111 @ref{Old downloads}.
3116 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
3118 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
3119 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3120 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3121 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3122 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3123 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3126 @ref{Old downloads}.
3131 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3133 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3134 documentation and translations.
3135 @ref{Old downloads}.
3140 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3142 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3143 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3144 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3145 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3146 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3148 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3149 @ref{Old downloads}.
3154 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3156 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3157 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3158 (teaching) has been added.
3160 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3162 @ref{Old downloads}.
3167 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3169 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3170 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3171 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3172 @ref{Old downloads}.
3177 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3179 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3180 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3181 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3182 translations of the documentation.
3183 @ref{Old downloads}.
3188 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3190 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3191 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3192 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3193 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3194 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3195 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3196 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3197 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3198 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3200 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3202 @ref{Old downloads}.
3207 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3209 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3210 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3211 markup command names have been made.
3214 @ref{Old downloads}.
3219 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3221 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3222 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3223 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3224 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3225 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3228 @ref{Old downloads}.
3233 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3235 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3236 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3238 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3239 @ref{Old downloads}.
3244 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3246 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3247 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3248 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3250 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3251 @ref{Old downloads}.
3256 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3258 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3260 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3261 @ref{Old downloads}.
3266 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3268 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3269 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3270 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3272 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3274 @ref{Old downloads}.
3279 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3281 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3282 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3283 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3284 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3286 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3287 @ref{Old downloads}.
3292 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3294 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3295 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3298 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3299 @ref{Old downloads}.
3304 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3306 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3307 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3312 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3314 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3315 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3320 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3322 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3324 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3325 @ref{Old downloads}.
3330 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3332 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3333 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3334 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3336 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3337 @ref{Old downloads}.
3342 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3344 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3345 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3350 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3352 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3353 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3358 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3360 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3361 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3362 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3364 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3365 @ref{Old downloads}.
3370 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3372 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3373 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3375 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3377 @ref{Old downloads}.
3382 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3384 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3385 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3386 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3387 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3388 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3389 announce releases and special events.
3394 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3396 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3397 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3398 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3403 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3405 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3406 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3407 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3408 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3409 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3412 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3414 @ref{Old downloads}.
3419 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3421 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3422 names has been added to the MusicXML
3425 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3426 @ref{Old downloads}.
3431 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3433 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3438 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3440 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3441 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3442 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3445 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3446 @ref{Old downloads}.
3451 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3453 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3456 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3457 @ref{Old downloads}.
3462 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3464 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3465 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3466 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3467 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3468 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3469 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3475 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3477 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3478 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3479 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3481 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3482 @ref{Old downloads}.
3487 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3489 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3490 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3495 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3497 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3498 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3499 Grand Documentation Project.
3501 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3502 @ref{Old downloads}.
3507 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3509 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3511 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3512 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3513 @ref{Old downloads}.
3518 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3520 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3522 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3523 @ref{Old downloads}.
3528 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3530 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3531 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3533 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3534 @ref{Old downloads}.
3539 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3541 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3542 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3543 for the translations.
3545 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3546 @ref{Old downloads}.
3551 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3553 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3554 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3555 and lots of updates for the translations.
3557 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3558 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3559 @ref{Old downloads}.
3564 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3566 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3567 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3568 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3569 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3574 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3575 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3576 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3577 spacing engine code.
3579 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3580 @ref{Old downloads}.
3585 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3587 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3588 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3590 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3591 @ref{Old downloads}.
3596 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3598 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3599 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3601 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3602 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3603 @ref{Old downloads}.
3608 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3609 This has lots of bugfixes.
3611 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3612 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3613 @ref{Old downloads}.
3618 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3619 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3620 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3621 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3626 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3627 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3629 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3631 @ref{Old downloads}.
3636 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3637 This release has some documentation updates.
3639 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3641 @ref{Old downloads}.
3646 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3647 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3648 disponibles en ligne ---
3649 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3650 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3651 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3652 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3657 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3658 This release fixes many bugs.
3660 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3661 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3663 @ref{Old downloads}.
3668 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3669 This release fixes many bugs.
3671 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3672 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3674 @ref{Old downloads}.
3679 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3680 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3681 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3683 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3685 @ref{Old downloads}.
3690 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3691 This release fixes still more bugs.
3693 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3695 @ref{Old downloads}.
3700 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3701 This release fixes many bugs.
3702 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3703 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3705 @ref{Old downloads})
3710 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3711 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3712 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3713 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3715 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3716 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3718 @ref{Old downloads}.
