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30 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.19 released @emph{April 26, 2015}
32 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
33 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
34 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
35 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
36 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
42 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.18 released @emph{April 5, 2015}
44 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
45 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
46 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
47 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
48 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
54 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.17 released @emph{March 15, 2015}
56 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond
57 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
58 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
59 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
60 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
66 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
68 At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
69 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
70 work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
71 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
72 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
75 We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
76 release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
81 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.15 released @emph{September 28, 2014}
83 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This
84 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
85 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
86 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
87 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
93 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.14 released @emph{September 14, 2014}
95 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This
96 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
97 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
98 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
99 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
105 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.13 released @emph{August 31, 2014}
107 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This
108 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
109 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
110 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
111 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
117 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.12 released @emph{August 17, 2014}
119 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This
120 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
121 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
122 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
123 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
129 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.11 released @emph{August 3, 2014}
131 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This
132 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
133 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
134 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
135 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
141 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.10 released @emph{July 13, 2014}
143 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This
144 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
145 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
146 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
147 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
153 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
155 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
156 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
157 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
158 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
159 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
165 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
167 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
168 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
169 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
170 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
171 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
177 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
179 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
180 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
181 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
182 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
183 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
189 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
192 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
193 in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
194 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
195 require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
201 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
203 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
204 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
205 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
206 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
207 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
212 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
214 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
215 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
216 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
217 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
218 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
223 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
225 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
226 release includes a number of enhancements, and contains
227 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
228 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
229 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.
234 @subheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
236 We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
237 The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
238 over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
239 and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
240 enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
242 To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
243 stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
248 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
250 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
251 release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
259 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
261 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
262 release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
270 @subheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
272 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
273 release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
281 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
283 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
284 a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
285 developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
286 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
287 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
288 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
289 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
290 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
295 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
297 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
298 a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
299 developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
300 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
301 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
302 latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
303 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
304 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
309 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
311 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
312 beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
313 developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
314 problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
315 documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
316 overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
317 latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
318 Please test this release and report back any problems, see
324 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
326 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
327 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
328 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
329 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
330 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
335 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
337 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
338 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
339 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
340 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
341 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
346 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
348 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
349 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
350 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
351 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
352 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
357 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
359 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
360 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
361 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
362 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
363 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
368 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
370 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
371 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
372 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
373 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
374 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
379 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
381 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
382 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
383 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
384 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
385 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
390 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
392 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
393 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
394 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
395 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
396 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
401 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
403 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
404 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
405 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
406 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
407 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
409 This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
410 with positioning text.
415 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
417 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
418 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
419 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
420 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
421 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
426 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
428 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
429 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
430 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
431 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
432 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
437 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
439 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
440 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
441 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
442 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
443 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
448 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
450 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
451 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
452 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
453 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
454 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
459 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
461 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
462 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
463 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
464 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
465 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
470 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
472 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
473 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
474 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
475 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
476 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
481 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
483 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
484 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
485 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
486 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
487 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
492 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
494 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
495 release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
496 where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
497 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
498 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
499 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
504 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
506 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This
507 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
508 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
509 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
510 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
515 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
517 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This
518 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
519 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
520 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
521 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
526 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
528 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This
529 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
530 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
531 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
532 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
537 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
539 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This
540 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
541 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
542 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
543 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
548 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
550 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This
551 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
552 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
553 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
554 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
559 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
561 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This
562 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
563 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
564 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
565 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
570 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
572 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This
573 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
574 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
575 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
576 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
582 @subheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released! @emph{November 9, 2012}
584 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
585 updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
586 recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
590 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
592 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This
593 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
594 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
595 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
596 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
601 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 2012}
603 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This
604 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
605 some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
606 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
607 a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
612 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released! @emph{October 6, 2012}
614 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This
615 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
616 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
617 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
622 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
624 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This
625 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
626 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
627 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
632 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
634 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This
635 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
636 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
637 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
642 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
644 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This
645 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
646 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
647 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
653 @subheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
655 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This
656 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly
657 recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
658 and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
663 @subheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
665 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
666 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
667 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
668 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
670 Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
671 main stable version. A few major improvements are:
675 Support for kievan square notation
677 User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
679 Music functions have become quite more versatile
682 A full list of new features is given in:
685 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
688 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
690 Main development team:
692 Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
693 Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
694 John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
695 Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
696 Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
699 Programming contributors:
701 Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
702 Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
703 Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
704 Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
706 Documentation contributors:
708 James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
712 Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
717 Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
719 Translation contributors:
721 Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
726 @subheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
728 We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
729 With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
730 upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
732 All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
733 quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
734 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
736 New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
737 on the website section about @ref{Development}.
743 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
745 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This
746 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
748 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
749 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
750 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
757 @subheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
759 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
760 new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
761 developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
762 @uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
763 to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
764 companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
767 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
768 LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
773 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
775 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
776 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
777 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
778 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
779 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
785 @subheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
787 LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of
788 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
789 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
790 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
793 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
794 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
795 on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
802 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
804 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This
805 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
807 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
808 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
809 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
816 @subheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
818 We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
819 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
820 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
821 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
822 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
828 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
830 LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
831 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
832 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
833 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
836 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
837 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
838 on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
845 @subheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
847 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
848 Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
849 of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
850 development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
851 see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
852 the quality of hand-engraved scores.
855 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
856 LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
863 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
865 LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
866 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
867 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
868 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
871 @strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
872 candidate will be required.
878 @subheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
880 Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
881 @uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
882 Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
883 working on open source software.
885 Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
886 He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
892 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}
894 LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
895 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
896 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
897 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
900 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
901 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
902 on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
909 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
911 LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
912 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
913 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
914 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
917 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
918 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
919 on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
926 @subheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
928 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
929 issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
930 Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
931 including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
934 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
935 LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
942 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
944 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This
945 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
947 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
948 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
949 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
956 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
958 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This
959 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
961 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
962 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
963 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
970 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}
972 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This
973 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
975 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
976 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
977 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
984 @subheading The LilyPond Report #24. @emph{Mar 5, 2012}
986 A new issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report} is now
987 available for reading; topics include a request for funding,
988 an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar,
989 and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.
992 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24, read
993 LilyPond Report 24} now; comments and contributions are
1000 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.32 released! @emph{Mar 03, 2012}
1002 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This
1003 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1005 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1006 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1007 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1014 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.31 released! @emph{Feb 29, 2012}
1016 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This
1017 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1019 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1020 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1021 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1028 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! @emph{Feb 17, 2012}
1030 LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1031 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1032 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1033 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1036 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1037 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1038 on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
1045 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.29 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2012}
1047 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This
1048 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1050 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1051 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1052 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1059 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
1061 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
1062 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1064 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1065 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1066 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1073 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
1075 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
1076 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1078 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1079 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1080 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1087 @subheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
1089 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
1090 David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
1091 an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
1092 recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
1093 with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
1096 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
1097 LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
1104 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
1106 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
1107 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1109 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1110 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1111 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1114 The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
1120 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
1122 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
1123 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1125 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1126 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1127 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1134 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
1136 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
1137 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1139 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1140 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1141 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1148 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.22 released! @emph{Dec 15, 2011}
1150 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This
1151 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1153 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1154 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1155 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1162 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.21 released! @emph{Dec 6, 2011}
1164 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This
1165 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1167 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1168 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1169 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1176 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.20 released! @emph{Nov 24, 2011}
1178 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This
1179 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1181 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1182 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1183 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1190 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.19 released! @emph{Nov 18, 2011}
1192 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This
1193 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1195 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1196 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1197 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1204 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.18 released! @emph{Nov 12, 2011}
1206 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This
1207 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1209 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1210 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1211 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1218 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.17 released! @emph{Nov 10, 2011}
1220 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This
1221 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1223 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1224 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1225 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1232 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.16 released! @emph{October 28, 2011}
1234 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This
1235 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1237 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1238 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1239 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1246 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.15 released! @emph{October 24, 2011}
1248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This
1249 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1251 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1252 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1253 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1260 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.14 released! @emph{October 7, 2011}
1262 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This
1263 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1265 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1266 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1267 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1274 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.13 released! @emph{September 27, 2011}
1276 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This
1277 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1279 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1280 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1281 note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
1288 @subheading Release candidate 2 cancelled @emph{Sep 23, 2011}
1290 The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a
1291 Critical regression.
1297 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! @emph{Sep 20, 2011}
1299 LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1300 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1301 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1302 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1305 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1306 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1307 on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1314 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.11 released! @emph{September 11, 2011}
1316 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This
1317 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1319 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1320 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1321 note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is
1322 not the next release candidate.
1328 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.10 released! @emph{September 6, 2011}
1330 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This
1331 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1333 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1334 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1335 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1336 next release candidate.
1342 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.9 released! @emph{August 30, 2011}
1344 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This
1345 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds
1346 support for MacOS X 10.7.
1348 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1349 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
1350 note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the
1351 next release candidate.
