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5 (I'd rather have the below in the CG. -gp)
8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
9 @uref{,Download LilyPond 2.5.16}
11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
31 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
33 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
34 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
36 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
37 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
38 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
45 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
47 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
48 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
50 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
51 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
52 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
59 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
61 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
62 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
64 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
65 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
66 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
73 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
75 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
76 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
78 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
79 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
80 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
87 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
89 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
90 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
92 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
93 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
94 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
101 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
103 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
104 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
106 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
107 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
108 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
115 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
117 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
118 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
120 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
121 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
122 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
132 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
134 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
135 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
136 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
148 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
149 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
150 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
157 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
159 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
160 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
162 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
163 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
164 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
171 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
173 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
180 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
182 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
183 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
184 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
185 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
188 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
189 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
190 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
202 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
203 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
204 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
205 not the next release candidate.
211 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
213 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
214 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
216 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
217 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
218 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
219 next release candidate.
225 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
228 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
229 support for MacOS X 10.7.
231 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
232 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
233 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
234 next release candidate.
240 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
242 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
243 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
244 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
245 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
248 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
249 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
250 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
257 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
259 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
260 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
262 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
263 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
271 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
272 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
274 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
275 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
283 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
284 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
285 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
298 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
299 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
305 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
307 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
308 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
310 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
311 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
319 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
320 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
322 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
323 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
329 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
331 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
332 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
334 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
335 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
341 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
343 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
344 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
345 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
350 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
352 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
353 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
354 usual number of bugs.
356 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
357 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
362 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
364 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
365 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
366 usual number of bugs.
368 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
369 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
375 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
377 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
378 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
379 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
380 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
382 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
383 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
388 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
391 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
392 it much more flexible and easier to control.
395 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
400 A full list of new features is given in:
403 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/changes/index.html}
406 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
408 Main development team:
410 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
411 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
412 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
413 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
414 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
416 Programming contributors:
418 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
419 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
420 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
421 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
422 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
423 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
427 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
429 Documentation contributors:
431 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
432 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
436 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
437 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
439 Binaries support contributors:
443 Translation contributors:
445 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
446 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
453 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
455 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
456 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
457 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
458 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
461 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
462 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
463 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
470 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
473 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
475 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
476 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
487 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
488 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
496 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
497 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
499 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
500 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
506 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
508 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
509 article in the May 2011 issue titled
510 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
511 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
512 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
513 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
514 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
519 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
521 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
522 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
524 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
525 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
531 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
533 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
534 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
535 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
536 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
539 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
540 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
541 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
548 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
550 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
551 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
552 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
553 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
556 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
557 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
558 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
565 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
567 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
568 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
569 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
570 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
573 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
574 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
575 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
582 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
585 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
587 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
588 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
594 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
596 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
597 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
598 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
599 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
600 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
606 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
608 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
609 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
610 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
611 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
614 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
615 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
616 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
623 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
625 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
626 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
628 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
629 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
634 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
636 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
637 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
639 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
640 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
645 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
647 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
648 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
650 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
651 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
657 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
659 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
660 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
662 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
663 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
664 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
670 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
672 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
673 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
674 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
681 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
683 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
684 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
685 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
686 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
689 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
690 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
691 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
700 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
701 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
702 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
710 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
712 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
713 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
714 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
722 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
724 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
725 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
726 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
727 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
728 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
734 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
736 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
737 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
738 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
739 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
742 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
743 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
744 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
751 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
755 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
764 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
766 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
767 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
768 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
769 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
772 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
773 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
774 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
775 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
781 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
783 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
784 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
785 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
786 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
789 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
790 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
791 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
792 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
800 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
801 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
802 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
805 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
806 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
807 at all confident about the quality of this release.
813 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
815 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
816 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
817 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
820 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
821 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
822 at all confident about the quality of this release.
828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
830 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
831 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
832 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
835 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
836 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
837 at all confident about the quality of this release.
843 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
845 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
846 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
847 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
848 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
851 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
852 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
853 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
854 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
863 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
865 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
866 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
867 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
868 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
869 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
870 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
871 read on to find out what for!
874 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
875 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
882 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
884 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
885 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
886 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
887 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
890 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
891 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
892 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
893 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
900 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
902 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
903 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
904 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
905 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
908 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
909 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
910 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
911 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
918 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
920 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
921 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
922 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
925 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
926 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
927 at all confident about the quality of this release.
