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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
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19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.49 released @emph{October 16, 2016}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.49. 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 2.19.48 released @emph{September 13, 2016}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.48. 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 2.19.47 released @emph{August 31, 2016}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.47. 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 2.19.46 released @emph{July 26, 2016}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.46. 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 2.19.45 released @emph{July 09, 2016}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
81 2.19.45. 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 2.19.44 released @emph{June 21, 2016}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
93 2.19.44. 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 2.19.43 released @emph{June 8, 2016}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
105 2.19.43. 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 2.19.42 released @emph{May 15, 2016}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
117 2.19.42. 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 2.19.41 released @emph{May 1, 2016}
128 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
129 2.19.41. 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 2.19.40 released @emph{April 17, 2016}
140 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
141 2.19.40. 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 2.19.39 released @emph{March 27, 2016}
152 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
153 2.19.39. 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 2.19.38 released @emph{March 13, 2016}
164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
165 2.19.38. 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 2.19.37 released @emph{February 28, 2016}
176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
177 2.19.37. 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 2.19.36 released @emph{January 31, 2016}
188 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
189 2.19.36. 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 2.19.35 released @emph{January 02, 2016}
200 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
201 2.19.35. 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 2.19.34 released @emph{December 22, 2015}
212 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
213 2.19.34. 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 2.19.33 released @emph{December 6, 2015}
224 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
225 2.19.33. 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 2.19.32 released @emph{November 22, 2015}
236 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
237 2.19.32. 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 2.19.31 released @emph{November 8, 2015}
248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
249 2.19.31. 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 2.19.30 released @emph{October 25, 2015}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
261 2.19.30. 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 2.19.29 released @emph{October 18, 2015}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
273 2.19.29. 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 2.19.28 released @emph{September 27, 2015}
284 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
285 2.19.28. 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 2.19.27 released @emph{September 12, 2015}
296 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
297 2.19.27. 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 2.19.26 released @emph{August 27, 2015}
308 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
309 2.19.26. 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 2.19.25 released @emph{August 9, 2015}
320 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
321 2.19.25. 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 2.19.24 released @emph{July 26, 2015}
332 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
333 2.19.24. 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 2.19.23 released @emph{July 12, 2015}
344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
345 2.19.23. 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 2.19.22 released @emph{June 28, 2015}
356 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
357 2.19.22. 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 2.19.21 released @emph{May 24, 2015}
368 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
369 2.19.21. 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 2.19.20 released @emph{May 10, 2015}
380 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
381 2.19.20. 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 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
393 2.19.19. 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 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
404 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
405 2.19.18. 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 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
416 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
417 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
418 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
419 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
420 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
428 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
429 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
430 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
431 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
432 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
435 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
436 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
441 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
443 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. 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 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
455 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. 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 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
467 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. 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 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
479 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. 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 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
491 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. 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 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
503 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. 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 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
515 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. 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 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
527 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. 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 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. 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 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
552 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
553 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
554 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
555 require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18
561 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
563 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
564 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
565 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
566 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
567 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
572 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
574 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
575 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
576 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
577 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
578 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
583 @subheading LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 @emph{March 11, 2014}
585 We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar
586 Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska
587 and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION
588 2014" of the German Music Publishers' Association [2]. The ceremony
589 took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
591 We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of
592 typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted
593 to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free
594 license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this
595 initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].
597 [1] @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs}@*
598 [2] @uref{http://www.best-edition.de}@*
599 [3] @uref{http://www.sound-rel.de}@*
605 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
607 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
608 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
609 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
610 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
611 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
616 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
618 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
619 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
620 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
621 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
622 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
624 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
625 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
630 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
632 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
633 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
634 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
635 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
636 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
641 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
643 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
644 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
645 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
646 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
647 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
652 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
654 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
655 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
656 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
657 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
658 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
663 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
665 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
666 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
667 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
668 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
669 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
670 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
671 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
672 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
677 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
679 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
680 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
681 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
682 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
683 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
684 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
685 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
686 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
691 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
693 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
694 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
695 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
696 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
697 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
698 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
699 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
700 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
706 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
708 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
709 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
710 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
711 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
712 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
717 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
719 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
720 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
721 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
722 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
723 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
728 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
730 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
731 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
732 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
733 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
734 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
739 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
741 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
742 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
743 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
744 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
745 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
750 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
752 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
753 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
754 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
755 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
756 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
761 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
763 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
764 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
765 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
766 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
767 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
772 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
774 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
775 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
776 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
777 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
778 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
783 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
785 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
786 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
787 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
788 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
789 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
791 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
792 with positioning text.
797 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
800 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
801 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
802 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
803 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
808 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
810 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
811 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
812 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
813 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
814 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
819 @subheading LilyPond blog. @emph{June 2, 2013}
821 Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at
822 @uref{http://lilypondblog.org/, lilypondblog.org}!
827 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
829 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
830 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
831 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
832 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
833 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
838 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
840 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
841 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
842 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
843 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
844 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
849 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
851 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
852 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
853 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
854 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
855 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
860 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
862 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
863 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
864 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
865 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
866 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
871 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
873 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
874 release contains the usual number of bugfixes 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 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
884 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
885 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
886 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
887 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
888 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
889 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
894 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
896 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
897 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
898 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
899 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
900 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
905 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
907 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
908 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
909 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
910 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
911 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
916 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
918 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
919 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
920 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
921 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
922 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
927 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
929 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
930 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
931 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
932 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
933 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
938 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released! @emph{January 4, 2013}
940 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
941 to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
942 only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
947 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
949 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
950 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
951 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
952 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
953 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
958 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
960 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
961 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
962 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
963 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
964 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
969 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
971 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
972 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
973 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
974 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
975 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
981 @subheading The LilyPond Report #28. @emph{November 12, 2012}
983 The @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
984 issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
985 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
986 meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
987 August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
988 triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
991 There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
992 whose work on LilyPond is
993 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
994 solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
995 and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
996 @uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
997 using LilyPond internally.