1357 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! @emph{Aug 01, 2011}
1359 LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1360 the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
1361 experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
1362 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1365 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1366 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
1367 on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1374 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.7 released! @emph{July 29, 2011}
1376 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This
1377 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1379 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1380 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1386 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.6 released! @emph{July 26, 2011}
1388 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This
1389 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1391 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1392 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1398 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.2 released! @emph{July 25, 2011}
1400 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This
1401 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1402 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1410 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.5 released! @emph{July 12, 2011}
1412 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This
1413 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1415 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1416 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1422 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.4 released! @emph{July 4, 2011}
1424 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This
1425 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1427 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1428 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1434 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.3 released! @emph{June 27, 2011}
1436 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This
1437 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1439 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1440 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1446 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.2 released! @emph{June 18, 2011}
1448 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This
1449 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1451 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1452 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1458 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.1 released! @emph{June 12, 2011}
1460 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This
1461 fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no
1462 problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
1467 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.1 released! @emph{June 11, 2011}
1469 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is
1470 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1471 usual number of bugs.
1473 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1474 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1479 @subheading LilyPond 2.15.0 released! @emph{June 7, 2011}
1481 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is
1482 the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the
1483 usual number of bugs.
1485 It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
1486 this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.
1492 @subheading LilyPond 2.14.0 released! @emph{June 6, 2011}
1494 We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14.
1495 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
1496 highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of
1497 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
1499 Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years
1500 since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements
1505 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
1508 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
1509 it much more flexible and easier to control.
1512 Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are
1517 A full list of new features is given in:
1520 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html}
1523 Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...
1525 Main development team:
1527 Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp,
1528 Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman,
1529 Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark
1530 Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco
1531 Vila, Valentin Villenave.
1533 Programming contributors:
1535 Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard
1536 Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl,
1537 Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein,
1538 Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed,
1539 Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew
1540 Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.
1544 Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.
1546 Documentation contributors:
1548 Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph
1549 Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.
1553 James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph
1554 Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.
1556 Binaries support contributors:
1560 Translation contributors:
1562 Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de
1563 Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.
1570 @subheading Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! @emph{May 30, 2011}
1572 LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
1573 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1574 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1575 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1578 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1579 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1580 on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1587 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.62 released! @emph{May 24, 2011}
1589 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This
1590 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1592 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1593 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1599 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.61 released! @emph{May 1, 2011}
1601 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This
1602 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1604 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1605 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1611 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.60 released! @emph{April 16, 2011}
1613 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This
1614 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1616 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1617 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1623 @subheading Linux Journal Magazine article - @emph{April 2011}
1625 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
1626 article in the May 2011 issue titled
1627 @uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
1628 Projects on the Move}. It is an introduction to MuseScore,
1629 LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
1630 driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
1631 you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
1636 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.59 released! @emph{April 10, 2011}
1638 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This
1639 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1641 Please note that this is @strong{not} the next release candidate,
1642 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1648 @subheading Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! @emph{April 7, 2011}
1650 LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
1651 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1652 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1653 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1656 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1657 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1658 on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1665 @subheading Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! @emph{April 3, 2011}
1667 LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of
1668 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1669 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1670 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1673 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1674 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1675 on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1682 @subheading Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! @emph{Mar 29, 2011}
1684 LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of
1685 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1686 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1687 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1690 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1691 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1692 on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1699 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.55 released! @emph{Mar 22, 2011}
1701 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This
1702 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1704 Please note that this is @strong{not} the fourth release candidate,
1705 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1711 @subheading Release candidate 3 withdrawn @emph{Mar 15, 2011}
1713 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54
1714 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1715 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1716 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1717 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1723 @subheading Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! @emph{Mar 13, 2011}
1725 LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of
1726 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1727 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1728 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1731 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1732 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1733 on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1740 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.53 released! @emph{Mar 6, 2011}
1742 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This
1743 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1745 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1746 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1751 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.52 released! @emph{Mar 1, 2011}
1753 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This
1754 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1756 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1757 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1762 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.51 released! @emph{Feb 22, 2011}
1764 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This
1765 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1767 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate,
1768 due to a few remaining Critical bugs.
1774 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.50 released! @emph{Feb 13, 2011}
1776 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This
1777 release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
1779 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third release candidate.
1780 Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we
1781 cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.
1787 @subheading New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! @emph{Feb 11,2011}
1789 Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and
1790 Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully
1791 functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!
1798 @subheading Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! @emph{Feb 9, 2011}
1800 LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of
1801 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1802 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1803 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1806 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1807 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1808 on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1815 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.48 released! @emph{Feb 5, 2011}
1817 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This
1818 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1819 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1827 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.47 released! @emph{Jan 28, 2011}
1829 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This
1830 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1831 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1839 @subheading Release candidate 1 withdrawn @emph{Jan 13, 2011}
1841 We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46
1842 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please
1843 continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
1844 more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
1845 problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
1851 @subheading Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! @emph{Jan 12, 2011}
1853 LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of
1854 the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to
1855 experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are
1856 listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1859 There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
1860 Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be
1861 on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us
1868 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.45 released! @emph{Jan 3, 2011}
1870 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This
1871 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1872 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1881 @subheading Beta test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.44 released! @emph{Dec 25, 2010}
1883 LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the
1884 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1885 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1886 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1889 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1890 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1891 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1892 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1898 @subheading Beta test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.43 released! @emph{Dec 14, 2010}
1900 LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the
1901 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1902 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1903 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1906 There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one
1907 case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide
1908 to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems;
1909 just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
1915 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.42 released! @emph{Dec 8, 2010}
1917 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This
1918 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1919 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1922 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1923 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1924 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1930 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.41 released! @emph{Dec 4, 2010}
1932 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This
1933 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1934 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1937 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1938 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1939 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1945 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.40 released! @emph{Nov 21, 2010}
1947 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This
1948 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
1949 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
1952 Please note that this is @strong{not} the second beta test. Due
1953 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
1954 at all confident about the quality of this release.
1960 @subheading Beta test one of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.39 released! @emph{Nov 15, 2010}
1962 LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the
1963 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
1964 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
1965 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
1968 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
1969 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
1970 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not
1971 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
1980 @subheading The LilyPond Report #22. @emph{Nov 3, 2010}
1982 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some surprises and exciting
1983 news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is
1984 an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums
1985 around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest
1986 today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer
1987 @strong{Jan Nieuwenhuizen}, who has been busy these past months --
1988 read on to find out what for!
1991 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-22, read
1992 LilyPond Report 22} now; comments and contributions are
1999 @subheading Alpha test four of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.38 released! @emph{Oct 31, 2010}
2001 LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the
2002 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2003 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2004 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2007 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2008 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2009 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not
2010 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2017 @subheading Alpha test three of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.37 released! @emph{Oct 25, 2010}
2019 LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the
2020 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2021 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2022 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2025 There are still some Critical problems with this release: the
2026 vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can
2027 crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not
2028 be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite
2035 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.36 released! @emph{Oct 19, 2010}
2037 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This
2038 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2039 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2042 Please note that this is @strong{not} the third alpha test. Due
2043 to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be
2044 at all confident about the quality of this release.
2049 @subheading The LilyPond Report #21. @emph{Oct 3, 2010}
2051 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2052 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue mainly deals with
2053 microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to
2054 about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular
2055 release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from
2059 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-21, read
2060 LilyPond Report 21} now; comments and contributions are
2067 @subheading Alpha test two of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.35 released! @emph{Sep 29, 2010}
2069 LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the
2070 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2071 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2072 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2075 Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist:
2076 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2077 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2078 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, and two spacing
2080 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1240,
2082 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1252,
2083 Issue 1252}. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised
2084 to discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2090 @subheading Alpha test of 2.14 -- LilyPond 2.13.34 released! @emph{Sep 21, 2010}
2092 LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the
2093 upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment
2094 with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the
2095 @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
2098 One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist:
2099 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1173,
2100 Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a
2101 multi-measure rest exists in another voice}, but we expect to find
2102 more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to
2103 discover problems; just send us polite @ref{Bug reports}.
2109 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.33 released! @emph{Sep 10, 2010}
2111 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This
2112 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2113 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2122 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.32 released! @emph{Sep 3, 2010}
2124 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This
2125 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2126 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2133 @subheading LilyPond Report #20. @emph{Sep 2, 2010}
2135 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2136 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains a review of an
2137 online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular
2138 release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and
2139 the bug report of the report!
2142 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-20, read
2143 LilyPond Report 20} now; comments and contributions are
2149 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.31 released! @emph{Aug 24, 2010}
2151 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This
2152 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2153 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2160 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.30 released! @emph{Aug 13, 2010}
2162 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This
2163 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2164 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2171 @subheading LilyPond Report #19. @emph{Aug 9, 2010}
2173 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2174 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue contains some
2175 conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of
2176 the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the
2180 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-19, read
2181 LilyPond Report 19} now; comments and contributions are
2189 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.29 released! @emph{Aug 4, 2010}
2191 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This
2192 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2193 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2196 This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra
2197 caution and expect breakage.
2202 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.28 released! @emph{July 13, 2010}
2204 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This
2205 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2206 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2209 This release includes some major untested changes to the windows
2210 lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release
2211 because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these
2212 warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.
2217 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.27 released! @emph{July 5, 2010}
2219 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This
2220 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2221 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2227 @subheading Testing our new website! @emph{June 29, 2010}
2229 We're testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new
2230 website will be the default website; after that, we will switch
2231 back to the old website while we examine feedback and make
2232 improvements to the new website.
2234 Please send feedback to @code{lilypond-user}; you can find more
2235 information on our page about @ref{Contact}.