932 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
934 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
935 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
936 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
937 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
938 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
942 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
943 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
950 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
952 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
953 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
954 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
955 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
958 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
959 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
960 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
961 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
963 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
965 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
966 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
967 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
973 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
975 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
976 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
977 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
978 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
981 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
982 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
983 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
984 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
985 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
986 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
992 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
994 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
995 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
996 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1005 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1007 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1008 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1009 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1016 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1018 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1019 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1020 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1021 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1022 the bug report of the report!
1025 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1026 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1032 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1034 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1035 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1036 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1043 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1045 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1046 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1047 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1054 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1056 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1057 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1058 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1059 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1063 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1064 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1072 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1074 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1075 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1076 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1079 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1080 caution and expect breakage.
1085 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1087 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1088 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1089 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1092 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1093 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1094 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1095 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1100 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1102 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1103 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1104 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1110 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1112 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1113 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1114 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1115 improvements to the new website.
1117 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1118 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1120 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1121 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1123 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1132 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1133 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1141 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1142 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1150 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1151 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1152 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1158 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1160 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1161 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1162 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
1169 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
1170 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1171 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1176 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
1178 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
1179 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1180 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1183 This release should be of particular interest to package
1184 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
1185 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
1186 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
1192 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
1194 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1195 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
1196 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
1197 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
1200 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
1201 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
1208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
1210 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
1211 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1212 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1215 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
1216 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
1217 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
1218 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
1219 see the Changes document for more information.
1223 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
1225 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
1226 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
1227 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1232 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
1234 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
1235 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
1236 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
1237 so this release is intended for developers only.
1241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
1243 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
1244 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
1245 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1250 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
1252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
1253 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
1258 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
1260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
1261 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
1262 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
1268 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
1270 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
1271 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
1272 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
1273 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
1274 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
1276 What are you waiting for? Come
1277 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
1278 LilyPond Report 17} now!
1283 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
1285 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
1286 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
1287 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
1291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
1293 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
1294 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
1295 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
1296 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
1297 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
1302 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
1304 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
1305 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
1306 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
1310 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
1312 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
1313 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1314 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
1315 critical regressions against earlier versions.
1319 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
1321 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
1322 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
1323 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
1324 and English names for feta filenames.
1330 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
1332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
1333 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
1334 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
1335 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
1338 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
1339 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
1340 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
1346 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
1348 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
1349 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
1350 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
1351 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
1353 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
1354 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
1359 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
1361 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
1362 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
1368 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
1370 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
1371 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1372 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
1379 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
1381 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
1382 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
1383 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
1384 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
1386 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
1387 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
1388 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
1396 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
1398 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
1399 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
1400 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
1401 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
1402 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
1403 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
1404 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
1405 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
1411 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
1413 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
1414 its team, its world, its community.
1415 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
1416 to read the full issue...
1421 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
1423 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
1424 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1425 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
1430 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
1432 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
1433 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
1439 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
1441 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
1443 @uref{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
1450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
1452 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
1453 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
1454 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
1455 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
1456 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
1458 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
1459 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
1461 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
1463 @ref{Old downloads}.
1468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
1470 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
1471 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
1472 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
1473 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
1474 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
1475 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
1478 @ref{Old downloads}.
1483 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
1485 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
1486 documentation and translations.
1487 @ref{Old downloads}.
1492 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
1494 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
1495 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
1496 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
1497 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
1498 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
1500 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
1501 @ref{Old downloads}.
1506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
1508 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
1509 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
1510 (teaching) has been added.
1512 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
1514 @ref{Old downloads}.
1519 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
1521 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
1522 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
1523 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
1524 @ref{Old downloads}.
1529 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
1531 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
1532 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
1533 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
1534 translations of the documentation.
1535 @ref{Old downloads}.
1540 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
1542 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
1543 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
1544 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
1545 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
1546 deceased since then. All the development team express their
1547 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
1548 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
1549 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
1550 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
1552 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
1554 @ref{Old downloads}.
1559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
1561 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
1562 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
1563 markup command names have been made.
1566 @ref{Old downloads}.
