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8 * avoid "HERE" as name for links, use descriptive link names like
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11 * avoid putting links in running text. They make text harder to read.
12 Preferably: (@uref{,...}, etc. )
14 * use a descriptive title in @subsubheading
16 * writing date in "Month DD, YYYY" format is required for
17 generating the RSS feed; in case the message (and thus the date)
18 is not in English, you must write a well-formed date in English
19 like above in a comment between the closing brace of @emph and the
21 (see "Japanese translation" below for an example).
23 * Split news items in small chunks. It's OK to have more than 1 item
26 * don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
30 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
32 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
33 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
34 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
35 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
36 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
37 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
38 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
39 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
45 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
47 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
48 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
49 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
50 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
51 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
56 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
58 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
59 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
60 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
61 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
62 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
67 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
69 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
70 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
71 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
72 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
73 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
78 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
81 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
82 some 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 require
84 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
89 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
91 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
92 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
93 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
94 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
95 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
100 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
102 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
103 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
104 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
105 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
106 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
111 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
113 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
114 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
115 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
116 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
117 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
122 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
124 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
125 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
126 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
127 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
128 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
130 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
131 with positioning text.
136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
138 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
139 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
140 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
141 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
142 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
149 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
150 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
151 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
152 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
153 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
158 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
160 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
161 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
162 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
163 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
164 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
169 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
171 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
172 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
173 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
174 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
175 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
180 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
182 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
183 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
184 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
185 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
186 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
191 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
193 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
194 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
195 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
196 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
197 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
202 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
204 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
205 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
206 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
207 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
208 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
213 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
215 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
216 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
217 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
218 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
219 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
220 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
225 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
227 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
228 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
229 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
230 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
231 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
236 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
238 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
239 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
240 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
241 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
242 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
247 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
249 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
250 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
251 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
252 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
253 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
258 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
260 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
261 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
262 some 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 require
264 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
269 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
271 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
272 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
273 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
274 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
275 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
280 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
282 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
283 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
284 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
285 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
286 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
291 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
293 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
294 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
295 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
296 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
297 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
305 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
306 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
307 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
313 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
314 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
315 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
316 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
317 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
322 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
324 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
325 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
326 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
327 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
328 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
333 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
335 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
336 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
337 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
338 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
343 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
345 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
346 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
347 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
348 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
353 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
355 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
356 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
357 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
358 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
363 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
365 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
366 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
367 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
368 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
374 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
376 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
377 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
378 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
379 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
384 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
386 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
387 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
388 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
389 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
391 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
392 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
396 Support for kievan square notation
398 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
400 Music functions have become quite more versatile
403 A full list of new features is given in:
406 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
409 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
411 Main development team:
413 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
414 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
415 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
416 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
417 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
420 Programming contributors:
422 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
423 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
424 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
425 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
427 Documentation contributors:
429 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
433 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
438 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
440 Translation contributors:
442 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
447 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
449 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
450 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
451 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
453 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
454 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
455 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
457 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
458 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
466 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
467 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
469 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
470 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
471 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
478 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
480 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
481 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
482 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
483 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
484 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
485 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
488 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
489 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
494 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
496 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
497 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
498 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
499 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
500 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
506 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
508 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
509 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
510 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
511 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
514 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
515 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
516 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
523 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
525 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
526 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
528 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
529 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
530 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
537 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
539 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
540 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
541 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
542 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
543 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
549 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
551 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
552 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
553 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
554 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
557 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
558 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
559 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
566 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
568 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
569 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
570 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
571 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
572 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
573 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
576 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
577 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
584 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
586 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
587 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
588 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
589 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
592 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
593 candidate will be required.
599 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
601 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
602 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
603 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
604 working on open source software.
