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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
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14 * use a descriptive title in @subheading
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19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.48. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.47. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.46. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.45. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.44. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
82 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.43. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
94 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.42. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
106 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.41. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
118 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
120 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
126 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.40. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
130 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
131 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
132 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
138 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.39. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
142 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
143 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
144 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
150 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.38. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
154 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
155 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
156 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
162 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
166 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
167 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
168 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
174 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
178 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
179 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
180 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
186 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
190 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
191 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
192 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
198 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
202 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
203 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
204 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
210 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
214 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
215 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
216 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
222 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
226 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
227 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
228 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
238 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
239 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
240 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
246 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
250 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
251 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
252 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
258 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
262 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
263 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
264 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
274 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
276 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
282 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
286 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
287 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
288 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
294 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
298 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
299 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
300 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
306 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
310 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
311 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
312 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
318 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
322 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
323 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
324 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
330 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
334 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
335 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
336 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
342 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
346 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
347 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
348 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
354 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
358 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
359 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
360 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
366 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
370 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
371 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
372 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
378 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
382 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
383 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
384 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
394 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
396 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
402 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
406 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
407 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
408 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
414 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
416 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
417 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
418 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
420 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
423 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
424 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
429 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
431 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
432 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
433 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
434 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
435 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
441 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
444 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
445 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
446 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
447 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
453 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
456 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
457 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
458 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
459 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
465 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
467 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
468 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
469 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
470 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
471 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
477 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
479 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
480 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
481 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
482 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
483 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
489 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
491 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
492 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
493 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
494 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
495 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
501 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
503 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
504 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
505 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
506 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
507 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
513 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
515 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
516 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
517 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
518 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
519 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
525 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
527 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
528 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
529 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
530 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
531 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
537 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
540 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
541 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
542 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
543 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
549 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
552 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
553 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
555 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
560 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
562 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
563 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
564 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
565 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
566 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
571 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
573 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
574 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
575 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
576 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
577 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
579 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
580 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
581 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
582 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
583 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
585 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
586 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
587 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
593 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
595 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
596 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
597 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
598 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
599 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
604 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
606 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
607 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
608 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
609 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
610 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
612 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
613 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
618 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
620 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
621 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
622 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
623 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
624 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
629 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
631 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
632 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
633 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
634 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
635 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
640 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
642 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
643 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
644 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
645 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
646 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
651 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
653 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
654 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
655 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
656 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
657 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
658 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
659 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
660 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
665 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
667 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
668 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
669 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
670 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
671 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
672 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
673 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
674 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
679 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
681 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
682 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
683 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
684 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
685 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
686 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
687 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
688 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
694 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
696 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
697 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
698 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
699 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
700 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
705 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
707 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
708 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
709 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
710 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
711 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
716 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
718 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
719 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
720 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
721 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
722 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
727 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
729 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
730 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
731 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
732 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
733 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
738 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
740 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
741 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
742 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
743 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
744 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
749 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
751 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
752 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
753 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
754 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
755 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
760 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
763 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
764 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
765 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
766 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
771 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
773 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
774 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
775 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
776 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
777 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
779 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
780 with positioning text.
785 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
787 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
788 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
789 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
790 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
791 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
796 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
798 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
799 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
800 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
801 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
802 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
807 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
809 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
810 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
815 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
817 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
818 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
819 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
820 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
821 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
826 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
828 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
829 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
830 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
831 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
832 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
837 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
839 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
840 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
841 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
842 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
843 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
848 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
850 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
851 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
852 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
853 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
854 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
859 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
861 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
862 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
863 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
864 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
865 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
870 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
873 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
874 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
875 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
876 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
877 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
882 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
886 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
887 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
888 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
893 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
895 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
896 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
897 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
898 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
899 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
904 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
906 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
907 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
908 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
909 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
910 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
915 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
917 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
918 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
919 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
920 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
921 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
926 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
928 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
929 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
930 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
935 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
937 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
938 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
939 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
940 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
941 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
946 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
948 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
949 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
950 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
951 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
952 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
957 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
959 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
960 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
961 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
962 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
963 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
969 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
971 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
972 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
973 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
974 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
975 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
976 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
979 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
980 whose work on LilyPond is
981 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
982 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
983 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
984 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
985 using LilyPond internally.
987 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
988 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
993 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
995 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
996 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
997 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1001 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1003 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
1004 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1005 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1006 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1007 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1012 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1014 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1015 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1016 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1017 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1018 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1023 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1025 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1026 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1027 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1028 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1033 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1035 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1036 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1037 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1038 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1043 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1045 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1046 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1047 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1048 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1053 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1055 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1056 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1057 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1058 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1064 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1066 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1067 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1068 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1069 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1074 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1076 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1077 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1078 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1079 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1081 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1082 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1086 Support for kievan square notation
1088 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1090 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1093 A full list of new features is given in:
1096 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1099 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1101 Main development team:
1103 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1104 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1105 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1106 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1107 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1110 Programming contributors:
1112 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1113 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1114 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1115 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1117 Documentation contributors:
1119 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1123 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1128 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1130 Translation contributors:
1132 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1137 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1139 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1140 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1141 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1143 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1144 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1145 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1147 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1148 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1154 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1156 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1157 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1159 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1160 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1161 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1168 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1170 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1171 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1172 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1173 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1174 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1175 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1178 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1179 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1184 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1186 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1187 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1188 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1189 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1190 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1196 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1198 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1199 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1200 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1201 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1204 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1205 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1206 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1213 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1216 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1218 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1219 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1220 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1227 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1229 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1230 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1231 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1232 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1233 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1239 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1241 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1242 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1243 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1244 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1247 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1248 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1249 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1256 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1258 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1259 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1260 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1261 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1262 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1263 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1266 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1267 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1274 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1276 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1277 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1278 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1279 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1282 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1283 candidate will be required.