2237 @warning{There are a few known problems with translations. If you
2238 are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond
2240 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/}}
2246 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.26 released! @emph{June 26, 2010}
2248 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This
2249 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2250 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2255 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.25 released! @emph{June 20, 2010}
2257 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This
2258 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2259 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2265 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.24 released! @emph{June 14, 2010}
2267 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This
2268 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2269 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2275 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.23 released! @emph{June 3, 2010}
2277 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This
2278 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2279 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2284 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.22 released! @emph{May 27, 2010}
2286 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This
2287 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2288 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2293 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.21 released! @emph{May 12, 2010}
2295 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This
2296 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2297 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2300 This release should be of particular interest to package
2301 maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script
2302 and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this
2303 is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next
2309 @subheading LilyPond Report #18. @emph{May 11, 2010}
2311 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with its two
2312 @qq{grumpy-and-fluffy} editors! This issue will be filled
2313 with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending
2314 staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.
2317 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-18, read
2318 LilyPond Report 18} now; comments and contributions are
2325 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.20 released! @emph{May 5, 2010}
2327 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This
2328 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number
2329 of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2332 Minor syntax change: the undocumented @code{\cresc} and
2333 @code{\decresc} have changed. In addition, the [options] for the
2334 LaTeX mode of @code{lilypond-book} now comes after the
2335 @code{@{lilypond@}}, following normal LaTeX practice. As always,
2336 see the Changes document for more information.
2340 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.19 released! @emph{April 24, 2010}
2342 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This
2343 release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11
2344 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2349 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.18 released! @emph{April 16, 2010}
2351 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This
2352 release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved
2353 website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain,
2354 so this release is intended for developers only.
2358 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.17 released! @emph{April 2, 2010}
2360 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This
2361 release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15
2362 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for
2367 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.16 released! @emph{March 15, 2010}
2369 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This
2370 release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual
2375 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.15 released! @emph{March 4, 2010}
2377 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This
2378 release is intended for developers only, and includes a few
2379 updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round
2385 @subheading LilyPond Report #17. @emph{March 1, 2010}
2387 Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that
2388 two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as
2389 well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about
2390 websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive
2391 review of the Frescobaldi editor!
2393 What are you waiting for? Come
2394 @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-17, read
2395 LilyPond Report 17} now!
2400 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.14 released! @emph{February 27, 2010}
2402 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This
2403 release is intended for developers only, and includes a large
2404 translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.
2408 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.13 released! @emph{February 13, 2010}
2410 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This
2411 release is intended for developers only, and fixes various
2412 problems with documentation build system as well as adding an
2413 output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the
2414 binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.
2419 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.12 released! @emph{February 2, 2010}
2421 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This
2422 release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability
2423 and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor's Guide.
2427 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.11 released! @emph{January 16, 2010}
2429 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This
2430 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2431 improvements to the build system, Contributor's Guide, and fixes 4
2432 critical regressions against earlier versions.
2436 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.10 released! @emph{December 31, 2009}
2438 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This
2439 release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of
2440 improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames
2441 and English names for feta filenames.
2447 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.3 released! @emph{December 20, 2009}
2449 We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This
2450 version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5
2451 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains
2452 dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development
2455 We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the
2456 last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now
2457 shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.
2463 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.9 released! @emph{December 12, 2009}
2465 LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is
2466 licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for
2467 documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this
2468 release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.
2470 Please note that 2.13 is an @strong{unstable development} branch;
2471 normal users should continue to use 2.12.
2476 @subheading New Website! @emph{October 3, 2009}
2478 As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to
2479 texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!
2485 @subheading LilyPond Report #16. @emph{September 6, 2009}
2487 The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is
2488 about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2489 Read @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-16, issue 16}
2496 @subheading LilyPond 2.13.3. @emph{July 2, 2009}
2498 This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many
2499 thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem!
2500 This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features
2501 such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and
2503 We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two,
2504 which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may
2505 wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable
2513 @subheading A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. @emph{May 22, 2009}
2515 Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond
2516 honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond
2517 szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele
2518 a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció
2519 lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához
2520 közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy
2521 e-mailt a @code{harmathdenes AT gmail.com} címre!@*
2522 Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt
2528 @subheading The LilyPond Report #15. @emph{May 18, 2009}
2530 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project:
2531 its team, its world, its community.
2532 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-15,this link}
2533 to read the full issue...
2538 @subheading The LilyPond Report #14. @emph{April 13, 2009}
2540 The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, on a new website!
2541 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2542 Follow @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/The-LilyPond-Report-14,this link} to read the full issue...
2547 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — @emph{March 21, 2009}
2549 As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is
2550 now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with
2556 @subheading LilyPond 2.12.0 @qq{Rune} — @emph{December 27, 2008}
2558 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
2560 @miscLink{announce-v2.12,Announcement},
2567 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. @emph{December 2, 2008}
2569 This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by
2570 Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several
2571 book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux.
2572 Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and
2573 overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to
2575 This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12,
2576 so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new
2578 @bugfixes{2_11_65,},
2580 @ref{Old downloads}.
2585 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.64. @emph{November 18, 2008}
2587 LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved,
2588 including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation
2589 and documentation building processes are fixed. The three
2590 documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks
2591 to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries
2592 which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
2595 @ref{Old downloads}.
2600 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.63. @emph{October 29, 2008}
2602 LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the
2603 documentation and translations.
2604 @ref{Old downloads}.
2609 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.62 -- Release Candidate. @emph{October 11, 2008}
2611 LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases
2612 before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix
2613 in @code{\tempo} command, this release has lot of updates
2614 to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the
2615 stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
2617 @bugfixes{2_11_62,},
2618 @ref{Old downloads}.
2623 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.61 available. @emph{October 1, 2008}
2625 LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to
2626 documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style
2627 (teaching) has been added.
2629 @bugfixes{2_11_61,},
2631 @ref{Old downloads}.
2636 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.60 available. @emph{September 25, 2008}
2638 LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat
2639 bar line has been added, and @code{printallheaders} variable in
2640 score block has been renamed to @code{print-all-headers}.
2641 @ref{Old downloads}.
2646 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.59 available. @emph{September 20, 2008}
2648 Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for
2649 rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric
2650 music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish
2651 translations of the documentation.
2652 @ref{Old downloads}.
2657 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.58 available. @emph{September 13, 2008}
2659 LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable
2660 release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special,
2661 as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic
2662 accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler,
2663 deceased since then. All the development team express their
2664 condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this,
2665 automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support
2666 for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by
2667 Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
2669 @bugfixes{2_11_58,},
2671 @ref{Old downloads}.
2676 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.57 available. @emph{August 27, 2008}
2678 LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal
2679 diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in
2680 markup command names have been made.
2683 @ref{Old downloads}.
2688 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.56 available. @emph{August 17, 2008}
2690 LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret
2691 diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages
2692 are now available from the documentation start page. Two
2693 predefined commands @code{\pointAndClickOn},
2694 @code{\pointAndClickOff} have also been added.
2697 @ref{Old downloads}.
2702 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.55 available. @emph{August 6, 2008}
2704 LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets
2705 @code{set-octavation} has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, @code{\ottava}.
2707 @bugfixes{2_11_55,},
2708 @ref{Old downloads}.
2713 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.54 available. @emph{July 30, 2008}
2715 LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting
2716 following a line break, and changes the behavior of @code{short-indent}
2717 so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
2719 @bugfixes{2_11_54,},
2720 @ref{Old downloads}.
2725 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.53 available. @emph{July 23, 2008}
2727 LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
2729 @bugfixes{2_11_53,},
2730 @ref{Old downloads}.
2735 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.52 available. @emph{July 14, 2008}
2737 Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows
2738 a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development
2739 releases are now fully listed on the News page.
2741 @bugfixes{2_11_52,},
2743 @ref{Old downloads}.
2748 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.51 available. @emph{July 8, 2008}
2750 Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in
2751 predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been
2752 improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled
2753 by @code{fret-diagram-details} property.
2755 @bugfixes{2_11_51,},
2756 @ref{Old downloads}.
2761 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.50 available. @emph{July 2, 2008}
2763 Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and
2764 backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by
2767 @bugfixes{2_11_50,},
2768 @ref{Old downloads}.
2773 @subheading The LilyPond Report #13. @emph{June 23, 2008}
2775 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2776 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-13,this link} to read the full issue...
2781 @subheading The LilyPond Report #12. @emph{June 16, 2008}
2783 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2784 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-12,this link} to read the full issue...
2789 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.49 released. @emph{June 12, 2008}
2791 LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
2793 @bugfixes{2_11_49,},
2794 @ref{Old downloads}.
2799 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.48 released. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2801 LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and
2802 @code{\compressMusic} has been renamed
2803 to @code{\scaleDurations}.
2805 @bugfixes{2_11_48,},
2806 @ref{Old downloads}.
2811 @subheading The LilyPond Report #11. @emph{June 9, 2008}
2813 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2814 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-11,this link} to read the full issue...
2819 @subheading The LilyPond Report #10. @emph{June 2, 2008}
2821 Welcome to this special tenth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.@*
2822 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-10,this link} to read the full issue...
2827 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.47 released. @emph{May 28, 2008}
2829 LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups,
2830 except in @code{\lyricmode}. This release also fixes
2831 regression tests maintenance for developers.
2833 @bugfixes{2_11_47,},
2834 @ref{Old downloads}.
2839 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.46 available. @emph{May 22, 2008}
2841 Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of
2842 dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
2844 @bugfixes{2_11_46,},
2846 @ref{Old downloads}.