606 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
607 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
613 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
615 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
616 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
617 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
618 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
621 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
622 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
623 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
630 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
632 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
633 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
634 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
635 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
638 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
639 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
640 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
647 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
649 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
650 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
651 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
652 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
655 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
656 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
663 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
665 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
666 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
668 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
669 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
670 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
677 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
679 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
680 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
682 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
683 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
684 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
691 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
693 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
694 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
696 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
697 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
698 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
705 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
707 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
708 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
709 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
710 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
713 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
714 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
721 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
723 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
724 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
726 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
727 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
728 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
735 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
737 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
738 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
740 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
741 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
742 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
749 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
751 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
752 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
753 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
754 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
757 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
758 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
759 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
766 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
768 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
769 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
771 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
772 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
773 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
780 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
782 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
783 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
785 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
786 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
787 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
794 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
796 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
797 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
799 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
800 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
801 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
808 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
810 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
811 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
812 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
813 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
814 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
817 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
818 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
825 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
827 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
828 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
830 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
831 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
832 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
835 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
841 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
843 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
844 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
846 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
847 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
848 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
857 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
858 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
860 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
861 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
862 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
872 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
874 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
875 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
876 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
883 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
885 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
886 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
888 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
889 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
890 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
897 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
899 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
900 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
902 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
903 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
904 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
911 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
913 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
914 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
916 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
917 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
918 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
927 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
928 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
930 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
931 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
932 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
939 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
941 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
942 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
944 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
945 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
946 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
953 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
955 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
956 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
958 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
959 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
960 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
969 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
970 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
972 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
973 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
974 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
981 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
983 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
984 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
986 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
987 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
988 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
995 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
997 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
998 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1000 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1001 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1002 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1009 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1011 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1012 Critical regression.
1018 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1020 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1021 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1022 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1023 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1026 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1027 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1028 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1040 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1041 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1042 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1043 not the next release candidate.
1049 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1051 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1052 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1054 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1055 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1056 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1057 next release candidate.
1063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1065 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1066 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1067 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1069 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1070 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1071 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1072 next release candidate.
1078 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1080 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1081 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1082 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1083 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1086 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1087 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1088 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1097 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1098 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1100 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1101 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1107 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1109 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1110 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1112 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1113 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1119 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1121 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1122 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1123 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1133 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1134 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1136 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1137 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1143 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1145 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1146 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1148 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1149 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1157 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1158 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1160 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1161 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1167 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1169 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1170 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1172 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1173 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1179 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1181 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1182 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1183 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1191 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1192 usual number of bugs.
1194 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1195 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1200 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1202 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1203 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1204 usual number of bugs.
1206 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1207 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1213 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1215 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1216 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1217 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1218 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1220 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1221 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1226 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1229 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1230 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1233 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1238 A full list of new features is given in:
1241 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1244 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1246 Main development team:
1248 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1249 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1250 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1251 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1252 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1254 Programming contributors:
1256 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1257 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1258 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1259 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1260 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1261 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1265 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1267 Documentation contributors:
1269 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1270 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1274 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1275 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1277 Binaries support contributors:
1281 Translation contributors:
1283 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1284 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1291 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1293 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1294 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1295 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1296 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1299 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1300 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1301 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1308 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1310 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1311 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1313 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1314 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1320 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1322 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1323 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1325 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1326 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1332 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1334 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1335 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1337 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1338 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1344 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1346 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1347 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1348 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1349 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1350 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1351 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1352 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1357 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1359 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1360 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1362 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1363 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1369 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1371 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1372 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1373 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1374 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1377 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1378 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1379 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1386 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1388 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1389 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1390 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1391 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1394 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1395 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1396 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1403 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1405 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1406 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1407 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1408 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1411 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1412 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1413 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1420 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1422 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1423 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1425 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1426 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1432 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1434 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1435 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1436 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1437 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1438 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1444 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1446 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1447 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1448 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1449 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1452 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1453 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1454 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1461 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1463 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1464 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1466 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1467 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1472 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1474 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1475 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1477 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1478 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1483 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1485 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1486 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1488 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1489 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1497 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1498 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1500 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1501 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1502 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1508 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1510 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1511 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1512 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1519 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1521 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1522 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1523 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1524 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1527 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1528 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1529 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1538 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1539 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1540 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1550 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1551 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1552 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1560 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1562 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1563 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1564 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1565 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1566 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1572 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1574 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1575 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1576 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1577 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1580 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1581 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1582 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1589 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1591 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1592 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1593 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1602 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1604 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1605 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1606 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1607 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1610 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1611 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1612 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1613 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1619 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1621 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1622 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1623 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1624 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1627 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1628 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1629 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1630 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1636 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1638 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1639 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1640 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1643 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1644 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1645 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1651 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1653 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1654 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1655 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1658 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1659 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1660 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1666 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1668 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1669 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1670 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1673 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1674 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1675 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1681 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1683 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1684 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1685 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1686 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1689 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1690 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1691 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1692 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1701 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1703 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1704 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1705 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1706 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1707 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1708 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1709 read on to find out what for!
