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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 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
33 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
34 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
45 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
46 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
57 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
58 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
68 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
69 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
70 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
78 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
80 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
81 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
82 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
83 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
84 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
90 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
92 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
93 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
94 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
95 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
96 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
105 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
106 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
107 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
108 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
114 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
116 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
117 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
118 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
119 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
120 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
125 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
127 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
128 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
129 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
130 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
131 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
136 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
138 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
139 release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
147 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
149 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
150 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
151 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
152 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
153 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
155 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
156 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
161 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
163 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
164 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
165 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
166 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
167 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
174 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
175 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
176 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
177 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
178 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
183 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
185 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
186 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
187 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
188 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
189 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
194 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
196 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
197 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
198 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
199 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
200 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
201 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
202 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
203 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
210 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
211 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
212 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
213 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
214 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
215 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
216 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
217 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
222 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
224 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
225 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
226 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
227 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
228 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
229 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
230 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
231 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
237 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
239 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
240 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
241 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
242 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
243 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
248 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
250 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
251 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
252 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
253 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
254 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
259 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
261 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
262 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
263 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
264 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
265 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
270 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
273 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
274 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
275 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
276 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
281 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
283 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
284 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
285 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
286 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
287 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
292 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
294 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
295 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
296 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
297 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
298 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
303 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
305 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
306 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
307 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
308 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
309 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
314 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
316 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
317 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
318 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
319 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
320 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
322 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
323 with positioning text.
328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
330 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
331 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
332 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
333 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
334 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
339 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
341 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
342 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
343 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
344 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
345 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
350 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
352 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
353 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
354 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
355 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
356 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
361 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
363 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
364 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
365 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
366 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
367 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
374 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
375 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
376 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
377 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
378 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
383 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
385 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
386 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
387 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
388 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
389 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
394 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
396 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
397 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
398 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
399 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
400 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
405 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
407 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
408 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
409 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
410 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
411 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
412 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
417 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
419 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
420 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
421 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
422 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
423 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
428 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
430 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
431 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
432 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
433 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
434 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
439 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
441 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
442 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
443 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
444 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
445 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
450 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
452 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
453 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
454 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
455 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
456 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
461 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
463 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
464 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
465 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
466 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
467 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
472 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
474 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
475 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
476 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
477 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
478 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
483 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
485 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
486 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
487 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
488 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
489 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
495 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
497 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
498 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
499 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
503 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
505 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
506 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
507 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
508 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
509 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
514 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
516 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
517 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
518 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
519 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
520 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
525 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
527 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
528 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
529 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
530 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
535 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
537 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
538 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
539 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
540 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
545 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
547 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
548 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
549 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
550 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
555 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
557 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
558 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
559 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
560 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
566 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
568 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
569 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
570 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
571 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
576 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
578 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
579 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
580 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
581 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
583 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
584 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
588 Support for kievan square notation
590 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
592 Music functions have become quite more versatile
595 A full list of new features is given in:
598 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
601 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
603 Main development team:
605 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
606 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
607 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
608 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
609 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
612 Programming contributors:
614 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
615 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
616 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
617 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
619 Documentation contributors:
621 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
625 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
630 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
632 Translation contributors:
634 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
639 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
641 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
642 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
643 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
645 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
646 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
647 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
649 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
650 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
658 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
659 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
661 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
662 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
663 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
670 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
672 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
673 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
674 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
675 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
676 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
677 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
680 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
681 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
686 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
688 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
689 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
690 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
691 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
692 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
698 @subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
700 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
701 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
702 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
703 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
706 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
707 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
708 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
715 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
717 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
718 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
720 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
721 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
722 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
729 @subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
731 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
732 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
733 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
734 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
735 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
741 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
743 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
744 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
745 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
746 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
749 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
750 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
751 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
758 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
760 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
761 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
762 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
763 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
764 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
765 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
768 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
769 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
776 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
778 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
779 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
780 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
781 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
784 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
785 candidate will be required.
791 @subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
793 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
794 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
795 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
796 working on open source software.
798 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
799 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
805 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
807 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
808 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
809 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
810 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
813 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
814 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
815 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
822 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
824 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
825 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
826 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
827 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
830 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
831 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
832 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
839 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
841 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
842 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
843 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
844 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
847 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
848 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
855 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
857 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. 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 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
871 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. 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 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
885 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. 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 The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
899 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
900 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
901 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
902 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
905 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
906 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
913 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
915 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
916 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
918 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
919 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
920 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
927 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
929 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
930 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
932 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
933 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
934 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
941 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
943 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
944 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
945 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
946 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
949 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
950 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
951 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
958 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
960 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
961 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
963 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
964 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
965 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
972 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
974 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
975 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
977 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
978 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
979 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
986 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
988 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
989 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
991 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
992 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
993 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1000 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1002 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1003 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1004 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1005 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1006 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1009 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1010 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1017 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1019 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1020 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1022 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1023 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1024 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1027 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1035 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1036 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1038 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1039 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1040 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1047 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1049 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1050 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1052 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1053 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1054 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1061 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1063 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1064 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1066 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1067 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1068 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1075 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1077 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1078 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1080 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1081 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1082 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1089 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1091 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1092 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1094 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1095 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1096 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1103 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1105 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1106 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1108 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1109 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1110 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1117 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1119 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1120 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1122 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1123 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1124 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1131 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1133 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. 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. Please
1138 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1145 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1147 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1148 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1150 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1151 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1152 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1161 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1162 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1164 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1165 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1166 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1173 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1175 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1176 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1178 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1179 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1180 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1187 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1189 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1190 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1192 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1193 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1194 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1201 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1203 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1204 Critical regression.