1571 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
1573 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
1574 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
1575 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
1576 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
1577 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
1580 @ref{Old downloads}.
1585 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
1587 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
1588 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
1590 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
1591 @ref{Old downloads}.
1596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
1598 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
1599 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
1600 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
1602 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
1603 @ref{Old downloads}.
1608 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
1610 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
1612 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
1613 @ref{Old downloads}.
1618 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
1620 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
1621 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
1622 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
1624 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
1626 @ref{Old downloads}.
1631 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
1633 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
1634 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
1635 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
1636 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
1638 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
1639 @ref{Old downloads}.
1644 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
1646 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
1647 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
1650 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
1651 @ref{Old downloads}.
1656 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
1658 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1659 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
1664 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
1666 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1667 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
1672 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
1674 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
1676 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
1677 @ref{Old downloads}.
1682 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
1684 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
1685 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
1686 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
1688 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
1689 @ref{Old downloads}.
1694 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
1696 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1697 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
1702 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
1704 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
1705 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
1710 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
1712 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
1713 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
1714 regression tests maintenance for developers.
1716 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
1717 @ref{Old downloads}.
1722 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
1724 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
1725 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
1727 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
1729 @ref{Old downloads}.
1734 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
1736 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
1737 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
1738 report, new translations of the site and publications.
1739 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
1740 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
1741 announce releases and special events.
1746 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
1748 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
1749 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
1750 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
1755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
1757 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
1758 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
1759 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
1760 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
1761 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
1764 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
1766 @ref{Old downloads}.
1771 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
1773 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
1774 names has been added to the MusicXML
1777 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
1778 @ref{Old downloads}.
1783 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
1785 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
1790 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
1792 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
1793 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
1794 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
1797 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
1798 @ref{Old downloads}.
1803 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
1805 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
1808 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
1809 @ref{Old downloads}.
1814 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
1816 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
1817 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
1818 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
1819 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
1820 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
1821 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
1827 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
1829 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
1830 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
1831 updates to the MusicXML converter.
1833 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
1834 @ref{Old downloads}.
1839 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
1841 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
1842 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
1847 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
1849 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
1850 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
1851 Grand Documentation Project.
1853 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
1854 @ref{Old downloads}.
1859 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
1861 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
1863 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
1864 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
1865 @ref{Old downloads}.
1870 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
1872 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
1874 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
1875 @ref{Old downloads}.
1880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
1882 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
1883 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
1885 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
1886 @ref{Old downloads}.
1891 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
1893 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
1894 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
1895 for the translations.
1897 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
1898 @ref{Old downloads}.
1903 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
1905 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
1906 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
1907 and lots of updates for the translations.
1909 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
1910 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
1911 @ref{Old downloads}.
1916 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
1918 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
1919 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
1920 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
1921 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
1926 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
1927 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
1928 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
1929 spacing engine code.
1931 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
1932 @ref{Old downloads}.
1937 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
1939 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
1940 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
1942 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
1943 @ref{Old downloads}.
1948 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
1950 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
1951 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
1953 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
1954 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
1955 @ref{Old downloads}.
1960 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
1961 This has lots of bugfixes.
1963 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
1964 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
1965 @ref{Old downloads}.
1970 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
1971 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des
1972 LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
1973 sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für
1975 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
1980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
1981 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
1983 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
1985 @ref{Old downloads}.
1990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
1991 This release has some documentation updates.
1993 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
1995 @ref{Old downloads}.
2000 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2001 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont
2002 désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
2003 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version
2004 2.11}. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2009 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2010 This release fixes many bugs.
2012 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2013 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2015 @ref{Old downloads}.
2020 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2021 This release fixes many bugs.
2023 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2024 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2026 @ref{Old downloads}.
2031 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2032 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2033 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2035 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2037 @ref{Old downloads}.
2042 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2043 This release fixes still more bugs.
2045 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2047 @ref{Old downloads}.
2052 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2053 This release fixes many bugs.
2054 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2055 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2057 @ref{Old downloads})
2062 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2063 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2064 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2065 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2067 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2068 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2070 @ref{Old downloads}.
2075 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2076 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2077 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2079 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2087 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2088 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2090 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2092 @ref{Old downloads}.
2097 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2098 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2099 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2101 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2103 @ref{Old downloads}.