1289 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1291 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1292 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1293 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1294 working on open source software.
1296 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1297 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1303 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1305 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1306 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1307 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1308 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1311 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1312 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1313 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1320 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1322 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1323 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1324 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1325 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1328 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1329 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1330 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1337 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1339 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1340 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1341 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1342 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1345 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1346 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1353 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1355 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1356 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1358 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1359 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1360 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1367 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1369 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1370 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1372 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1373 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1374 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1381 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1383 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1384 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1386 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1387 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1388 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1395 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1397 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1398 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1399 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1400 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1403 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1404 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1411 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1413 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1414 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1416 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1417 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1418 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1425 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1427 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1428 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1430 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1431 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1432 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1439 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1441 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1442 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1443 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1444 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1447 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1448 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1449 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1456 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1458 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1459 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1461 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1462 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1463 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1470 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1473 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1475 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1476 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1477 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1484 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1486 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1487 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1489 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1490 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1491 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1498 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1500 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1501 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1502 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1503 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1504 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1507 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1508 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1515 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1517 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1518 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1520 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1521 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1522 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1525 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1531 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1533 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1534 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1536 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1537 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1538 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1545 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1550 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1551 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1552 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1559 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1562 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1564 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1565 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1566 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1573 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1575 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1576 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1578 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1579 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1580 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1587 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1589 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1590 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1592 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1593 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1594 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1601 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1603 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1604 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1606 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1607 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1608 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1615 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1617 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1618 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1620 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1621 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1622 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1629 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1631 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1632 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1634 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1635 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1636 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1643 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1645 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1646 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1648 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1649 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1650 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1657 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1659 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1660 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1662 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1663 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1664 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1671 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1673 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1674 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1676 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1677 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1678 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1685 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1687 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1688 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1690 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1691 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1692 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1699 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1701 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1702 Critical regression.
1708 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1710 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1711 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1712 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1713 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1716 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1717 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1718 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1725 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1727 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1728 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1730 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1731 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1732 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1733 not the next release candidate.
1739 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1741 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1742 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1744 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1745 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1746 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1747 next release candidate.
1753 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1755 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1756 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1757 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1759 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1760 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1761 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1762 next release candidate.
1768 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1770 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1771 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1772 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1773 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1776 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1777 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1778 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1785 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1787 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1788 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1790 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1791 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1797 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1800 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1802 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1803 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1809 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1811 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1812 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1813 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1821 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1824 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1826 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1827 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1833 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1835 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1836 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1838 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1839 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1845 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1848 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1850 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1851 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1857 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1860 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1862 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1863 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1869 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1872 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1873 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1878 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1880 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1881 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1882 usual number of bugs.
1884 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1885 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1890 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1892 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1893 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1894 usual number of bugs.
1896 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1897 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1903 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1905 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1906 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1907 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1908 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1910 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1911 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1916 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1919 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1920 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1923 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1928 A full list of new features is given in:
1931 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1934 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1936 Main development team:
1938 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1939 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1940 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1941 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1942 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1944 Programming contributors:
1946 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1947 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1948 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1949 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1950 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1951 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1955 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1957 Documentation contributors:
1959 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1960 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1964 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1965 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1967 Binaries support contributors:
1971 Translation contributors:
1973 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1974 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1981 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1983 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1984 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1985 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1986 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1989 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1990 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1991 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1998 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2000 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
2001 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2003 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2004 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2010 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2012 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
2013 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2015 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2016 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2022 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2024 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2025 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2027 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2028 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2034 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2036 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2037 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2038 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2039 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2040 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2041 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2042 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2047 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2049 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2050 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2052 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2053 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2059 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2061 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2062 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2063 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2064 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2067 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2068 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2069 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2076 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2078 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2079 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2080 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2081 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2084 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2085 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2086 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2093 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2095 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2096 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2097 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2098 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2101 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2102 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2103 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2110 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2112 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2113 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2115 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2116 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2122 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2124 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2125 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2126 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2127 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2128 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2134 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2136 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2137 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2138 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2139 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2142 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2143 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2144 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2151 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2153 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2154 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2156 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2157 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2162 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2165 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2167 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2168 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2173 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2175 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
2176 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2178 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2179 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2185 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2187 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2188 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2190 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2191 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2192 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2198 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2200 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2201 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2202 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2209 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2211 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2212 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2213 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2214 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2217 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2218 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2219 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2226 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2228 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
2229 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2230 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2238 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2240 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2241 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2242 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2250 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2252 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2253 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2254 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2255 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2256 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2262 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2264 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2265 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2266 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2267 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2270 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2271 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2272 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2279 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2281 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2282 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2283 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2292 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2294 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2295 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2296 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2297 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2300 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2301 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2302 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2303 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2309 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2311 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2312 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2313 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2314 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2317 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2318 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2319 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2320 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2326 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2328 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2329 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2330 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2333 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2334 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2335 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2341 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2343 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2344 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2345 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2348 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2349 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2350 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2356 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2358 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2359 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2360 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2363 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2364 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2365 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2371 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2373 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2374 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2375 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2376 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2379 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2380 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2381 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2382 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2391 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2393 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2394 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2395 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2396 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2397 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2398 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2399 read on to find out what for!