1210 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1212 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1213 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1214 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1215 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1218 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1219 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1220 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1229 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1230 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1232 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1233 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1234 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1235 not the next release candidate.
1241 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1243 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1244 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1246 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1247 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1248 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1249 next release candidate.
1255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1257 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1258 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1259 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1261 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1262 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1263 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1264 next release candidate.
1270 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1272 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1273 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1274 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1275 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1278 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1279 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1280 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1287 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1289 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1290 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1292 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1293 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1299 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1301 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1302 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1304 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1305 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1311 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1313 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1314 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1315 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1323 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1325 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1326 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1328 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1329 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1335 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1337 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1338 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1340 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1341 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1349 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1350 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1352 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1353 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1359 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1361 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1362 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1364 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1365 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1371 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1373 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1374 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1375 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1380 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1382 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1383 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1384 usual number of bugs.
1386 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1387 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1392 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1394 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1395 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1396 usual number of bugs.
1398 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1399 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1405 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1407 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1408 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1409 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1410 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1412 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1413 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1418 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1421 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1422 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1425 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1430 A full list of new features is given in:
1433 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1436 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1438 Main development team:
1440 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1441 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1442 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1443 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1444 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1446 Programming contributors:
1448 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1449 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1450 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1451 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1452 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1453 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1457 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1459 Documentation contributors:
1461 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1462 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1466 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1467 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1469 Binaries support contributors:
1473 Translation contributors:
1475 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1476 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1483 @subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1485 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1486 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1487 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1488 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1491 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1492 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1493 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1500 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1502 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1503 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1505 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1506 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1512 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1514 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1515 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1517 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1518 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1524 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1526 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1527 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1529 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1530 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1536 @subsubheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1538 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1539 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1540 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1541 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1542 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1543 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1544 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1551 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1552 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1554 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1555 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1561 @subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1563 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1564 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1565 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1566 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1569 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1570 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1571 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1578 @subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1580 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1581 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1582 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1583 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1586 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1587 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1588 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1595 @subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1597 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1598 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1599 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1600 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1603 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1604 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1605 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1612 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1614 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1615 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1617 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1618 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1624 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1626 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1627 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1628 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1629 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1630 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1636 @subsubheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1638 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1639 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1640 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1641 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1644 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1645 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1646 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1653 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1656 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1658 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1659 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1664 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1666 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1667 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1669 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1670 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1675 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1677 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1678 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1680 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1681 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1687 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1689 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1690 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1692 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1693 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1694 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1700 @subsubheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1702 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1703 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1704 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1711 @subsubheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1713 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1714 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1715 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1716 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1719 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1720 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1721 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1728 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1730 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1731 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1732 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1744 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1752 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1754 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1755 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1756 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1757 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1758 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1764 @subsubheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1766 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1767 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1768 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1769 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1772 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1773 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1774 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1781 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1783 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1784 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1785 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1794 @subsubheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1796 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1797 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1798 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1799 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1802 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1803 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1804 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1805 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1811 @subsubheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1813 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta 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 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1820 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1821 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1822 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1828 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1830 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1831 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1832 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1835 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1836 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1837 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1843 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1845 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1846 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1847 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1850 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1851 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1852 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1858 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1860 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1861 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1862 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1865 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1866 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1867 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1873 @subsubheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1875 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1876 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1877 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1878 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1881 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1882 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1883 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1884 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1893 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1895 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1896 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1897 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1898 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1899 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1900 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1901 read on to find out what for!
1904 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1905 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1912 @subsubheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
1914 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
1915 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1916 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1917 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1920 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1921 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1922 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
1923 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1930 @subsubheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
1932 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
1933 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1934 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1935 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1938 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1939 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1940 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
1941 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1948 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
1950 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
1951 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1952 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1955 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
1956 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1957 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1962 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
1964 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
1965 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
1966 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
1967 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
1968 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
1972 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
1973 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
1980 @subsubheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
1982 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
1983 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1984 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1985 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1988 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
1989 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
1990 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
1991 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
1993 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
1995 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
1996 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
1997 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2003 @subsubheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2005 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2006 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2007 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2008 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2011 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2012 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2013 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2014 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2015 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2016 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2022 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2024 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2025 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2026 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2035 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2039 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2046 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2048 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2049 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2050 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2051 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2052 the bug report of the report!