999 Come @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
1000 LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
1005 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
1007 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
1008 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
1009 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1013 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
1015 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
1016 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1017 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1018 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1019 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1024 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
1026 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
1027 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
1028 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
1029 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
1030 a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
1035 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
1037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
1038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1039 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1040 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1045 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
1047 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
1048 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1049 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1050 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1055 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
1057 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
1058 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1059 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1060 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1065 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
1067 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
1068 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1069 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1070 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1076 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
1078 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
1079 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
1080 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
1081 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
1086 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
1088 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
1089 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1090 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1091 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1093 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
1094 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
1098 Support for kievan square notation
1100 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
1102 Music functions have become quite more versatile
1105 A full list of new features is given in:
1108 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1111 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
1113 Main development team:
1115 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
1116 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
1117 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
1118 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
1119 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
1122 Programming contributors:
1124 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
1125 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
1126 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
1127 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
1129 Documentation contributors:
1131 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
1135 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
1140 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
1142 Translation contributors:
1144 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
1149 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
1151 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
1152 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
1153 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
1155 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
1156 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
1157 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1159 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
1160 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
1166 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
1168 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
1169 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1171 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1172 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1173 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1180 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
1182 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
1183 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
1184 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
1185 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
1186 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
1187 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
1190 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
1191 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
1196 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
1198 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
1199 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1200 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1201 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1202 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1208 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
1210 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
1211 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1212 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1213 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1216 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1217 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1218 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1225 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
1227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
1228 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1230 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1231 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1232 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1239 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
1241 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
1242 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
1243 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1244 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1245 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1251 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
1253 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1254 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1255 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1256 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1259 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1260 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1261 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1268 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
1270 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
1271 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
1272 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
1273 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
1274 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
1275 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
1278 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
1279 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
1286 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
1288 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1289 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1290 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1291 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1294 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
1295 candidate will be required.
1301 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
1303 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
1304 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
1305 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
1306 working on open source software.
1308 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
1309 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
1315 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
1317 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1318 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1319 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1320 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1323 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1324 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1325 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1332 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
1334 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1335 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1336 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1337 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1340 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1341 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1342 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1349 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
1351 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
1352 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
1353 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
1354 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
1357 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
1358 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
1365 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
1367 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
1368 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1370 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1371 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1372 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1379 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
1381 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
1382 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1384 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1385 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1386 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1393 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
1395 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
1396 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1398 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1399 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1400 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1407 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
1409 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
1410 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
1411 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
1412 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
1415 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
1416 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1423 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1425 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1426 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1428 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1429 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1430 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1437 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1439 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1440 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1442 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1443 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1444 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1451 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1453 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1454 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1455 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1456 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1459 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1460 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1461 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1468 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1470 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1471 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1473 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1474 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1475 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1482 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1484 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1485 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1487 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1488 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1489 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1496 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1498 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1499 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1501 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1502 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1503 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1510 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1512 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1513 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1514 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1515 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1516 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1519 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1520 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1527 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1529 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1530 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1532 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1533 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1534 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1537 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1543 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1545 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1546 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1548 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1549 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1550 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1557 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1559 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1560 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1562 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1563 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1564 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1571 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1573 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1574 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1576 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1577 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1578 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1585 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1587 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1588 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1590 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1591 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1592 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1599 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1601 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1602 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1604 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1605 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1606 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1613 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1615 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1616 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1618 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1619 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1620 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1627 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1629 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1630 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1632 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1633 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1634 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1641 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1643 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1644 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1646 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1647 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1648 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1655 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1657 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1658 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1660 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1661 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1662 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1669 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1671 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1672 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1674 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1675 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1676 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1683 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1685 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1686 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1688 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1689 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1690 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1697 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1699 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1700 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1702 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1703 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1704 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1711 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1713 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1714 Critical regression.
1720 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1722 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1723 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1724 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1725 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1728 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1729 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1730 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1737 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1739 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1740 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1742 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1743 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1744 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1745 not the next release candidate.
1751 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1756 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1757 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1758 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1759 next release candidate.
1765 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1767 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1768 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1769 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1771 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1772 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1773 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1774 next release candidate.
1780 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1782 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1783 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1784 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1785 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1788 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1789 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1790 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1797 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1799 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. 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 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1811 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1812 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1814 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1815 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1821 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1823 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1824 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1825 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1833 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1835 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. 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 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1847 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. 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 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1859 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. 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 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1872 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1874 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1875 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1881 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1884 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1885 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1890 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1892 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. 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.
1902 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1904 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1905 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1906 usual number of bugs.