2851 @subheading RSS feed - @emph{May 21, 2008}
2853 A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all
2854 news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond
2855 report, new translations of the site and publications.
2856 @uref{http://lilypond.org/web/lilypond-rss-feed.xml,Feed URL}.
2857 The info mailing list (see @ref{Contact}) is still used to
2858 announce releases and special events.
2863 @subheading The LilyPond Report #9. @emph{May 05, 2008}
2865 Welcome to this ninth issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}!@*
2866 This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community.
2867 Follow @uref{http://valentin.villenave.info/The-LilyPond-Report-9,this link} to read the full issue...
2872 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.45 available. @emph{April 26, 2008}
2874 Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting
2875 engine. @code{lilypond-book} has been improved, with better
2876 performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility
2877 for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for
2878 enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin
2881 @bugfixes{2_11_45,},
2883 @ref{Old downloads}.
2888 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.44 available. @emph{April 14, 2008}
2890 Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord
2891 names has been added to the MusicXML
2894 @bugfixes{2_11_44,},
2895 @ref{Old downloads}.
2900 @subheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
2902 lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
2907 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.43 available. @emph{March 31, 2008}
2909 Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a
2910 couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with
2911 MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been
2914 @bugfixes{2_11_43,},
2915 @ref{Old downloads}.
2920 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.42 available. @emph{March 9, 2008}
2922 Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing
2925 @bugfixes{2_11_42,},
2926 @ref{Old downloads}.
2931 @subheading Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2933 In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in
2934 general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of
2935 both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive
2936 analysis of Rachmaninoff's Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including
2937 comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition.
2938 @uref{http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-1.html,Read
2944 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.41 available. @emph{February 25, 2008}
2946 Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated
2947 program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and
2948 updates to the MusicXML converter.
2950 @bugfixes{2_11_41,},
2951 @ref{Old downloads}.
2956 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.37 available. @emph{January 3, 2008}
2958 Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and
2959 documentation changes. (@ref{Old downloads})
2964 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.36 available. @emph{December 13, 2007}
2966 Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates
2967 for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from
2968 Grand Documentation Project.
2970 @bugfixes{2_11_36,},
2971 @ref{Old downloads}.
2976 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. @emph{September 20, 2007}
2978 Release 2.11.33 is now available.
2980 @bugfixes{2_10_33,2.10},
2981 @bugfixes{2_11_33,2.11},
2982 @ref{Old downloads}.
2987 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.32 available. @emph{September 2, 2007}
2989 Release 2.11.32 is now available.
2991 @bugfixes{2_11_32,},
2992 @ref{Old downloads}.
2997 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.31 available. @emph{August 31, 2007}
2999 Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates
3000 for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
3002 @bugfixes{2_11_31,},
3003 @ref{Old downloads}.
3008 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.30 available. @emph{August 20, 2007}
3010 Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among
3011 others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates
3012 for the translations.
3014 @bugfixes{2_11_30,},
3015 @ref{Old downloads}.
3020 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. @emph{August 11, 2007}
3022 Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes.
3023 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code,
3024 and lots of updates for the translations.
3026 @bugfixes{2_10_29,2.10},
3027 @bugfixes{2_11_29,2.11},
3028 @ref{Old downloads}.
3033 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. @emph{August 10, 2007}
3035 Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for
3036 FreeBSD x86_64. Download
3037 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/freebsd-64/lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh,the installer} and
3038 do @emph{sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh} in a command window.
3043 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.28 available - @emph{July 25, 2007}
3044 Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its
3045 translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the
3046 spacing engine code.
3048 @bugfixes{2_11_28,},
3049 @ref{Old downloads}.
3054 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.26 available - @emph{June 8, 2007}
3056 Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, eg. for use in
3057 tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
3059 @bugfixes{2_11_26,},
3060 @ref{Old downloads}.
3065 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - @emph{May 20, 2007}
3067 Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands,
3068 and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
3070 @bugfixes{2_10_25,2.10},
3071 @bugfixes{2_11_25,2.11},
3072 @ref{Old downloads}.
3077 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - @emph{May 1, 2007}
3078 This has lots of bugfixes.
3080 @bugfixes{2_10_23,2.10},
3081 @bugfixes{2_11_23,2.11},
3082 @ref{Old downloads}.
3087 @subheading Übersetzung der Dokumentation - @emph{10. April 2007}
3088 Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs
3089 sind auf deutsch übersetzt --- sie sind erhältlich für die @ref{Changes}
3090 online und @ref{Old downloads}.
3095 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.22 available - @emph{April 10, 2007}
3096 This release has updates of the dot collision code.
3098 @bugfixes{2_11_22,},
3100 @ref{Old downloads}.
3105 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.21 available - @emph{March 24, 2007}
3106 This release has some documentation updates.
3108 @bugfixes{2_11_21,},
3110 @ref{Old downloads}.
3115 @subheading Traduction de la documentation en français - @emph{25 février 2007}
3116 Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l'utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et
3117 disponibles en ligne ---
3118 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.10},
3119 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.fr.html,version 2.11}.
3120 Les traductions sont également incluses dans la
3121 @uref{install,documentation téléchargeable}.
3126 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - @emph{February 25, 2007}
3127 This release fixes many bugs.
3129 @bugfixes{2_10_20,2.10},
3130 @bugfixes{2_11_20,2.11},
3132 @ref{Old downloads}.
3137 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - @emph{February 18, 2007}
3138 This release fixes many bugs.
3140 @bugfixes{2_10_19,2.10},
3141 @bugfixes{2_11_19,2.11},
3143 @ref{Old downloads}.
3148 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.18 available - @emph{February 12, 2007}
3149 This release fixes still more bugs, and included
3150 singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
3152 @bugfixes{2_11_18,},
3154 @ref{Old downloads}.
3159 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.17 available - @emph{February 9, 2007}
3160 This release fixes still more bugs.
3162 @bugfixes{2_11_17,},
3164 @ref{Old downloads}.
3169 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - @emph{February 4, 2007}
3170 This release fixes many bugs.
3171 (@bugfixes{2_10_16,2.10},
3172 @bugfixes{2_11_16,2.11},
3174 @ref{Old downloads})
3179 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - @emph{February 1, 2007}
3180 This release will stretch piano staves on a
3181 system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note
3182 head and the slashed mirrored flat.
3184 @bugfixes{2_10_15,2.10},
3185 @bugfixes{2_11_15,2.11},
3187 @ref{Old downloads}.
3192 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - @emph{January 26, 2007}
3193 This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for
3194 among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
3196 @bugfixes{2_11_14,},
3203 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3204 This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the
3205 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
3207 @bugfixes{2_11_13,},
3209 @ref{Old downloads}.
3214 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3215 This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has
3216 been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
3218 @bugfixes{2_11_12,},
3220 @ref{Old downloads}.
3225 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.12 available - @emph{January 17, 2007}
3226 This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory
3229 @bugfixes{2_10_12,},
3231 @ref{Old downloads}.
3236 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.11 available - @emph{January 12, 2007}
3237 This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
3239 @bugfixes{2_10_11,},
3241 @ref{Old downloads}.
3246 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.11 available - @emph{January 11, 2007}
3247 This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI
3248 output won't get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat
3249 has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
3251 @bugfixes{2_11_11,},
3253 @ref{Old downloads}.
3258 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3259 LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and
3260 code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were
3261 fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical
3262 correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50
3263 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
3265 @bugfixes{2_11_10,},
3267 @ref{Old downloads}.
3272 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.10 available - @emph{January 8, 2007}
3273 This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files
3274 that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting
3277 @bugfixes{2_10_10,},
3279 @ref{Old downloads}.
3284 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3285 This release has a couple of bugfixes, and ---in 2.11.9---
3286 further improvements in the regression test suite
3290 @ref{Old downloads}.
3295 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - @emph{January 3, 2007}
3296 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3300 @ref{Old downloads}.
3305 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} auf deutsch - @emph{31. Dezember 2006}
3306 Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!
3311 @subheading @code{lilypond.org} en español - @emph{December 29, 2006}
3312 ¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!
3317 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - @emph{January 1, 2007}
3318 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3322 @ref{Old downloads}.
3327 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3328 This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing
3329 music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
3333 @ref{Old downloads}.
3338 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.6 available - @emph{December 30, 2006}
3339 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3343 @ref{Old downloads}.
3348 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3349 These releases complete the translation infrastructure for
3354 @ref{Old downloads}.
3359 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.5 available - @emph{December 24, 2006}
3360 New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
3364 @ref{Old downloads}.
3369 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.4 available - @emph{December 21, 2006}
3370 The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work
3371 within a system as well as between systems.
3375 @ref{Old downloads}.
3380 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3381 This release has @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/compare-v2.10.3/index.html,graphical
3382 test results} and several website build improvements.
3386 @ref{Old downloads}.
3391 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.3 available - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3392 This release fixes several bugs.
3395 @ref{Old downloads}.
3400 @subheading LinuxPPC binaries available! - @emph{December 19, 2006}
3401 From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (@ref{Old downloads})
3406 @subheading Traduction du tutoriel en français. @emph{December 13, 2006}
3407 Fruit du travail d'une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est
3408 maintenant disponible en ligne.
3409 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.10},
3410 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Tutorial.fr.html,Version 2.11}.
3415 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3416 This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
3420 @ref{Old downloads}.
3425 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.2 available - @emph{December 12, 2006}
3426 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3429 @ref{Old downloads}.