3723 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3724 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3725 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3727 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3734 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3735 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3736 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3738 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3740 @ref{Old downloads}.
3745 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3746 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3747 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3749 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3751 @ref{Old downloads}.
3756 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3757 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3760 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3762 @ref{Old downloads}.
3767 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3768 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3770 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3772 @ref{Old downloads}.
3777 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3778 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3779 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3780 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3782 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3784 @ref{Old downloads}.
3789 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3790 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3791 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3792 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3793 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3794 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3796 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3798 @ref{Old downloads}.
3803 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3804 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3805 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3808 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3810 @ref{Old downloads}.
3815 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3816 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3817 further improvements in the regression test suite
3821 @ref{Old downloads}.
3826 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3827 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3831 @ref{Old downloads}.
3836 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3837 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3842 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3843 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3848 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3849 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3853 @ref{Old downloads}.
3858 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3859 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3860 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3864 @ref{Old downloads}.
3869 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3870 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3874 @ref{Old downloads}.
3879 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3880 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3885 @ref{Old downloads}.
3890 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3891 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3895 @ref{Old downloads}.
3900 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3901 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3902 within a system as well as between systems.
3906 @ref{Old downloads}.
3911 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3912 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3913 test results} and several website build improvements.
3917 @ref{Old downloads}.
3922 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3923 This release fixes several bugs.
3926 @ref{Old downloads}.
3931 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3932 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3937 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3938 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3939 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3940 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3941 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3946 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3947 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3951 @ref{Old downloads}.
3956 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3957 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3960 @ref{Old downloads}.
3965 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3966 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3970 @ref{Old downloads}.
3975 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3976 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3979 @ref{Old downloads}.
3984 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3985 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3990 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3991 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3992 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3997 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3998 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3999 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
4004 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
4005 This release has many more bugfixes.
4008 @ref{Old downloads}.
4013 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
4014 This release has many more bugfixes.
4017 @ref{Old downloads}.
4022 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
4023 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
4028 @ref{Old downloads}.
4033 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
4034 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
4035 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
4036 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
4037 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
4038 (@ref{Publications}).
4043 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
4044 This release has further bugfixes.
4047 @ref{Old downloads}.
4052 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
4053 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
4054 available for x86/64.
4057 @ref{Old downloads}.
4062 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
4063 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
4064 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4065 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
4066 @ref{Old downloads})
4071 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
4072 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
4073 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4078 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
4079 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4084 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
4085 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4090 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
4091 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4096 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
4097 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
4098 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4103 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
4104 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
4105 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
4106 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4111 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
4112 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4117 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
4118 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
4119 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4124 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4125 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4126 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4127 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4128 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4133 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4134 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4135 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4140 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4141 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4142 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4143 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4148 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4149 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4150 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4151 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4156 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4157 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4159 @ref{Old downloads})
4164 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4165 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4167 @ref{Old downloads})
4172 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4173 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4174 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4176 @ref{Old downloads})
4181 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4182 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4183 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4184 (@ref{Old downloads})
4189 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4190 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4191 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4192 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4197 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4198 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4199 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4200 the development releases even better
4205 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4207 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4208 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4209 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4214 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4215 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4216 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4217 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4218 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4219 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4224 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4225 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4226 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4228 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4233 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4234 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4235 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4236 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4237 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4242 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4243 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4244 (@ref{Old downloads})
4249 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4250 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4251 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4252 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4253 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4254 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4259 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4260 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4261 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4262 (@ref{Publications})
4267 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4268 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4269 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4274 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4275 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4276 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4277 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4282 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4283 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4284 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4289 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4290 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4291 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4296 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4297 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4298 released. (@ref{Changes},
4299 @ref{Old downloads})
4304 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4305 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4306 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4307 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4308 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4309 multi-measure rests.