1908 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1909 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1915 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1917 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1918 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1919 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1920 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1922 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1923 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1928 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1931 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1932 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1935 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1940 A full list of new features is given in:
1943 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1946 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1948 Main development team:
1950 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1951 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1952 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1953 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1954 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1956 Programming contributors:
1958 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1959 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1960 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1961 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1962 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1963 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1967 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1969 Documentation contributors:
1971 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1972 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1976 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1977 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1979 Binaries support contributors:
1983 Translation contributors:
1985 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1986 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1993 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1995 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1996 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1997 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1998 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2001 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2002 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2003 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2010 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
2012 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. 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 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
2024 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. 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 LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
2036 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
2037 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2039 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2040 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2046 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
2048 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
2049 article in the May 2011 issue titled
2050 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/download/61706/482546/version/1/file/088-090_projects.pdf,
2051 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
2052 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
2053 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
2054 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
2059 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
2061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
2062 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2064 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
2065 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2071 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
2073 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
2074 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2075 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2076 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2079 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2080 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2081 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2088 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
2090 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
2091 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2092 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2093 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2096 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2097 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2098 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2105 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
2107 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
2108 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2109 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2110 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2113 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2114 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2115 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2122 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
2124 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
2125 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2127 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
2128 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2134 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
2136 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
2137 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2138 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2139 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2140 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2146 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
2148 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
2149 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2150 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2151 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2154 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2155 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2156 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2163 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
2165 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
2166 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2168 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2169 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2174 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
2176 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
2177 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2179 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
2180 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
2185 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
2187 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. 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 few remaining Critical bugs.
2197 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
2199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
2200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
2202 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
2203 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
2204 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
2210 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
2212 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
2213 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
2214 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
2221 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
2223 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
2224 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2225 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2226 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2229 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2230 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2231 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2238 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
2240 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. 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 LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
2252 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
2253 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2254 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2262 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
2264 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
2265 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
2266 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
2267 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
2268 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
2274 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
2276 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
2277 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
2278 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
2279 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2282 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
2283 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
2284 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
2291 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
2293 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
2294 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2295 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2304 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
2306 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
2307 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2308 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2309 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2312 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2313 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2314 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2315 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2321 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
2323 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
2324 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2325 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2326 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2329 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
2330 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
2331 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
2332 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2338 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
2340 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
2341 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2342 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2345 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2346 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2347 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2353 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
2355 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
2356 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2357 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2360 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2361 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2362 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2368 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
2370 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
2371 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2372 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2375 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
2376 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2377 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2383 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
2385 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
2386 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2387 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2388 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2391 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2392 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2393 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
2394 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2403 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
2405 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
2406 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
2407 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
2408 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
2409 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
2410 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
2411 read on to find out what for!
2414 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
2415 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
2422 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2424 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2425 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2426 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2427 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2430 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2431 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2432 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2433 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2440 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2442 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2443 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2444 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2445 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2448 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2449 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2450 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2451 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2458 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2461 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2462 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2465 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2466 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2467 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2472 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2474 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2475 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2476 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2477 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2478 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2482 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2483 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2490 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2492 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2493 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2494 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2495 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2498 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2499 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2500 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2501 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2503 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2505 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2506 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2507 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2513 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2515 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2516 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2517 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2518 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2521 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2522 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2523 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2524 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2525 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2526 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2532 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2534 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2535 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2536 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2545 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2549 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2556 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2558 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2559 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2560 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2561 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2562 the bug report of the report!
2565 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2566 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2572 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2574 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2575 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2576 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2583 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2585 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2586 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2587 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2594 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2596 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2597 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2598 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2599 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2603 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2604 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2612 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2614 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2615 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2616 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2619 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2620 caution and expect breakage.
2625 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2627 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2628 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2629 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2632 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2633 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2634 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2635 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2640 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2642 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2643 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2644 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2650 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2652 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2653 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2654 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2655 improvements to the new website.
2657 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2658 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2660 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2661 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2663 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2669 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2671 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2672 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2673 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2678 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2680 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2681 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2682 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2688 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2690 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2691 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2692 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2698 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2700 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2701 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2702 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2707 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2709 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2710 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2711 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2716 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2718 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2719 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2720 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2723 This release should be of particular interest to package
2724 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2725 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2726 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2732 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2734 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2735 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2736 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2737 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2740 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2741 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2748 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2750 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2751 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2752 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2755 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2756 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2757 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2758 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2759 see the Changes document for more information.
2763 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2765 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2766 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2767 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2772 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2774 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2775 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2776 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2777 so this release is intended for developers only.
2781 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2783 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2784 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2785 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2790 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2792 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2793 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2798 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2800 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2801 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2802 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2808 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2810 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2811 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2812 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2813 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2814 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2816 What are you waiting for? Come
2817 @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2818 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2823 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2825 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2826 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2827 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2831 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2833 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2834 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2835 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2836 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2837 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2842 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2844 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2845 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2846 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2850 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2852 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2853 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2854 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2855 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2859 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2861 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2862 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2863 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2864 and English names for feta filenames.
2870 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2873 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2874 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2875 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2878 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2879 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2880 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2886 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2888 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2889 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2890 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2891 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2893 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2894 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2899 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2901 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2902 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2908 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2910 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2911 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2912 Read @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2919 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2921 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2922 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2923 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2924 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2926 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2927 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2928 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2936 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2938 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2939 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2940 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2941 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2942 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2943 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2944 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2945 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2951 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2953 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2954 its team, its world, its community.
2955 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2956 to read the full issue...
2961 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2963 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2964 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2965 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20110325004849/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2970 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2972 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2973 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2979 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2981 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2983 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2990 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2992 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2993 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2994 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2995 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2996 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2998 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2999 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
3001 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
3003 @ref{Old downloads}.
3008 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
3010 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
3011 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
3012 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
3013 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
3014 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
3015 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
3018 @ref{Old downloads}.
3023 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
3025 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
3026 documentation and translations.
3027 @ref{Old downloads}.
3032 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
3034 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
3035 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
3036 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
3037 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
3038 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
3040 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
3041 @ref{Old downloads}.
3046 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
3048 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
3049 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
3050 (teaching) has been added.
3052 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
3054 @ref{Old downloads}.
3059 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
3061 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
3062 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
3063 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
3064 @ref{Old downloads}.