1712 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1713 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1720 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1722 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1723 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1724 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1725 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1728 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1729 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1730 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1731 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1738 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1740 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1741 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1742 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1743 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1746 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1747 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1748 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1749 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1756 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1758 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1759 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1760 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1763 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1764 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1765 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1770 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1772 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1773 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1774 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1775 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1776 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1780 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1781 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1788 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1790 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1791 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1792 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1793 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1796 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1797 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1798 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1799 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1801 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1803 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1804 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1805 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1811 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
1813 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
1814 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1815 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1816 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1819 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
1820 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1821 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1822 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
1823 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
1824 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1830 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
1832 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
1833 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1834 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
1845 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
1846 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1847 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1854 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
1856 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1857 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
1858 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
1859 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
1860 the bug report of the report!
1863 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
1864 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
1870 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
1872 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
1873 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1874 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1881 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
1883 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
1884 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1885 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1892 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
1894 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1895 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
1896 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
1897 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
1901 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
1902 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
1910 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
1912 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
1913 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1914 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1917 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
1918 caution and expect breakage.
1923 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
1925 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
1926 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1927 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1930 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
1931 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
1932 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
1933 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
1938 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
1940 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
1941 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1942 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1948 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
1950 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
1951 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
1952 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
1953 improvements to the new website.
1955 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
1956 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
1958 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
1959 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
1961 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
1967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
1969 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
1970 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1971 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1976 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
1978 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
1979 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1980 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1986 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
1988 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
1989 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1990 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1996 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
1998 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
1999 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2000 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2005 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2007 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2008 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2009 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2014 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2016 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2017 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2018 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2021 This release should be of particular interest to package
2022 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2023 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2024 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2030 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2032 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2033 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2034 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2035 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2038 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2039 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2046 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2048 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2049 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2050 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2053 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2054 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2055 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2056 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2057 see the Changes document for more information.
2061 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2063 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2064 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2065 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2070 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2072 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2073 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2074 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2075 so this release is intended for developers only.
2079 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2081 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2082 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2083 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2088 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2090 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2091 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2096 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2098 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2099 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2100 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2106 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2108 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2109 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2110 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2111 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2112 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2114 What are you waiting for? Come
2115 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2116 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2121 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2123 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2124 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2125 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2129 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2132 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2133 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2134 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2135 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2140 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2142 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2143 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2144 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2148 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2150 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2151 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2152 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2153 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2157 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2159 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2160 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2161 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2162 and English names for feta filenames.
2168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2170 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2171 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2172 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2173 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2176 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2177 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2178 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2184 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2186 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2187 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2188 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2189 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2191 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2192 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2197 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2199 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2200 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2206 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2208 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2209 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2210 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2217 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2219 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2220 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2221 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2222 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2224 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2225 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2226 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2234 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2236 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2237 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2238 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2239 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2240 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2241 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2242 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2243 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2249 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2251 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2252 its team, its world, its community.
2253 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2254 to read the full issue...
2259 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2261 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2262 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2263 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2268 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2270 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2271 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2277 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2279 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2281 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2290 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2291 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2292 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2293 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2294 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2296 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2297 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2299 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2301 @ref{Old downloads}.
2306 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2308 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2309 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2310 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2311 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2312 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2313 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2316 @ref{Old downloads}.
2321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2323 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2324 documentation and translations.
2325 @ref{Old downloads}.
2330 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2332 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2333 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2334 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2335 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2336 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2338 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2339 @ref{Old downloads}.
2344 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2346 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2347 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2348 (teaching) has been added.
2350 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2352 @ref{Old downloads}.
2357 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2359 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2360 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2361 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2362 @ref{Old downloads}.
2367 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2369 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2370 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2371 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2372 translations of the documentation.
2373 @ref{Old downloads}.
2378 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2380 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2381 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2382 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2383 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2384 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2385 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2386 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2387 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2388 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2390 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2392 @ref{Old downloads}.
2397 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2399 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2400 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2401 markup command names have been made.
2404 @ref{Old downloads}.
2409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2411 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2412 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2413 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2414 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2415 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2418 @ref{Old downloads}.
2423 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2425 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2426 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2428 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2429 @ref{Old downloads}.
2434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2436 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2437 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2438 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2440 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2441 @ref{Old downloads}.
2446 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2448 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2450 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2451 @ref{Old downloads}.
2456 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2458 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2459 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2460 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2462 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2464 @ref{Old downloads}.
2469 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2471 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2472 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2473 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2474 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2476 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2477 @ref{Old downloads}.
2482 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2484 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2485 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2488 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2489 @ref{Old downloads}.
