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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.64 released @emph{July 15, 2017}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.64. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.63 released @emph{June 28, 2017}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.63. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.62 released @emph{June 10, 2017}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.62. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.61 released @emph{May 21, 2017}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.61. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.60 released @emph{May 08, 2017}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.60. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.59 released @emph{April 09, 2017}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.59. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.58 released @emph{March 26, 2017}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.58. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.57 released @emph{March 12, 2017}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.57. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.56 released @emph{February 26, 2017}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.56. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.55 released @emph{February 12, 2017}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.55. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.54 released @emph{January 4, 2017}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.54. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.53 released @emph{December 17, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.53. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.52 released @emph{December 4, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.52. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.51 released @emph{November 20, 2016}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.51. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.50 released @emph{November 6, 2016}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.50. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.49 released @emph{October 16, 2016}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.49. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
222 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.48. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.47. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.46. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.45. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.44. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.43. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.42. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
298 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
300 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.41. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
310 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
311 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
312 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.40. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
322 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
324 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.39. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
334 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
336 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.38. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
346 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
348 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
358 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
360 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
370 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
372 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
382 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
383 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
384 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
394 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
396 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
406 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
408 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
414 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
417 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
418 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
420 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
429 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
430 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
431 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
432 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
438 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
440 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
441 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
442 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
443 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
444 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
450 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
453 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
454 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
455 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
456 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
462 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
464 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
465 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
466 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
467 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
468 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
474 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
476 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
477 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
478 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
479 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
480 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
486 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
488 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
489 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
490 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
491 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
492 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
498 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
500 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
501 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
502 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
503 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
504 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
510 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
512 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
513 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
514 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
515 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
516 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
522 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
524 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
525 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
526 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
527 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
528 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
534 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
536 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
537 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
538 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
539 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
540 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
546 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
548 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
549 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
550 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
551 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
552 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
558 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
560 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
561 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
562 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
563 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
564 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
570 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
572 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
573 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
574 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
575 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
576 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
582 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
585 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
586 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
587 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
588 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
594 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
596 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
597 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
598 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
599 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
600 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
606 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
608 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
609 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
610 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
611 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
612 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
615 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
616 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
621 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
623 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
624 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
625 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
626 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
627 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
633 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
635 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
636 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
637 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
638 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
639 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
645 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
648 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
649 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
650 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
651 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
657 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
659 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
660 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
661 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
662 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
663 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
669 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
671 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
672 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
673 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
674 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
675 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
681 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
683 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
684 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
685 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
686 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
687 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
693 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
695 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
696 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
697 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
698 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
699 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
705 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
707 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
708 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
709 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
710 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
711 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
717 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
719 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
720 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
721 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
722 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
723 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
729 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
731 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
732 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
733 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
734 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
735 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
741 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
743 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
744 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
745 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
746 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
747 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
752 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
754 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
755 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
756 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
757 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
758 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
763 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
765 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
766 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
767 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
768 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
769 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
771 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
772 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
773 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
774 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
775 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
777 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
778 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
779 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
785 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
787 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
788 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
789 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
790 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
791 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
796 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
798 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
799 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
800 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
801 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
802 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
804 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
805 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
810 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
812 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
813 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
814 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
815 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
816 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
821 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
824 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
825 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
826 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
827 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
832 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
834 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
835 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
836 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
837 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
838 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
843 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
845 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
846 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
847 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
848 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
849 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
850 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
851 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
852 @uref{http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
857 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
859 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
860 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
861 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
862 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
863 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
864 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
865 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
866 @uref{http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
871 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
873 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
874 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
875 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
876 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
877 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
878 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
879 latest version, see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
880 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
886 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
888 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
889 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
890 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
891 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
892 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
897 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
899 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
900 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
901 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
902 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
903 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
908 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
910 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
911 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
912 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
913 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
914 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
919 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
921 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
922 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
923 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
924 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
925 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
930 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
932 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
933 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
934 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
935 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
936 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
941 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
943 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
944 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
945 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
946 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
947 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
952 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
954 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
955 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
956 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
957 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
958 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
963 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
965 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
966 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
967 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
968 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
969 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
971 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
972 with positioning text.
977 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
979 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
980 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
981 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
982 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
983 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
988 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
990 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
991 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
992 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
993 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
994 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
999 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
1001 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
1002 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
1007 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
1009 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
1010 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1011 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1012 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1013 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1018 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
1020 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
1021 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1022 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1023 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1024 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1029 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
1031 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
1032 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1033 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1034 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1035 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1040 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
1042 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
1043 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1044 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1045 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1046 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1051 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
1053 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
1054 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1055 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1056 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1057 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1062 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
1064 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
1065 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
1066 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
1067 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1068 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1069 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1074 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
1076 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
1077 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1078 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1079 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1080 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1085 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
1087 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
1088 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1089 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1090 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1091 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1096 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
1098 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
1099 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1100 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1101 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1102 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1107 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
1109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
1110 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1111 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1112 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1113 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1118 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
1120 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
1121 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
1122 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
1127 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
1129 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
1130 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1131 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1132 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1133 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1138 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
1140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
1141 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1142 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1144 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1149 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
1151 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
1152 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1153 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1154 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1155 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1161 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
1163 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
1164 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
1165 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
1166 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
1167 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
1168 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
1171 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
1172 whose work on LilyPond is
1173 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
1174 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
1175 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
1176 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
1177 using LilyPond internally.