3069 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
3071 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
3072 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
3073 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
3074 translations of the documentation.
3075 @ref{Old downloads}.
3080 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
3082 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
3083 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
3084 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
3085 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
3086 deceased since then. All the development team express their
3087 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
3088 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
3089 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
3090 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
3092 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
3094 @ref{Old downloads}.
3099 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
3101 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
3102 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
3103 markup command names have been made.
3106 @ref{Old downloads}.
3111 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
3113 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
3114 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
3115 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
3116 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
3117 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
3120 @ref{Old downloads}.
3125 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
3127 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
3128 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
3130 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
3131 @ref{Old downloads}.
3136 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
3138 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
3139 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
3140 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
3142 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
3143 @ref{Old downloads}.
3148 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
3150 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
3152 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
3153 @ref{Old downloads}.
3158 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
3160 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
3161 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
3162 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
3164 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
3166 @ref{Old downloads}.
3171 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
3173 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
3174 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
3175 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
3176 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
3178 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
3179 @ref{Old downloads}.
3184 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
3186 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
3187 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
3190 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
3191 @ref{Old downloads}.
3196 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
3198 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3199 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123759/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
3204 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
3206 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3207 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123754/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
3212 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
3214 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
3216 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
3217 @ref{Old downloads}.
3222 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3224 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
3225 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
3226 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
3228 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
3229 @ref{Old downloads}.
3234 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
3236 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3237 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123750/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
3242 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
3244 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
3245 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123743/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
3250 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
3252 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
3253 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
3254 regression tests maintenance for developers.
3256 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
3257 @ref{Old downloads}.
3262 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
3264 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
3265 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
3267 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
3269 @ref{Old downloads}.
3274 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
3276 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
3277 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
3278 report, new translations of the site and publications.
3279 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
3280 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
3281 announce releases and special events.
3286 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
3288 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
3289 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
3290 Follow @uref{http://web.archive.org/web/20120220123946/http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
3295 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
3297 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
3298 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
3299 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
3300 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
3301 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
3304 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
3306 @ref{Old downloads}.
3311 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
3313 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
3314 names has been added to the MusicXML
3317 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
3318 @ref{Old downloads}.
3323 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
3325 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
3330 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
3332 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
3333 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
3334 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
3337 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
3338 @ref{Old downloads}.
3343 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
3345 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
3348 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
3349 @ref{Old downloads}.
3354 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3356 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
3357 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
3358 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
3359 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
3360 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
3361 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
3367 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
3369 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
3370 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
3371 updates to the MusicXML converter.
3373 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
3374 @ref{Old downloads}.
3379 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
3381 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
3382 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
3387 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
3389 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
3390 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
3391 Grand Documentation Project.
3393 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
3394 @ref{Old downloads}.
3399 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
3401 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
3403 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
3404 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
3405 @ref{Old downloads}.
3410 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
3412 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
3414 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
3415 @ref{Old downloads}.
3420 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
3422 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3423 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3425 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3426 @ref{Old downloads}.
3431 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3433 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3434 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3435 for the translations.
3437 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3438 @ref{Old downloads}.
3443 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3445 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3446 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3447 and lots of updates for the translations.
3449 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3450 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3451 @ref{Old downloads}.
3456 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3458 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3459 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3460 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/freebsd-64/,the installer} and
3461 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3466 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3467 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3468 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3469 spacing engine code.
3471 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3472 @ref{Old downloads}.
3477 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3479 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3480 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3482 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3483 @ref{Old downloads}.
3488 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3490 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3491 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3493 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3494 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3495 @ref{Old downloads}.
3500 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3501 This has lots of bugfixes.
3503 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3504 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3505 @ref{Old downloads}.
3510 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3511 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3512 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3513 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3518 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3519 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3521 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3523 @ref{Old downloads}.
3528 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3529 This release has some documentation updates.
3531 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3533 @ref{Old downloads}.
3538 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3539 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3540 disponibles en ligne ---
3541 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3542 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3543 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3544 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3549 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3550 This release fixes many bugs.
3552 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3553 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3555 @ref{Old downloads}.
3560 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3561 This release fixes many bugs.
3563 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3564 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3566 @ref{Old downloads}.
3571 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3572 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3573 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3575 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3577 @ref{Old downloads}.
3582 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3583 This release fixes still more bugs.
3585 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3587 @ref{Old downloads}.
3592 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3593 This release fixes many bugs.
3594 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3595 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3597 @ref{Old downloads})
3602 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3603 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3604 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3605 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3607 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3608 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3610 @ref{Old downloads}.
3615 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3616 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3617 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3619 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3626 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3627 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3628 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3630 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3632 @ref{Old downloads}.
3637 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3638 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3639 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3641 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3643 @ref{Old downloads}.
3648 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3649 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3652 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3654 @ref{Old downloads}.
3659 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3660 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3662 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3664 @ref{Old downloads}.
3669 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3670 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3671 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3672 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3674 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3676 @ref{Old downloads}.
3681 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3682 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3683 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3684 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3685 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3686 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3688 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3690 @ref{Old downloads}.
3695 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3696 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3697 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3700 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3702 @ref{Old downloads}.
3707 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3708 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3709 further improvements in the regression test suite
3713 @ref{Old downloads}.
3718 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3719 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3723 @ref{Old downloads}.
3728 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3729 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3734 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3735 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3740 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3741 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3745 @ref{Old downloads}.
3750 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3751 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3752 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3756 @ref{Old downloads}.
3761 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3762 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3766 @ref{Old downloads}.
3771 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3772 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3777 @ref{Old downloads}.
3782 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3783 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3787 @ref{Old downloads}.