2494 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2496 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2497 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2502 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2504 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2505 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2510 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2512 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2514 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2515 @ref{Old downloads}.
2520 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2522 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2523 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2524 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2526 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2527 @ref{Old downloads}.
2532 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2534 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2535 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2540 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2542 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2543 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2548 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2550 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2551 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2552 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2554 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2555 @ref{Old downloads}.
2560 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2562 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2563 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2565 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2567 @ref{Old downloads}.
2572 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2574 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2575 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2576 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2577 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2578 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2579 announce releases and special events.
2584 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2586 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2587 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2588 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2593 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2595 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2596 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2597 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2598 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2599 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2602 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2604 @ref{Old downloads}.
2609 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2611 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2612 names has been added to the MusicXML
2615 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2616 @ref{Old downloads}.
2621 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2623 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2628 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2630 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2631 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2632 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2635 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2636 @ref{Old downloads}.
2641 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2643 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2646 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2647 @ref{Old downloads}.
2652 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2654 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2655 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2656 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2657 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2658 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2659 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2665 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2667 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2668 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2669 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2671 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2672 @ref{Old downloads}.
2677 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2679 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2680 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2685 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2687 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2688 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2689 Grand Documentation Project.
2691 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2692 @ref{Old downloads}.
2697 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2699 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2701 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2702 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2703 @ref{Old downloads}.
2708 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2710 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2712 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2713 @ref{Old downloads}.
2718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2720 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2721 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2723 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2724 @ref{Old downloads}.
2729 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2731 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2732 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2733 for the translations.
2735 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2736 @ref{Old downloads}.
2741 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2743 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2744 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2745 and lots of updates for the translations.
2747 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2748 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2749 @ref{Old downloads}.
2754 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2756 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2757 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2758 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2759 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2764 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2765 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2766 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2767 spacing engine code.
2769 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2770 @ref{Old downloads}.
2775 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2777 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2778 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2780 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2781 @ref{Old downloads}.
2786 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2788 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2789 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2791 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2792 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2793 @ref{Old downloads}.
2798 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2799 This has lots of bugfixes.
2801 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2802 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2803 @ref{Old downloads}.
2808 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
2809 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
2810 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
2811 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
2816 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
2817 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
2819 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
2821 @ref{Old downloads}.
2826 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
2827 This release has some documentation updates.
2829 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
2831 @ref{Old downloads}.
2836 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
2837 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
2838 disponibles en ligne ---
2839 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
2840 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
2841 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
2842 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
2847 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
2848 This release fixes many bugs.
2850 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
2851 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
2853 @ref{Old downloads}.
2858 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
2859 This release fixes many bugs.
2861 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
2862 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
2864 @ref{Old downloads}.
2869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
2870 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
2871 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
2873 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
2875 @ref{Old downloads}.
2880 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
2881 This release fixes still more bugs.
2883 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
2885 @ref{Old downloads}.
2890 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
2891 This release fixes many bugs.
2892 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
2893 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
2895 @ref{Old downloads})
2900 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
2901 This release will stretch piano staves on a
2902 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
2903 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
2905 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
2906 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
2908 @ref{Old downloads}.
2913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
2914 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
2915 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
2917 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
2924 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2925 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
2926 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
2928 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
2930 @ref{Old downloads}.
2935 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2936 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
2937 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
2939 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
2941 @ref{Old downloads}.
2946 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
2947 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
2950 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
2952 @ref{Old downloads}.
2957 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
2958 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
2960 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
2962 @ref{Old downloads}.
2967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
2968 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
2969 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
2970 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
2972 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
2974 @ref{Old downloads}.
2979 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2980 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
2981 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
2982 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
2983 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
2984 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
2986 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
2988 @ref{Old downloads}.
2993 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
2994 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
2995 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
2998 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3000 @ref{Old downloads}.
3005 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3006 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3007 further improvements in the regression test suite
3011 @ref{Old downloads}.
3016 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3017 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3021 @ref{Old downloads}.
3026 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3027 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3032 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3033 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3038 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3039 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3043 @ref{Old downloads}.
3048 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3049 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3050 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3054 @ref{Old downloads}.
3059 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3060 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3064 @ref{Old downloads}.
3069 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3070 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3075 @ref{Old downloads}.
3080 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3081 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3085 @ref{Old downloads}.
3090 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3091 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3092 within a system as well as between systems.
3096 @ref{Old downloads}.
3101 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3102 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3103 test results} and several website build improvements.