1179 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
1180 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
1185 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
1187 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
1188 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
1189 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1193 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1195 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
1196 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1197 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1198 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1199 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1204 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1206 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1207 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1208 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1209 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1210 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1215 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1217 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1218 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1219 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1220 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1225 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1228 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1229 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1230 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1235 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1237 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1238 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1239 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1240 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1245 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1247 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1248 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1249 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1250 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1256 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1258 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1259 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1260 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1261 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1266 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1268 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1269 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1270 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1271 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1273 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1274 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1278 Support for kievan square notation
1280 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1282 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1285 A full list of new features is given in:
1288 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1291 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1293 Main development team:
1295 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1296 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1297 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1298 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1299 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1302 Programming contributors:
1304 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1305 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1306 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1307 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1309 Documentation contributors:
1311 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1315 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1320 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1322 Translation contributors:
1324 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1329 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1331 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1332 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1333 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1335 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1336 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1337 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1339 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1340 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1346 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1348 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1349 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1351 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1352 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1353 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1360 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1362 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1363 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1364 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1365 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1366 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1367 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1370 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1371 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1376 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1378 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1379 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1380 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1381 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1382 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1388 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1390 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1391 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1392 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1393 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1396 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1397 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1398 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1405 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1408 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1410 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1411 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1412 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1419 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1421 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1422 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1423 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1424 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1425 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1431 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1433 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1434 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1435 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1436 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1439 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1440 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1441 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1448 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1450 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1451 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1452 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1453 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1454 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1455 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1458 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1459 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1466 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1468 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1469 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1470 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1471 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1474 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1475 candidate will be required.
1481 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1483 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1484 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1485 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1486 working on open source software.
1488 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1489 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1495 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1497 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1498 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1499 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1500 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1503 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1504 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1505 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1512 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1514 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1515 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1516 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1517 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1520 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1521 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1522 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1529 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1531 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1532 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1533 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1534 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1537 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1538 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1545 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1550 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1551 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1552 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1559 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1562 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1564 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1565 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1566 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1573 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1576 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1578 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1579 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1580 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1587 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1589 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1590 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1591 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1592 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1595 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1596 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1603 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1605 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1606 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1608 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1609 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1610 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1617 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1619 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1620 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1622 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1623 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1624 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1631 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1633 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1634 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1635 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1636 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1639 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1640 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1641 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1648 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1650 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1651 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1653 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1654 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1655 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1662 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1664 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1665 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1667 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1668 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1669 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1676 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1678 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1679 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1681 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1682 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1683 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1690 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1692 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1693 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1694 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1695 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1696 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1699 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1700 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1707 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1709 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1710 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1712 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1713 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1714 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1717 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1723 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1725 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1726 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1728 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1729 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1730 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1737 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1739 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1740 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1742 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1743 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1744 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1751 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1756 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1757 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1758 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1765 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1767 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1768 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1770 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1771 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1772 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1779 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1781 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1782 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1784 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1785 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1786 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1793 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1795 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1796 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1798 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1799 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1800 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1807 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1809 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1810 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1812 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1813 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1814 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1821 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1824 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1826 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1827 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1828 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1835 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1837 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1838 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1840 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1841 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1842 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1849 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1851 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1852 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1854 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1855 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1856 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1863 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1865 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1866 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1868 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1869 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1870 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1877 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1879 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1880 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1882 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1883 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1884 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1891 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1893 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1894 Critical regression.
1900 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1902 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1903 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1904 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1905 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1908 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1909 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1910 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1917 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1919 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1920 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1922 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1923 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1924 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1925 not the next release candidate.
1931 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1933 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1934 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1936 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1937 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1938 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1939 next release candidate.
1945 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1947 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1948 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1949 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1951 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1952 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1953 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1954 next release candidate.
1960 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1962 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1963 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1964 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1965 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1968 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1969 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1970 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1977 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1979 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1980 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1982 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1983 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1989 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1991 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1992 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1994 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1995 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2001 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
2003 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
2004 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
2005 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
2013 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
2015 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
2016 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2018 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
2019 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2025 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
2027 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
2028 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2030 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
2031 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2037 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
2039 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
2040 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2042 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
2043 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2049 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
2051 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
2052 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2054 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
2055 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2061 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
2063 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
2064 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
2065 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
2070 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
2072 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
2073 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
2074 usual number of bugs.
2076 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
2077 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2082 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
2084 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
2085 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
2086 usual number of bugs.
2088 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
2089 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
2095 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
2097 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
2098 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
2099 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
2100 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
2102 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
2103 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
2108 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
2111 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
2112 it much more flexible and easier to control.