4311 @ref{Old downloads})
4316 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4317 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4319 @ref{Old downloads})
4324 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4325 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4326 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4327 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4328 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4329 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4330 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4331 @ref{Old downloads})
4336 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4337 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4338 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4339 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4340 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4341 @ref{Old downloads})
4346 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4347 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4348 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4349 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4350 the endings and the middle
4351 part. (@ref{Changes},
4352 @ref{Old downloads})
4357 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4358 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4359 parenthesized, for example,
4362 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4363 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4367 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4368 @ref{Old downloads})
4373 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4374 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4375 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4385 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4386 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4387 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4388 @ref{Old downloads})
4393 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4394 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4395 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4396 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4397 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4398 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4399 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4401 @ref{Old downloads})
4406 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4407 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4408 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4409 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4410 @ref{Old downloads})
4415 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4416 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4417 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4418 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4419 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4420 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4421 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4422 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4423 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4424 @ref{Old downloads})
4429 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4430 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4431 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4432 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4433 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4434 @ref{Old downloads})
4439 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4441 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4442 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4443 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4448 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4449 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4450 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4451 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4452 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4457 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4458 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4459 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4461 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4463 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4465 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4471 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4472 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4473 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4474 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4475 @ref{Old downloads})
4480 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4481 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4482 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4483 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4484 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4487 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4488 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4489 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4490 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4495 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4496 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4497 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4498 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4499 page. Let us know how you fare!
4504 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4505 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4506 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4507 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4508 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4509 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4510 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4511 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4512 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4514 @ref{Old downloads})
4519 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4520 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4521 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4522 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4523 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4524 @ref{Old downloads})
4529 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4530 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4531 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4532 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4533 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4534 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4535 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4536 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4537 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4538 @ref{Old downloads})
4543 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4544 This release has the following new features:
4547 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4548 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4549 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4551 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4552 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4553 and Bertalan Fodor).
4555 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4556 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4559 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4560 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4561 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4565 @ref{Old downloads})
4570 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4571 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4572 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4573 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4574 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4575 van den Borre and Bertalan
4576 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4577 @ref{Old downloads})
4582 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4583 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4584 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4585 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4591 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4592 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4593 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4594 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4595 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4597 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4598 @ref{Old downloads})
4603 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4604 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4605 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4610 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4611 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4612 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4613 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4614 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4615 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4616 @ref{Old downloads})
4621 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4622 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4623 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4624 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4625 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4626 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4627 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4628 @ref{Old downloads})
4633 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4634 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4635 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4636 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4637 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4638 @ref{Old downloads})
4643 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4644 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4645 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4646 @ref{Old downloads})
4651 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4652 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4653 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4654 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4655 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4656 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4657 @ref{Old downloads})
4662 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4663 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4664 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4665 that compute said property, i.e.
4668 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4669 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4672 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4673 @ref{Old downloads})
4678 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4679 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4680 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4681 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4682 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4683 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4684 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4685 users. (@ref{Changes},
4686 @ref{Old downloads})
4691 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4692 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4693 series. (@ref{Changes},
4694 @ref{Old downloads})
4699 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4700 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4701 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4702 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4703 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4704 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4705 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4706 sponsored by Nicolas
4707 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4708 @ref{Old downloads})
4713 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4714 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4715 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4716 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4717 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4718 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4719 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4720 @ref{Old downloads})
4725 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4726 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4727 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4728 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4729 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4730 @ref{Old downloads})
4735 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4736 This is mainly a bugfix
4737 release. (@ref{Changes},
4738 @ref{Old downloads})
4743 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4744 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4745 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4746 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4747 la gravure musicale}.
4752 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4753 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4754 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4755 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4756 @ref{Old downloads})
4761 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4762 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4763 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4764 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4765 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4766 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4771 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4772 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4773 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4774 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4775 @ref{Old downloads})
4780 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4781 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4782 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4783 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4784 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4785 @ref{Old downloads})
4790 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4791 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4792 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4793 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4794 @ref{Old downloads})
4799 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4800 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4801 for a note is proportional to the time it
4802 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4803 @ref{Old downloads})
4808 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4809 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4810 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4815 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4816 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4817 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4818 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4820 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4821 @ref{Old downloads})
4826 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4827 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4828 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4829 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4831 @ref{Old downloads})
4836 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4837 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4838 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4839 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4840 @ref{Old downloads})
4845 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4846 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4848 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4849 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4850 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4851 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4852 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4857 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4858 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4859 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4860 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4865 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4866 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4867 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4868 @ref{Old downloads})
4873 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4874 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4875 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4876 @ref{Old downloads})
4881 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4882 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4883 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4884 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4885 (@ref{Old downloads})
4890 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4891 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4892 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4893 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4898 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4899 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4900 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4901 better help functionality.
4902 (@ref{Old downloads})
4907 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4908 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4909 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4910 compile them directly from
4911 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4916 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4917 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4918 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4923 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4924 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4925 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4926 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4931 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4932 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4933 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4934 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4935 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4940 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4941 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4942 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4947 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4948 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4953 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4954 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4955 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4960 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4961 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4962 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4963 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4964 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4969 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4970 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4971 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4972 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4973 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4974 @ref{Old downloads})
4979 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4981 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4982 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4984 (@ref{Old downloads})
4989 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4990 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4991 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4992 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4993 signatures like 5/8.