2402 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2403 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2410 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2412 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2413 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2414 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2415 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2418 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2419 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2420 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2421 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2428 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2430 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2431 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2432 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2433 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2436 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2437 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2438 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2439 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2446 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2450 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2453 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2454 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2455 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2460 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2462 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2463 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2464 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2465 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2466 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2470 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2471 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2478 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2480 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2481 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2482 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2483 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2486 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2487 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2488 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2489 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2491 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2493 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2494 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2495 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2501 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2503 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2504 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2505 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2506 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2509 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2510 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2511 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2512 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2513 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2514 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2520 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2522 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2523 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2524 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2533 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2535 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2536 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2537 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2544 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2546 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2547 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2548 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2549 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2550 the bug report of the report!
2553 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2554 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2560 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2562 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2563 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2564 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2571 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2574 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2575 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2582 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2584 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2585 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2586 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2587 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2591 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2592 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2600 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2602 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2603 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2604 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2607 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2608 caution and expect breakage.
2613 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2615 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2616 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2617 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2620 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2621 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2622 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2623 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2628 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2630 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2631 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2632 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2638 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2640 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2641 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2642 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2643 improvements to the new website.
2645 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2646 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2648 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2649 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2651 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2657 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2659 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2660 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2661 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2666 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2668 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2669 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2670 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2676 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2678 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2679 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2680 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2686 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2688 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2689 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2690 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2695 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2697 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2698 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2699 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2704 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2706 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2707 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2708 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2711 This release should be of particular interest to package
2712 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2713 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2714 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2720 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2722 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2723 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2724 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2725 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2728 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2729 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2736 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2738 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2739 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2740 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2743 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2744 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2745 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2746 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2747 see the Changes document for more information.
2751 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2755 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2760 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2762 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2763 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2764 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2765 so this release is intended for developers only.
2769 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2771 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2772 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2773 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2778 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2780 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2781 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2786 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2788 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2789 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2790 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2796 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2798 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2799 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2800 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2801 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2802 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2804 What are you waiting for? Come
2805 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2806 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2811 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2813 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2814 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2815 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2819 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2821 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2822 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2823 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2824 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2825 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2830 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2832 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2833 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2834 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2838 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2840 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2841 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2842 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2843 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2847 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2849 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2850 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2851 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2852 and English names for feta filenames.
2858 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2861 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2862 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2863 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2866 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2867 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2868 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2874 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2876 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2877 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2878 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2879 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2881 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2882 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2887 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2889 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2890 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2896 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2898 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2899 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2900 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2907 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2909 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2910 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2911 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2912 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2914 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2915 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2916 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2924 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2926 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2927 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2928 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2929 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2930 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2931 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2932 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2933 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2939 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2941 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2942 its team, its world, its community.
2943 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2944 to read the full issue...
2949 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2951 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2952 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2953 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2958 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2960 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2961 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2967 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2969 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2971 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2978 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2980 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2981 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2982 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2983 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2984 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2986 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2987 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2989 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2991 @ref{Old downloads}.
2996 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2998 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2999 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3000 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3001 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3002 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3003 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3006 @ref{Old downloads}.
3011 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3013 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3014 documentation and translations.
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3022 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3023 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3024 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3025 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3026 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3028 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3029 @ref{Old downloads}.
3034 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3036 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3037 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3038 (teaching) has been added.
3040 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3042 @ref{Old downloads}.
3047 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3049 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3050 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3051 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3052 @ref{Old downloads}.
3057 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3059 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3060 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3061 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3062 translations of the documentation.
3063 @ref{Old downloads}.
3068 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3070 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3071 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3072 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3073 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3074 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3075 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3076 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3077 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3078 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3080 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3082 @ref{Old downloads}.
3087 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3089 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3090 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3091 markup command names have been made.
3094 @ref{Old downloads}.
3099 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3101 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3102 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3103 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3104 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3105 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3108 @ref{Old downloads}.
3113 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3115 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3116 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3118 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3119 @ref{Old downloads}.
3124 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3126 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3127 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3128 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3130 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3131 @ref{Old downloads}.
3136 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3138 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3140 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3141 @ref{Old downloads}.