3107 @ref{Old downloads}.
3112 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3113 This release fixes several bugs.
3116 @ref{Old downloads}.
3121 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3122 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3127 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3128 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3129 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3130 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3131 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3137 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3141 @ref{Old downloads}.
3146 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3147 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3150 @ref{Old downloads}.
3155 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3156 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3160 @ref{Old downloads}.
3165 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3166 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3169 @ref{Old downloads}.
3174 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3175 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3180 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3181 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3182 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3187 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3188 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3189 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3195 This release has many more bugfixes.
3198 @ref{Old downloads}.
3203 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3204 This release has many more bugfixes.
3207 @ref{Old downloads}.
3212 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3213 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3218 @ref{Old downloads}.
3223 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3224 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3225 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3226 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3227 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3228 (@ref{Publications}).
3233 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3234 This release has further bugfixes.
3237 @ref{Old downloads}.
3242 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3243 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3244 available for x86/64.
3247 @ref{Old downloads}.
3252 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3253 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3254 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3255 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3256 @ref{Old downloads})
3261 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3262 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3263 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3268 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3269 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3274 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3275 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3280 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3281 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3286 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3287 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3288 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3294 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3295 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3296 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3301 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3302 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3307 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3308 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3309 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3314 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3315 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3316 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3317 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3318 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3324 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3325 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3330 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3331 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3332 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3333 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3338 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3339 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3340 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3341 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3346 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3347 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3349 @ref{Old downloads})
3354 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3355 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3357 @ref{Old downloads})
3362 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3363 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3364 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3366 @ref{Old downloads})
3371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3372 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3373 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3374 (@ref{Old downloads})
3379 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3380 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3381 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3382 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3387 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3388 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3389 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3390 the development releases even better
3395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3397 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3398 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3399 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3404 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3405 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3406 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3407 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3408 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3409 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3414 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3415 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3416 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3418 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3423 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3424 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3425 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3426 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3427 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3432 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3433 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3434 (@ref{Old downloads})
3439 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3440 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3441 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3442 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3443 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3444 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3449 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3450 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3451 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3452 (@ref{Publications})
3457 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3458 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3459 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3464 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3465 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3466 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3467 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3472 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3473 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3474 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3479 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3480 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3481 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3486 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3487 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3488 released. (@ref{Changes},
3489 @ref{Old downloads})
3494 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3495 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3496 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3497 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3498 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3499 multi-measure rests.
3501 @ref{Old downloads})
3506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3507 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3509 @ref{Old downloads})
3514 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3515 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3516 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3517 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3518 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3519 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3520 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3521 @ref{Old downloads})
3526 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3527 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3528 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3529 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3530 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3531 @ref{Old downloads})
3536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3537 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3538 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3539 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3540 the endings and the middle
3541 part. (@ref{Changes},
3542 @ref{Old downloads})
3547 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3548 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3549 parenthesized, for example,
3552 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3553 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3557 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3558 @ref{Old downloads})
3563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3564 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3565 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3575 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3576 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3577 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3578 @ref{Old downloads})
3583 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3584 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3585 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3586 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3587 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3588 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3589 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3591 @ref{Old downloads})
3596 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3597 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3598 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3599 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3600 @ref{Old downloads})
3605 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3606 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3607 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3608 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3609 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3610 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3611 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3612 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3613 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3614 @ref{Old downloads})
3619 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3620 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3621 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3622 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3623 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3624 @ref{Old downloads})
3629 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3631 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3632 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3633 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3639 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3640 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3641 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3642 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3647 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3648 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3649 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3651 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3653 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3655 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3661 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3662 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3663 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3664 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3665 @ref{Old downloads})
3670 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3671 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3672 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3673 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3674 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3677 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3678 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3679 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3680 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3685 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3686 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3687 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3688 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3689 page. Let us know how you fare!
3694 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3695 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3696 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3697 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3698 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3699 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3700 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3701 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3702 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3704 @ref{Old downloads})
3709 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3710 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3711 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3712 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3713 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3714 @ref{Old downloads})
3719 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3720 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3721 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3722 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3723 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3724 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3725 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3726 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3727 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3728 @ref{Old downloads})
3733 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3734 This release has the following new features:
3737 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3738 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3739 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3741 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3742 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3743 and Bertalan Fodor).