2115 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
2120 A full list of new features is given in:
2123 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
2126 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
2128 Main development team:
2130 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
2131 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
2132 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
2133 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
2134 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
2136 Programming contributors:
2138 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
2139 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
2140 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
2141 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
2142 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
2143 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
2147 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
2149 Documentation contributors:
2151 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
2152 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
2156 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
2157 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
2159 Binaries support contributors:
2163 Translation contributors:
2165 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
2166 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
2173 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
2175 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
2176 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2177 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2178 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2181 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2182 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2183 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2190 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2192 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
2193 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2195 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2196 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2202 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2204 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2205 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2207 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2208 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2214 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2216 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2217 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2219 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2220 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2226 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2228 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2229 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2230 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2231 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2232 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2233 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2234 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2239 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2241 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2242 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2244 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2245 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2251 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2253 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2254 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2255 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2256 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2259 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2260 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2261 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2268 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2270 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2271 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2272 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2273 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2276 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2277 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2278 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2285 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2287 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2288 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2289 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2290 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2293 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2294 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2295 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2302 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2304 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2305 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2307 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2308 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2314 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2316 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2317 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2318 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2319 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2320 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2326 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2328 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2329 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2330 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2331 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2334 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2335 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2336 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2343 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2345 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2346 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2348 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2349 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2354 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2357 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2359 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2360 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2365 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2367 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2368 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2370 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2371 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2377 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2379 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2380 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2382 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2383 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2384 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2390 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2392 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2393 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2394 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2401 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2403 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2404 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2405 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2406 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2409 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2410 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2411 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2418 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2420 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2421 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2422 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2430 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2432 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2433 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2434 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2442 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2444 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2445 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2446 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2447 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2448 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2454 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2456 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2457 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2458 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2459 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2462 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2463 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2464 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2471 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2473 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2474 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2475 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2484 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2486 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2487 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2488 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2489 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2492 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2493 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2494 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2495 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2501 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2503 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2504 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2505 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2506 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2509 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2510 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2511 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2512 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2518 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2520 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2521 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2522 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2525 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2526 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2527 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2533 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2535 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2536 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2537 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2540 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2541 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2542 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2548 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2550 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2551 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2552 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2555 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2556 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2557 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2563 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2565 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2566 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2567 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2568 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2571 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2572 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2573 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2574 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2583 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2585 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2586 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2587 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2588 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2589 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2590 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2591 read on to find out what for!
2594 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2595 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2602 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2604 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2605 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2606 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2607 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2610 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2611 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2612 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2613 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2620 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2622 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2623 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2624 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2625 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2628 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2629 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2630 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2631 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2638 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2640 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2641 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2642 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2645 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2646 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2647 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2652 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2654 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2655 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2656 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2657 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2658 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2662 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2663 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2670 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2672 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2673 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2674 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2675 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2678 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2679 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2680 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2681 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2683 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2685 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2686 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2687 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2693 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2695 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2696 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2697 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2698 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2701 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2702 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2703 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2704 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2705 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2706 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2712 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2714 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2715 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2716 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2725 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2727 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2728 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2729 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2736 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2738 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2739 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2740 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2741 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2742 the bug report of the report!
2745 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2746 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2752 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2754 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2755 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2756 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2763 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2765 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2766 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2767 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2774 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2776 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2777 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2778 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2779 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2783 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2784 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2792 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2794 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2795 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2796 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2799 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2800 caution and expect breakage.
2805 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2807 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2808 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2809 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2812 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2813 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2814 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2815 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2820 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2822 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2823 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2824 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2830 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2832 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2833 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2834 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2835 improvements to the new website.
2837 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2838 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2840 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2841 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2843 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2849 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2851 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2852 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2853 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2858 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2862 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2868 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2870 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2871 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2872 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2878 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2880 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2881 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2882 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2887 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2889 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2890 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2891 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2896 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2898 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2899 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2900 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2903 This release should be of particular interest to package
2904 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2905 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2906 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2912 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2914 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2915 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2916 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2917 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2920 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2921 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2928 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2930 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2931 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2932 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2935 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2936 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2937 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2938 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2939 see the Changes document for more information.
2943 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2945 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2946 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2947 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2952 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2954 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2955 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2956 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2957 so this release is intended for developers only.
2961 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2963 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2964 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2965 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2970 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2972 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2973 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2978 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2980 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2981 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2982 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2988 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2990 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2991 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2992 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2993 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2994 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2996 What are you waiting for? Come
2997 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2998 LilyPond Report 17} now!
3003 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
3005 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
3006 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
3007 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
3011 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
3013 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
3014 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
3015 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
3016 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
3017 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
3022 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
3024 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
3025 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
3026 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
3030 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
3032 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
3033 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
3034 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
3035 critical regressions against earlier versions.
3039 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
3041 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
3042 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
3043 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
3044 and English names for feta filenames.
3050 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
3052 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
3053 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
3054 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
3055 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
3058 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
3059 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
3060 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
3066 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
3068 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
3069 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
3070 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
3071 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
3073 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
3074 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
3079 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
3081 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
3082 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
3088 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
3090 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
3091 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3092 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
3099 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
3101 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
3102 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
3103 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
3104 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
3106 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
3107 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
3108 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
3116 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
3118 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
3119 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
3120 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
3121 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
3122 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
3123 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
3124 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
3125 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
3131 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
3133 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
3134 its team, its world, its community.
3135 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
3136 to read the full issue...
3141 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
3143 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
3144 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3145 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
3150 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
3152 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
3153 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
3159 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
3161 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3163 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
3170 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
3172 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
3173 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
3174 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
3175 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
3176 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
3178 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
3179 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
3181 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
3183 @ref{Old downloads}.
3188 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
3190 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
3191 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3192 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3193 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3194 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3195 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3198 @ref{Old downloads}.
3203 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3205 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3206 documentation and translations.
3207 @ref{Old downloads}.
3212 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3214 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3215 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3216 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3217 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3218 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3220 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3221 @ref{Old downloads}.