4995 @ref{Old downloads})
5000 @subheading April 18, 2005
5001 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
5002 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
5003 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
5004 More details are in the
5006 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
5011 @subheading April 15, 2005
5012 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
5013 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
5014 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
5015 Scheme code. Take a look at
5017 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
5022 @subheading April 6, 2005
5023 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
5024 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
5025 place. @ref{Old downloads}
5030 @subheading March 31, 2005
5031 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
5032 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
5033 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
5038 @subheading March 20, 2005
5039 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
5040 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
5046 @subheading March 14, 2005
5047 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
5048 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
5049 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
5050 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5051 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5056 @subheading March 7, 2005
5057 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
5058 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
5059 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
5060 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
5061 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
5063 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5068 @subheading March 7, 2005
5069 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
5070 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
5076 @subheading February 28, 2005
5077 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
5078 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
5079 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
5080 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
5086 @subheading February 28, 2005
5087 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
5088 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}.
5089 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5090 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5095 @subheading February 26, 2005
5096 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
5097 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
5098 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
5099 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
5104 @subheading February 21, 2005
5105 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
5106 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
5107 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
5108 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
5110 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5115 @subheading February 4, 2005
5116 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
5117 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
5118 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
5119 @ref{Old downloads}!
5124 @subheading January 31, 2005
5125 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5126 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5127 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5133 @subheading January 26, 2005
5134 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5135 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5141 @subheading January 16, 2005
5142 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5143 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5144 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5146 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5148 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5153 @subheading January 11, 2005
5154 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5155 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5156 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5157 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5158 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5159 font code by Werner.
5161 and check out the changes in
5162 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5167 @subheading January 02, 2005
5168 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5169 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5170 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5171 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5172 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5173 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5174 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5175 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5176 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5179 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5184 @subheading December 28, 2004
5185 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5186 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5187 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5188 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5190 and check out the changes in
5191 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5196 @subheading December 20, 2004
5197 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5198 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5199 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5200 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5201 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5204 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5209 @subheading December 3, 2004
5210 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5211 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5212 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5213 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5214 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5215 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5216 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5217 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5221 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5226 @subheading November 26, 2004
5227 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5228 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5229 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5230 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5231 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5233 and check out the changes in
5234 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5239 @subheading November 20, 2004
5240 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5241 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5242 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5243 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5244 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5245 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5246 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5247 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5250 and check out the changes in
5251 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5256 @subheading November 12, 2004
5257 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5258 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5259 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5260 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5261 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5264 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5267 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5268 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5269 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5270 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5271 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5274 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5279 @subheading November 11, 2004
5280 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5281 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5287 @subheading November 4, 2004
5288 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5289 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5291 and check out the changes in
5292 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5297 @subheading October 31, 2004
5298 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5299 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5300 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5301 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5308 @subheading October 29, 2004
5309 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5310 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5311 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5313 and check out the changes in
5314 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5319 @subheading October 29, 2004
5320 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5321 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5322 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5323 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5325 and check out the changes in
5326 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5331 @subheading October 27, 2004
5332 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5333 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5334 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5336 and check out the changes in
5337 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5342 @subheading October 24, 2004
5343 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5344 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5345 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5347 and check out the changes in
5348 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5353 @subheading October 10, 2004
5354 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5355 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5356 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5360 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5365 @subheading October 09, 2004
5366 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5367 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5368 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5372 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5377 @subheading October 02, 2004
5378 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5379 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5380 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5381 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5382 in the documentation.
5384 and check out the changes in
5385 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5390 @subheading September 29, 2004
5391 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040811160307/http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5392 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5393 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5394 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5399 @subheading September 26, 2004
5400 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5402 and check out the changes
5403 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5408 @subheading September 20, 2004
5409 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5410 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5411 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5412 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5413 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5414 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5417 and check out the changes in
5418 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5423 @subheading September 11, 2004
5424 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5425 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5426 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5427 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5428 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5429 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5430 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5431 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5432 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5433 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5434 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5435 will hold users back in switching.
5437 and check out the changes in
5438 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5443 @subheading September 10, 2004
5444 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5445 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5446 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5447 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5448 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5449 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5451 and check out the changes in
5452 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5457 @subheading September 6, 2004
5458 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5459 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5460 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5461 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5462 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5466 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5471 @subheading August 29, 2004
5472 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5473 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5474 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5475 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5476 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5477 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5478 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5479 chapter of the user manual.