3434 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.1 available - @emph{December 4, 2006}
3435 This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
3439 @ref{Old downloads}.
3444 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.1 available - @emph{December 3, 2006}
3445 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3448 @ref{Old downloads}.
3453 @subheading LilyPond 2.11.0 available - @emph{November 27, 2006}
3454 This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3459 @subheading LilyPond 2.10.0 available - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3460 A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
3461 (@miscLink{announce-v2.10,Announcement}, @ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3466 @subheading GIT repository online - @emph{November 11, 2006}
3467 LilyPond development has moved over its source code to @uref{http://git.or.cz,GIT}, the fast version control
3468 system. Check out our repository at @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=summary,gnu.org}.
3473 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.29 available - @emph{November 5, 2006}
3474 This release has many more bugfixes.
3477 @ref{Old downloads}.
3482 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.28 available - @emph{November 3, 2006}
3483 This release has many more bugfixes.
3486 @ref{Old downloads}.
3491 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.27 available - @emph{October 28, 2006}
3492 This release has a new @code{FretBoards} context, and some further
3497 @ref{Old downloads}.
3502 @subheading Music streams thesis available - @emph{October 21, 2006}
3503 The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of
3504 Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams,
3505 which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of
3506 the thesis is now available from lilypond.org
3507 (@ref{Publications}).
3512 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.26 available - @emph{October 20, 2006}
3513 This release has further bugfixes.
3516 @ref{Old downloads}.
3521 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.25 available - @emph{October 18, 2006}
3522 This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also
3523 available for x86/64.
3526 @ref{Old downloads}.
3531 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.24 available - @emph{October 15, 2006}
3532 This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers
3533 some bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
3534 @uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list?can=1&q=fixed2924&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary,Bugfixes},
3535 @ref{Old downloads})
3540 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.23 available - @emph{October 12, 2006}
3541 This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score,
3542 and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3547 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.22 available - @emph{October 9, 2006}
3548 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3553 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.21 available - @emph{October 4, 2006}
3554 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3559 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.20 available - @emph{October 3, 2006}
3560 Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (@ref{Old downloads})
3565 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.17 available - @emph{September 2, 2006}
3566 This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now
3567 honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3572 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.16 available - @emph{August 25, 2006}
3573 In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have
3574 tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed
3575 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3580 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.15 available - @emph{August 20, 2006}
3581 This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
3586 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.6 available - @emph{August 8, 2006}
3587 This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also
3588 available. (@ref{Old downloads})
3593 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.14 available - @emph{August 4, 2006}
3594 This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and
3595 better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains
3596 ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with
3597 stream support. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3602 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.13 available - @emph{July 23, 2006}
3603 This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for
3604 grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3609 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.12 available - @emph{July 18, 2006}
3610 This release supports pdftex for lilypond-book, and uses PdfTeX for
3611 generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable.
3612 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3617 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.11 available - @emph{July 12, 2006}
3618 This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new
3619 feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested
3620 tuplets. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3625 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.10 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3626 This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9.
3628 @ref{Old downloads})
3633 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.9 available - @emph{June 15, 2006}
3634 This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier.
3636 @ref{Old downloads})
3641 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.8 available - @emph{June 6, 2006}
3642 2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single
3643 score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3645 @ref{Old downloads})
3650 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.4 available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3651 2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the
3652 infrastructure for automated regression testing.
3653 (@ref{Old downloads})
3658 @subheading First test results available - @emph{June 4, 2006}
3659 After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results
3660 are available. You can now see @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/compare-v2.8.4/index.html,in full
3661 glory} what features are broken in the development release
3666 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.7 available - @emph{May 30, 2006}
3667 2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and
3668 includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make
3669 the development releases even better
3674 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.6 available - @emph{May 24, 2006}
3676 release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on
3677 single stems, and obey the @code{beatGrouping} property. MusicXML
3678 converter. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3683 @subheading New essay pages! - @emph{May 22, 2006}
3684 The @emph{Automated Engraving} essay has been updated with material
3685 from the @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL} talk, with
3686 pages on @uref{about/automated-engraving/problem-statement,modeling
3687 notation} and @uref{about/automated-engraving/scoring-esthetics,algorithms for
3688 esthetics}. Happy reading!
3693 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.5 available - @emph{May 17, 2006}
3694 This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips,
3695 hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the
3697 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3702 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.4 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3703 This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in
3704 the markup @code{\note} command. In addition, it has a lot of updates
3705 of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer.
3706 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3711 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.2 available - @emph{May 12, 2006}
3712 This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues.
3713 (@ref{Old downloads})
3718 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - @emph{May 7, 2006}
3719 This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham
3720 and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in
3721 arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by
3722 Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland,
3723 and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3728 @subheading FISL7.0 slides available - @emph{April 22, 2006}
3729 The slides for Han-Wen's talk at
3730 @uref{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org,FISL 7} are now online.
3731 (@ref{Publications})
3736 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3737 Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port.
3738 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3743 @subheading LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - @emph{April 3, 2006}
3744 It's mostly a bugfix release, and it's almoste the same as 2.8.1. This
3745 release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading.
3746 (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3751 @subheading LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - @emph{March 31, 2006}
3752 LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400%
3753 speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (@ref{Old downloads})
3758 @subheading LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - @emph{March 22, 2006}
3759 Version 2.8 is here! Read the @miscLink{announce-v2.8,release
3760 announcement}. (@ref{Changes}, @ref{Old downloads})
3765 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - @emph{March 17, 2006}
3766 This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is
3767 released. (@ref{Changes},
3768 @ref{Old downloads})
3773 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - @emph{March 12, 2006}
3774 This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8,
3775 so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include:
3776 lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily
3777 code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for
3778 multi-measure rests.
3780 @ref{Old downloads})
3785 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - @emph{March 4, 2006}
3786 This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it!
3788 @ref{Old downloads})
3793 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - @emph{February 24, 2006}
3794 This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes
3795 and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for
3796 creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note
3797 heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
3798 The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball
3799 from lilypond.org. (@ref{Changes},
3800 @ref{Old downloads})
3805 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - @emph{February 19, 2006}
3806 This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the
3807 end of this month, so bug reports are @strong{very} welcome. By
3808 definition a bug is release critical if it wasn't present in version
3809 2.6. (@ref{Changes},
3810 @ref{Old downloads})
3815 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - @emph{February 16, 2006}
3816 This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created
3817 contexts may also be named with @code{\new Voice =
3818 "alto"}. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for
3819 the endings and the middle
3820 part. (@ref{Changes},
3821 @ref{Old downloads})
3826 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - @emph{February 10, 2006}
3827 Items directly connected with a music input element may be
3828 parenthesized, for example,
3831 c4 -\parenthesize -.
3832 <d \parenthesize fis a>
3836 This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (@ref{Changes},
3837 @ref{Old downloads})
3842 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - @emph{February 7, 2006}
3843 This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and
3844 \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:
3854 Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from
3855 our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL
3856 vector. (@ref{Changes},
3857 @ref{Old downloads})
3862 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - @emph{February 2, 2006}
3863 This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal
3864 cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named
3865 ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of
3866 Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings
3867 instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for
3868 Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly.
3870 @ref{Old downloads})
3875 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - @emph{January 30, 2006}
3876 This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and
3877 collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in
3878 normal words. (@ref{Changes},
3879 @ref{Old downloads})
3884 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - @emph{January 27, 2006}
3885 This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may
3886 be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual
3887 systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca
3888 and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as
3889 a `.ly' file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be
3890 stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored
3891 by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
3892 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
3893 @ref{Old downloads})
3898 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - @emph{January 22, 2006}
3899 This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our
3900 GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of
3901 tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve
3902 Doonan. (@ref{Changes},
3903 @ref{Old downloads})
3908 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - @emph{January 13, 2006}
3910 The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is
3911 available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for
3912 ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (@ref{Old downloads})
3917 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - @emph{January 12, 2006}
3918 The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This
3919 release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for
3920 Linux. Also, we have support for @strong{FreeBSD} as well! Jump
3921 to the @ref{Old downloads} get them!
3926 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3927 Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the
3928 installers. We're proud to announce another version of these: they are
3930 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/linux-x86/lilypond-2.7.27-1.linux.sh,
3932 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/MacOS/lilypond-2.7.27-2.zip,
3934 @uref{http://lilypond.org/download/binaries/mingw/lilypond-2.7.27-2.exe,
3940 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - @emph{January 7, 2006}
3941 This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually
3942 (feature sponsored by Andrea
3943 Valle). (@ref{Changes},
3944 @ref{Old downloads})
3949 @subheading Linux Journal article - @emph{January 2006}
3950 Linux Journal publishes an article on
3951 @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364,@emph{Make
3952 Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond}}. It is a
3953 in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond
3956 Author Kris Shaffer remarks
3957 @qq{GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
3958 alternatives seem second-rate.}
3959 This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
3964 @subheading New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - @emph{January 4, 2006}
3965 The Development team has been working around the clock to improve
3966 to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS
3967 and Windows are up on the @ref{Old downloads}
3968 page. Let us know how you fare!
3973 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - @emph{December 31, 2005}
3974 This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature
3975 sponsored by Mark vd Borre's Music Academy): now, staves and voices
3976 are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output.