2108 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2109 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2112 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2114 @ref{Old downloads}.
2119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2120 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2122 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2124 @ref{Old downloads}.
2129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2130 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2131 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2132 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2134 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2136 @ref{Old downloads}.
2141 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2142 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2143 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2144 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2145 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2146 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2148 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2150 @ref{Old downloads}.
2155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2156 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2157 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2160 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
2162 @ref{Old downloads}.
2167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2168 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9&mdash
2169 further improvements in the regression test suite
2173 @ref{Old downloads}.
2178 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
2179 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2183 @ref{Old downloads}.
2188 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
2189 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
2194 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
2195 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
2200 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
2201 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2205 @ref{Old downloads}.
2210 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2211 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
2212 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
2216 @ref{Old downloads}.
2221 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
2222 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2226 @ref{Old downloads}.
2231 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2232 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
2237 @ref{Old downloads}.
2242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
2243 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
2247 @ref{Old downloads}.
2252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
2253 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
2254 within a system as well as between systems.
2258 @ref{Old downloads}.
2263 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2264 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
2265 test results} and several website build improvements.
2269 @ref{Old downloads}.
2274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2275 This release fixes several bugs.
2278 @ref{Old downloads}.
2283 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
2284 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
2289 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
2290 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en
2291 français est maintenant disponible en ligne. @uref{@@DOC@@v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
2292 2.10}, @uref{@@DOC@@v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version
2298 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2299 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
2303 @ref{Old downloads}.
2308 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
2309 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2312 @ref{Old downloads}.
2317 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
2318 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
2322 @ref{Old downloads}.
2327 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
2328 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2331 @ref{Old downloads}.
2336 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
2337 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2342 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2343 A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (@uref{announce-v2.10.html,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2348 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
2349 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
2350 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
2355 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
2356 This release has many more bugfixes.
2359 @ref{Old downloads}.
2364 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
2365 This release has many more bugfixes.
2368 @ref{Old downloads}.
2373 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
2374 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
2379 @ref{Old downloads}.
2384 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
2385 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
2386 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
2387 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
2388 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
2389 (@ref{Publications}).
2394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
2395 This release has further bugfixes.
2398 @ref{Old downloads}.
2403 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
2404 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
2405 available for x86/64.
2408 @ref{Old downloads}.
2413 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
2414 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
2415 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
2416 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
2417 @ref{Old downloads})
2422 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
2423 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
2424 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2429 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
2430 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2435 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
2436 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2441 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
2442 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
2447 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
2448 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
2449 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2454 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
2455 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
2456 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
2457 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2462 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
2463 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
2468 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
2469 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
2470 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
2475 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
2476 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
2477 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
2478 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
2479 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2484 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
2485 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
2486 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2491 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
2492 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
2493 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
2494 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2499 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
2500 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
2501 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
2502 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2507 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2508 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
2510 @ref{Old downloads})
2515 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
2516 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
2518 @ref{Old downloads})
2523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
2524 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
2525 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2527 @ref{Old downloads})
2532 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2533 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
2534 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
2535 (@ref{Old downloads})
2540 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
2541 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
2542 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
2543 glory} what features are broken in the development release
2548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
2549 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
2550 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
2551 the development releases even better
2556 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
2558 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
2559 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
2560 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2565 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
2566 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
2567 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
2568 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
2569 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
2570 esthetics}. Happy reading!
2575 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
2576 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
2577 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
2579 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2584 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
2585 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
2586 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
2587 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
2588 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2593 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
2594 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
2595 (@ref{Old downloads})
2600 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
2601 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
2602 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
2603 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
2604 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
2605 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2610 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
2611 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
2612 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
2613 (@ref{Publications})
2618 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
2619 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
2620 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2625 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
2626 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
2627 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
2628 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2633 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
2634 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
2635 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
2640 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
2641 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @uref{announce-v2.8.html,release
2642 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
2647 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
2648 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
2649 released. (@ref{Changes},
2650 @ref{Old downloads})
2655 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
2656 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
2657 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
2658 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
2659 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
2660 multi-measure rests.