3226 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3228 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3229 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3230 (teaching) has been added.
3232 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3234 @ref{Old downloads}.
3239 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3241 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3242 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3243 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3244 @ref{Old downloads}.
3249 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3251 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3252 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3253 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3254 translations of the documentation.
3255 @ref{Old downloads}.
3260 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3262 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3263 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3264 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3265 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3266 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3267 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3268 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3269 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3270 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3272 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3274 @ref{Old downloads}.
3279 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3281 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3282 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3283 markup command names have been made.
3286 @ref{Old downloads}.
3291 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3293 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3294 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3295 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3296 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3297 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3300 @ref{Old downloads}.
3305 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3307 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3308 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3310 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3311 @ref{Old downloads}.
3316 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3318 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3319 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3320 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3322 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3323 @ref{Old downloads}.
3328 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3330 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3332 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3333 @ref{Old downloads}.
3338 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3340 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3341 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3342 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3344 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3346 @ref{Old downloads}.
3351 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3353 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3354 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3355 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3356 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3358 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3359 @ref{Old downloads}.
3364 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3366 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3367 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3370 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3371 @ref{Old downloads}.
3376 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3378 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3379 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3384 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3386 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3387 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3392 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3394 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3396 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3397 @ref{Old downloads}.
3402 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3404 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3405 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3406 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3408 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3409 @ref{Old downloads}.
3414 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3416 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3417 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3422 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3424 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3425 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3430 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3432 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3433 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3434 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3436 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3437 @ref{Old downloads}.
3442 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3444 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3445 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3447 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3449 @ref{Old downloads}.
3454 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3456 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3457 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3458 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3459 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3460 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3461 announce releases and special events.
3466 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3468 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3469 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3470 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3475 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3477 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3478 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3479 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3480 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3481 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3484 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3486 @ref{Old downloads}.
3491 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3493 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3494 names has been added to the MusicXML
3497 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3498 @ref{Old downloads}.
3503 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3505 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3510 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3512 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3513 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3514 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3517 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3518 @ref{Old downloads}.
3523 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3525 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3528 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3529 @ref{Old downloads}.
3534 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3536 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3537 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3538 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3539 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3540 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3541 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3547 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3549 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3550 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3551 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3553 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3554 @ref{Old downloads}.
3559 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3561 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3562 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3567 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3569 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3570 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3571 Grand Documentation Project.
3573 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3574 @ref{Old downloads}.
3579 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3581 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3583 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3584 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3585 @ref{Old downloads}.
3590 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3592 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3594 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3595 @ref{Old downloads}.
3600 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3602 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3603 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3605 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3606 @ref{Old downloads}.
3611 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3613 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3614 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3615 for the translations.
3617 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3618 @ref{Old downloads}.
3623 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3625 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3626 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3627 and lots of updates for the translations.
3629 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3630 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3631 @ref{Old downloads}.
3636 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3638 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3639 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3640 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3641 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3646 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3647 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3648 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3649 spacing engine code.
3651 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3652 @ref{Old downloads}.
3657 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3659 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3660 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3662 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3663 @ref{Old downloads}.
3668 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3670 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3671 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3673 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3674 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3675 @ref{Old downloads}.
3680 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3681 This has lots of bugfixes.
3683 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3684 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3685 @ref{Old downloads}.
3690 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3691 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3692 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3693 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3698 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3699 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3701 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3703 @ref{Old downloads}.
3708 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3709 This release has some documentation updates.
3711 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3713 @ref{Old downloads}.
3718 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3719 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3720 disponibles en ligne ---
3721 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3722 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3723 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3724 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3729 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3730 This release fixes many bugs.
3732 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3733 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3735 @ref{Old downloads}.
3740 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3741 This release fixes many bugs.
3743 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3744 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3746 @ref{Old downloads}.
3751 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3752 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3753 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3755 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3757 @ref{Old downloads}.
3762 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3763 This release fixes still more bugs.
3765 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3767 @ref{Old downloads}.
3772 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3773 This release fixes many bugs.
3774 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3775 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3777 @ref{Old downloads})
3782 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3783 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3784 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3785 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3787 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3788 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3790 @ref{Old downloads}.
3795 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3796 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3797 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3799 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3806 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3807 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3808 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3810 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3812 @ref{Old downloads}.
3817 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3818 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3819 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3821 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3823 @ref{Old downloads}.
3828 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3829 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3832 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3834 @ref{Old downloads}.
3839 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3840 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3842 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3844 @ref{Old downloads}.
3849 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3850 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3851 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3852 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3854 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3856 @ref{Old downloads}.
3861 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3862 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3863 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3864 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3865 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3866 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3868 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3870 @ref{Old downloads}.
3875 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3876 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3877 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3880 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3882 @ref{Old downloads}.
3887 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3888 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3889 further improvements in the regression test suite
3893 @ref{Old downloads}.
3898 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3899 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3903 @ref{Old downloads}.
3908 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3909 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3914 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3915 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3920 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3921 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3925 @ref{Old downloads}.
3930 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3931 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3932 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3936 @ref{Old downloads}.
3941 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3942 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3946 @ref{Old downloads}.
3951 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3952 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3957 @ref{Old downloads}.
3962 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3963 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3967 @ref{Old downloads}.
3972 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3973 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3974 within a system as well as between systems.