3146 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3148 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3149 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3150 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3152 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3154 @ref{Old downloads}.
3159 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3161 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3162 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3163 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3164 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3166 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3167 @ref{Old downloads}.
3172 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3174 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3175 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3178 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3179 @ref{Old downloads}.
3184 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3186 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3187 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3192 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3194 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3195 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3200 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3202 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3204 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3205 @ref{Old downloads}.
3210 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3212 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3213 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3214 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3216 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3217 @ref{Old downloads}.
3222 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3224 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3225 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3230 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3232 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3233 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3238 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3240 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3241 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3242 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3244 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3245 @ref{Old downloads}.
3250 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3252 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3253 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3255 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3257 @ref{Old downloads}.
3262 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3264 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3265 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3266 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3267 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3268 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3269 announce releases and special events.
3274 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3276 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3277 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3278 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3283 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3285 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3286 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3287 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3288 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3289 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3292 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3294 @ref{Old downloads}.
3299 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3301 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3302 names has been added to the MusicXML
3305 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3306 @ref{Old downloads}.
3311 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3313 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3318 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3320 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3321 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3322 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3325 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3326 @ref{Old downloads}.
3331 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3333 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3336 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3337 @ref{Old downloads}.
3342 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3344 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3345 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3346 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3347 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3348 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3349 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3355 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3357 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3358 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3359 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3361 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3362 @ref{Old downloads}.
3367 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3369 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3370 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3375 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3377 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3378 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3379 Grand Documentation Project.
3381 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3382 @ref{Old downloads}.
3387 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3389 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3391 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3392 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3393 @ref{Old downloads}.
3398 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3400 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3402 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3403 @ref{Old downloads}.
3408 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3410 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3411 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3413 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3414 @ref{Old downloads}.
3419 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3421 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3422 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3423 for the translations.
3425 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3426 @ref{Old downloads}.
3431 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3433 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3434 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3435 and lots of updates for the translations.
3437 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3438 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3439 @ref{Old downloads}.
3444 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3446 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3447 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3448 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3449 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3454 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3455 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3456 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3457 spacing engine code.
3459 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3460 @ref{Old downloads}.
3465 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3467 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3468 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3470 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3471 @ref{Old downloads}.
3476 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3478 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3479 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3481 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3482 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3483 @ref{Old downloads}.
3488 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3489 This has lots of bugfixes.
3491 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3492 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3493 @ref{Old downloads}.
3498 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3499 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3500 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3501 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3506 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3507 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3509 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3511 @ref{Old downloads}.
3516 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3517 This release has some documentation updates.
3519 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3521 @ref{Old downloads}.
3526 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3527 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3528 disponibles en ligne ---
3529 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3530 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3531 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3532 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3537 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3538 This release fixes many bugs.
3540 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3541 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3543 @ref{Old downloads}.
3548 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3549 This release fixes many bugs.
3551 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3552 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3554 @ref{Old downloads}.
3559 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3560 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3561 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3563 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3565 @ref{Old downloads}.
3570 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3571 This release fixes still more bugs.
3573 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3575 @ref{Old downloads}.
3580 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3581 This release fixes many bugs.
3582 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3583 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3585 @ref{Old downloads})
3590 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3591 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3592 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3593 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3595 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3596 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3598 @ref{Old downloads}.
3603 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3604 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3605 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3607 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3614 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3615 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3616 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3618 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3620 @ref{Old downloads}.
3625 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3626 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3627 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3629 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3631 @ref{Old downloads}.
3636 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3637 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3640 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3642 @ref{Old downloads}.
3647 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3648 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3650 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3652 @ref{Old downloads}.
3657 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3658 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3659 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3660 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3662 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3664 @ref{Old downloads}.
3669 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3670 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3671 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3672 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3673 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3674 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3676 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3678 @ref{Old downloads}.
3683 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3684 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3685 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3688 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3690 @ref{Old downloads}.
3695 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3696 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3697 further improvements in the regression test suite
3701 @ref{Old downloads}.
3706 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3707 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3711 @ref{Old downloads}.
3716 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3717 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3722 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3723 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3728 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3729 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3733 @ref{Old downloads}.
3738 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3739 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3740 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3744 @ref{Old downloads}.
3749 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3750 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3754 @ref{Old downloads}.
3759 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3760 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3765 @ref{Old downloads}.
3770 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3771 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3775 @ref{Old downloads}.
3780 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3781 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3782 within a system as well as between systems.
3786 @ref{Old downloads}.
3791 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3792 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3793 test results} and several website build improvements.
3797 @ref{Old downloads}.
3802 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3803 This release fixes several bugs.
3806 @ref{Old downloads}.
3811 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3812 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3817 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3818 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3819 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3820 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3821 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3826 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3827 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3831 @ref{Old downloads}.
3836 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3837 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3840 @ref{Old downloads}.
3845 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3846 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3850 @ref{Old downloads}.
3855 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3856 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3859 @ref{Old downloads}.
3864 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3865 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3870 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3871 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3872 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3877 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3878 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3879 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3884 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3885 This release has many more bugfixes.
