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15 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
16 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
18 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
19 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
21 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
23 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
24 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
25 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
26 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
28 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
30 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
33 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
37 * add macro for long Google issues list URL
42 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
44 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
45 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
51 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
53 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
54 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
55 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
62 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
64 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
65 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
66 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
67 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
69 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
70 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
71 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
79 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
81 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
82 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
83 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
84 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
85 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
86 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
87 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!
88 <p align="right">Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
94 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
96 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
97 its team, its world, its community.
98 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
99 to read the full issue...
104 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
106 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
107 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
108 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
113 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
115 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
116 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
124 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
126 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
133 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
135 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
136 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
137 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
138 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
139 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
141 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
142 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
144 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_65&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
151 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
153 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
154 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
155 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
156 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
157 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
158 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
168 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
169 documentation and translations.
175 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
177 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
178 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
179 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
180 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
181 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
183 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_62&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
189 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
191 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
192 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
193 (teaching) has been added.
195 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_61&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
204 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
205 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
206 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
214 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
215 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
216 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
217 translations of the documentation.
223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
225 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
226 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
227 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
228 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
229 deceased since then. All the development team express their
230 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
231 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
232 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
233 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
235 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_58&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
244 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
245 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
246 markup command names have been made.
254 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
256 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
257 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
258 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
259 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
260 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
268 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
270 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
271 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
272 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_55&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
278 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
280 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
281 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
282 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
283 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_54&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
289 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
291 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
293 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_53&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
301 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
302 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
303 releases are now fully listed on the News page. @ref{Changes},
304 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_52&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
310 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
312 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
313 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
314 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
315 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
316 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_51&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
322 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
324 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
325 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
327 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_50&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
333 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
335 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
336 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
341 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
343 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
344 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
349 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
351 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
353 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_49&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
361 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
362 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
363 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
365 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_48&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
371 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
373 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
374 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
379 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
381 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
382 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
389 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
390 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
391 regression tests maintenance for developers.
392 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_47&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
398 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
400 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
401 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
403 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_46&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
409 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
411 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
412 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
413 report, new translations of the site and publications.
414 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
415 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
416 announce releases and special events.
421 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
423 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
424 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
425 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
432 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
433 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
434 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
435 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
436 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
439 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_45&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
445 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
447 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
448 names has been added to the MusicXML
449 converter. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_44&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
455 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
457 Lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
462 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
464 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
465 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
466 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
467 fixed. @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_43&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
473 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
475 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
476 bugs. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_42&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
482 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
484 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
485 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
486 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
487 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
488 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
489 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
497 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
498 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
499 updates to the MusicXML converter. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_41&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
505 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
507 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
508 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
515 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
516 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
517 Grand Documentation Project. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_36&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.33 and 2.10.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
524 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
525 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
526 2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_33&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
527 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
532 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
534 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
535 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_32&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
540 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
542 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
543 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
544 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_31&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
551 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
552 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
553 for the translations. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_30&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes}, @ref{Old downloads})
558 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
560 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
561 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
562 and lots of updates for the translations.
563 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
564 2.10}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
565 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
572 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
573 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
574 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
575 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
580 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
581 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
582 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
584 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
585 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
590 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
592 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
593 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
594 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
595 2.11}, @ref{Old downloads})
600 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
602 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
603 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
604 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
605 2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
606 2.10}, @ref{Old downloads})
611 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
612 This has lots of bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
613 2.11}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_23&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
614 2.10}, @ref{Old downloads})
619 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
620 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
621 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
622 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
624 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
630 This release has updates of the dot collision code. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_22&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
631 }, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
636 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
637 This release has some documentation updates.
638 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_21&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
639 }, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
644 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
645 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
646 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
647 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
648 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
653 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
654 This release fixes many bugs.
655 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
657 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_20&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
658 2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
664 This release fixes many bugs.
665 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
667 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_19&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
668 2.10}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
673 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
674 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
675 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_18&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
676 2.11}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
681 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
682 This release fixes still more bugs.
683 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_17&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