3978 @ref{Old downloads}.
3983 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3984 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3985 test results} and several website build improvements.
3989 @ref{Old downloads}.
3994 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3995 This release fixes several bugs.
3998 @ref{Old downloads}.
4003 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
4004 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
4009 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
4010 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
4011 maintenant disponible en ligne.
4012 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
4013 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
4018 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
4019 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
4023 @ref{Old downloads}.
4028 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
4029 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
4032 @ref{Old downloads}.
4037 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
4038 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
4042 @ref{Old downloads}.
4047 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
4048 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
4051 @ref{Old downloads}.
4056 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
4057 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4062 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
4063 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
4064 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4069 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
4070 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
4071 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
4076 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
4077 This release has many more bugfixes.
4080 @ref{Old downloads}.
4085 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
4086 This release has many more bugfixes.
4089 @ref{Old downloads}.
4094 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
4095 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
4100 @ref{Old downloads}.
4105 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
4106 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
4107 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
4108 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
4109 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
4110 (@ref{Publications}).
4115 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
4116 This release has further bugfixes.
4119 @ref{Old downloads}.
4124 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
4125 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
4126 available for x86/64.
4129 @ref{Old downloads}.
4134 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
4135 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
4136 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4137 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
4138 @ref{Old downloads})
4143 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
4144 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
4145 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4150 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
4151 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4156 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
4157 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4162 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
4163 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
4168 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
4169 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
4170 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4175 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
4176 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
4177 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
4178 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4183 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
4184 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4189 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
4190 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
4191 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4196 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4197 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4198 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4199 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4200 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4205 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4206 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4207 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4212 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4213 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4214 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4215 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4220 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4221 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4222 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4223 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4228 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4229 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4231 @ref{Old downloads})
4236 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4237 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4239 @ref{Old downloads})
4244 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4245 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4246 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4248 @ref{Old downloads})
4253 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4254 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4255 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4256 (@ref{Old downloads})
4261 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4262 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4263 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4264 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4269 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4270 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4271 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4272 the development releases even better
4277 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4279 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4280 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4281 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4286 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4287 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4288 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4289 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4290 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4291 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4296 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4297 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4298 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4300 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4305 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4306 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4307 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4308 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4309 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4314 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4315 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4316 (@ref{Old downloads})
4321 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4322 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4323 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4324 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4325 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4326 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4331 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4332 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4333 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4334 (@ref{Publications})
4339 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4340 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4341 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4346 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4347 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4348 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4349 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4354 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4355 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4356 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4361 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4362 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4363 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4368 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4369 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4370 released. (@ref{Changes},
4371 @ref{Old downloads})
4376 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4377 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4378 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4379 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4380 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4381 multi-measure rests.
4383 @ref{Old downloads})
4388 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4389 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4391 @ref{Old downloads})
4396 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4397 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4398 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4399 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4400 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4401 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4402 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4403 @ref{Old downloads})
4408 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4409 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4410 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4411 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4412 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4413 @ref{Old downloads})
4418 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4419 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4420 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4421 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4422 the endings and the middle
4423 part. (@ref{Changes},
4424 @ref{Old downloads})
4429 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4430 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4431 parenthesized, for example,
4434 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4435 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4439 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4440 @ref{Old downloads})
4445 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4446 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4447 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4457 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4458 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4459 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4460 @ref{Old downloads})
4465 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4466 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4467 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4468 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4469 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4470 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4471 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4473 @ref{Old downloads})
4478 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4479 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4480 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4481 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4482 @ref{Old downloads})
4487 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4488 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4489 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4490 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4491 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4492 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4493 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4494 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4495 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4496 @ref{Old downloads})
4501 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4502 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4503 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4504 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4505 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4506 @ref{Old downloads})
4511 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4513 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4514 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4515 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4520 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4521 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4522 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4523 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4524 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4529 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4530 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4531 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4533 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4535 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4537 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4543 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4544 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4545 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4546 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4547 @ref{Old downloads})
4552 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4553 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4554 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4555 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4556 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4559 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4560 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4561 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4562 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4567 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4568 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4569 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4570 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4571 page. Let us know how you fare!
4576 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4577 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4578 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4579 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4580 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4581 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4582 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4583 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4584 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4586 @ref{Old downloads})
4591 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4592 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4593 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4594 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4595 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4596 @ref{Old downloads})
4601 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4602 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4603 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4604 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4605 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4606 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4607 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4608 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4609 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4610 @ref{Old downloads})
4615 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4616 This release has the following new features:
4619 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4620 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4621 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4623 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4624 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4625 and Bertalan Fodor).
4627 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4628 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4631 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4632 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4633 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4637 @ref{Old downloads})
4642 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4643 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4644 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4645 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4646 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4647 van den Borre and Bertalan
4648 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4649 @ref{Old downloads})
4654 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4655 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4656 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4657 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4663 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4664 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4665 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4666 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4667 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4669 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4670 @ref{Old downloads})
4675 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4676 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4677 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4682 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4683 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4684 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4685 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4686 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4687 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4688 @ref{Old downloads})
4693 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4694 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4695 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4696 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4697 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4698 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4699 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4700 @ref{Old downloads})
4705 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4706 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4707 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4708 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4709 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4710 @ref{Old downloads})
4715 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4716 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4717 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4718 @ref{Old downloads})
4723 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4724 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4725 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4726 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4727 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4728 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4729 @ref{Old downloads})
4734 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4735 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4736 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4737 that compute said property, i.e.