3888 @ref{Old downloads}.
3893 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3894 This release has many more bugfixes.
3897 @ref{Old downloads}.
3902 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3903 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3908 @ref{Old downloads}.
3913 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3914 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3915 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3916 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3917 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3918 (@ref{Publications}).
3923 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3924 This release has further bugfixes.
3927 @ref{Old downloads}.
3932 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3933 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3934 available for x86/64.
3937 @ref{Old downloads}.
3942 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3943 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3944 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3945 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3946 @ref{Old downloads})
3951 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3952 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3953 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3958 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3959 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3964 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3965 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3970 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3971 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3976 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3977 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3978 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3983 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3984 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3985 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3986 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3991 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3992 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3997 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3998 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3999 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4004 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4005 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4006 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4007 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4008 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4013 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4014 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4015 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4020 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4021 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4022 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4023 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4028 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4029 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4030 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4031 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4036 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4037 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4039 @ref{Old downloads})
4044 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4045 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4047 @ref{Old downloads})
4052 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4053 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4054 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4056 @ref{Old downloads})
4061 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4062 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4063 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4064 (@ref{Old downloads})
4069 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4070 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4071 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4072 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4077 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4078 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4079 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4080 the development releases even better
4085 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4087 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4088 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4089 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4094 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4095 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4096 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4097 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4098 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4099 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4104 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4105 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4106 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4108 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4113 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4114 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4115 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4116 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4117 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4122 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4123 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4124 (@ref{Old downloads})
4129 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4130 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4131 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4132 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4133 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4134 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4139 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4140 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4141 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4142 (@ref{Publications})
4147 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4148 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4149 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4154 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4155 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4156 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4157 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4162 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4163 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4164 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4169 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4170 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4171 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4176 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4177 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4178 released. (@ref{Changes},
4179 @ref{Old downloads})
4184 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4185 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4186 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4187 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4188 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4189 multi-measure rests.
4191 @ref{Old downloads})
4196 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4197 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4199 @ref{Old downloads})
4204 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4205 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4206 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4207 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4208 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4209 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4210 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4211 @ref{Old downloads})
4216 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4217 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4218 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4219 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4220 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4221 @ref{Old downloads})
4226 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4227 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4228 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4229 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4230 the endings and the middle
4231 part. (@ref{Changes},
4232 @ref{Old downloads})
4237 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4238 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4239 parenthesized, for example,
4242 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4243 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4247 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4248 @ref{Old downloads})
4253 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4254 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4255 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4265 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4266 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4267 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4268 @ref{Old downloads})
4273 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4274 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4275 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4276 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4277 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4278 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4279 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4281 @ref{Old downloads})
4286 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4287 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4288 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4289 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4290 @ref{Old downloads})
4295 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4296 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4297 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4298 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4299 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4300 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4301 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4302 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4303 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4304 @ref{Old downloads})
4309 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4310 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4311 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4312 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4313 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4314 @ref{Old downloads})
4319 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4321 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4322 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4323 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4328 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4329 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4330 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4331 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4332 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4337 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4338 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4339 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4341 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4343 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4345 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4351 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4352 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4353 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4354 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4355 @ref{Old downloads})
4360 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4361 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4362 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4363 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4364 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4367 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4368 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4369 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4370 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4375 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4376 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4377 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4378 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4379 page. Let us know how you fare!
4384 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4385 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4386 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4387 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4388 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4389 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4390 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4391 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4392 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4394 @ref{Old downloads})
4399 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4400 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4401 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4402 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4403 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4404 @ref{Old downloads})
4409 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4410 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4411 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4412 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4413 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4414 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4415 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4416 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4417 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4418 @ref{Old downloads})
4423 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4424 This release has the following new features:
4427 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4428 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4429 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4431 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4432 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4433 and Bertalan Fodor).
4435 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4436 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4439 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4440 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4441 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4445 @ref{Old downloads})
4450 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4451 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4452 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4453 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4454 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4455 van den Borre and Bertalan
4456 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4457 @ref{Old downloads})
4462 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4463 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4464 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4465 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4471 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4472 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4473 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4474 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4475 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4477 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4478 @ref{Old downloads})
4483 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4484 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4485 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4490 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4491 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4492 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4493 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4494 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4495 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4496 @ref{Old downloads})
4501 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4502 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4503 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4504 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4505 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4506 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4507 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4508 @ref{Old downloads})
4513 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4514 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4515 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4516 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4517 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4518 @ref{Old downloads})
4523 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4524 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4525 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4526 @ref{Old downloads})
4531 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4532 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4533 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4534 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4535 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4536 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4537 @ref{Old downloads})
4542 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4543 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4544 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4545 that compute said property, i.e.