684 2.11}, @ref{Changes},
690 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
691 This release fixes many bugs.
692 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
694 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_16&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
703 This release will stretch piano staves on a
704 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
705 head and the slashed mirrored flat. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
707 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_15&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes
709 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
714 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
715 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
716 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
717 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_14&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
718 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
723 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
724 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
725 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
726 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_13&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
727 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
732 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
733 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
734 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
735 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
736 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
742 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
743 usage improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_12&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
744 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
749 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
750 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
751 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
757 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
758 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
759 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
760 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
765 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
766 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
767 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
768 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
769 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
770 % faster than previous 2.11 releases. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
771 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
776 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
777 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
778 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
779 and part-combining (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_10&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
780 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
786 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
787 further improvements in the regression test suite (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_9&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
788 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
793 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
794 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_8&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
795 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
800 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
801 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
806 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
807 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
812 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
813 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes! (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_7&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
814 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
819 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
820 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
821 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
822 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
823 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
829 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
830 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_6&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
831 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
836 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
837 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
839 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
840 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
845 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
846 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
847 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_5&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
848 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
854 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
855 within a system as well as between systems. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_4&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
856 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
861 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
862 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
863 test results} and several website build improvements. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
864 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
870 This release fixes several bugs.
871 (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_3&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
877 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
878 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
883 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
884 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
885 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
886 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
892 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
893 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
894 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
899 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
900 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_2&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
906 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
907 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_11_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
908 @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
914 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_10_1&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
920 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
921 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
926 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
927 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
932 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
933 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
934 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
939 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
940 This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_29&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
946 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
947 This release has many more bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_28&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
953 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
954 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
955 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes}, @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_27&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
961 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
962 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
963 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
964 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
965 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
966 (@ref{Publications}).
971 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
972 This release has further bugfixes. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_26&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
979 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
980 available for x86/64. (@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed_2_9_25&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
986 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
987 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
988 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
989 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
995 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
996 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
997 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1002 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
1003 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1008 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
1009 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
1015 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
1020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
1021 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
1022 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1027 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
1028 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
1029 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
1030 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
1036 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1041 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
1042 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
1043 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
1048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
1049 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
1050 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
1051 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
1052 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1057 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
1058 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
1059 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
1065 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
1066 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
1067 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1072 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
1073 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
1074 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
1075 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1080 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1081 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
1083 @ref{Old downloads})
1088 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
1089 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
1091 @ref{Old downloads})
1096 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
1097 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
1098 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1100 @ref{Old downloads})
1105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1106 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
1107 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
1108 (@ref{Old downloads})
1113 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
1114 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
1115 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
1116 glory} what features are broken in the development release
1121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
1122 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
1123 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
1124 the development releases even better
1129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
1131 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
1132 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
1133 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1138 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
1139 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
1140 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
1141 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
1142 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
1143 esthetics}. Happy reading!
1148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
1149 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
1150 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
1152 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1157 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1158 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
1159 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
1160 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
1161 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1166 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
1167 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
1168 (@ref{Old downloads})
1173 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
1174 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
1175 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
1176 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
1177 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
1178 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1183 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
1184 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
1185 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
1186 (@ref{Publications})
1191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1192 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
1193 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1198 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
1199 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
1200 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
1201 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1206 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
1207 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
1208 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
1213 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
1214 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
1215 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
1220 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
1221 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
1222 released. (@ref{Changes},
1223 @ref{Old downloads})
1228 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
1229 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
1230 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
1231 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
1232 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
1233 multi-measure rests.
1235 @ref{Old downloads})
1240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
1241 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
1243 @ref{Old downloads})
1248 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
1249 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
1250 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
1251 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
1252 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1253 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
1254 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
1255 @ref{Old downloads})
1260 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
1261 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
1262 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
1263 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
1264 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
1265 @ref{Old downloads})
1270 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
1271 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
1272 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
1273 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
1274 the endings and the middle
1275 part. (@ref{Changes},
1276 @ref{Old downloads})
1281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
1282 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
1283 parenthesized, for example,
1286 c4 -\parenthesize -.