2662 @ref{Old downloads})
2667 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
2668 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
2670 @ref{Old downloads})
2675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
2676 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
2677 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
2678 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
2679 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
2680 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
2681 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
2682 @ref{Old downloads})
2687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
2688 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
2689 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
2690 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
2691 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
2692 @ref{Old downloads})
2697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
2698 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
2699 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
2700 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
2701 the endings and the middle
2702 part. (@ref{Changes},
2703 @ref{Old downloads})
2708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
2709 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
2710 parenthesized, for example,
2713 c4 -\parenthesize -.
2714 <d \parenthesize fis a>
2718 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
2719 @ref{Old downloads})
2724 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
2725 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
2726 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
2736 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
2737 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
2738 vector. (@ref{Changes},
2739 @ref{Old downloads})
2744 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
2745 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
2746 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
2747 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
2748 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
2749 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
2750 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
2752 @ref{Old downloads})
2757 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
2758 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
2759 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
2760 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
2761 @ref{Old downloads})
2766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
2767 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
2768 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
2769 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
2770 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
2771 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
2772 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
2773 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
2774 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
2775 @ref{Old downloads})
2780 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
2781 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
2782 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
2783 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
2784 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
2785 @ref{Old downloads})
2790 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
2792 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
2793 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
2794 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
2799 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
2800 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
2801 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
2802 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
2803 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
2808 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
2809 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
2810 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
2812 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
2814 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
2816 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
2822 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
2823 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
2824 (feature sponsored by Andrea
2825 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
2826 @ref{Old downloads})
2831 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
2832 Linux Journal publishes an article on
2833 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
2834 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
2835 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
2838 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
2839 “GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
2840 alternatives seem second-rate.”
2841 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
2846 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
2847 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
2848 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
2849 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
2850 page. Let us know how you fare!
2855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
2856 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
2857 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
2858 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
2859 The important occasion for this release is our new build
2860 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
2861 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
2862 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
2863 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
2865 @ref{Old downloads})
2870 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
2871 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
2872 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
2873 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
2874 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
2875 @ref{Old downloads})
2880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
2881 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
2882 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
2883 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
2884 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
2885 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
2886 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
2887 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
2888 functions. (@ref{Changes},
2889 @ref{Old downloads})
2894 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
2895 This release has the following new features:
2898 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
2899 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
2900 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
2902 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
2903 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
2904 and Bertalan Fodor).
2906 Generic music functions may now also be used on
2907 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
2910 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
2911 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
2912 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
2916 @ref{Old downloads})
2921 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
2922 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
2923 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
2924 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
2925 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
2926 van den Borre and Bertalan
2927 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
2928 @ref{Old downloads})
2933 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
2934 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
2935 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
2936 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
2942 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
2943 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
2944 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
2945 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
2946 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
2948 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
2949 @ref{Old downloads})
2954 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
2955 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
2956 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
2961 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
2962 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
2963 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
2964 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
2965 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
2966 etc. (@ref{Changes},
2967 @ref{Old downloads})
2972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
2973 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
2974 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
2975 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
2976 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
2977 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
2978 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2979 @ref{Old downloads})
2984 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
2985 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
2986 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
2987 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
2988 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
2989 @ref{Old downloads})
2994 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
2995 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
2996 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
2997 @ref{Old downloads})
3002 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3003 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3004 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3005 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3006 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3007 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3008 @ref{Old downloads})
3013 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3014 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3015 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3016 that compute said property, i.e.
3019 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3020 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3023 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3024 @ref{Old downloads})
3029 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3030 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3031 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3032 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3033 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3034 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3035 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3036 users. (@ref{Changes},
3037 @ref{Old downloads})
3042 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3043 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3044 series. (@ref{Changes},
3045 @ref{Old downloads})
3050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3051 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3052 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3053 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3054 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3055 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3056 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3057 sponsored by Nicolas
3058 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3059 @ref{Old downloads})
3064 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3065 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3066 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3067 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3068 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3069 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3070 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3071 @ref{Old downloads})
3076 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3077 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3078 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3079 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3080 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3081 @ref{Old downloads})
3086 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3087 This is mainly a bugfix
3088 release. (@ref{Changes},
3089 @ref{Old downloads})
3094 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3095 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3096 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3097 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3098 la gravure musicale}.