4548 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4549 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4552 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4553 @ref{Old downloads})
4558 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4559 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4560 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4561 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4562 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4563 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4564 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4565 users. (@ref{Changes},
4566 @ref{Old downloads})
4571 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4572 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4573 series. (@ref{Changes},
4574 @ref{Old downloads})
4579 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4580 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4581 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4582 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4583 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4584 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4585 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4586 sponsored by Nicolas
4587 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4588 @ref{Old downloads})
4593 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4594 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4595 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4596 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4597 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4598 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4599 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4600 @ref{Old downloads})
4605 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4606 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4607 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4608 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4609 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4610 @ref{Old downloads})
4615 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4616 This is mainly a bugfix
4617 release. (@ref{Changes},
4618 @ref{Old downloads})
4623 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4624 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4625 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4626 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4627 la gravure musicale}.
4632 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4633 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4634 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4635 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4636 @ref{Old downloads})
4641 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4642 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4643 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4644 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4645 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4646 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4651 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4652 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4653 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4654 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4655 @ref{Old downloads})
4660 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4661 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4662 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4663 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4664 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4665 @ref{Old downloads})
4670 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4671 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4672 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4673 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4674 @ref{Old downloads})
4679 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4680 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4681 for a note is proportional to the time it
4682 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4683 @ref{Old downloads})
4688 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4689 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4690 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4695 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4696 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4697 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4698 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4700 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4701 @ref{Old downloads})
4706 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4707 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4708 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4709 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4711 @ref{Old downloads})
4716 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4717 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4718 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4719 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4720 @ref{Old downloads})
4725 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4726 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4728 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4729 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4730 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4731 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4732 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4737 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4738 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4739 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4740 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4745 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4746 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4747 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4748 @ref{Old downloads})
4753 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4754 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4755 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4756 @ref{Old downloads})
4761 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4762 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4763 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4764 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4765 (@ref{Old downloads})
4770 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4771 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4772 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4773 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4778 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4779 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4780 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4781 better help functionality.
4782 (@ref{Old downloads})
4787 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4788 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4789 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4790 compile them directly from
4791 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4796 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4797 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4798 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4803 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4804 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4805 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4806 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4811 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4812 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4813 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4814 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4815 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4820 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4821 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4822 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4827 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4828 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4833 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4834 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4835 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4840 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4841 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4842 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4843 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4844 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4849 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4850 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4851 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4852 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4853 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4854 @ref{Old downloads})
4859 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4861 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4862 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4864 (@ref{Old downloads})
4869 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4870 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4871 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4872 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4873 signatures like 5/8.
4875 @ref{Old downloads})
4880 @subheading April 18, 2005
4881 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4882 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4883 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4884 More details are in the
4886 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4891 @subheading April 15, 2005
4892 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4893 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4894 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4895 Scheme code. Take a look at
4897 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4902 @subheading April 6, 2005
4903 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4904 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4905 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4910 @subheading March 31, 2005
4911 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4912 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4913 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4918 @subheading March 20, 2005
4919 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4920 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4926 @subheading March 14, 2005
4927 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4928 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4929 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4930 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4931 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4936 @subheading March 7, 2005
4937 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4938 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4939 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4940 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4941 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4943 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4948 @subheading March 7, 2005
4949 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4950 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4956 @subheading February 28, 2005
4957 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
4958 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4959 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4960 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4966 @subheading February 28, 2005
4967 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4968 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}.
4969 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4970 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4975 @subheading February 26, 2005
4976 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4977 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4978 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4979 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4984 @subheading February 21, 2005
4985 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4986 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4987 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4988 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4990 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4995 @subheading February 4, 2005
4996 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4997 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4998 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4999 @ref{Old downloads}!
5004 @subheading January 31, 2005
5005 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5006 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5007 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5013 @subheading January 26, 2005
5014 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5015 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5021 @subheading January 16, 2005
5022 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5023 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5024 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5026 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5028 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5033 @subheading January 11, 2005
5034 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5035 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5036 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5037 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5038 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5039 font code by Werner.
5041 and check out the changes in
5042 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5047 @subheading January 02, 2005
5048 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5049 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5050 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5051 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5052 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5053 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5054 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5055 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5056 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5059 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5064 @subheading December 28, 2004
5065 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5066 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5067 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5068 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5070 and check out the changes in
5071 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5076 @subheading December 20, 2004
5077 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5078 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5079 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5080 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5081 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5084 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5089 @subheading December 3, 2004
5090 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5091 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5092 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5093 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5094 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5095 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5096 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5097 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5101 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5106 @subheading November 26, 2004
5107 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5108 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5109 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5110 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5111 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5113 and check out the changes in
5114 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5119 @subheading November 20, 2004
5120 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5121 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5122 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5123 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5124 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5125 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5126 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5127 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5130 and check out the changes in
5131 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5136 @subheading November 12, 2004
5137 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5138 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5139 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5140 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5141 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5144 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5147 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5148 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5149 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5150 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5151 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5154 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5159 @subheading November 11, 2004
5160 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5161 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5167 @subheading November 4, 2004
5168 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5169 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5171 and check out the changes in
5172 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5177 @subheading October 31, 2004
5178 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5179 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5180 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5181 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5188 @subheading October 29, 2004
5189 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5190 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5191 some problems with the conversion scripts.