3745 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3746 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3749 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3750 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3751 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3755 @ref{Old downloads})
3760 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3761 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3762 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3763 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3764 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3765 van den Borre and Bertalan
3766 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3767 @ref{Old downloads})
3772 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3773 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3774 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3775 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3781 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3782 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3783 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3784 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3785 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3787 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3788 @ref{Old downloads})
3793 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3794 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3795 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3800 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3801 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3802 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3803 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3804 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3805 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3806 @ref{Old downloads})
3811 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
3812 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
3813 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
3814 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3815 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3816 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3817 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3818 @ref{Old downloads})
3823 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
3824 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
3825 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
3826 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
3827 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3828 @ref{Old downloads})
3833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
3834 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
3835 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
3836 @ref{Old downloads})
3841 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
3842 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
3843 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
3844 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
3845 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
3846 properties. (@ref{Changes},
3847 @ref{Old downloads})
3852 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
3853 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
3854 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
3855 that compute said property, i.e.
3858 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
3859 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
3862 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
3863 @ref{Old downloads})
3868 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
3869 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
3870 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
3871 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
3872 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
3873 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
3874 also provides advanced tweakability for power
3875 users. (@ref{Changes},
3876 @ref{Old downloads})
3881 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
3882 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
3883 series. (@ref{Changes},
3884 @ref{Old downloads})
3889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
3890 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
3891 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
3892 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
3893 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
3894 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
3895 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
3896 sponsored by Nicolas
3897 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3898 @ref{Old downloads})
3903 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
3904 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
3905 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3906 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
3907 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
3908 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
3909 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
3910 @ref{Old downloads})
3915 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
3916 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
3917 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
3918 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
3919 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3920 @ref{Old downloads})
3925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
3926 This is mainly a bugfix
3927 release. (@ref{Changes},
3928 @ref{Old downloads})
3933 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
3934 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
3935 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
3936 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
3937 la gravure musicale}.
3942 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
3943 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
3944 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
3945 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
3946 @ref{Old downloads})
3951 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
3952 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
3953 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
3954 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
3955 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
3956 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
3961 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
3962 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
3963 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
3964 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
3965 @ref{Old downloads})
3970 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
3971 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
3972 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
3973 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
3974 signs. (@ref{Changes},
3975 @ref{Old downloads})
3980 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
3981 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
3982 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
3983 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
3984 @ref{Old downloads})
3989 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
3990 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
3991 for a note is proportional to the time it
3992 takes. (@ref{Changes},
3993 @ref{Old downloads})
3998 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
3999 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4000 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4005 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4006 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4007 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4008 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4010 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4011 @ref{Old downloads})
4016 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4017 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4018 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4019 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4021 @ref{Old downloads})
4026 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4027 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4028 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4029 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4030 @ref{Old downloads})
4035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4036 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4038 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4039 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4040 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4041 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4042 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4048 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4049 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4050 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4055 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4056 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4057 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4058 @ref{Old downloads})
4063 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4064 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4065 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4066 @ref{Old downloads})
4071 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4072 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4073 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4074 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4075 (@ref{Old downloads})
4080 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4081 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4082 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4083 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4088 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4089 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4090 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4091 better help functionality.
4092 (@ref{Old downloads})
4097 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4098 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4099 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4100 compile them directly from
4101 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4106 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4107 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4108 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4113 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4114 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4115 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4116 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4121 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4122 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4123 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4124 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4125 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4130 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4131 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4132 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4137 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4138 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4143 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4144 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4145 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4150 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4151 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4152 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4153 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4154 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4159 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4160 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4161 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4162 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4163 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4164 @ref{Old downloads})
4169 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4171 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4172 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4174 (@ref{Old downloads})
4179 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4180 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4181 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4182 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4183 signatures like 5/8.
4185 @ref{Old downloads})
4190 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4191 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4192 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4193 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4194 More details are in the
4196 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4201 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4202 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4203 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4204 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4205 Scheme code. Take a look at
4207 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4212 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4213 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4214 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4215 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4220 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4221 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4222 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4223 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4228 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4229 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4230 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4236 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4237 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4238 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4239 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4240 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4241 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4246 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4247 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4248 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4249 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4250 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4251 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4253 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4258 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4259 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4260 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4266 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4267 LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/Fedora-3/ghostscript-8.15rc3-0.i386.rpm,ESP
4268 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4269 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4270 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4276 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4277 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4278 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}.
4279 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4280 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4285 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4286 The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4287 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4288 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4289 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4294 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4295 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4296 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4297 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4298 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4300 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4305 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4306 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4307 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4308 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4309 @ref{Old downloads}!