3103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3104 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3105 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3106 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3107 @ref{Old downloads})
3112 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3113 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3114 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3115 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3116 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3117 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3123 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3124 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3125 Baca, and Vicente Solsona
3126 Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3127 @ref{Old downloads})
3132 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3133 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3134 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3135 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3136 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3137 @ref{Old downloads})
3142 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3143 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3144 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3145 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3146 @ref{Old downloads})
3151 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3152 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3153 for a note is proportional to the time it
3154 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3155 @ref{Old downloads})
3160 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3161 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
3162 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
3167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
3168 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
3169 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
3170 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
3172 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
3173 @ref{Old downloads})
3178 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
3179 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
3180 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
3181 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
3183 @ref{Old downloads})
3188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
3189 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
3190 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
3191 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
3192 @ref{Old downloads})
3197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
3198 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
3200 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
3201 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
3202 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
3203 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
3204 (@uref{announce-v2.6.html,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
3209 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
3210 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
3211 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
3212 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
3217 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
3218 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
3219 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
3220 @ref{Old downloads})
3225 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
3226 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
3227 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
3228 @ref{Old downloads})
3233 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
3234 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
3235 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
3236 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
3237 (@ref{Old downloads})
3242 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
3243 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
3244 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
3245 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
3250 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3251 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
3252 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
3253 better help functionality.
3254 (@ref{Old downloads})
3259 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
3260 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
3261 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
3262 compile them directly from
3263 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
3268 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
3269 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
3270 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
3275 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
3276 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
3277 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
3278 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
3283 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
3284 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
3285 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
3286 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
3287 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3292 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3293 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
3294 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
3299 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
3300 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
3305 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
3306 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
3307 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
3312 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
3313 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
3314 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
3315 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
3316 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
3321 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
3322 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
3323 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
3324 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
3325 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
3326 @ref{Old downloads})
3331 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
3333 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
3334 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
3336 (@ref{Old downloads})
3341 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
3342 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
3343 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
3344 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
3345 signatures like 5/8.
3347 @ref{Old downloads})
3352 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
3353 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
3354 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
3355 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
3356 More details are in the
3358 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
3363 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
3364 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
3365 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
3366 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
3367 Scheme code. Take a look at
3369 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
3374 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
3375 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
3376 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
3377 place. @ref{Old downloads}
3382 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
3383 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
3384 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
3385 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
3390 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
3391 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
3392 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
3398 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
3399 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
3400 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
3401 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
3402 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3403 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3408 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3409 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
3410 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
3411 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
3412 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
3413 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
3415 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3420 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
3421 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
3422 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
3428 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3429 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
3430 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
3431 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
3432 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
3438 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
3439 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
3440 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}.
3441 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
3442 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
3447 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
3448 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
3449 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
3450 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
3451 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
3456 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
3457 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
3458 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
3459 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
3460 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
3462 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
3467 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
3468 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
3469 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
3470 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
3471 @ref{Old downloads}!
3476 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
3477 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
3478 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
3479 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
3485 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
3486 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
3487 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
3493 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
3494 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
3495 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
3496 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
3498 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
3500 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
3505 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
3506 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
3507 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
3508 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
3509 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
3510 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
3511 font code by Werner.
3513 and check out the changes in
3514 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3519 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
3520 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
3521 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
3522 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
3523 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
3524 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
3525 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
3526 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
3527 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
3528 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
3531 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3536 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
3537 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
3538 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
3539 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
3540 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
3542 and check out the changes in
3543 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3548 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
3549 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
3550 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
3551 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
3552 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
3553 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
3556 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3561 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
3562 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
3563 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
3564 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
3565 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
3566 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
3567 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
3568 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
3569 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
3573 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3578 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
3579 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
3580 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
3581 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
3582 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
3583 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
3585 and check out the changes in
3586 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3591 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
3592 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
3593 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
3594 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
3595 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
3596 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
3597 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
3598 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
3599 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
3602 and check out the changes in
3603 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3608 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
3609 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
3610 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
3611 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
3612 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
3613 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
3616 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
3619 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
3620 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
3621 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
3622 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
3623 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
3626 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3631 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
3632 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
3633 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
3639 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
3640 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
3641 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
3643 and check out the changes in
3644 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3649 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
3650 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @uref{announce-v2.4.html,released!}
3651 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
3652 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
3653 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
3660 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
3661 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
3662 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
3663 some problems with the conversion scripts.