5480 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5485 @subheading August 29, 2004
5486 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5487 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5488 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5489 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5490 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5491 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5495 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5500 @subheading August 24, 2004
5501 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5502 disappearing metronome mark.
5504 and check out the changes in
5505 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5510 @subheading August 23, 2004
5511 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5512 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5513 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5514 `doubleSlurs' property.
5516 and check out the changes in
5517 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5522 @subheading August 3, 2004
5523 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5524 annoying bugs fixed.
5527 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5532 @subheading August 1, 2004
5533 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5534 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5535 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5536 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5537 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5538 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5541 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5542 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5544 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5545 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5550 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5555 @subheading July 30, 2004
5556 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5557 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5558 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5559 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5560 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5561 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5562 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5563 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5564 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5565 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5568 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5573 @subheading July 23, 2004
5574 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5575 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5576 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5577 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5580 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5585 @subheading July 19, 2004
5586 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5587 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5588 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5589 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5590 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5591 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5592 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5593 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5594 beat within the measure.
5596 and check out the changes in
5597 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5602 @subheading July 15, 2004
5603 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5607 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5612 @subheading July 11, 2004
5613 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5619 @subheading July 5, 2004
5620 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5621 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5622 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5623 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5625 and check out the changes
5626 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5631 @subheading July 5, 2004
5632 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5636 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5641 @subheading June 25, 2004
5642 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5643 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5644 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5645 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5646 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5647 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5648 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5650 @ref{Old downloads}.
5655 @subheading June 20, 2004
5656 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5657 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5658 @ref{Old downloads}.
5663 @subheading June 13, 2004
5664 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5665 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5666 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5668 @ref{Old downloads}.
5673 @subheading May 31, 2004
5674 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5675 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5676 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5678 @ref{Old downloads}.
5683 @subheading May 31, 2004
5684 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5685 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5686 or head straight to the
5687 @ref{Old downloads}.
5692 @subheading May 26, 2004
5693 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5694 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5695 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5696 @ref{Old downloads}.
5701 @subheading May 9, 2004
5702 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5703 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5704 @ref{Old downloads}.
5709 @subheading May 4, 2004
5710 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5712 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5713 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5714 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5715 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5716 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5721 @subheading May 3, 2004
5722 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5723 @ref{Old downloads}.
5728 @subheading April 17, 2004
5729 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5730 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5736 @subheading April 12, 2004
5737 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5738 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5739 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5740 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5741 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5742 @ref{Old downloads}.
5747 @subheading April 8, 2004
5748 A French article on the new LilyPond
5749 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5754 @subheading April 8, 2004
5755 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5756 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5762 @subheading April 1, 2004
5763 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5764 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5765 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5766 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5767 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5768 @ref{Old downloads}.
5773 @subheading March 31, 2004
5774 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5775 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5776 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5777 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5779 @ref{Old downloads}.
5784 @subheading March 30, 2004
5785 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5787 @ref{Old downloads}.
5792 @subheading March 28, 2004
5793 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5794 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5795 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5802 @subheading March 22, 2004
5803 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5804 @ref{Old downloads}.
5809 @subheading March 21, 2004
5810 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5817 @subheading March 20, 2004
5818 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5819 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5820 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5822 @ref{Old downloads}.
5827 @subheading March 15, 2004
5828 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5829 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5830 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5833 @ref{Old downloads}.
5838 @subheading March 14, 2004
5840 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5841 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5847 @subheading March 11, 2004
5848 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5850 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5851 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5852 authors of LilyPond.
5857 @subheading March 11, 2004
5858 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5859 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5862 @ref{Old downloads}.
5867 @subheading March 9, 2004
5868 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5869 experimental support for producing titles with
5875 @subheading February 29, 2004
5876 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5877 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5878 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5880 @ref{Old downloads}.
5885 @subheading February 24, 2004
5886 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5887 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5888 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5890 @ref{Old downloads}.
5895 @subheading February 23, 2004
5896 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5897 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5898 produce cue notes. More information in the
5905 @subheading February 18, 2004
5906 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5907 for altering accidental rules.