4740 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4741 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4744 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4745 @ref{Old downloads})
4750 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4751 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4752 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4753 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4754 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4755 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4756 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4757 users. (@ref{Changes},
4758 @ref{Old downloads})
4763 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4764 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4765 series. (@ref{Changes},
4766 @ref{Old downloads})
4771 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4772 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4773 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4774 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4775 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4776 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4777 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4778 sponsored by Nicolas
4779 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4780 @ref{Old downloads})
4785 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4786 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4787 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4788 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4789 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4790 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4791 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4792 @ref{Old downloads})
4797 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4798 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4799 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4800 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4801 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4802 @ref{Old downloads})
4807 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4808 This is mainly a bugfix
4809 release. (@ref{Changes},
4810 @ref{Old downloads})
4815 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4816 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4817 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4818 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4819 la gravure musicale}.
4824 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4825 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4826 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4827 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4828 @ref{Old downloads})
4833 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4834 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4835 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4836 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4837 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4838 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4843 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4844 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4845 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4846 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4847 @ref{Old downloads})
4852 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4853 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4854 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4855 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4856 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4857 @ref{Old downloads})
4862 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4863 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4864 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4865 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4866 @ref{Old downloads})
4871 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4872 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4873 for a note is proportional to the time it
4874 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4875 @ref{Old downloads})
4880 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4881 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4882 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4887 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4888 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4889 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4890 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4892 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4893 @ref{Old downloads})
4898 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4899 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4900 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4901 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4903 @ref{Old downloads})
4908 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4909 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4910 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4911 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4912 @ref{Old downloads})
4917 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4918 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4920 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4921 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4922 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4923 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4924 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4929 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4930 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4931 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4932 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4937 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4938 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4939 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4940 @ref{Old downloads})
4945 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4946 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4947 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4948 @ref{Old downloads})
4953 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4954 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4955 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4956 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4957 (@ref{Old downloads})
4962 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4963 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4964 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4965 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4970 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4971 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4972 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4973 better help functionality.
4974 (@ref{Old downloads})
4979 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4980 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4981 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4982 compile them directly from
4983 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4988 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4989 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4990 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4995 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4996 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4997 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4998 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
5003 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
5004 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
5005 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
5006 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
5007 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
5012 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
5013 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
5014 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
5019 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
5020 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
5025 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
5026 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
5027 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
5032 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
5033 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
5034 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
5035 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
5036 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
5041 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
5042 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
5043 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
5044 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
5045 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
5046 @ref{Old downloads})
5051 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
5053 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
5054 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
5056 (@ref{Old downloads})
5061 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
5062 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
5063 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
5064 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
5065 signatures like 5/8.
5067 @ref{Old downloads})
5072 @subheading April 18, 2005
5073 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
5074 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
5075 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
5076 More details are in the
5078 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
5083 @subheading April 15, 2005
5084 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
5085 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
5086 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
5087 Scheme code. Take a look at
5089 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
5094 @subheading April 6, 2005
5095 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
5096 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
5097 place. @ref{Old downloads}
5102 @subheading March 31, 2005
5103 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
5104 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
5105 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
5110 @subheading March 20, 2005
5111 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
5112 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
5118 @subheading March 14, 2005
5119 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
5120 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
5121 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
5122 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5123 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5128 @subheading March 7, 2005
5129 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
5130 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
5131 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
5132 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
5133 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
5135 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5140 @subheading March 7, 2005
5141 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
5142 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
5148 @subheading February 28, 2005
5149 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
5150 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
5151 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
5152 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
5158 @subheading February 28, 2005
5159 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
5160 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}.
5161 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
5162 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
5167 @subheading February 26, 2005
5168 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
5169 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
5170 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
5171 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
5176 @subheading February 21, 2005
5177 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
5178 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
5179 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
5180 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
5182 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5187 @subheading February 4, 2005
5188 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
5189 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
5190 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
5191 @ref{Old downloads}!
5196 @subheading January 31, 2005
5197 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5198 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5199 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5205 @subheading January 26, 2005
5206 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5207 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5213 @subheading January 16, 2005
5214 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5215 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5216 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5218 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5220 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5225 @subheading January 11, 2005
5226 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5227 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5228 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5229 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5230 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5231 font code by Werner.
5233 and check out the changes in
5234 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5239 @subheading January 02, 2005
5240 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5241 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5242 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5243 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5244 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5245 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5246 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5247 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5248 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5251 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5256 @subheading December 28, 2004
5257 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5258 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5259 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5260 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5262 and check out the changes in
5263 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5268 @subheading December 20, 2004
5269 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5270 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5271 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5272 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5273 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5276 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5281 @subheading December 3, 2004
5282 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5283 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5284 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5285 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5286 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5287 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5288 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5289 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5293 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5298 @subheading November 26, 2004
5299 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5300 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5301 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5302 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5303 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5305 and check out the changes in
5306 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5311 @subheading November 20, 2004
5312 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5313 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5314 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5315 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5316 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5317 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5318 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5319 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5322 and check out the changes in
5323 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5328 @subheading November 12, 2004
5329 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5330 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5331 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5332 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5333 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5336 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5339 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5340 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5341 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5342 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5343 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5346 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5351 @subheading November 11, 2004
5352 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5353 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5359 @subheading November 4, 2004
5360 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5361 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5363 and check out the changes in
5364 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5369 @subheading October 31, 2004
5370 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5371 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5372 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5373 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5380 @subheading October 29, 2004
5381 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5382 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5383 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5385 and check out the changes in
5386 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5391 @subheading October 29, 2004
5392 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5393 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5394 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5395 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5397 and check out the changes in
5398 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5403 @subheading October 27, 2004
5404 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5405 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5406 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5408 and check out the changes in
5409 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5414 @subheading October 24, 2004
5415 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5416 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5417 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5419 and check out the changes in
5420 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5425 @subheading October 10, 2004
5426 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5427 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5428 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5432 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5437 @subheading October 09, 2004
5438 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5439 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5440 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5444 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5449 @subheading October 02, 2004
5450 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5451 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5452 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5453 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5454 in the documentation.