2055 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2056 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2062 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2064 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2065 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2066 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2075 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2076 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2077 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2084 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2086 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2087 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2088 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2089 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2093 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2094 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2102 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2104 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2105 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2106 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2109 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2110 caution and expect breakage.
2115 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2117 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2118 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2119 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2122 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2123 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2124 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2125 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2130 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2132 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2133 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2134 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2140 @subsubheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2142 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2143 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2144 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2145 improvements to the new website.
2147 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2148 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2150 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2151 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2153 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2161 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2162 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2163 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2168 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2170 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2171 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2172 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2178 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2180 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2181 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2182 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2188 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2190 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2191 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2192 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2199 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2200 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2201 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2206 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2208 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2209 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2210 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2213 This release should be of particular interest to package
2214 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2215 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2216 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2222 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2224 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2225 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2226 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2227 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2230 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2231 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2238 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2240 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2241 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2242 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2245 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2246 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2247 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2248 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2249 see the Changes document for more information.
2253 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2255 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2256 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2257 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2262 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2264 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2265 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2266 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2267 so this release is intended for developers only.
2271 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2273 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2274 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2275 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2280 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2282 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2283 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2288 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2290 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2291 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2292 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2298 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2300 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2301 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2302 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2303 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2304 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2306 What are you waiting for? Come
2307 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2308 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2313 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2315 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2316 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2317 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2321 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2323 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2324 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2325 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2326 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2327 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2332 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2334 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2335 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2336 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2340 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2343 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2344 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2345 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2349 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2351 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2352 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2353 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2354 and English names for feta filenames.
2360 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2362 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2363 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2364 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2365 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2368 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2369 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2370 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2376 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2378 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2379 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2380 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2381 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2383 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2384 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2389 @subsubheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2391 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2392 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2398 @subsubheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2400 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2401 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2402 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2409 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2411 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2412 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2413 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2414 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2416 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2417 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2418 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2426 @subsubheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2428 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2429 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2430 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2431 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2432 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2433 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2434 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2435 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2441 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2443 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2444 its team, its world, its community.
2445 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2446 to read the full issue...
2451 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2453 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2454 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2455 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2462 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2463 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2469 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2471 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2473 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2480 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2482 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2483 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2484 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2485 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2486 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2488 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2489 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2491 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2493 @ref{Old downloads}.
2498 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2500 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2501 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2502 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2503 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2504 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2505 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2508 @ref{Old downloads}.
2513 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2515 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2516 documentation and translations.
2517 @ref{Old downloads}.
2522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2524 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2525 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2526 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2527 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2528 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2530 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2531 @ref{Old downloads}.
2536 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2538 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2539 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2540 (teaching) has been added.
2542 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2544 @ref{Old downloads}.
2549 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2551 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2552 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2553 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2554 @ref{Old downloads}.
2559 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2561 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2562 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2563 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2564 translations of the documentation.
2565 @ref{Old downloads}.
2570 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2572 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2573 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2574 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2575 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2576 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2577 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2578 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2579 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2580 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2582 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2584 @ref{Old downloads}.
2589 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2591 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2592 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2593 markup command names have been made.
2596 @ref{Old downloads}.
2601 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2603 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2604 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2605 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2606 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2607 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2610 @ref{Old downloads}.
2615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2617 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2618 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2620 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2621 @ref{Old downloads}.
2626 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2628 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2629 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2630 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2632 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2633 @ref{Old downloads}.
2638 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2640 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2642 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2643 @ref{Old downloads}.
2648 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2650 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2651 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2652 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2654 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2656 @ref{Old downloads}.
2661 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2663 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2664 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2665 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2666 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2668 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2669 @ref{Old downloads}.
2674 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2676 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2677 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2680 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2681 @ref{Old downloads}.
2686 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2688 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2689 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2694 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2696 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2697 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2702 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2704 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2706 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2707 @ref{Old downloads}.
2712 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2714 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2715 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2716 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2718 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2719 @ref{Old downloads}.
2724 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2726 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2727 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2732 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2734 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2735 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2740 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2742 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2743 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2744 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2746 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2747 @ref{Old downloads}.
2752 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2754 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2755 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2757 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2759 @ref{Old downloads}.
2764 @subsubheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2766 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2767 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2768 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2769 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2770 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2771 announce releases and special events.
2776 @subsubheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2778 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2779 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2780 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2785 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2787 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2788 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2789 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2790 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2791 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2794 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2796 @ref{Old downloads}.
2801 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2803 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2804 names has been added to the MusicXML
2807 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2808 @ref{Old downloads}.
2813 @subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2815 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2820 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2822 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2823 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2824 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2827 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2828 @ref{Old downloads}.
2833 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2835 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2838 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2839 @ref{Old downloads}.
2844 @subsubheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2846 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2847 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2848 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2849 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2850 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2851 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2857 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2859 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2860 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2861 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2863 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2864 @ref{Old downloads}.