3792 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3793 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3794 within a system as well as between systems.
3798 @ref{Old downloads}.
3803 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3804 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3805 test results} and several website build improvements.
3809 @ref{Old downloads}.
3814 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3815 This release fixes several bugs.
3818 @ref{Old downloads}.
3823 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3824 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3829 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3830 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3831 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3832 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3833 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3838 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3839 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3843 @ref{Old downloads}.
3848 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3849 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3852 @ref{Old downloads}.
3857 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3858 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3862 @ref{Old downloads}.
3867 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3868 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3871 @ref{Old downloads}.
3876 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3877 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3882 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3883 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3884 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3889 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3890 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3891 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3896 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3897 This release has many more bugfixes.
3900 @ref{Old downloads}.
3905 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3906 This release has many more bugfixes.
3909 @ref{Old downloads}.
3914 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3915 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3920 @ref{Old downloads}.
3925 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3926 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3927 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3928 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3929 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3930 (@ref{Publications}).
3935 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3936 This release has further bugfixes.
3939 @ref{Old downloads}.
3944 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3945 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3946 available for x86/64.
3949 @ref{Old downloads}.
3954 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3955 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3956 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3957 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3958 @ref{Old downloads})
3963 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3964 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3965 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3970 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3971 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3976 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3977 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3982 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3983 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3988 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3989 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3990 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3995 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3996 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3997 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3998 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4003 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
4004 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4009 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
4010 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
4011 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
4016 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
4017 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
4018 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
4019 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
4020 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4025 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
4026 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
4027 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4032 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
4033 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
4034 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
4035 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4040 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
4041 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
4042 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
4043 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4048 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4049 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
4051 @ref{Old downloads})
4056 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
4057 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
4059 @ref{Old downloads})
4064 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
4065 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
4066 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4068 @ref{Old downloads})
4073 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4074 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
4075 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
4076 (@ref{Old downloads})
4081 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
4082 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
4083 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
4084 glory} what features are broken in the development release
4089 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
4090 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
4091 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
4092 the development releases even better
4097 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
4099 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
4100 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
4101 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4106 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
4107 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
4108 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
4109 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
4110 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
4111 esthetics}. Happy reading!
4116 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
4117 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
4118 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
4120 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4125 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4126 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
4127 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
4128 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
4129 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4134 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
4135 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
4136 (@ref{Old downloads})
4141 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
4142 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
4143 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
4144 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
4145 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
4146 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4151 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
4152 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
4153 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
4154 (@ref{Publications})
4159 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4160 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
4161 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4166 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
4167 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
4168 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
4169 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4174 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
4175 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
4176 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
4181 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
4182 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
4183 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
4188 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
4189 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
4190 released. (@ref{Changes},
4191 @ref{Old downloads})
4196 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
4197 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
4198 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
4199 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
4200 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
4201 multi-measure rests.
4203 @ref{Old downloads})
4208 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
4209 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
4211 @ref{Old downloads})
4216 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
4217 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
4218 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
4219 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
4220 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4221 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
4222 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
4223 @ref{Old downloads})
4228 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
4229 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
4230 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
4231 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
4232 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
4233 @ref{Old downloads})
4238 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
4239 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
4240 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
4241 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
4242 the endings and the middle
4243 part. (@ref{Changes},
4244 @ref{Old downloads})
4249 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
4250 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
4251 parenthesized, for example,
4254 c4 -\parenthesize -.
4255 <d \parenthesize fis a>
4259 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
4260 @ref{Old downloads})
4265 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
4266 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
4267 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
4277 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
4278 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
4279 vector. (@ref{Changes},
4280 @ref{Old downloads})
4285 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
4286 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
4287 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
4288 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
4289 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
4290 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
4291 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
4293 @ref{Old downloads})
4298 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
4299 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
4300 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
4301 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
4302 @ref{Old downloads})
4307 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
4308 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
4309 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
4310 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
4311 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
4312 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
4313 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
4314 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4315 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4316 @ref{Old downloads})
4321 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
4322 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
4323 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
4324 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
4325 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
4326 @ref{Old downloads})
4331 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
4333 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
4334 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
4335 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
4340 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
4341 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
4342 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
4343 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
4344 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
4349 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4350 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
4351 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
4353 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/linux-x86/,
4355 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/darwin-ppc/,
4357 @uref{http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/mingw/,
4363 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
4364 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
4365 (feature sponsored by Andrea
4366 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
4367 @ref{Old downloads})
4372 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
4373 Linux Journal publishes an article on
4374 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
4375 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
4376 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
4379 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
4380 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
4381 alternatives seem second-rate.}
4382 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
4387 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
4388 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
4389 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
4390 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
4391 page. Let us know how you fare!
4396 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
4397 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
4398 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
4399 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
4400 The important occasion for this release is our new build
4401 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
4402 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
4403 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
4404 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
4406 @ref{Old downloads})
4411 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
4412 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
4413 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
4414 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
4415 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
4416 @ref{Old downloads})
4421 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
4422 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4423 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4424 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4425 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4426 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4427 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4428 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4429 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4430 @ref{Old downloads})
4435 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4436 This release has the following new features:
4439 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4440 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4441 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4443 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4444 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4445 and Bertalan Fodor).