3977 The important occasion for this release is our new build
3978 environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries
3979 for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably
3980 FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download.
3981 A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team!
3983 @ref{Old downloads})
3988 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - @emph{December 24, 2005}
3989 This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now
3990 have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction
3991 changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike
3992 Rolish). (@ref{Changes},
3993 @ref{Old downloads})
3998 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - @emph{December 20, 2005}
3999 This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now
4000 avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature
4001 sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are
4002 implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite
4003 sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may
4004 be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like
4005 \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music
4006 functions. (@ref{Changes},
4007 @ref{Old downloads})
4012 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - @emph{December 19, 2005}
4013 This release has the following new features:
4016 Ties in chords are also formatted using score based
4017 formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords
4018 (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
4020 With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly
4021 connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed
4022 and Bertalan Fodor).
4024 Generic music functions may now also be used on
4025 articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and
4028 Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics;
4029 it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal
4030 and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and
4034 @ref{Old downloads})
4039 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - @emph{December 9, 2005}
4040 This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties,
4041 beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing
4042 Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for
4043 normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark
4044 van den Borre and Bertalan
4045 Fodor. (@ref{Changes},
4046 @ref{Old downloads})
4051 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - @emph{December 5, 2005}
4052 Saint Nicholas brings you ... a @uref{http://www.musicxml.org/,MusicXML} convertor for LilyPond!
4053 The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the @uref{http://www.lilypond-design.com/sponsor/open-features.html#inputfilter,
4054 LilyPond Software Design} pages for MusicXML features that can be
4060 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - @emph{December 2, 2005}
4061 This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a
4062 TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking
4063 or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more
4064 easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert
4066 Productions). (@ref{Changes},
4067 @ref{Old downloads})
4072 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - @emph{December 1, 2005}
4073 This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the
4074 documentation tree. (@ref{Old downloads})
4079 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - @emph{November 26, 2005}
4080 This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of
4081 brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also,
4082 the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can
4083 be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures,
4084 etc. (@ref{Changes},
4085 @ref{Old downloads})
4090 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - @emph{November 21, 2005}
4091 This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket,
4092 brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor
4093 Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4094 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4095 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4096 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4097 @ref{Old downloads})
4102 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - @emph{November 17, 2005}
4103 This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will
4104 make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature
4105 sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug
4106 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4107 @ref{Old downloads})
4112 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - @emph{November 11, 2005}
4113 This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before
4114 reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (@ref{Changes},
4115 @ref{Old downloads})
4120 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - @emph{November 3, 2005}
4121 This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob
4122 property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible
4123 to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now
4124 controlled via the `X-extent', `Y-extent', `X-offset' and `Y-offset'
4125 properties. (@ref{Changes},
4126 @ref{Old downloads})
4131 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - @emph{October 23, 2005}
4132 This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now,
4133 properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures
4134 that compute said property, i.e.
4137 \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
4138 (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))
4141 will set a random direction for beams. (@ref{Changes},
4142 @ref{Old downloads})
4147 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - @emph{October 18, 2005}
4148 This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible
4149 extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has
4150 been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations
4151 property. For each grob, a subproperty in `callbacks' property defines
4152 the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which
4153 also provides advanced tweakability for power
4154 users. (@ref{Changes},
4155 @ref{Old downloads})
4160 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - @emph{October 11, 2005}
4161 This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable
4162 series. (@ref{Changes},
4163 @ref{Old downloads})
4168 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - @emph{October 07, 2005}
4169 It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more
4170 sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams
4171 (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with
4172 support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and
4173 alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments
4174 of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature
4175 sponsored by Nicolas
4176 Sceaux). (@ref{Changes},
4177 @ref{Old downloads})
4182 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - @emph{October 02, 2005}
4183 Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system
4184 individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas
4185 Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature
4186 sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the
4187 handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug
4188 fixes. (@ref{Changes},
4189 @ref{Old downloads})
4194 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - @emph{September 13, 2005}
4195 This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter
4196 \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik
4197 Frisk. It also has a couple of minor
4198 bugfixes. (@ref{Changes},
4199 @ref{Old downloads})
4204 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - @emph{September 5, 2005}
4205 This is mainly a bugfix
4206 release. (@ref{Changes},
4207 @ref{Old downloads})
4212 @subheading Traduction française du site - @emph{September 03, 2005}
4213 Grâce à @uref{about/thanks#website,l'équipe des traducteurs},
4214 de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français,
4215 notamment l'@uref{about/automated-engraving/index.fr.html,essai sur
4216 la gravure musicale}.
4221 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - @emph{August 29, 2005}
4222 This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup
4223 commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great
4224 number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (@ref{Changes},
4225 @ref{Old downloads})
4230 @subheading Article in `De Standaard' - @emph{August 20, 2005}
4231 The Belgian newspaper @emph{De Standaard} investigates what drives
4232 Free Software authors in an article titled @emph{Delen van KENNIS
4233 zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
4234 knowlegde) using LilyPond as an example. This marks
4235 LilyPond's first appearance in mainstream printed press.
4240 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - @emph{August 22, 2005}
4241 This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by
4242 Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor
4243 Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (@ref{Changes},
4244 @ref{Old downloads})
4249 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - @emph{August 19, 2005}
4250 This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature
4251 sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes
4252 between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic
4253 signs. (@ref{Changes},
4254 @ref{Old downloads})
4259 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - @emph{August 16, 2005}
4260 Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur
4261 formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket
4262 formatting. (@ref{Changes},
4263 @ref{Old downloads})
4268 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - @emph{August 7, 2005}
4269 LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space
4270 for a note is proportional to the time it
4271 takes. (@ref{Changes},
4272 @ref{Old downloads})
4277 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - @emph{August 4, 2005}
4278 This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by
4279 \override'ing Beam settings. (@ref{Old downloads})
4284 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - @emph{August 2, 2005}
4285 This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run
4286 in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large
4287 lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped
4289 swapped. (@ref{Changes},
4290 @ref{Old downloads})
4295 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - @emph{July 25, 2005}
4296 LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in
4297 faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new
4298 "\displayLilyMusic" function.
4300 @ref{Old downloads})
4305 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - @emph{July 21, 2005}
4306 LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica
4307 ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for
4308 quicker entry of scores. (@ref{Changes},
4309 @ref{Old downloads})
4314 @subheading LilyPond 2.6 released - @emph{June 27, 2005}
4315 Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond.
4317 installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86).
4318 @strong{Get up and running in minutes!} Pango text formatting lets you
4319 print @strong{Unicode } lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create
4320 @strong{SVG} files, and edit them in Inkscape.
4321 (@miscLink{announce-v2.6,Announcement}, @ref{Old downloads}, @ref{Changes})
4326 @subheading LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - @emph{July 20, 2005}
4327 LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to
4328 restructuring @qq{under the hood}, this version will be 10 to
4329 20 % faster. (@ref{Old downloads})
4334 @subheading LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - @emph{July 11, 2005}
4335 This version fixes a few minor bugs found in
4336 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (@ref{Changes},
4337 @ref{Old downloads})
4342 @subheading LilyPond 2.7 is out - @emph{July 9, 2005}
4343 LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and
4344 pitched trill notation. (@ref{Changes},
4345 @ref{Old downloads})
4350 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 22, 2005}
4351 LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora +
4352 MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the
4353 TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now.
4354 (@ref{Old downloads})
4359 @subheading Traduction du site de LilyPond - @emph{15 juin 2005}
4360 @uref{about/thanks#website,L'équipe des traducteurs} vous présente
4361 le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des
4362 pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !
4367 @subheading 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4368 2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows
4369 version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has
4370 better help functionality.
4371 (@ref{Old downloads})
4376 @subheading 2.5.31 released - @emph{June 15, 2005}
4377 This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has
4378 been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and
4379 compile them directly from
4380 LilyPond. (@ref{Old downloads})
4385 @subheading 2.5.30 released - @emph{June 10, 2005}
4386 This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a
4387 good shake to find those last bugs! (@ref{Old downloads})
4392 @subheading 2.5.29 released - @emph{June 7, 2005}
4393 In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the
4394 Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in
4395 resource forks). (@ref{Old downloads})
4400 @subheading 2.5.27 released - @emph{May 31, 2005}
4401 It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release
4402 candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2
4403 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this
4404 release. (@ref{Old downloads})
4409 @subheading Windows and MacOS installers available - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4410 There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and
4411 MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (@ref{Old downloads})
4416 @subheading 2.5.26 released - @emph{May 26, 2005}
4417 This release has a couple of small bugfixes.
4422 @subheading 2.5.25 released - @emph{May 20, 2005}
4423 This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the
4424 documentation. (@ref{Old downloads})
4429 @subheading 2.5.24 released - @emph{May 12, 2005}
4430 2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as
4431 slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new
4432 feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order
4433 from the order that they were defined. (@ref{Old downloads})
4438 @subheading 2.5.23 released - @emph{May 6, 2005}
4439 This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is
4440 now possible to start and stop the @code{StaffSymbol}, during a piece of
4441 music, by doing @code{\stopStaff \startStaff}. This can be used to
4442 produce Ossia staves. (@ref{Changes},
4443 @ref{Old downloads})
4448 @subheading 2.5.22 released - @emph{May 3, 2005}
4450 release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release
4451 will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on
4453 (@ref{Old downloads})
4458 @subheading April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!
4459 2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid
4460 lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The
4461 auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time
4462 signatures like 5/8.