2869 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2871 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2872 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2877 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2879 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2880 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2881 Grand Documentation Project.
2883 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2884 @ref{Old downloads}.
2889 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2891 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2893 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2894 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2895 @ref{Old downloads}.
2900 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2902 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2904 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2905 @ref{Old downloads}.
2910 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2912 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
2913 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
2915 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
2916 @ref{Old downloads}.
2921 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
2923 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
2924 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
2925 for the translations.
2927 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
2928 @ref{Old downloads}.
2933 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
2935 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
2936 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
2937 and lots of updates for the translations.
2939 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
2940 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
2941 @ref{Old downloads}.
2946 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
2948 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
2949 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
2950 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
2951 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
2956 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
2957 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
2958 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
2959 spacing engine code.
2961 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
2962 @ref{Old downloads}.
2967 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
2969 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
2970 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
2972 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
2973 @ref{Old downloads}.
2978 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
2980 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
2981 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
2983 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
2984 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
2985 @ref{Old downloads}.
2990 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
2991 This has lots of bugfixes.
2993 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
2994 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
2995 @ref{Old downloads}.
3000 @subsubheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3001 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3002 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3003 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3008 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3009 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3011 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3013 @ref{Old downloads}.
3018 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3019 This release has some documentation updates.
3021 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3023 @ref{Old downloads}.
3028 @subsubheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3029 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3030 disponibles en ligne ---
3031 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3032 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3033 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3034 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3039 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3040 This release fixes many bugs.
3042 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3043 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3045 @ref{Old downloads}.
3050 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3051 This release fixes many bugs.
3053 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3054 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3056 @ref{Old downloads}.
3061 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3062 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3063 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3065 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3067 @ref{Old downloads}.
3072 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3073 This release fixes still more bugs.
3075 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3077 @ref{Old downloads}.
3082 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3083 This release fixes many bugs.
3084 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3085 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3087 @ref{Old downloads})
3092 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3093 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3094 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3095 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3097 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3098 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3100 @ref{Old downloads}.
3105 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3106 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3107 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3109 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3116 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3117 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3118 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3120 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3122 @ref{Old downloads}.
3127 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3128 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3129 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3131 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3133 @ref{Old downloads}.
3138 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3139 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3142 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3144 @ref{Old downloads}.
3149 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3150 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3152 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3154 @ref{Old downloads}.
3159 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3160 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3161 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3162 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3164 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3166 @ref{Old downloads}.
3171 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3172 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3173 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3174 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3175 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3176 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3178 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3180 @ref{Old downloads}.
3185 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3186 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3187 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3190 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3192 @ref{Old downloads}.
3197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3198 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3199 further improvements in the regression test suite
3203 @ref{Old downloads}.
3208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3209 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3213 @ref{Old downloads}.
3218 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3219 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3224 @subsubheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3225 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3230 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3231 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3235 @ref{Old downloads}.
3240 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3241 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3242 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3246 @ref{Old downloads}.
3251 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3252 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3256 @ref{Old downloads}.
3261 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3262 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3267 @ref{Old downloads}.
3272 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3273 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3277 @ref{Old downloads}.
3282 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3283 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3284 within a system as well as between systems.
3288 @ref{Old downloads}.
3293 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3294 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3295 test results} and several website build improvements.
3299 @ref{Old downloads}.
3304 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3305 This release fixes several bugs.
3308 @ref{Old downloads}.
3313 @subsubheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3314 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3319 @subsubheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3320 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3321 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3322 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3323 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3328 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3329 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3333 @ref{Old downloads}.
3338 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3339 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3342 @ref{Old downloads}.
3347 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3348 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3352 @ref{Old downloads}.
3357 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3358 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3361 @ref{Old downloads}.
3366 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3367 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3372 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3373 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3374 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3379 @subsubheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3380 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3381 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3386 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3387 This release has many more bugfixes.
3390 @ref{Old downloads}.
3395 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3396 This release has many more bugfixes.
3399 @ref{Old downloads}.
3404 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3405 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3410 @ref{Old downloads}.
3415 @subsubheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3416 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3417 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3418 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3419 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3420 (@ref{Publications}).
3425 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3426 This release has further bugfixes.
3429 @ref{Old downloads}.
3434 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3435 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3436 available for x86/64.
3439 @ref{Old downloads}.