5456 and check out the changes in
5457 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5462 @subheading September 29, 2004
5463 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040811160307/http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5464 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5465 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5466 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5471 @subheading September 26, 2004
5472 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5474 and check out the changes
5475 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5480 @subheading September 20, 2004
5481 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5482 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5483 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5484 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5485 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5486 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5489 and check out the changes in
5490 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5495 @subheading September 11, 2004
5496 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5497 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5498 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5499 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5500 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5501 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5502 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5503 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5504 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5505 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5506 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5507 will hold users back in switching.
5509 and check out the changes in
5510 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5515 @subheading September 10, 2004
5516 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5517 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5518 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5519 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5520 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5521 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5523 and check out the changes in
5524 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5529 @subheading September 6, 2004
5530 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5531 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5532 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5533 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5534 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5538 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5543 @subheading August 29, 2004
5544 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5545 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5546 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5547 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5548 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5549 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5550 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5551 chapter of the user manual.
5552 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5557 @subheading August 29, 2004
5558 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5559 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5560 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5561 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5562 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5563 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5567 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5572 @subheading August 24, 2004
5573 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5574 disappearing metronome mark.
5576 and check out the changes in
5577 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5582 @subheading August 23, 2004
5583 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5584 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5585 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5586 `doubleSlurs' property.
5588 and check out the changes in
5589 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5594 @subheading August 3, 2004
5595 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5596 annoying bugs fixed.
5599 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5604 @subheading August 1, 2004
5605 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5606 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5607 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5608 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5609 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5610 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5613 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5614 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5616 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5617 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5622 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5627 @subheading July 30, 2004
5628 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5629 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5630 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5631 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5632 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5633 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5634 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5635 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5636 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5637 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5640 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5645 @subheading July 23, 2004
5646 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5647 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5648 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5649 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5652 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5657 @subheading July 19, 2004
5658 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5659 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5660 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5661 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5662 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5663 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5664 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5665 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5666 beat within the measure.
5668 and check out the changes in
5669 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5674 @subheading July 15, 2004
5675 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5679 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5684 @subheading July 11, 2004
5685 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5691 @subheading July 5, 2004
5692 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5693 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5694 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5695 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5697 and check out the changes
5698 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5703 @subheading July 5, 2004
5704 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5708 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5713 @subheading June 25, 2004
5714 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5715 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5716 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5717 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5718 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5719 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5720 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5722 @ref{Old downloads}.
5727 @subheading June 20, 2004
5728 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5729 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5730 @ref{Old downloads}.
5735 @subheading June 13, 2004
5736 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5737 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5738 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5740 @ref{Old downloads}.
5745 @subheading May 31, 2004
5746 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5747 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5748 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5750 @ref{Old downloads}.
5755 @subheading May 31, 2004
5756 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5757 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5758 or head straight to the
5759 @ref{Old downloads}.
5764 @subheading May 26, 2004
5765 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5766 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5767 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5768 @ref{Old downloads}.
5773 @subheading May 9, 2004
5774 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5775 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5776 @ref{Old downloads}.
5781 @subheading May 4, 2004
5782 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5784 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5785 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5786 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5787 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5788 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5793 @subheading May 3, 2004
5794 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5795 @ref{Old downloads}.
5800 @subheading April 17, 2004
5801 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5802 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5808 @subheading April 12, 2004
5809 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5810 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5811 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5812 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5813 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5814 @ref{Old downloads}.
5819 @subheading April 8, 2004
5820 A French article on the new LilyPond
5821 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5826 @subheading April 8, 2004
5827 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5828 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5834 @subheading April 1, 2004
5835 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5836 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5837 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5838 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5839 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5840 @ref{Old downloads}.
5845 @subheading March 31, 2004
5846 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5847 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5848 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5849 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5851 @ref{Old downloads}.
5856 @subheading March 30, 2004
5857 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5859 @ref{Old downloads}.
5864 @subheading March 28, 2004
5865 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5866 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5867 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5874 @subheading March 22, 2004
5875 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5876 @ref{Old downloads}.
5881 @subheading March 21, 2004
5882 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5889 @subheading March 20, 2004
5890 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5891 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5892 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5894 @ref{Old downloads}.
5899 @subheading March 15, 2004
5900 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5901 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5902 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5905 @ref{Old downloads}.
5910 @subheading March 14, 2004
5912 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5913 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5919 @subheading March 11, 2004
5920 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5922 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5923 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5924 authors of LilyPond.