4447 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4448 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4451 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4452 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4453 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4457 @ref{Old downloads})
4462 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4463 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4464 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4465 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4466 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4467 van den Borre and Bertalan
4468 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4469 @ref{Old downloads})
4474 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4475 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4476 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4477 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4483 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4484 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4485 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4486 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4487 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4489 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4490 @ref{Old downloads})
4495 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4496 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4497 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4502 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4503 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4504 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4505 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4506 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4507 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4508 @ref{Old downloads})
4513 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4514 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4515 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4516 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4517 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4518 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4519 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4520 @ref{Old downloads})
4525 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4526 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4527 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4528 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4529 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4530 @ref{Old downloads})
4535 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4536 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4537 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4538 @ref{Old downloads})
4543 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4544 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4545 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4546 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4547 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4548 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4549 @ref{Old downloads})
4554 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4555 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4556 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4557 that compute said property, i.e.
4560 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4561 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4564 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4565 @ref{Old downloads})
4570 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4571 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4572 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4573 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4574 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4575 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4576 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4577 users. (@ref{Changes},
4578 @ref{Old downloads})
4583 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4584 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4585 series. (@ref{Changes},
4586 @ref{Old downloads})
4591 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4592 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4593 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4594 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4595 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4596 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4597 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4598 sponsored by Nicolas
4599 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4600 @ref{Old downloads})
4605 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4606 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4607 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4608 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4609 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4610 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4611 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4612 @ref{Old downloads})
4617 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4618 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4619 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4620 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4621 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4622 @ref{Old downloads})
4627 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4628 This is mainly a bugfix
4629 release. (@ref{Changes},
4630 @ref{Old downloads})
4635 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4636 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4637 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4638 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4639 la gravure musicale}.
4644 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4645 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4646 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4647 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4648 @ref{Old downloads})
4653 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4654 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4655 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4656 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4657 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4658 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4663 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4664 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4665 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4666 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4667 @ref{Old downloads})
4672 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4673 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4674 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4675 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4676 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4677 @ref{Old downloads})
4682 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4683 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4684 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4685 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4686 @ref{Old downloads})
4691 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4692 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4693 for a note is proportional to the time it
4694 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4695 @ref{Old downloads})
4700 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4701 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4702 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4707 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4708 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4709 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4710 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4712 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4713 @ref{Old downloads})
4718 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4719 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4720 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4721 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4723 @ref{Old downloads})
4728 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4729 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4730 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4731 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4732 @ref{Old downloads})
4737 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4738 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4740 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4741 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4742 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4743 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4744 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4749 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4750 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4751 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4752 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4757 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4758 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4759 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4760 @ref{Old downloads})
4765 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4766 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4767 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4768 @ref{Old downloads})
4773 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4774 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4775 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4776 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4777 (@ref{Old downloads})
4782 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4783 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4784 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4785 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4790 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4791 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4792 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4793 better help functionality.
4794 (@ref{Old downloads})
4799 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4800 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4801 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4802 compile them directly from
4803 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4808 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4809 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4810 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4815 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4816 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4817 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4818 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4823 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4824 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4825 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4826 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4827 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4832 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4833 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4834 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4839 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4840 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4845 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4846 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4847 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4852 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4853 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4854 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4855 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4856 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4861 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4862 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4863 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4864 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4865 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4866 @ref{Old downloads})
4871 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4873 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4874 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4876 (@ref{Old downloads})
4881 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4882 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4883 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4884 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4885 signatures like 5/8.
4887 @ref{Old downloads})
4892 @subheading April 18, 2005
4893 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4894 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4895 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4896 More details are in the
4898 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4903 @subheading April 15, 2005
4904 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4905 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4906 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4907 Scheme code. Take a look at
4909 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4914 @subheading April 6, 2005
4915 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4916 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4917 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4922 @subheading March 31, 2005
4923 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4924 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4925 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4930 @subheading March 20, 2005
4931 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4932 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4938 @subheading March 14, 2005
4939 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4940 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4941 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4942 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4943 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4948 @subheading March 7, 2005
4949 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4950 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4951 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4952 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4953 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4955 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4960 @subheading March 7, 2005
4961 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4962 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4968 @subheading February 28, 2005
4969 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install
4970 Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4971 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4972 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4978 @subheading February 28, 2005
4979 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4980 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}.
4981 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4982 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4987 @subheading February 26, 2005
4988 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4989 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4990 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4991 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4996 @subheading February 21, 2005
4997 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4998 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4999 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
5000 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
5002 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
5007 @subheading February 4, 2005
5008 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
5009 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
5010 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
5011 @ref{Old downloads}!
5016 @subheading January 31, 2005
5017 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
5018 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
5019 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
5025 @subheading January 26, 2005
5026 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
5027 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
5033 @subheading January 16, 2005
5034 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
5035 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
5036 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
5038 @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,
5040 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
5045 @subheading January 11, 2005
5046 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
5047 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
5048 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
5049 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
5050 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
5051 font code by Werner.
5053 and check out the changes in
5054 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5059 @subheading January 02, 2005
5060 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
5061 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
5062 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
5063 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
5064 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
5065 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
5066 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
5067 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
5068 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
5071 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5076 @subheading December 28, 2004
5077 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
5078 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
5079 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
5080 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
5082 and check out the changes in
5083 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5088 @subheading December 20, 2004
5089 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
5090 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
5091 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
5092 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
5093 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
5096 changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5101 @subheading December 3, 2004
5102 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
5103 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
5104 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
5105 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
5106 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
5107 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
5108 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
5109 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
5113 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5118 @subheading November 26, 2004
5119 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
5120 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
5121 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
5122 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
5123 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
5125 and check out the changes in
5126 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5131 @subheading November 20, 2004
5132 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
5133 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
5134 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
5135 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
5136 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
5137 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
5138 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
5139 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
5142 and check out the changes in
5143 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5148 @subheading November 12, 2004
5149 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
5150 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
5151 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
5152 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
5153 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
5156 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
5159 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
5160 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
5161 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
5162 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
5163 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
5166 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5171 @subheading November 11, 2004
5172 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
5173 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
5179 @subheading November 4, 2004
5180 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
5181 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
5183 and check out the changes in
5184 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5189 @subheading October 31, 2004
5190 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
5191 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
5192 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
5193 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
5200 @subheading October 29, 2004
5201 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
5202 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
5203 some problems with the conversion scripts.