3444 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3445 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3446 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3447 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3448 @ref{Old downloads})
3453 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3454 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3455 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3460 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3461 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3466 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3467 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3472 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3473 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3478 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3479 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3480 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3485 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3486 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3487 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3488 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3493 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3494 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3499 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3500 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3501 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3506 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3507 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3508 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3509 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3510 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3515 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3516 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3517 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3522 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3523 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3524 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3525 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3530 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3531 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3532 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3533 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3538 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3539 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3541 @ref{Old downloads})
3546 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3547 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3549 @ref{Old downloads})
3554 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3555 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3556 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3558 @ref{Old downloads})
3563 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3564 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3565 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3566 (@ref{Old downloads})
3571 @subsubheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3572 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3573 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3574 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3579 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3580 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3581 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3582 the development releases even better
3587 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3589 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3590 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3591 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3596 @subsubheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3597 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3598 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3599 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3600 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3601 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3606 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3607 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3608 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3610 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3615 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3616 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3617 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3618 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3619 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3624 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3625 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3626 (@ref{Old downloads})
3631 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3632 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3633 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3634 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3635 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3636 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3641 @subsubheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3642 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3643 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3644 (@ref{Publications})
3649 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3650 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3651 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3656 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3657 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3658 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3659 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3664 @subsubheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3665 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3666 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3671 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3672 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3673 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3678 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3679 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3680 released. (@ref{Changes},
3681 @ref{Old downloads})
3686 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3687 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3688 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3689 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3690 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3691 multi-measure rests.
3693 @ref{Old downloads})
3698 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3699 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3701 @ref{Old downloads})
3706 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3707 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3708 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3709 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3710 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3711 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3712 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3713 @ref{Old downloads})
3718 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3719 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3720 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3721 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3722 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3723 @ref{Old downloads})
3728 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3729 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3730 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3731 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3732 the endings and the middle
3733 part. (@ref{Changes},
3734 @ref{Old downloads})
3739 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3740 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3741 parenthesized, for example,
3744 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3745 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3749 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3750 @ref{Old downloads})
3755 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3756 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3757 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3767 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3768 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3769 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3770 @ref{Old downloads})
3775 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3776 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3777 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3778 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3779 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3780 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3781 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3783 @ref{Old downloads})
3788 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3789 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3790 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3791 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3792 @ref{Old downloads})
3797 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3798 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3799 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3800 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3801 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3802 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3803 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3804 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3805 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3806 @ref{Old downloads})
3811 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3812 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3813 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3814 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3815 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3816 @ref{Old downloads})
3821 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3823 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3824 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3825 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3830 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3831 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3832 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3833 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3834 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3839 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3840 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3841 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3843 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3845 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3847 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3853 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3854 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3855 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3856 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3857 @ref{Old downloads})
3862 @subsubheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3863 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3864 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3865 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3866 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3869 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3870 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3871 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3872 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3877 @subsubheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3878 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3879 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3880 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3881 page. Let us know how you fare!
3886 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3887 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3888 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3889 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3890 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3891 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3892 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3893 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3894 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3896 @ref{Old downloads})
3901 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3902 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3903 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3904 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3905 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3906 @ref{Old downloads})
3911 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3912 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
3913 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
3914 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
3915 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
3916 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
3917 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
3918 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
3919 functions. (@ref{Changes},
3920 @ref{Old downloads})
3925 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
3926 This release has the following new features:
3929 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
3930 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
3931 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3933 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
3934 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
3935 and Bertalan Fodor).
3937 Generic music functions may now also be used on
3938 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
3941 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
3942 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
3943 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
3947 @ref{Old downloads})
3952 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
3953 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
3954 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
3955 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
3956 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
3957 van den Borre and Bertalan
3958 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
3959 @ref{Old downloads})
3964 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
3965 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
3966 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
3967 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
3973 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
3974 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
3975 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
3976 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
3977 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
3979 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
3980 @ref{Old downloads})
3985 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
3986 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
3987 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
3992 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
3993 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
3994 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
3995 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
3996 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
3997 etc. (@ref{Changes},
3998 @ref{Old downloads})
4003 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4004 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4005 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4006 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4007 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4008 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4009 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4010 @ref{Old downloads})
4015 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4016 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4017 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4018 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4019 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4020 @ref{Old downloads})
4025 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4026 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4027 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4028 @ref{Old downloads})
4033 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4034 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4035 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4036 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4037 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4038 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4039 @ref{Old downloads})
4044 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4045 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4046 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4047 that compute said property, i.e.
4050 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4051 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4054 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4055 @ref{Old downloads})
4060 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4061 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4062 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4063 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4064 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4065 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4066 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4067 users. (@ref{Changes},
4068 @ref{Old downloads})
4073 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4074 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4075 series. (@ref{Changes},
4076 @ref{Old downloads})
4081 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4082 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4083 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4084 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4085 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4086 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4087 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4088 sponsored by Nicolas
4089 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4090 @ref{Old downloads})
4095 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4096 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4097 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4098 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4099 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4100 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4101 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4102 @ref{Old downloads})
4107 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4108 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4109 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4110 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4111 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4112 @ref{Old downloads})
4117 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4118 This is mainly a bugfix
4119 release. (@ref{Changes},
4120 @ref{Old downloads})
4125 @subsubheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4126 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4127 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4128 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4129 la gravure musicale}.