5193 and check out the changes in
5194 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5199 @subheading October 29, 2004
5200 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5201 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5202 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5203 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5205 and check out the changes in
5206 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5211 @subheading October 27, 2004
5212 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5213 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5214 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5216 and check out the changes in
5217 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5222 @subheading October 24, 2004
5223 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5224 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5225 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5227 and check out the changes in
5228 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5233 @subheading October 10, 2004
5234 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5235 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5236 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5240 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5245 @subheading October 09, 2004
5246 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5247 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5248 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5252 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5257 @subheading October 02, 2004
5258 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5259 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5260 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5261 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5262 in the documentation.
5264 and check out the changes in
5265 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5270 @subheading September 29, 2004
5271 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040811160307/http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
5272 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5273 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5274 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5279 @subheading September 26, 2004
5280 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5282 and check out the changes
5283 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5288 @subheading September 20, 2004
5289 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5290 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5291 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5292 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5293 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5294 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5297 and check out the changes in
5298 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5303 @subheading September 11, 2004
5304 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5305 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5306 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5307 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5308 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5309 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5310 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5311 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5312 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5313 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5314 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5315 will hold users back in switching.
5317 and check out the changes in
5318 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5323 @subheading September 10, 2004
5324 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5325 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5326 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5327 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5328 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5329 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5331 and check out the changes in
5332 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5337 @subheading September 6, 2004
5338 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5339 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5340 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5341 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5342 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5346 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5351 @subheading August 29, 2004
5352 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5353 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5354 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5355 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5356 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5357 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5358 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5359 chapter of the user manual.
5360 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5365 @subheading August 29, 2004
5366 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5367 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5368 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5369 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5370 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5371 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5375 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5380 @subheading August 24, 2004
5381 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5382 disappearing metronome mark.
5384 and check out the changes in
5385 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5390 @subheading August 23, 2004
5391 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5392 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5393 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5394 `doubleSlurs' property.
5396 and check out the changes in
5397 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5402 @subheading August 3, 2004
5403 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5404 annoying bugs fixed.
5407 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5412 @subheading August 1, 2004
5413 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5414 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5415 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5416 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5417 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5418 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5421 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5422 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5424 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5425 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5430 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5435 @subheading July 30, 2004
5436 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5437 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5438 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5439 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5440 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5441 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5442 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5443 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5444 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5445 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5448 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5453 @subheading July 23, 2004
5454 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5455 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5456 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5457 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5460 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5465 @subheading July 19, 2004
5466 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5467 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5468 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5469 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5470 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5471 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5472 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5473 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5474 beat within the measure.
5476 and check out the changes in
5477 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5482 @subheading July 15, 2004
5483 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5487 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5492 @subheading July 11, 2004
5493 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5499 @subheading July 5, 2004
5500 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5501 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5502 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5503 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5505 and check out the changes
5506 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5511 @subheading July 5, 2004
5512 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5516 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5521 @subheading June 25, 2004
5522 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5523 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5524 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5525 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5526 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5527 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5528 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5530 @ref{Old downloads}.
5535 @subheading June 20, 2004
5536 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5537 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog} for a full description and
5538 @ref{Old downloads}.
5543 @subheading June 13, 2004
5544 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5545 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5546 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5548 @ref{Old downloads}.
5553 @subheading May 31, 2004
5554 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5555 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5556 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5558 @ref{Old downloads}.
5563 @subheading May 31, 2004
5564 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5565 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5566 or head straight to the
5567 @ref{Old downloads}.
5572 @subheading May 26, 2004
5573 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5574 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5575 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5576 @ref{Old downloads}.
5581 @subheading May 9, 2004
5582 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5583 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5584 @ref{Old downloads}.
5589 @subheading May 4, 2004
5590 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5592 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5593 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5594 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5595 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5596 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5601 @subheading May 3, 2004
5602 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5603 @ref{Old downloads}.
5608 @subheading April 17, 2004
5609 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5610 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5616 @subheading April 12, 2004
5617 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5618 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5619 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5620 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5621 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5622 @ref{Old downloads}.
5627 @subheading April 8, 2004
5628 A French article on the new LilyPond
5629 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5634 @subheading April 8, 2004
5635 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5636 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5642 @subheading April 1, 2004
5643 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5644 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5645 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5646 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5647 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5648 @ref{Old downloads}.
5653 @subheading March 31, 2004
5654 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5655 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5656 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5657 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5659 @ref{Old downloads}.
5664 @subheading March 30, 2004
5665 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5667 @ref{Old downloads}.
5672 @subheading March 28, 2004
5673 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5674 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5675 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5682 @subheading March 22, 2004
5683 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5684 @ref{Old downloads}.
5689 @subheading March 21, 2004
5690 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5697 @subheading March 20, 2004
5698 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5699 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5700 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5702 @ref{Old downloads}.
5707 @subheading March 15, 2004
5708 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5709 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5710 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5713 @ref{Old downloads}.
5718 @subheading March 14, 2004
5720 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5721 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5727 @subheading March 11, 2004
5728 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5730 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5731 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5732 authors of LilyPond.
5737 @subheading March 11, 2004
5738 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5739 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5742 @ref{Old downloads}.