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 29, 2004
5212 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5213 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
5214 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
5215 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
5217 and check out the changes in
5218 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5223 @subheading October 27, 2004
5224 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
5225 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
5226 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
5228 and check out the changes in
5229 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5234 @subheading October 24, 2004
5235 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
5236 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
5237 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
5239 and check out the changes in
5240 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5245 @subheading October 10, 2004
5246 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
5247 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
5248 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
5252 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5257 @subheading October 09, 2004
5258 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
5259 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
5260 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
5264 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5269 @subheading October 02, 2004
5270 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
5271 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
5272 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
5273 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
5274 in the documentation.
5276 and check out the changes in
5277 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5282 @subheading September 29, 2004
5283 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
5284 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
5285 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
5286 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
5291 @subheading September 26, 2004
5292 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
5294 and check out the changes
5295 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5300 @subheading September 20, 2004
5301 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
5302 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
5303 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
5304 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
5305 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
5306 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
5309 and check out the changes in
5310 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5315 @subheading September 11, 2004
5316 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
5317 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
5318 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
5319 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
5320 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
5321 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
5322 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
5323 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
5324 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
5325 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
5326 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
5327 will hold users back in switching.
5329 and check out the changes in
5330 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5335 @subheading September 10, 2004
5336 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
5337 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
5338 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
5339 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
5340 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
5341 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
5343 and check out the changes in
5344 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5349 @subheading September 6, 2004
5350 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
5351 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
5352 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
5353 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
5354 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
5358 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5363 @subheading August 29, 2004
5364 LilyPond now has a Documentation
5365 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
5366 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
5367 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
5368 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
5369 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
5370 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
5371 chapter of the user manual.
5372 A lot of cheers for Graham!
5377 @subheading August 29, 2004
5378 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
5379 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
5380 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
5381 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
5382 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
5383 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
5387 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5392 @subheading August 24, 2004
5393 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
5394 disappearing metronome mark.
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 23, 2004
5403 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
5404 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
5405 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
5406 `doubleSlurs' property.
5408 and check out the changes in
5409 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5414 @subheading August 3, 2004
5415 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
5416 annoying bugs fixed.
5419 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5424 @subheading August 1, 2004
5425 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5426 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5427 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5428 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5429 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5430 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5433 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5434 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5436 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5437 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5442 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5447 @subheading July 30, 2004
5448 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5449 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5450 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5451 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5452 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5453 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5454 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5455 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5456 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5457 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5460 the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5465 @subheading July 23, 2004
5466 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5467 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5468 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5469 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5472 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5477 @subheading July 19, 2004
5478 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5479 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5480 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5481 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5482 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5483 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5484 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5485 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5486 beat within the measure.
5488 and check out the changes in
5489 the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5494 @subheading July 15, 2004
5495 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5499 out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5504 @subheading July 11, 2004
5505 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5511 @subheading July 5, 2004
5512 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5513 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5514 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5515 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5517 and check out the changes
5518 in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5523 @subheading July 5, 2004
5524 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5528 check out the changes in the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}.
5533 @subheading June 25, 2004
5534 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5535 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5536 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5537 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5538 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5539 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5540 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5542 @ref{Old downloads}.
5547 @subheading June 20, 2004
5548 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5549 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
5550 @ref{Old downloads}.
5555 @subheading June 13, 2004
5556 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5557 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5558 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5560 @ref{Old downloads}.
5565 @subheading May 31, 2004
5566 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5567 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5568 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5570 @ref{Old downloads}.
5575 @subheading May 31, 2004
5576 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5577 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lilypond.git/plain/ChangeLog?id=abfdd3c36946e4c341b0abb0f1c6bbdbc12883c1,ChangeLog}
5578 or head straight to the
5579 @ref{Old downloads}.
5584 @subheading May 26, 2004
5585 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5586 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5587 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5588 @ref{Old downloads}.
5593 @subheading May 9, 2004
5594 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5595 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5596 @ref{Old downloads}.
5601 @subheading May 4, 2004
5602 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5604 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5605 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5606 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5607 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5608 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5613 @subheading May 3, 2004
5614 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5615 @ref{Old downloads}.
5620 @subheading April 17, 2004
5621 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5622 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5628 @subheading April 12, 2004
5629 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5630 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5631 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5632 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5633 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5634 @ref{Old downloads}.
5639 @subheading April 8, 2004
5640 A French article on the new LilyPond
5641 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5646 @subheading April 8, 2004
5647 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5648 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5654 @subheading April 1, 2004
5655 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5656 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5657 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5658 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5659 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5660 @ref{Old downloads}.
5665 @subheading March 31, 2004
5666 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5667 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5668 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5669 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5671 @ref{Old downloads}.
5676 @subheading March 30, 2004
5677 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5679 @ref{Old downloads}.
5684 @subheading March 28, 2004
5685 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5686 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5687 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5694 @subheading March 22, 2004
5695 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5696 @ref{Old downloads}.
5701 @subheading March 21, 2004
5702 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5709 @subheading March 20, 2004
5710 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5711 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5712 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5714 @ref{Old downloads}.
5719 @subheading March 15, 2004
5720 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5721 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5722 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5725 @ref{Old downloads}.
5730 @subheading March 14, 2004
5732 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5733 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5739 @subheading March 11, 2004
5740 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5742 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5743 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5744 authors of LilyPond.