1287 <d \parenthesize fis a>
1291 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
1292 @ref{Old downloads})
1297 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
1298 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
1299 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
1309 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
1310 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
1311 vector. (@ref{Changes},
1312 @ref{Old downloads})
1317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
1318 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
1319 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
1320 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
1321 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
1322 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
1323 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
1325 @ref{Old downloads})
1330 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
1331 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
1332 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
1333 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
1334 @ref{Old downloads})
1339 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
1340 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
1341 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
1342 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
1343 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
1344 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
1345 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
1346 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1347 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1348 @ref{Old downloads})
1353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
1354 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
1355 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
1356 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
1357 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
1358 @ref{Old downloads})
1363 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
1365 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
1366 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
1367 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
1372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
1373 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
1374 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
1375 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
1376 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
1381 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1382 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
1383 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
1385 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
1387 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
1389 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
1395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
1396 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
1397 (feature sponsored by Andrea
1398 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
1399 @ref{Old downloads})
1404 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
1405 Linux Journal publishes an article on
1406 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
1407 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
1408 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
1411 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
1412 “GNU Lilypond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
1413 alternatives seem second-rate.”
1414 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
1419 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
1420 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
1421 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
1422 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
1423 page. Let us know how you fare!
1428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
1429 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
1430 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
1431 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
1432 The important occasion for this release is our new build
1433 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
1434 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
1435 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
1436 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
1438 @ref{Old downloads})
1443 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
1444 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
1445 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
1446 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
1447 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
1448 @ref{Old downloads})
1453 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
1454 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
1455 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
1456 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
1457 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
1458 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
1459 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
1460 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
1461 functions. (@ref{Changes},
1462 @ref{Old downloads})
1467 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
1468 This release has the following new features:
1471 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
1472 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
1473 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
1475 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
1476 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
1477 and Bertalan Fodor).
1479 Generic music functions may now also be used on
1480 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
1483 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
1484 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
1485 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
1489 @ref{Old downloads})
1494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
1495 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
1496 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
1497 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
1498 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
1499 van den Borre and Bertalan
1500 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
1501 @ref{Old downloads})
1506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
1507 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
1508 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
1509 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
1515 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
1516 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
1517 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
1518 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
1519 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
1521 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
1522 @ref{Old downloads})
1527 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
1528 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
1529 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
1534 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
1535 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
1536 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
1537 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
1538 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
1539 etc. (@ref{Changes},
1540 @ref{Old downloads})
1545 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
1546 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
1547 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
1548 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1549 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1550 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1551 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1552 @ref{Old downloads})
1557 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
1558 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
1559 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
1560 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
1561 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1562 @ref{Old downloads})
1567 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
1568 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
1569 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
1570 @ref{Old downloads})
1575 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
1576 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
1577 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
1578 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
1579 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
1580 properties. (@ref{Changes},
1581 @ref{Old downloads})
1586 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
1587 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
1588 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
1589 that compute said property, i.e.
1592 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
1593 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
1596 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
1597 @ref{Old downloads})
1602 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
1603 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
1604 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
1605 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
1606 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
1607 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
1608 also provides advanced tweakability for power
1609 users. (@ref{Changes},
1610 @ref{Old downloads})
1615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
1616 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
1617 series. (@ref{Changes},
1618 @ref{Old downloads})
1623 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
1624 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
1625 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
1626 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
1627 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
1628 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
1629 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
1630 sponsored by Nicolas
1631 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
1632 @ref{Old downloads})
1637 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
1638 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
1639 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
1640 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
1641 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
1642 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
1643 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
1644 @ref{Old downloads})
1649 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
1650 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
1651 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
1652 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
1653 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
1654 @ref{Old downloads})
1659 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
1660 This is mainly a bugfix
1661 release. (@ref{Changes},
1662 @ref{Old downloads})
1667 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
1668 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
1669 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
1670 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
1671 la gravure musicale}.