5913 @subheading February 16, 2004
5914 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5915 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5916 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5917 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5918 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5919 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5920 More information in the
5927 @subheading February 13, 2004
5928 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5929 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5930 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5937 @subheading February 12, 2004
5938 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5939 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5940 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5941 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5948 @subheading February 9, 2004
5949 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5950 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5951 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5952 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5953 More information in the
5960 @subheading February 5, 2004
5961 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5962 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5963 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5964 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5965 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5966 More information in the
5973 @subheading February 4, 2004
5974 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5975 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5976 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5984 @subheading February 2, 2004
5985 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5986 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5987 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5994 @subheading January 28, 2004
5995 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5996 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5997 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5998 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
6007 @subheading January 26, 2004
6008 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
6009 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
6012 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6017 @subheading January 21, 2004
6019 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
6020 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
6021 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
6024 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6029 @subheading January 20, 2004
6030 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
6031 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
6032 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
6033 access, but only HTTP downloads.
6038 @subheading January 20, 2004
6039 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
6040 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
6041 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
6042 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
6048 @subheading January 19, 2004
6049 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
6050 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
6052 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6057 @subheading January 18, 2004
6058 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
6059 available for Windows! For downloading, go
6060 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
6065 @subheading January 17, 2004
6066 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
6067 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
6068 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
6070 More information in the
6071 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6076 @subheading January 16, 2004
6077 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
6078 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
6080 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6085 @subheading January 13, 2004
6086 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
6087 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
6088 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
6090 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6095 @subheading January 9, 2004
6096 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
6097 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
6098 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
6099 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
6100 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
6101 individual music expressions.
6102 More information in the
6103 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6108 @subheading January 7, 2004
6109 An update to the stable branch,
6110 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
6111 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
6116 @subheading January 6, 2004
6117 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
6118 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
6119 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6120 More information in the
6121 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6126 @subheading January 4, 2004
6127 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6129 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6130 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6135 @subheading January 2, 2004
6136 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6137 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6138 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6139 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6144 @subheading December 30, 2003
6145 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6146 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6147 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6148 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6153 @subheading December 23, 2003
6154 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6155 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6156 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6157 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6158 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6159 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6164 @subheading December 17, 2003
6165 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6166 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6167 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6169 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6174 @subheading December 16, 2003
6175 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6176 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6177 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6178 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6183 @subheading October 11, 2003
6184 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6186 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6191 @subheading October 11, 2003
6192 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6194 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6195 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6200 @subheading October 9, 2003
6201 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6202 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6203 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6208 @subheading October 5, 2003
6209 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6216 @subheading October 4, 2003
6217 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6219 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6220 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6225 @subheading September 29, 2003
6226 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6227 contains minor bugfixes.
6228 See the @ref{Changes}
6229 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6234 @subheading September 27, 2003
6235 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6236 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6237 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6243 @subheading September 24, 2003
6244 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6245 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6246 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6247 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6248 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6253 @subheading September 24, 2003
6254 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6255 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6256 the @ref{Changes} and
6257 download @uref{install/,here}.
6262 @subheading September 23, 2003
6263 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6264 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6265 the @ref{Changes} and
6266 download @uref{install/,here}.
6271 @subheading September 19, 2003
6272 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6273 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6274 the @ref{Changes} and
6275 download @uref{install/,here}.
6280 @subheading September 17, 2003
6281 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6282 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6288 @subheading September 16, 2003
6289 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6290 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6296 @subheading September 10, 2003
6297 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6298 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6299 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6300 will be available in a few weeks.
6306 @subheading September 9, 2003
6307 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6308 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6314 @subheading September 7, 2003
6315 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6316 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6322 @subheading August 31, 2003
6323 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6324 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6325 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6331 @subheading August 31, 2003
6332 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6333 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6338 @subheading August 31, 2003
6339 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6340 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6341 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6342 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6347 @subheading August 28, 2003
6348 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6349 @ref{Changes} and get it
6350 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6355 @subheading August 26, 2003
6356 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6357 @ref{Changes} and get it
6358 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6363 @subheading August 25, 2003
6364 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6365 @ref{Changes} and get it
6366 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6371 @subheading August 25, 2003
6372 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6373 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6378 @subheading August 21, 2003
6379 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6380 read the @ref{Changes}.
6385 @subheading August 18, 2003
6386 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6387 has been updated to 1.8.
6388 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6393 @subheading August 7, 2003
6394 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6395 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6400 @subheading August 7, 2003
6401 New website went live!
6406 @subheading August 6, 2003
6407 Announced new website.
6412 @subheading August 1, 2003
6413 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6418 @subheading July 30, 2003
6419 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6420 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6426 @subheading July 29, 2003
6427 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6428 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.