3665 and check out the changes in
3666 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3671 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
3672 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
3673 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
3674 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
3675 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
3677 and check out the changes in
3678 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3683 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
3684 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
3685 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
3686 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
3688 and check out the changes in
3689 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3694 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
3695 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
3696 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
3697 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
3699 and check out the changes in
3700 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3705 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
3706 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
3707 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
3708 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
3712 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3717 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
3718 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
3719 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
3720 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
3724 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3729 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
3730 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
3731 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
3732 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
3733 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
3734 in the documentation.
3736 and check out the changes in
3737 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3742 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
3743 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
3744 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
3745 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
3746 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
3751 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
3752 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
3754 and check out the changes
3755 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3760 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
3761 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
3762 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
3763 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
3764 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
3765 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
3766 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
3769 and check out the changes in
3770 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3775 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
3776 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
3777 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
3778 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
3779 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
3780 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
3781 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
3782 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
3783 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
3784 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
3785 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
3786 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
3787 will hold users back in switching.
3789 and check out the changes in
3790 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3795 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
3796 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
3797 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
3798 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
3799 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
3800 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
3801 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
3803 and check out the changes in
3804 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3809 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
3810 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
3811 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
3812 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
3813 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
3814 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
3818 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3823 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
3824 LilyPond now has a Documentation
3825 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
3826 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
3827 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
3828 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
3829 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
3830 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
3831 chapter of the user manual.
3832 A lot of cheers for Graham!
3837 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
3838 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
3839 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
3840 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
3841 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
3842 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
3843 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
3847 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3852 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
3853 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
3854 disappearing metronome mark.
3856 and check out the changes in
3857 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3862 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
3863 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
3864 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
3865 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
3866 `doubleSlurs' property.
3868 and check out the changes in
3869 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3874 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
3875 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
3876 annoying bugs fixed.
3879 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3884 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
3885 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
3886 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
3887 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
3888 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
3889 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
3890 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
3893 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
3894 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
3896 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
3897 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
3902 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3907 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
3908 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
3909 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
3910 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
3911 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
3912 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
3913 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
3914 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
3915 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
3916 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
3917 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
3920 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3925 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
3926 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
3927 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
3928 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
3929 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
3932 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3937 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
3938 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
3939 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
3940 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
3941 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
3942 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
3943 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
3944 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
3945 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
3946 beat within the measure.
3948 and check out the changes in
3949 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3954 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
3955 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
3959 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3964 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
3965 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
3971 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
3972 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
3973 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
3974 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
3975 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
3977 and check out the changes
3978 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3983 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
3984 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
3988 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
3993 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
3994 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
3995 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
3996 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
3997 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
3998 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
3999 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4000 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4002 @ref{Old downloads}.
4007 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4008 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4009 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
4010 @ref{Old downloads}.
4015 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4016 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4017 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4018 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4020 @ref{Old downloads}.
4025 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4026 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4027 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4028 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4030 @ref{Old downloads}.
4035 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4036 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4037 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
4038 or head straight to the
4039 @ref{Old downloads}.
4044 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4045 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4046 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4047 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4048 @ref{Old downloads}.
4053 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4054 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4055 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4056 @ref{Old downloads}.
4061 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4062 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4064 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4065 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4066 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4067 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4068 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4073 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4074 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4075 @ref{Old downloads}.
4080 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4081 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4082 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4088 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4089 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4090 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4091 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4092 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4093 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4094 @ref{Old downloads}.
4099 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4100 A French article on the new LilyPond
4101 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4106 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4107 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4108 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4114 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4115 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4116 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4117 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4118 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4119 the @uref{announce-v2.2.html,announcement} or skip to the
4120 @ref{Old downloads}.
4125 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4126 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4127 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4128 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4129 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4131 @ref{Old downloads}.
4136 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4137 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4139 @ref{Old downloads}.
4144 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4145 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4146 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4147 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4154 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4155 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4156 @ref{Old downloads}.
4161 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
4162 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
4169 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
4170 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
4171 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
4172 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
4174 @ref{Old downloads}.
4179 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
4180 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
4181 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
4182 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
4185 @ref{Old downloads}.
4190 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
4192 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
4193 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
4199 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4200 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
4202 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
4203 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
4204 authors of LilyPond.