1676 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
1677 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
1678 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
1679 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
1680 @ref{Old downloads})
1685 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
1686 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
1687 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
1688 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
1689 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
1690 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
1695 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
1696 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
1697 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
1698 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
1699 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
1700 @ref{Old downloads})
1705 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
1706 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
1707 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
1708 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
1709 signs. (@ref{Changes},
1710 @ref{Old downloads})
1715 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
1716 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
1717 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
1718 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
1719 @ref{Old downloads})
1724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
1725 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
1726 for a note is proportional to the time it
1727 takes. (@ref{Changes},
1728 @ref{Old downloads})
1733 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
1734 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
1735 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
1740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
1741 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
1742 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
1743 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
1745 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
1746 @ref{Old downloads})
1751 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
1752 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
1753 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
1754 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
1756 @ref{Old downloads})
1761 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
1762 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
1763 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
1764 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
1765 @ref{Old downloads})
1770 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
1771 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
1773 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
1774 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
1775 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
1776 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
1777 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
1782 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
1783 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
1784 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
1785 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
1790 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
1791 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
1792 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
1793 @ref{Old downloads})
1798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
1799 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
1800 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
1801 @ref{Old downloads})
1806 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
1807 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
1808 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
1809 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
1810 (@ref{Old downloads})
1815 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
1816 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
1817 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
1818 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
1823 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1824 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
1825 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
1826 better help functionality.
1827 (@ref{Old downloads})
1832 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
1833 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
1834 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
1835 compile them directly from
1836 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
1841 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
1842 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
1843 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
1848 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
1849 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
1850 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
1851 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
1856 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
1857 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
1858 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
1859 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
1860 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
1865 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
1866 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
1867 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
1872 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
1873 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
1878 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
1879 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
1880 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
1885 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
1886 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
1887 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
1888 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
1889 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
1894 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
1895 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
1896 now possible to start and stop the StaffSymbol, during a piece of
1897 music, by doing \stopStaff \startStaff. This can be used to produce
1899 staves. (@ref{Changes},
1900 @ref{Old downloads})
1905 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
1907 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
1908 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
1910 (@ref{Old downloads})
1915 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
1916 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
1917 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
1918 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
1919 signatures like 5/8.
1921 @ref{Old downloads})
1926 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
1927 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
1928 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
1929 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
1930 More details are in the
1932 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
1937 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
1938 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
1939 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
1940 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
1941 Scheme code. Take a look at
1943 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
1948 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
1949 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
1950 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
1951 place. @ref{Old downloads}
1956 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
1957 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
1958 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
1959 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
1964 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
1965 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
1966 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
1972 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
1973 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
1974 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
1975 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
1976 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
1977 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
1982 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
1983 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
1984 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
1985 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
1986 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
1987 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
1989 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
1994 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
1995 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
1996 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
2002 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2003 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
2004 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
2005 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
2006 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
2012 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
2013 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
2014 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}.
2015 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
2016 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
2021 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
2022 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,Lilypond Snippet
2023 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of Lilypond code
2024 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
2025 contribute creative ideas for using Lilypond.
2030 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
2031 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
2032 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
2033 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
2034 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
2036 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
2041 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
2042 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
2043 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
2044 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
2045 @ref{Old downloads}!
2050 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
2051 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
2052 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
2053 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
2059 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
2060 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
2061 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
2067 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
2068 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
2069 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
2070 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
2072 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
2074 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
2079 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
2080 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
2081 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
2082 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
2083 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
2084 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
2085 font code by Werner.
2087 and check out the changes in
2088 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2093 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
2094 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
2095 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
2096 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
2097 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
2098 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
2099 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
2100 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
2101 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
2102 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
2105 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2110 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
2111 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
2112 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
2113 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
2114 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
2116 and check out the changes in
2117 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2122 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
2123 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
2124 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
2125 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
2126 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
2127 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
2130 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2135 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
2136 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
2137 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
2138 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
2139 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
2140 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
2141 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
2142 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
2143 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
2147 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2152 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
2153 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
2154 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
2155 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
2156 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
2157 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
2159 and check out the changes in
2160 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2165 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
2166 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
2167 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
2168 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
2169 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
2170 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
2171 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
2172 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
2173 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
2176 and check out the changes in
2177 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2182 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
2183 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
2184 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
2185 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
2186 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
2187 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
2190 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
2193 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
2194 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
2195 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
2196 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
2197 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
2200 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2205 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
2206 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
2207 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
2213 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
2214 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
2215 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
2217 and check out the changes in
2218 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2223 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
2224 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
2225 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
2226 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
2227 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
2234 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2235 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
2236 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
2237 some problems with the conversion scripts.
2239 and check out the changes in
2240 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2245 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
2246 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for Lilypond 2.4.