4314 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4315 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4316 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4317 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4323 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4324 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4325 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4331 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4332 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4333 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4334 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4336 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4338 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4343 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4344 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4345 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4346 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4347 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4348 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4349 font code by Werner.
4351 and check out the changes in
4352 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4357 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4358 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4359 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4360 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4361 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4362 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4363 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4364 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4365 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4366 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4369 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3013&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4374 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4375 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4376 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4377 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4378 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4380 and check out the changes in
4381 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4386 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4387 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4388 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4389 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4390 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4391 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4394 changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2974&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4399 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4400 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4401 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4402 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4403 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4404 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4405 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4406 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4407 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4411 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2908&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4416 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4417 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4418 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4419 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4420 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4421 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4423 and check out the changes in
4424 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4429 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4430 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4431 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4432 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4433 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4434 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4435 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4436 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4437 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4440 and check out the changes in
4441 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4446 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4447 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4448 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4449 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4450 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4451 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4454 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4457 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4458 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4459 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4460 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4461 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4464 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2837&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4469 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4470 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4471 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4477 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4478 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4479 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4481 and check out the changes in
4482 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4487 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4488 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4489 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4490 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4491 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4498 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4499 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4500 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4501 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4503 and check out the changes in
4504 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4509 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4510 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4511 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4512 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4513 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4515 and check out the changes in
4516 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4521 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4522 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4523 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4524 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4526 and check out the changes in
4527 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4532 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4533 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4534 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4535 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4537 and check out the changes in
4538 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4543 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4544 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4545 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4546 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4550 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2709&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4555 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4556 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4557 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4558 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4562 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2692&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4567 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4568 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4569 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4570 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4571 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4572 in the documentation.
4574 and check out the changes in
4575 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4580 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4581 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4582 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4583 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4584 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4589 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4590 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4592 and check out the changes
4593 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4598 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4599 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4600 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4601 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4602 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4603 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4604 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4607 and check out the changes in
4608 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4613 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4614 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4615 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4616 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4617 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4618 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4619 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4620 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4621 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4622 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4623 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4624 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4625 will hold users back in switching.
4627 and check out the changes in
4628 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4633 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4634 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4635 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4636 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4637 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4638 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4639 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4641 and check out the changes in
4642 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4647 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4648 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4649 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4650 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4651 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4652 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4656 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2534&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4661 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4662 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4663 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4664 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4665 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4666 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4667 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4668 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4669 chapter of the user manual.
4670 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4675 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4676 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4677 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4678 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4679 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4680 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4681 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4685 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2520&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4690 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4691 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4692 disappearing metronome mark.
4694 and check out the changes in
4695 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.33&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4700 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4701 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4702 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4703 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4704 `doubleSlurs' property.
4706 and check out the changes in
4707 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4712 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4713 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4714 annoying bugs fixed.
4717 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2449&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4722 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4723 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4724 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4725 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4726 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4727 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4728 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4731 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4732 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4734 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4735 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4740 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2435&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4745 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4746 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4747 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4748 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4749 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4750 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4751 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4752 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4753 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4754 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4755 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4758 the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2416&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4763 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4764 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4765 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4766 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4767 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4770 and check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2395&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4775 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4776 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4777 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4778 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4779 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4780 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4781 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4782 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4783 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4784 beat within the measure.
4786 and check out the changes in
4787 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4792 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4793 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4797 out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.28&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4802 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4803 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
4809 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4810 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
4811 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
4812 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
4813 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
4815 and check out the changes
4816 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4821 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
4822 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
4826 check out the changes in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.23&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4831 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
4832 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
4833 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
4834 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
4835 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
4836 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
4837 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
4838 fret-diagram output. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2293&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4840 @ref{Old downloads}.
4845 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
4846 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
4847 bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.16&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog} for a full description and
4848 @ref{Old downloads}.
4853 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
4854 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
4855 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
4856 @code{\score} into markups now works. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2242&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4858 @ref{Old downloads}.
4863 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4864 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
4865 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
4866 bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2207&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}
4868 @ref{Old downloads}.
4873 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
4874 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
4875 if any of these errors concern you. Check out the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2000.2.9,ChangeLog}
4876 or head straight to the
4877 @ref{Old downloads}.
4882 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
4883 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
4884 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
4885 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4886 @ref{Old downloads}.
4891 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
4892 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
4893 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
4894 @ref{Old downloads}.