5747 @subheading March 9, 2004
5748 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5749 experimental support for producing titles with
5755 @subheading February 29, 2004
5756 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5757 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5758 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5760 @ref{Old downloads}.
5765 @subheading February 24, 2004
5766 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5767 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5768 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5770 @ref{Old downloads}.
5775 @subheading February 23, 2004
5776 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5777 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5778 produce cue notes. More information in the
5785 @subheading February 18, 2004
5786 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5787 for altering accidental rules.
5793 @subheading February 16, 2004
5794 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5795 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5796 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5797 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5798 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5799 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5800 More information in the
5807 @subheading February 13, 2004
5808 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5809 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5810 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5817 @subheading February 12, 2004
5818 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5819 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5820 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5821 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5828 @subheading February 9, 2004
5829 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5830 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5831 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5832 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5833 More information in the
5840 @subheading February 5, 2004
5841 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5842 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5843 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5844 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5845 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5846 More information in the
5853 @subheading February 4, 2004
5854 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5855 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5856 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5864 @subheading February 2, 2004
5865 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5866 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5867 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5874 @subheading January 28, 2004
5875 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5876 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5877 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5878 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5887 @subheading January 26, 2004
5888 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5889 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5892 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5897 @subheading January 21, 2004
5899 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5900 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5901 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5904 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5909 @subheading January 20, 2004
5910 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5911 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5912 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5913 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5918 @subheading January 20, 2004
5919 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5920 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5921 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5922 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5928 @subheading January 19, 2004
5929 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5930 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5932 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5937 @subheading January 18, 2004
5938 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5939 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5940 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5945 @subheading January 17, 2004
5946 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5947 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5948 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5950 More information in the
5951 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5956 @subheading January 16, 2004
5957 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5958 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5960 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5965 @subheading January 13, 2004
5966 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5967 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5968 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5970 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5975 @subheading January 9, 2004
5976 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5977 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5978 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5979 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5980 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5981 individual music expressions.
5982 More information in the
5983 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5988 @subheading January 7, 2004
5989 An update to the stable branch,
5990 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5991 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5996 @subheading January 6, 2004
5997 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5998 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5999 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6000 More information in the
6001 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6006 @subheading January 4, 2004
6007 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6009 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6010 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6015 @subheading January 2, 2004
6016 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6017 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6018 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6019 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6024 @subheading December 30, 2003
6025 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6026 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6027 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6028 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6033 @subheading December 23, 2003
6034 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6035 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6036 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6037 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6038 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6039 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6044 @subheading December 17, 2003
6045 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6046 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6047 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6049 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6054 @subheading December 16, 2003
6055 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6056 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6057 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6058 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6063 @subheading October 11, 2003
6064 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6066 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6071 @subheading October 11, 2003
6072 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6074 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6075 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6080 @subheading October 9, 2003
6081 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6082 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6083 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6088 @subheading October 5, 2003
6089 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6096 @subheading October 4, 2003
6097 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6099 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6100 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6105 @subheading September 29, 2003
6106 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6107 contains minor bugfixes.
6108 See the @ref{Changes}
6109 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6114 @subheading September 27, 2003
6115 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6116 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6117 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6123 @subheading September 24, 2003
6124 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6125 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6126 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6127 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6128 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6133 @subheading September 24, 2003
6134 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6135 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6136 the @ref{Changes} and
6137 download @uref{install/,here}.
6142 @subheading September 23, 2003
6143 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6144 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6145 the @ref{Changes} and
6146 download @uref{install/,here}.
6151 @subheading September 19, 2003
6152 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6153 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6154 the @ref{Changes} and
6155 download @uref{install/,here}.
6160 @subheading September 17, 2003
6161 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6162 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6168 @subheading September 16, 2003
6169 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6170 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6176 @subheading September 10, 2003
6177 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6178 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6179 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6180 will be available in a few weeks.
6186 @subheading September 9, 2003
6187 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6188 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6194 @subheading September 7, 2003
6195 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6196 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6202 @subheading August 31, 2003
6203 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6204 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6205 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6211 @subheading August 31, 2003
6212 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6213 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6218 @subheading August 31, 2003
6219 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6220 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6221 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6222 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6227 @subheading August 28, 2003
6228 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6229 @ref{Changes} and get it
6230 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6235 @subheading August 26, 2003
6236 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6237 @ref{Changes} and get it
6238 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6243 @subheading August 25, 2003
6244 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6245 @ref{Changes} and get it
6246 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6251 @subheading August 25, 2003
6252 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6253 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6258 @subheading August 21, 2003
6259 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6260 read the @ref{Changes}.
6265 @subheading August 18, 2003
6266 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6267 has been updated to 1.8.
6268 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6273 @subheading August 7, 2003
6274 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6275 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6280 @subheading August 7, 2003
6281 New website went live!
6286 @subheading August 6, 2003
6287 Announced new website.
6292 @subheading August 1, 2003
6293 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6298 @subheading July 30, 2003
6299 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6300 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6306 @subheading July 29, 2003
6307 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6308 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.