4134 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4135 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4136 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4137 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4138 @ref{Old downloads})
4143 @subsubheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4144 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4145 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4146 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4147 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4148 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4153 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4154 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4155 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4156 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4157 @ref{Old downloads})
4162 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4163 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4164 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4165 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4166 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4167 @ref{Old downloads})
4172 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4173 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4174 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4175 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4176 @ref{Old downloads})
4181 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4182 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4183 for a note is proportional to the time it
4184 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4185 @ref{Old downloads})
4190 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4191 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4192 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4197 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4198 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4199 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4200 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4202 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4203 @ref{Old downloads})
4208 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4209 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4210 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4211 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4213 @ref{Old downloads})
4218 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4219 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4220 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4221 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4222 @ref{Old downloads})
4227 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4228 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4230 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4231 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4232 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4233 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4234 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4239 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4240 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4241 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4242 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4247 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4248 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4249 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4250 @ref{Old downloads})
4255 @subsubheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4256 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4257 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4258 @ref{Old downloads})
4263 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4264 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4265 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4266 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4267 (@ref{Old downloads})
4272 @subsubheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4273 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4274 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4275 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4280 @subsubheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4281 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4282 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4283 better help functionality.
4284 (@ref{Old downloads})
4289 @subsubheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4290 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4291 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4292 compile them directly from
4293 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4298 @subsubheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4299 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4300 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4305 @subsubheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4306 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4307 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4308 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4313 @subsubheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4314 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4315 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4316 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4317 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4322 @subsubheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4323 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4324 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4329 @subsubheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4330 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4335 @subsubheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4336 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4337 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4342 @subsubheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4343 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4344 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4345 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4346 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4351 @subsubheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4352 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4353 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4354 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4355 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4356 @ref{Old downloads})
4361 @subsubheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4363 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4364 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4366 (@ref{Old downloads})
4371 @subsubheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4372 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4373 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4374 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4375 signatures like 5/8.
4377 @ref{Old downloads})
4382 @subsubheading April 18, 2005
4383 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4384 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4385 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4386 More details are in the
4388 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4393 @subsubheading April 15, 2005
4394 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4395 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4396 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4397 Scheme code. Take a look at
4399 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4404 @subsubheading April 6, 2005
4405 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4406 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4407 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4412 @subsubheading March 31, 2005
4413 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4414 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4415 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4420 @subsubheading March 20, 2005
4421 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4422 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4428 @subsubheading March 14, 2005
4429 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4430 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4431 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4432 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4433 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4438 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4439 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4440 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4441 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4442 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4443 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4445 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4450 @subsubheading March 7, 2005
4451 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4452 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4458 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4459 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
4460 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4461 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4462 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4468 @subsubheading February 28, 2005
4469 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4470 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}.
4471 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4472 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4477 @subsubheading February 26, 2005
4478 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4479 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4480 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4481 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4486 @subsubheading February 21, 2005
4487 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4488 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4489 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4490 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4492 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4497 @subsubheading February 4, 2005
4498 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4499 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4500 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4501 @ref{Old downloads}!
4506 @subsubheading January 31, 2005
4507 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4508 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4509 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4515 @subsubheading January 26, 2005
4516 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4517 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4523 @subsubheading January 16, 2005
4524 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4525 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4526 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4528 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4530 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4535 @subsubheading January 11, 2005
4536 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4537 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4538 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4539 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4540 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4541 font code by Werner.
4543 and check out the changes in
4544 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4549 @subsubheading January 02, 2005
4550 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4551 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4552 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4553 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4554 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4555 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4556 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4557 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4558 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4561 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}.
4566 @subsubheading December 28, 2004
4567 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4568 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4569 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4570 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4572 and check out the changes in
4573 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4578 @subsubheading December 20, 2004
4579 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4580 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4581 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4582 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4583 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4586 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}.
4591 @subsubheading December 3, 2004
4592 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4593 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4594 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4595 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4596 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4597 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4598 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4599 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4603 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}.
4608 @subsubheading November 26, 2004
4609 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4610 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4611 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4612 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4613 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4615 and check out the changes in
4616 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4621 @subsubheading November 20, 2004
4622 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4623 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4624 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4625 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4626 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4627 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4628 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4629 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4632 and check out the changes in
4633 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4638 @subsubheading November 12, 2004
4639 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4640 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4641 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4642 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4643 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4646 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4649 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4650 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4651 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4652 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4653 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4656 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}.
4661 @subsubheading November 11, 2004
4662 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4663 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4669 @subsubheading November 4, 2004
4670 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4671 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4673 and check out the changes in
4674 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4679 @subsubheading October 31, 2004
4680 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4681 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4682 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4683 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4690 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4691 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4692 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4693 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4695 and check out the changes in
4696 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4701 @subsubheading October 29, 2004
4702 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4703 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4704 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4705 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4707 and check out the changes in
4708 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4713 @subsubheading October 27, 2004
4714 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4715 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4716 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4718 and check out the changes in
4719 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4724 @subsubheading October 24, 2004
4725 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4726 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4727 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4729 and check out the changes in
4730 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4735 @subsubheading October 10, 2004
4736 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4737 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4738 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4742 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}.
4747 @subsubheading October 09, 2004
4748 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4749 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4750 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4754 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}.