4899 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
4900 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
4902 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
4903 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
4904 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
4905 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
4906 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
4911 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
4912 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
4913 @ref{Old downloads}.
4918 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
4919 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
4920 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
4926 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
4927 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
4928 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
4929 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
4930 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
4931 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
4932 @ref{Old downloads}.
4937 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4938 A French article on the new LilyPond
4939 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
4944 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
4945 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
4946 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
4952 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
4953 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
4954 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
4955 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
4956 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
4957 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
4958 @ref{Old downloads}.
4963 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
4964 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
4965 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
4966 documentation polish. This should be the final release
4967 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
4969 @ref{Old downloads}.
4974 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
4975 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
4977 @ref{Old downloads}.
4982 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
4983 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
4984 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
4985 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
4992 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
4993 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
4994 @ref{Old downloads}.
4999 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
5000 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5007 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
5008 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5009 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5010 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5012 @ref{Old downloads}.
5017 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
5018 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5019 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5020 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5023 @ref{Old downloads}.
5028 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5030 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5031 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5037 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5038 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5040 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5041 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5042 authors of LilyPond.
5047 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5048 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5049 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5052 @ref{Old downloads}.
5057 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5058 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5059 experimental support for producing titles with
5065 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5066 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5067 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5068 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5070 @ref{Old downloads}.
5075 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5076 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5077 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5078 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5080 @ref{Old downloads}.
5085 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5086 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5087 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5088 produce cue notes. More information in the
5095 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5096 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5097 for altering accidental rules.
5103 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5104 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5105 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5106 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5107 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5108 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5109 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5110 More information in the
5117 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5118 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5119 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5120 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5127 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5128 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5129 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5130 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5131 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5138 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5139 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5140 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5141 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5142 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5143 More information in the
5150 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5151 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5152 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5153 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5154 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5155 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5156 More information in the
5163 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5164 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5165 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5166 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5174 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5175 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5176 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5177 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5184 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5185 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5186 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5187 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5188 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5197 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5198 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5199 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5202 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5207 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5209 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5210 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5211 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5214 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5219 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5220 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5221 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5222 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5223 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5228 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5229 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5230 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5231 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5232 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5238 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5239 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5240 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5242 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5247 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5248 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5249 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5250 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5255 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5256 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5257 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5258 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5260 More information in the
5261 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5266 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5267 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5268 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5270 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5275 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5276 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5277 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5278 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5280 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5285 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5286 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5287 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5288 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5289 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5290 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5291 individual music expressions.
5292 More information in the
5293 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5298 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5299 An update to the stable branch,
5300 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5301 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5306 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5307 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5308 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5309 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5310 More information in the
5311 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5316 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5317 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5319 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5320 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5325 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5326 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5327 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5328 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5329 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5334 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5335 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5336 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5337 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5338 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5343 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5344 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5345 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5346 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5347 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5348 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5349 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5354 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5355 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5356 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5357 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5359 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5364 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5365 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5366 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5367 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5368 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5373 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5374 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5376 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5381 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5382 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5384 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5385 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5390 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5391 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5392 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5393 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5398 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5399 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5406 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5407 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5409 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5410 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5415 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5416 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5417 contains minor bugfixes.
5418 See the @ref{Changes}
5419 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5424 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5425 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5426 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5427 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5433 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5434 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5435 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5436 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5437 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5438 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5443 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5444 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5445 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5446 the @ref{Changes} and
5447 download @uref{install/,here}.
5452 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5453 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5454 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5455 the @ref{Changes} and
5456 download @uref{install/,here}.
5461 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5462 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5463 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5464 the @ref{Changes} and
5465 download @uref{install/,here}.
5470 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5471 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5472 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5478 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5479 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5480 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5486 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5487 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5488 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5489 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5490 will be available in a few weeks.
5496 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5497 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5498 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5504 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5505 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5506 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5512 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5513 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5514 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5515 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5521 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5522 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5523 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5528 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5529 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5530 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5531 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5532 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5537 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5538 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5539 @ref{Changes} and get it
5540 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5545 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5546 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5547 @ref{Changes} and get it
5548 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5553 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5554 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5555 @ref{Changes} and get it
5556 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5561 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5562 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5563 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5568 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5569 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5570 read the @ref{Changes}.
5575 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5576 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5577 has been updated to 1.8.
5578 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5583 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5584 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5585 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5590 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5591 New website went live!
5596 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5597 Announced new website.
5602 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5603 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5608 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5609 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5610 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5616 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5617 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5618 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.