4464 @ref{Old downloads})
4469 @subheading April 18, 2005
4470 LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of
4471 multi-movement pieces don't overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also
4472 supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi.
4473 More details are in the
4475 file, or go straight to @ref{Old downloads}.
4480 @subheading April 15, 2005
4481 LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command `\epsfile' allows inclusion
4482 of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function
4483 `\musicDisplay' will display a music expression as indented
4484 Scheme code. Take a look at
4486 file and @ref{Old downloads}.
4491 @subheading April 6, 2005
4492 2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the
4493 web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the
4494 place. @ref{Old downloads}
4499 @subheading March 31, 2005
4500 2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition,
4501 it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was
4502 sponsored by Gunther Strube. @ref{Old downloads}
4507 @subheading March 20, 2005
4508 LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating
4509 errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available.
4515 @subheading March 14, 2005
4516 LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output,
4517 and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is
4518 now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to
4519 add verses after a music. Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4520 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4525 @subheading March 7, 2005
4526 LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged),
4527 to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the
4528 Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This
4529 means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this,
4530 the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at
4532 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4537 @subheading March 7, 2005
4538 LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote
4539 feature and has support for tetex-3.0.
4545 @subheading February 28, 2005
4546 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
4547 Ghostscript 8.15rc3}. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript
4548 lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with
4549 the gimp-print package. You may install it with --nodeps. Use at your
4555 @subheading February 28, 2005
4556 LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for
4557 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}.
4558 Take a look at the @ref{Changes}
4559 file and download @ref{Old downloads}!
4564 @subheading February 26, 2005
4565 The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
4566 Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
4567 snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
4568 contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
4573 @subheading February 21, 2005
4574 LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports
4575 TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use @strong{all}
4576 fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out
4577 using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at
4579 file and @ref{Old downloads}!
4584 @subheading February 4, 2005
4585 LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this
4586 release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book
4587 too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems.
4588 @ref{Old downloads}!
4593 @subheading January 31, 2005
4594 LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release
4595 sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is
4596 used in the new and improved lilypond-book script.
4602 @subheading January 26, 2005
4603 LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying
4604 bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces.
4610 @subheading January 16, 2005
4611 LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This
4612 release has many internal code cleanups. In addition,
4613 accuracy of error reporting has been improved.
4615 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3065&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,
4617 } and @ref{Old downloads}!
4622 @subheading January 11, 2005
4623 LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable
4624 Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is
4625 Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has
4626 small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland,
4627 assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the
4628 font code by Werner.
4630 and check out the changes in
4631 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.3048&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4636 @subheading January 02, 2005
4637 LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview"
4638 release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty
4639 features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely
4640 printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was
4641 not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over
4642 to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8
4643 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX
4644 backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the
4645 SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably.
4648 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}.
4653 @subheading December 28, 2004
4654 LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against
4655 FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f
4656 ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX
4657 while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration.
4659 and check out the changes in
4660 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev= 1.3000&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4665 @subheading December 20, 2004
4666 LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major
4667 brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads
4668 the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType.
4669 This has made a lot of things simpler, including font
4670 handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend.
4673 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}.
4678 @subheading December 3, 2004
4679 LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, `\espressivo' has
4680 been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo
4681 on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with
4682 `\column', `\center-align', etc, are not grouped with `< ...
4683 >' anymore, but with `@{ ... @}'. LilyPond will now avoid line
4684 breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page
4685 staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered
4686 by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel
4690 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}.
4695 @subheading November 26, 2004
4696 LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies,
4697 including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier
4698 mechanism for customizing title, footer and header
4699 layout. Don't forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been
4700 changed to accomodate the solfa-notation.
4702 and check out the changes in
4703 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2898&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4708 @subheading November 20, 2004
4709 LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release,
4710 containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical
4711 layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file,
4712 and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes
4713 remain in the place (ie. start at the same time-wise and be
4714 part of the same context). Further attractions are: the
4715 gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the
4716 SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX,
4719 and check out the changes in
4720 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2881&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4725 @subheading November 12, 2004
4726 The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first
4727 release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features:
4728 Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace
4729 notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue
4730 notes, Cue notes can now be created with
4733 \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }
4736 Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added.
4737 In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental
4738 code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in
4739 the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are
4740 applied to the PS and TeX output as well.
4743 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}.
4748 @subheading November 11, 2004
4749 LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security
4750 problems with --safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes.
4756 @subheading November 4, 2004
4757 LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small
4758 fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week.
4760 and check out the changes in
4761 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2780.2&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4766 @subheading October 31, 2004
4767 LilyPond 2.4.0 was just @miscLink{announce-v2.4,released!}
4768 This new stable version has support for page-layout,
4769 completely rewritten slur formatting and many other
4770 improvements. Read about them in the @ref{Changes}
4777 @subheading October 29, 2004
4778 LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release
4779 candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and
4780 some problems with the conversion scripts.
4782 and check out the changes in
4783 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2773&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4788 @subheading October 29, 2004
4789 2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4790 Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
4791 lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
4792 important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
4794 and check out the changes in
4795 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2765&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4800 @subheading October 27, 2004
4801 LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate.
4802 This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX
4803 backend, and a bunch of other small fixes.
4805 and check out the changes in
4806 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2752&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4811 @subheading October 24, 2004
4812 LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and
4813 --preview output. This release can be considered as a release
4814 candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
4816 and check out the changes in
4817 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2742&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4822 @subheading October 10, 2004
4823 LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really
4824 stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper@{@} block to
4825 \layout@{@}. The \bookpaper@{@} block is now called
4829 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}.
4834 @subheading October 09, 2004
4835 LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for
4836 the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup
4837 and some small formatting improvements of the slur
4841 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}.
4846 @subheading October 02, 2004
4847 LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems
4848 with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1
4849 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the
4850 output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates
4851 in the documentation.
4853 and check out the changes in
4854 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2674&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4859 @subheading September 29, 2004
4860 The LilyPond development team will be present at the @uref{http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2004/bazaar/index.html,Free
4861 Software Bazaar} of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you
4862 are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or
4863 just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.
4868 @subheading September 26, 2004
4869 LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It's mainly a bugfix release.
4871 and check out the changes
4872 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2652&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4877 @subheading September 20, 2004
4878 LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in
4879 the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode
4880 changing commands (`\chords', `\lyrics', etc.) have been
4881 renamed to `\chordmode', `\lyricmode', etc. The command
4882 `\chords' is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode
4883 ... `\drums', `\lyrics', `\chords', `\figures' function
4886 and check out the changes in
4887 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2614&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4892 @subheading September 11, 2004
4893 LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying
4894 bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that
4895 pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra
4896 penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See
4897 input/regression/new-slur for some examples.
4898 Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as
4899 many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example
4900 can be filed at bug-lilypond@@gnu.org
4901 In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does
4902 worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output
4903 will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing
4904 will hold users back in switching.
4906 and check out the changes in
4907 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2562&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4912 @subheading September 10, 2004
4913 LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with
4914 the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation
4915 updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct
4916 postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with
4917 `\quote' can now be tuned with `quotedEventTypes'. By default,
4918 only notes and rests end up in quotes.
4920 and check out the changes in
4921 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2553&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4926 @subheading September 6, 2004
4927 LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features!
4928 LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a
4929 page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key
4930 signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line;
4931 different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each
4935 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}.
4940 @subheading August 29, 2004
4941 LilyPond now has a Documentation
4942 Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that
4943 useful information flows from the mailiing list into the
4944 manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual,
4945 let him know via one of the mailing lists.
4946 As a start of his career, he worked to transform the
4947 "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive
4948 chapter of the user manual.
4949 A lot of cheers for Graham!
4954 @subheading August 29, 2004
4955 LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was
4956 improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting
4957 inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate
4958 "up" and "down" staves separately when using
4959 \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around
4960 mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once
4964 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}.
4969 @subheading August 24, 2004
4970 LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the
4971 disappearing metronome mark.
4973 and check out the changes in
4974 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}.
4979 @subheading August 23, 2004
4980 LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and
4981 a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on
4982 chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the
4983 `doubleSlurs' property.
4985 and check out the changes in
4986 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2489&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
4991 @subheading August 3, 2004
4992 LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few
4993 annoying bugs fixed.
4996 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}.
5001 @subheading August 1, 2004
5002 LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the
5003 input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression
5004 test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been
5005 removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That
5006 means that we're halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual
5007 has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:
5010 Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are
5011 started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
5013 There is a new markup command `\postscript' that takes a string
5014 that is dumped as verbatim PostScript
5019 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}.
5024 @subheading July 30, 2004
5025 LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond
5026 now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has
5027 been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy
5028 projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly
5029 (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or
5030 to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file.
5031 This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider
5032 LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is
5033 updating the manual, and after that's done we can release 3.0. The
5034 projected date for this to happen is in about a month.
5037 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}.
5042 @subheading July 23, 2004
5043 LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
5044 and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
5045 situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
5046 separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus
5049 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}.
5054 @subheading July 19, 2004
5055 LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features!
5056 The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code
5057 works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for
5058 all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of
5059 combinations for begin and end points is then tried out.
5060 Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff
5061 lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In
5062 the LilyPond emacs mode, the `|' will now display the current
5063 beat within the measure.
5065 and check out the changes in
5066 the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2383&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5071 @subheading July 15, 2004
5072 LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from
5076 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}.