4759 @subsubheading October 02, 2004
4760 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4761 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4762 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4763 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4764 in the documentation.
4766 and check out the changes in
4767 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4772 @subsubheading September 29, 2004
4773 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4774 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4775 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4776 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4781 @subsubheading September 26, 2004
4782 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4784 and check out the changes
4785 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4790 @subsubheading September 20, 2004
4791 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4792 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4793 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4794 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4795 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4796 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4799 and check out the changes in
4800 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4805 @subsubheading September 11, 2004
4806 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4807 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4808 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4809 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4810 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4811 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4812 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4813 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4814 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4815 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4816 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4817 will hold users back in switching.
4819 and check out the changes in
4820 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4825 @subsubheading September 10, 2004
4826 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4827 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4828 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4829 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4830 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4831 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4833 and check out the changes in
4834 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4839 @subsubheading September 6, 2004
4840 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4841 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4842 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4843 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4844 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4848 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}.
4853 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4854 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4855 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4856 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4857 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4858 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4859 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4860 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4861 chapter of the user manual.
4862 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4867 @subsubheading August 29, 2004
4868 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4869 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4870 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4871 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4872 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4873 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4877 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}.
4882 @subsubheading August 24, 2004
4883 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4884 disappearing metronome mark.
4886 and check out the changes in
4887 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}.
4892 @subsubheading August 23, 2004
4893 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4894 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4895 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4896 `doubleSlurs' property.
4898 and check out the changes in
4899 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4904 @subsubheading August 3, 2004
4905 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4906 annoying bugs fixed.
4909 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}.
4914 @subsubheading August 1, 2004
4915 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
4916 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
4917 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
4918 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
4919 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
4920 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
4923 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
4924 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
4926 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
4927 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
4932 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}.
4937 @subsubheading July 30, 2004
4938 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
4939 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
4940 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
4941 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
4942 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
4943 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
4944 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
4945 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
4946 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
4947 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
4950 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}.
4955 @subsubheading July 23, 2004
4956 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
4957 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
4958 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
4959 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
4962 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}.
4967 @subsubheading July 19, 2004
4968 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
4969 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
4970 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
4971 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
4972 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
4973 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
4974 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
4975 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
4976 beat within the measure.
4978 and check out the changes in
4979 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4984 @subsubheading July 15, 2004
4985 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
4989 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}.
4994 @subsubheading July 11, 2004
4995 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5001 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
5002 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5003 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5004 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5005 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5007 and check out the changes
5008 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5013 @subsubheading July 5, 2004
5014 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5018 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}.
5023 @subsubheading June 25, 2004
5024 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5025 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5026 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5027 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5028 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5029 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5030 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}
5032 @ref{Old downloads}.
5037 @subsubheading June 20, 2004
5038 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5039 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
5040 @ref{Old downloads}.
5045 @subsubheading June 13, 2004
5046 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5047 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5048 @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}
5050 @ref{Old downloads}.
5055 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
5056 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5057 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5058 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}
5060 @ref{Old downloads}.
5065 @subsubheading May 31, 2004
5066 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5067 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}
5068 or head straight to the
5069 @ref{Old downloads}.
5074 @subsubheading May 26, 2004
5075 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5076 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5077 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5078 @ref{Old downloads}.
5083 @subsubheading May 9, 2004
5084 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5085 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5086 @ref{Old downloads}.
5091 @subsubheading May 4, 2004
5092 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5094 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5095 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5096 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5097 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5098 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5103 @subsubheading May 3, 2004
5104 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5105 @ref{Old downloads}.
5110 @subsubheading April 17, 2004
5111 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5112 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5118 @subsubheading April 12, 2004
5119 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5120 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5121 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5122 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5123 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5124 @ref{Old downloads}.
5129 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5130 A French article on the new LilyPond
5131 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5136 @subsubheading April 8, 2004
5137 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5138 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5144 @subsubheading April 1, 2004
5145 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5146 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5147 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5148 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5149 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5150 @ref{Old downloads}.
5155 @subsubheading March 31, 2004
5156 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5157 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5158 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5159 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5161 @ref{Old downloads}.
5166 @subsubheading March 30, 2004
5167 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5169 @ref{Old downloads}.
5174 @subsubheading March 28, 2004
5175 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5176 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5177 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5184 @subsubheading March 22, 2004
5185 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5186 @ref{Old downloads}.
5191 @subsubheading March 21, 2004
5192 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5199 @subsubheading March 20, 2004
5200 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5201 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5202 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5204 @ref{Old downloads}.
5209 @subsubheading March 15, 2004
5210 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5211 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5212 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5215 @ref{Old downloads}.
5220 @subsubheading March 14, 2004
5222 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5223 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5229 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5230 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5232 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5233 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5234 authors of LilyPond.
5239 @subsubheading March 11, 2004
5240 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5241 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5244 @ref{Old downloads}.
5249 @subsubheading March 9, 2004
5250 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5251 experimental support for producing titles with
5257 @subsubheading February 29, 2004
5258 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5259 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5260 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5262 @ref{Old downloads}.