2247 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
2248 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
2249 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
2251 and check out the changes in
2252 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2257 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
2258 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
2259 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
2260 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
2262 and check out the changes in
2263 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2268 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
2269 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
2270 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
2271 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
2273 and check out the changes in
2274 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2279 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
2280 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
2281 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
2282 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
2286 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2291 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
2292 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
2293 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
2294 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
2298 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2303 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
2304 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
2305 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
2306 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
2307 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
2308 in the documentation.
2310 and check out the changes in
2311 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2316 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
2317 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
2318 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
2319 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
2320 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
2325 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
2326 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
2328 and check out the changes
2329 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2334 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
2335 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
2336 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
2337 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
2338 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
2339 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
2340 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
2343 and check out the changes in
2344 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2349 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
2350 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
2351 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
2352 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
2353 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
2354 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
2355 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
2356 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
2357 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
2358 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
2359 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
2360 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
2361 will hold users back in switching.
2363 and check out the changes in
2364 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2369 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
2370 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
2371 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
2372 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
2373 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
2374 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
2375 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
2377 and check out the changes in
2378 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2383 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
2384 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
2385 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
2386 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
2387 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
2388 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
2392 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2397 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2398 LilyPond now has a Documentation
2399 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
2400 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
2401 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
2402 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
2403 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
2404 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
2405 chapter of the user manual.
2406 A lot of cheers for Graham!
2411 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
2412 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
2413 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
2414 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
2415 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
2416 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
2417 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
2421 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2426 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
2427 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
2428 disappearing metronome mark.
2430 and check out the changes in
2431 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2436 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
2437 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
2438 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
2439 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
2440 `doubleSlurs' property.
2442 and check out the changes in
2443 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2448 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
2449 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
2450 annoying bugs fixed.
2453 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2458 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
2459 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
2460 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
2461 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
2462 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
2463 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
2464 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
2467 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
2468 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
2470 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
2471 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
2476 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2481 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
2482 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
2483 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
2484 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
2485 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
2486 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
2487 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
2488 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
2489 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
2490 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
2491 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
2494 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2499 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
2500 Lilypond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
2501 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
2502 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
2503 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
2506 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2511 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
2512 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
2513 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
2514 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
2515 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
2516 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
2517 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
2518 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
2519 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
2520 beat within the measure.
2522 and check out the changes in
2523 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2528 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
2529 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
2533 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2538 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
2539 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
2545 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2546 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
2547 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
2548 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
2549 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
2551 and check out the changes
2552 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2557 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
2558 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
2562 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
2567 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
2568 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
2569 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
2570 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
2571 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
2572 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
2573 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
2574 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2576 @ref{Old downloads}.
2581 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
2582 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
2583 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
2584 @ref{Old downloads}.
2589 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
2590 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
2591 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
2592 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2594 @ref{Old downloads}.
2599 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2600 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
2601 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
2602 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
2604 @ref{Old downloads}.
2609 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
2610 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
2611 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
2612 or head straight to the
2613 @ref{Old downloads}.
2618 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
2619 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
2620 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
2621 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2622 @ref{Old downloads}.
2627 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
2628 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
2629 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
2630 @ref{Old downloads}.
2635 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
2636 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
2638 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
2639 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
2640 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
2641 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
2642 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
2647 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
2648 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
2649 @ref{Old downloads}.
2654 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
2655 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
2656 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
2662 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
2663 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
2664 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
2665 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
2666 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
2667 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
2668 @ref{Old downloads}.
2673 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2674 A French article on the new LilyPond
2675 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
2680 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
2681 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
2682 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
2688 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
2689 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
2690 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
2691 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
2692 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
2693 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
2694 @ref{Old downloads}.
2699 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
2700 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
2701 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
2702 documentation polish. This should be the final release
2703 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
2705 @ref{Old downloads}.
2710 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
2711 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
2713 @ref{Old downloads}.
2718 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
2719 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
2720 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
2721 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
2728 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
2729 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
2730 @ref{Old downloads}.
2735 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
2736 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
2743 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
2744 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
2745 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
2746 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
2748 @ref{Old downloads}.
2753 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
2754 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
2755 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
2756 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
2759 @ref{Old downloads}.
2764 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
2766 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
2767 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
2773 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2774 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
2776 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
2777 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
2778 authors of LilyPond.