5749 @subheading March 11, 2004
5750 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5751 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5754 @ref{Old downloads}.
5759 @subheading March 9, 2004
5760 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5761 experimental support for producing titles with
5767 @subheading February 29, 2004
5768 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5769 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5770 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5772 @ref{Old downloads}.
5777 @subheading February 24, 2004
5778 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5779 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5780 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5782 @ref{Old downloads}.
5787 @subheading February 23, 2004
5788 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5789 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5790 produce cue notes. More information in the
5797 @subheading February 18, 2004
5798 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5799 for altering accidental rules.
5805 @subheading February 16, 2004
5806 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5807 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5808 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5809 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5810 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5811 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5812 More information in the
5819 @subheading February 13, 2004
5820 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5821 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5822 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5829 @subheading February 12, 2004
5830 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5831 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5832 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5833 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5840 @subheading February 9, 2004
5841 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5842 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5843 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5844 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5845 More information in the
5852 @subheading February 5, 2004
5853 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5854 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5855 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5856 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5857 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5858 More information in the
5865 @subheading February 4, 2004
5866 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5867 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5868 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5876 @subheading February 2, 2004
5877 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5878 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5879 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5886 @subheading January 28, 2004
5887 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5888 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5889 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5890 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5899 @subheading January 26, 2004
5900 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5901 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5904 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5909 @subheading January 21, 2004
5911 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5912 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5913 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5916 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5921 @subheading January 20, 2004
5922 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5923 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5924 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5925 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5930 @subheading January 20, 2004
5931 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5932 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5933 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5934 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5940 @subheading January 19, 2004
5941 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5942 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5944 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5949 @subheading January 18, 2004
5950 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5951 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5952 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20040204191423/http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5957 @subheading January 17, 2004
5958 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5959 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5960 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5962 More information in the
5963 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5968 @subheading January 16, 2004
5969 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5970 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5972 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5977 @subheading January 13, 2004
5978 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5979 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5980 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5982 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5987 @subheading January 9, 2004
5988 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5989 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5990 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5991 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5992 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5993 individual music expressions.
5994 More information in the
5995 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
6000 @subheading January 7, 2004
6001 An update to the stable branch,
6002 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
6003 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
6008 @subheading January 6, 2004
6009 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
6010 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
6011 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
6012 More information in the
6013 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6018 @subheading January 4, 2004
6019 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
6021 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
6022 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6027 @subheading January 2, 2004
6028 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
6029 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
6030 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
6031 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6036 @subheading December 30, 2003
6037 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
6038 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
6039 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
6040 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6045 @subheading December 23, 2003
6046 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
6047 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
6048 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
6049 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
6050 to implement this are welcome!) See the
6051 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6056 @subheading December 17, 2003
6057 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
6058 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
6059 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
6061 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6066 @subheading December 16, 2003
6067 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
6068 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
6069 Han-Wen's absence. See the
6070 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6075 @subheading October 11, 2003
6076 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
6078 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
6083 @subheading October 11, 2003
6084 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
6086 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
6087 thanks to Heikki Junes.
6092 @subheading October 9, 2003
6093 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
6094 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
6095 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
6100 @subheading October 5, 2003
6101 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
6108 @subheading October 4, 2003
6109 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
6111 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
6112 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
6117 @subheading September 29, 2003
6118 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
6119 contains minor bugfixes.
6120 See the @ref{Changes}
6121 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
6126 @subheading September 27, 2003
6127 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
6128 @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,
6129 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
6135 @subheading September 24, 2003
6136 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
6137 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
6138 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
6139 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
6140 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
6145 @subheading September 24, 2003
6146 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
6147 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
6148 the @ref{Changes} and
6149 download @uref{install/,here}.
6154 @subheading September 23, 2003
6155 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
6156 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6157 the @ref{Changes} and
6158 download @uref{install/,here}.
6163 @subheading September 19, 2003
6164 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
6165 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
6166 the @ref{Changes} and
6167 download @uref{install/,here}.
6172 @subheading September 17, 2003
6173 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
6174 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
6180 @subheading September 16, 2003
6181 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
6182 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
6188 @subheading September 10, 2003
6189 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
6190 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
6191 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
6192 will be available in a few weeks.
6198 @subheading September 9, 2003
6199 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
6200 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
6206 @subheading September 7, 2003
6207 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
6208 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
6214 @subheading August 31, 2003
6215 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
6216 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
6217 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
6223 @subheading August 31, 2003
6224 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
6225 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
6230 @subheading August 31, 2003
6231 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
6232 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
6233 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
6234 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6239 @subheading August 28, 2003
6240 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
6241 @ref{Changes} and get it
6242 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6247 @subheading August 26, 2003
6248 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
6249 @ref{Changes} and get it
6250 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6255 @subheading August 25, 2003
6256 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
6257 @ref{Changes} and get it
6258 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
6263 @subheading August 25, 2003
6264 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
6265 @uref{https://web.archive.org/web/20031006165051/http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
6270 @subheading August 21, 2003
6271 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
6272 read the @ref{Changes}.
6277 @subheading August 18, 2003
6278 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
6279 has been updated to 1.8.
6280 Download @uref{http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#SECTION000621700000000000000,here.}
6285 @subheading August 7, 2003
6286 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
6287 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
6292 @subheading August 7, 2003
6293 New website went live!
6298 @subheading August 6, 2003
6299 Announced new website.
6304 @subheading August 1, 2003
6305 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
6310 @subheading July 30, 2003
6311 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
6312 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
6318 @subheading July 29, 2003
6319 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
6320 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.