5267 @subsubheading February 24, 2004
5268 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5269 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5270 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5272 @ref{Old downloads}.
5277 @subsubheading February 23, 2004
5278 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5279 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5280 produce cue notes. More information in the
5287 @subsubheading February 18, 2004
5288 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5289 for altering accidental rules.
5295 @subsubheading February 16, 2004
5296 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5297 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5298 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5299 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5300 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5301 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5302 More information in the
5309 @subsubheading February 13, 2004
5310 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5311 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5312 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5319 @subsubheading February 12, 2004
5320 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5321 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5322 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5323 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5330 @subsubheading February 9, 2004
5331 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5332 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5333 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5334 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5335 More information in the
5342 @subsubheading February 5, 2004
5343 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5344 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5345 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5346 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5347 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5348 More information in the
5355 @subsubheading February 4, 2004
5356 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5357 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5358 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5366 @subsubheading February 2, 2004
5367 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5368 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5369 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5376 @subsubheading January 28, 2004
5377 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5378 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5379 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5380 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5389 @subsubheading January 26, 2004
5390 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5391 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5394 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5399 @subsubheading January 21, 2004
5401 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5402 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5403 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5406 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5411 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5412 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5413 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5414 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5415 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5420 @subsubheading January 20, 2004
5421 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5422 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5423 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5424 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5430 @subsubheading January 19, 2004
5431 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5432 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5434 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5439 @subsubheading January 18, 2004
5440 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5441 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5442 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5447 @subsubheading January 17, 2004
5448 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5449 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5450 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5452 More information in the
5453 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5458 @subsubheading January 16, 2004
5459 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5460 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5462 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5467 @subsubheading January 13, 2004
5468 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5469 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5470 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5472 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5477 @subsubheading January 9, 2004
5478 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5479 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5480 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5481 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5482 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5483 individual music expressions.
5484 More information in the
5485 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5490 @subsubheading January 7, 2004
5491 An update to the stable branch,
5492 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5493 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5498 @subsubheading January 6, 2004
5499 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5500 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5501 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5502 More information in the
5503 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5508 @subsubheading January 4, 2004
5509 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5511 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5512 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5517 @subsubheading January 2, 2004
5518 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5519 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5520 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5521 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5526 @subsubheading December 30, 2003
5527 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5528 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5529 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5530 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5535 @subsubheading December 23, 2003
5536 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5537 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5538 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5539 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5540 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5541 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5546 @subsubheading December 17, 2003
5547 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5548 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5549 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5551 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5556 @subsubheading December 16, 2003
5557 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5558 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5559 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5560 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5565 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5566 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5568 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5573 @subsubheading October 11, 2003
5574 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5576 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5577 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5582 @subsubheading October 9, 2003
5583 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5584 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5585 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5590 @subsubheading October 5, 2003
5591 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5598 @subsubheading October 4, 2003
5599 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5601 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5602 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5607 @subsubheading September 29, 2003
5608 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5609 contains minor bugfixes.
5610 See the @ref{Changes}
5611 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5616 @subsubheading September 27, 2003
5617 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5618 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5619 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5625 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5626 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5627 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5628 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5629 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5630 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5635 @subsubheading September 24, 2003
5636 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5637 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5638 the @ref{Changes} and
5639 download @uref{install/,here}.
5644 @subsubheading September 23, 2003
5645 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5646 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5647 the @ref{Changes} and
5648 download @uref{install/,here}.
5653 @subsubheading September 19, 2003
5654 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5655 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5656 the @ref{Changes} and
5657 download @uref{install/,here}.
5662 @subsubheading September 17, 2003
5663 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5664 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5670 @subsubheading September 16, 2003
5671 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5672 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5678 @subsubheading September 10, 2003
5679 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5680 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5681 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5682 will be available in a few weeks.
5688 @subsubheading September 9, 2003
5689 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5690 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5696 @subsubheading September 7, 2003
5697 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5698 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5704 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5705 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5706 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5707 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5713 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5714 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5715 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5720 @subsubheading August 31, 2003
5721 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5722 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5723 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5724 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5729 @subsubheading August 28, 2003
5730 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5731 @ref{Changes} and get it
5732 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5737 @subsubheading August 26, 2003
5738 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5739 @ref{Changes} and get it
5740 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5745 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5746 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5747 @ref{Changes} and get it
5748 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5753 @subsubheading August 25, 2003
5754 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5755 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5760 @subsubheading August 21, 2003
5761 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5762 read the @ref{Changes}.
5767 @subsubheading August 18, 2003
5768 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5769 has been updated to 1.8.
5770 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5775 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5776 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5777 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5782 @subsubheading August 7, 2003
5783 New website went live!
5788 @subsubheading August 6, 2003
5789 Announced new website.
5794 @subsubheading August 1, 2003
5795 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5800 @subsubheading July 30, 2003
5801 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5802 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5808 @subsubheading July 29, 2003
5809 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5810 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.