2783 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
2784 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
2785 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
2788 @ref{Old downloads}.
2793 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
2794 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
2795 experimental support for producing titles with
2801 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
2802 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
2803 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
2804 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
2806 @ref{Old downloads}.
2811 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
2812 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
2813 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
2814 of lyrics related bugs. See the
2816 @ref{Old downloads}.
2821 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
2822 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
2823 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
2824 produce cue notes. More information in the
2831 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
2832 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
2833 for altering accidental rules.
2839 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
2840 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
2841 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
2842 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
2843 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
2844 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
2845 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
2846 More information in the
2853 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
2854 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
2855 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
2856 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
2863 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
2864 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
2865 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
2866 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
2867 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
2874 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
2875 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
2876 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
2877 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
2878 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
2879 More information in the
2886 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
2887 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
2888 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
2889 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
2890 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
2891 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
2892 More information in the
2899 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
2900 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
2901 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
2902 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
2910 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
2911 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
2912 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
2913 @code{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
2920 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
2921 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
2922 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
2923 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
2924 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
2933 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
2934 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
2935 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
2938 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2943 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
2945 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
2946 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
2947 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
2950 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2955 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
2956 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
2957 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
2958 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
2959 access, but only HTTP downloads.
2964 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
2965 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
2966 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
2967 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
2968 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
2974 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
2975 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
2976 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
2978 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
2983 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
2984 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
2985 available for Windows! For downloading, go
2986 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
2991 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
2992 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
2993 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
2994 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
2996 More information in the
2997 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3002 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
3003 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
3004 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
3006 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3011 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
3012 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
3013 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
3014 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
3016 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3021 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
3022 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
3023 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
3024 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
3025 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
3026 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
3027 individual music expressions.
3028 More information in the
3029 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
3034 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
3035 An update to the stable branch,
3036 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
3037 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
3042 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
3043 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
3044 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
3045 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
3046 More information in the
3047 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3052 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
3053 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
3054 improve the layout of lyrics. More
3056 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
3057 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3062 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
3063 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
3064 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
3065 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
3067 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3072 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
3073 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
3074 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
3075 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
3076 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3081 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
3082 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
3083 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
3084 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
3085 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
3086 to implement this are welcome!) See the
3087 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3092 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
3093 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
3094 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
3095 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
3097 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3102 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
3103 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
3104 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
3105 Han-Wen's absence. See the
3106 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3111 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3112 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
3114 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
3119 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
3120 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
3122 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
3123 thanks to Heikki Junes.
3128 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
3129 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
3130 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
3131 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
3136 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
3137 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
3144 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
3145 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
3147 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
3148 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
3153 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
3154 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
3155 contains minor bugfixes.
3156 See the @ref{Changes}
3157 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
3162 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
3163 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
3164 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
3165 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
3171 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3172 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
3173 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
3174 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
3175 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
3176 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
3181 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
3182 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
3183 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
3184 the @ref{Changes} and
3185 download @uref{install/,here}.
3190 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
3191 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
3192 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3193 the @ref{Changes} and
3194 download @uref{install/,here}.
3199 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
3200 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
3201 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
3202 the @ref{Changes} and
3203 download @uref{install/,here}.
3208 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
3209 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
3210 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
3216 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
3217 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
3218 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
3224 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
3225 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
3226 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
3227 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
3228 will be available in a few weeks.
3234 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
3235 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
3236 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
3242 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
3243 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
3244 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
3250 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3251 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
3252 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
3253 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
3259 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3260 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
3261 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
3266 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
3267 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
3268 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
3269 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
3270 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3275 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
3276 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
3277 @ref{Changes} and get it
3278 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3283 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
3284 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
3285 @ref{Changes} and get it
3286 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3291 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3292 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
3293 @ref{Changes} and get it
3294 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
3299 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
3300 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
3301 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
3306 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
3307 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
3308 read the @ref{Changes}.
3313 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
3314 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
3315 has been updated to 1.8.
3316 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
3321 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3322 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
3323 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
3328 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
3329 New website went live!
3334 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
3335 Announced new website.
3340 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
3341 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
3346 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
3347 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
3348 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
3354 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
3355 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
3356 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.