5929 @subheading March 11, 2004
5930 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5931 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5934 @ref{Old downloads}.
5939 @subheading March 9, 2004
5940 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5941 experimental support for producing titles with
5947 @subheading February 29, 2004
5948 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5949 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5950 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5952 @ref{Old downloads}.
5957 @subheading February 24, 2004
5958 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5959 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5960 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5962 @ref{Old downloads}.
5967 @subheading February 23, 2004
5968 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5969 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5970 produce cue notes. More information in the
5977 @subheading February 18, 2004
5978 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5979 for altering accidental rules.
5985 @subheading February 16, 2004
5986 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5987 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5988 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5989 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5990 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5991 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5992 More information in the
5999 @subheading February 13, 2004
6000 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
6001 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
6002 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
6009 @subheading February 12, 2004
6010 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
6011 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
6012 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
6013 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
6020 @subheading February 9, 2004
6021 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
6022 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
6023 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
6024 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
6025 More information in the
6032 @subheading February 5, 2004
6033 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
6034 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
6035 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
6036 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
6037 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
6038 More information in the
6045 @subheading February 4, 2004
6046 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
6047 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
6048 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
6056 @subheading February 2, 2004
6057 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
6058 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
6059 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
6066 @subheading January 28, 2004
6067 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
6068 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
6069 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
6070 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
6079 @subheading January 26, 2004
6080 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
6081 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
6084 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6089 @subheading January 21, 2004
6091 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
6092 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
6093 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
6096 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6101 @subheading January 20, 2004
6102 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
6103 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
6104 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
6105 access, but only HTTP downloads.
6110 @subheading January 20, 2004
6111 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
6112 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
6113 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
6114 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
6120 @subheading January 19, 2004
6121 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
6122 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
6124 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6129 @subheading January 18, 2004
6130 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
6131 available for Windows! For downloading, go
6132 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
6137 @subheading January 17, 2004
6138 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
6139 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
6140 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
6142 More information in the
6143 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6148 @subheading January 16, 2004
6149 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
6150 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
6152 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6157 @subheading January 13, 2004
6158 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
6159 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
6160 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
6162 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6167 @subheading January 9, 2004
6168 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
6169 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
6170 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
6171 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
6172 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
6173 individual music expressions.
6174 More information in the
6175 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6180 @subheading January 7, 2004
6181 An update to the stable branch,
6182 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
6183 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
6188 @subheading January 6, 2004
6189 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
6190 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
6191 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6192 More information in the
6193 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6198 @subheading January 4, 2004
6199 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6201 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6202 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6207 @subheading January 2, 2004
6208 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6209 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6210 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6211 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6216 @subheading December 30, 2003
6217 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6218 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6219 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6220 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6225 @subheading December 23, 2003
6226 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6227 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6228 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6229 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6230 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6231 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6236 @subheading December 17, 2003
6237 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6238 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6239 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6241 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6246 @subheading December 16, 2003
6247 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6248 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6249 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6250 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6255 @subheading October 11, 2003
6256 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6258 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6263 @subheading October 11, 2003
6264 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6266 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6267 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6272 @subheading October 9, 2003
6273 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6274 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6275 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6280 @subheading October 5, 2003
6281 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6288 @subheading October 4, 2003
6289 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6291 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6292 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6297 @subheading September 29, 2003
6298 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6299 contains minor bugfixes.
6300 See the @ref{Changes}
6301 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6306 @subheading September 27, 2003
6307 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6308 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6309 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6315 @subheading September 24, 2003
6316 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6317 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6318 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6319 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6320 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6325 @subheading September 24, 2003
6326 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6327 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6328 the @ref{Changes} and
6329 download @uref{install/,here}.
6334 @subheading September 23, 2003
6335 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6336 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6337 the @ref{Changes} and
6338 download @uref{install/,here}.
6343 @subheading September 19, 2003
6344 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6345 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6346 the @ref{Changes} and
6347 download @uref{install/,here}.
6352 @subheading September 17, 2003
6353 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6354 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6360 @subheading September 16, 2003
6361 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6362 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6368 @subheading September 10, 2003
6369 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6370 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6371 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6372 will be available in a few weeks.
6378 @subheading September 9, 2003
6379 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6380 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6386 @subheading September 7, 2003
6387 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6388 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6394 @subheading August 31, 2003
6395 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6396 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6397 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6403 @subheading August 31, 2003
6404 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6405 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6410 @subheading August 31, 2003
6411 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6412 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6413 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6414 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6419 @subheading August 28, 2003
6420 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6421 @ref{Changes} and get it
6422 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6427 @subheading August 26, 2003
6428 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6429 @ref{Changes} and get it
6430 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6435 @subheading August 25, 2003
6436 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6437 @ref{Changes} and get it
6438 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6443 @subheading August 25, 2003
6444 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6445 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6450 @subheading August 21, 2003
6451 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6452 read the @ref{Changes}.
6457 @subheading August 18, 2003
6458 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6459 has been updated to 1.8.
6460 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6465 @subheading August 7, 2003
6466 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6467 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6472 @subheading August 7, 2003
6473 New website went live!
6478 @subheading August 6, 2003
6479 Announced new website.
6484 @subheading August 1, 2003
6485 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6490 @subheading July 30, 2003
6491 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6492 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6498 @subheading July 29, 2003
6499 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6500 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.