4209 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
4210 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
4211 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
4214 @ref{Old downloads}.
4219 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
4220 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
4221 experimental support for producing titles with
4227 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
4228 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
4229 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
4230 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
4232 @ref{Old downloads}.
4237 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
4238 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
4239 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
4240 of lyrics related bugs. See the
4242 @ref{Old downloads}.
4247 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
4248 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
4249 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
4250 produce cue notes. More information in the
4257 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
4258 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
4259 for altering accidental rules.
4265 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
4266 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
4267 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
4268 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
4269 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
4270 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
4271 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
4272 More information in the
4279 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
4280 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
4281 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
4282 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
4289 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
4290 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
4291 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
4292 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
4293 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
4300 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
4301 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
4302 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
4303 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
4304 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
4305 More information in the
4312 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
4313 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
4314 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
4315 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
4316 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
4317 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
4318 More information in the
4325 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
4326 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
4327 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
4328 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
4336 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
4337 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
4338 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
4339 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
4346 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
4347 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
4348 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
4349 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
4350 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
4359 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
4360 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
4361 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
4364 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4369 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
4371 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
4372 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
4373 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
4376 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4381 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4382 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
4383 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
4384 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
4385 access, but only HTTP downloads.
4390 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
4391 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
4392 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
4393 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
4394 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
4400 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
4401 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
4402 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
4404 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4409 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
4410 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
4411 available for Windows! For downloading, go
4412 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
4417 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
4418 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
4419 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
4420 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
4422 More information in the
4423 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4428 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
4429 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
4430 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
4432 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4437 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
4438 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
4439 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
4440 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
4442 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4447 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
4448 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
4449 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
4450 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
4451 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
4452 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
4453 individual music expressions.
4454 More information in the
4455 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
4460 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
4461 An update to the stable branch,
4462 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
4463 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
4468 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
4469 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
4470 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
4471 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
4472 More information in the
4473 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4478 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
4479 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to
4480 improve the layout of lyrics. More
4482 @uref{@@DOC@@v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
4483 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4488 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
4489 in LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric
4490 alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition
4491 Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More
4493 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4498 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
4499 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and linethickness
4500 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
4501 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
4502 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4507 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
4508 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
4509 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
4510 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
4511 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
4512 to implement this are welcome!) See the
4513 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4518 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
4519 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
4520 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
4521 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
4523 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4528 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
4529 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
4530 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
4531 Han-Wen's absence. See the
4532 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4537 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4538 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
4540 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
4545 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
4546 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
4548 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
4549 thanks to Heikki Junes.
4554 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
4555 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
4556 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
4557 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
4562 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
4563 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
4570 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
4571 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
4573 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
4574 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
4579 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
4580 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
4581 contains minor bugfixes.
4582 See the @ref{Changes}
4583 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
4588 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
4589 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
4590 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
4591 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
4597 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
4598 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
4599 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
4600 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
4601 @uref{announce-v2.0.html,here}, or go to the
4602 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
4607 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
4608 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
4609 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
4610 the @ref{Changes} and
4611 download @uref{install/,here}.
4616 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
4617 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
4618 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
4619 the @ref{Changes} and
4620 download @uref{install/,here}.
4625 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
4626 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
4627 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
4628 the @ref{Changes} and
4629 download @uref{install/,here}.
4634 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
4635 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
4636 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
4642 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
4643 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
4644 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
4650 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
4651 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
4652 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
4653 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
4654 will be available in a few weeks.
4660 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
4661 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
4662 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
4668 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
4669 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
4670 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
4676 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4677 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
4678 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
4679 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
4685 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4686 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
4687 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
4692 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
4693 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
4694 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
4695 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
4696 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4701 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
4702 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
4703 @ref{Changes} and get it
4704 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4709 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
4710 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
4711 @ref{Changes} and get it
4712 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4717 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
4718 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
4719 @ref{Changes} and get it
4720 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
4725 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
4726 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
4727 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
4732 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
4733 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
4734 read the @ref{Changes}.
4739 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
4740 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
4741 has been updated to 1.8.
4742 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
4747 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
4748 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
4749 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
4754 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
4755 New website went live!
4760 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
4761 Announced new website.
4766 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
4767 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
4772 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
4773 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
4774 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
4780 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
4781 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
4782 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.