5081 @subheading July 11, 2004
5082 An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7657&mode=thread&order=0,Linux
5088 @subheading July 5, 2004
5089 LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates
5090 for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of
5091 bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam
5092 formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series.
5094 and check out the changes
5095 in the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog?rev=1.2306&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup,ChangeLog}.
5100 @subheading July 5, 2004
5101 LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix
5105 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}.
5110 @subheading June 25, 2004
5111 LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and
5112 features more work in the experimental GNOME output
5113 module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at
5114 scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run
5115 buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about.
5116 Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the
5117 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}
5119 @ref{Old downloads}.
5124 @subheading June 20, 2004
5125 LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor
5126 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
5127 @ref{Old downloads}.
5132 @subheading June 13, 2004
5133 LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a
5134 result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting
5135 @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}
5137 @ref{Old downloads}.
5142 @subheading May 31, 2004
5143 LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output
5144 backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few
5145 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}
5147 @ref{Old downloads}.
5152 @subheading May 31, 2004
5153 LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade
5154 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}
5155 or head straight to the
5156 @ref{Old downloads}.
5161 @subheading May 26, 2004
5162 LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal
5163 changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental
5164 fret-diagram code. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5165 @ref{Old downloads}.
5170 @subheading May 9, 2004
5171 LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool
5172 features. Check out the @ref{Changes} or head straight to the
5173 @ref{Old downloads}.
5178 @subheading May 4, 2004
5179 Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond
5181 @uref{devel/participating/call-for-help.html,call for
5182 help} was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we
5183 are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor,
5184 Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation
5185 Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!
5190 @subheading May 3, 2004
5191 LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs.
5192 @ref{Old downloads}.
5197 @subheading April 17, 2004
5198 LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available
5199 on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors
5205 @subheading April 12, 2004
5206 LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release
5207 in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so
5208 instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning
5209 points. This release is @emph{experimental}; expect things to break!
5210 More info in the @ref{Changes}.
5211 @ref{Old downloads}.
5216 @subheading April 8, 2004
5217 A French article on the new LilyPond
5218 release appeared on @uref{http://linuxfr.org/2004/04/08/15968.html,linuxfr.org}.
5223 @subheading April 8, 2004
5224 Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for
5225 MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody.
5231 @subheading April 1, 2004
5232 LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has
5233 completely revamped support for for orchestral score
5234 formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting,
5235 drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in
5236 the @miscLink{announce-v2.2,announcement} or skip to the
5237 @ref{Old downloads}.
5242 @subheading March 31, 2004
5243 LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE,
5244 bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more
5245 documentation polish. This should be the final release
5246 candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before
5248 @ref{Old downloads}.
5253 @subheading March 30, 2004
5254 LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in
5256 @ref{Old downloads}.
5261 @subheading March 28, 2004
5262 LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of
5263 bugs, and has the @code{raggedlast} option, which causes
5264 paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the
5271 @subheading March 22, 2004
5272 LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting.
5273 @ref{Old downloads}.
5278 @subheading March 21, 2004
5279 LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other
5286 @subheading March 20, 2004
5287 LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting
5288 in the user manual. There is also an experimental
5289 implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend
5291 @ref{Old downloads}.
5296 @subheading March 15, 2004
5297 LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass
5298 figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New
5299 attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See
5302 @ref{Old downloads}.
5307 @subheading March 14, 2004
5309 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,linuxmusician.com interview} made the
5310 @uref{http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/13/2054227&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=188,slashdot
5316 @subheading March 11, 2004
5317 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com,linuxmusician.com} is
5319 @uref{http://linuxmusician.com/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=10,interview}
5320 with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main
5321 authors of LilyPond.
5326 @subheading March 11, 2004
5327 LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and
5328 experimental support for page layout in the PostScript
5331 @ref{Old downloads}.
5336 @subheading March 9, 2004
5337 LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has
5338 experimental support for producing titles with
5344 @subheading February 29, 2004
5345 In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used
5346 argument to @code{set!}. In addition, parts of the manual
5347 have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the
5349 @ref{Old downloads}.
5354 @subheading February 24, 2004
5355 LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions
5356 when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number
5357 of lyrics related bugs. See the
5359 @ref{Old downloads}.
5364 @subheading February 23, 2004
5365 LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting
5366 other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to
5367 produce cue notes. More information in the
5374 @subheading February 18, 2004
5375 LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions
5376 for altering accidental rules.
5382 @subheading February 16, 2004
5383 LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big
5384 internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that
5385 @code{\with} now also works with @code{Score}
5386 contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here,
5387 fixes a few bugs caused by the change of @code{\property}
5388 syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document.
5389 More information in the
5396 @subheading February 13, 2004
5397 LilyPond 2.1.22 has a
5398 simplification of the @code{\property} syntax: it is
5399 shorter and more consistent now. More information in the
5406 @subheading February 12, 2004
5407 In LilyPond 2.1.21, output
5408 tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context
5409 hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes,
5410 improvements in the documentation. More information in the
5417 @subheading February 9, 2004
5418 LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI
5419 output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten
5420 lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster.
5421 It also has a large number of bugfixes.
5422 More information in the
5429 @subheading February 5, 2004
5430 LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten
5431 support for drum notation. This release also makes some
5432 long-standing cleanups: the removal of @code{Thread} (all
5433 functionality is now moved into @code{Voice}) and Lyrics
5434 (functionality moved to @code{LyricsVoice}) context.
5435 More information in the
5442 @subheading February 4, 2004
5443 LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This
5444 release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a
5445 similar implementation of @code{autochange}. More information
5453 @subheading February 2, 2004
5454 LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts
5455 (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the
5456 @option{--safe} option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More
5463 @subheading January 28, 2004
5464 LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature
5465 is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner
5466 has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future,
5467 expect more part-combining eye-candy.
5476 @subheading January 26, 2004
5477 LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many
5478 bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning.
5481 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5486 @subheading January 21, 2004
5488 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that
5489 use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition
5490 many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed.
5493 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5498 @subheading January 20, 2004
5499 The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This
5500 will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due
5501 to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP
5502 access, but only HTTP downloads.
5507 @subheading January 20, 2004
5508 LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but
5509 nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in
5510 tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains
5511 rudimentary work on a new part-combiner.
5517 @subheading January 19, 2004
5518 LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs
5519 and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in
5521 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5526 @subheading January 18, 2004
5527 LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also
5528 available for Windows! For downloading, go
5529 @uref{http://www.inf.bme.hu/~berti/lilypond/,here}.
5534 @subheading January 17, 2004
5535 In 2.1.11, the mechanism for
5536 setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition
5537 there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is
5539 More information in the
5540 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5545 @subheading January 16, 2004
5546 LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of
5547 bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More
5549 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5554 @subheading January 13, 2004
5555 LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism
5556 for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have
5557 different melismatic variations for each stanza. More
5559 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5564 @subheading January 9, 2004
5565 LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new
5566 feature: it is now possible to use @code{\property} to tune
5567 the appearance of spanning objects like @code{StaffSymbol} and
5568 @code{SystemStartBrace}. In addition, contexts may be
5569 modified with @code{\remove} and @code{\consists} for
5570 individual music expressions.
5571 More information in the
5572 @ref{Changes}. @ref{Old downloads}
5577 @subheading January 7, 2004
5578 An update to the stable branch,
5579 version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of
5580 minor bugfixes. @ref{Old downloads}
5585 @subheading January 6, 2004
5586 LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to
5587 improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release
5588 focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering.
5589 More information in the
5590 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5595 @subheading January 4, 2004
5596 LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More
5598 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.1/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/NEWS.html,release
5599 notes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5604 @subheading January 2, 2004
5605 In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped,
5606 and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song
5607 Sängers Morgen. More information in the @ref{Changes} and
5608 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5613 @subheading December 30, 2003
5614 LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness
5615 are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending
5616 an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the
5617 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5622 @subheading December 23, 2003
5623 LilyPond 2.1.3 released.
5624 Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the
5625 file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could
5626 be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers
5627 to implement this are welcome!) See the
5628 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5633 @subheading December 17, 2003
5634 LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This
5635 release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which
5636 combines different font design sizes and continuous font
5638 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5643 @subheading December 16, 2003
5644 LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This
5645 release wraps together all the small fixes made during
5646 Han-Wen's absence. See the
5647 @ref{Changes} and download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5652 @subheading October 11, 2003
5653 LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the
5655 download @uref{install/#2.1,here}.
5660 @subheading October 11, 2003
5661 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1
5663 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}
5664 thanks to Heikki Junes.
5669 @subheading October 9, 2003
5670 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9
5671 available from @uref{install/#2.0,here},
5672 thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.
5677 @subheading October 5, 2003
5678 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to
5685 @subheading October 4, 2003
5686 LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin
5688 @ref{Old downloads}. Thanks to Bertalan
5689 Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!
5694 @subheading September 29, 2003
5695 LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It
5696 contains minor bugfixes.
5697 See the @ref{Changes}
5698 or download @uref{install/#2.0,here} directly.
5703 @subheading September 27, 2003
5704 PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go
5705 @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,
5706 here} to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo
5712 @subheading September 24, 2003
5713 LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The
5714 focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is
5715 now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement
5716 @miscLink{announce-v2.0,here}, or go to the
5717 @uref{install/#2.0,download page} directly.
5722 @subheading September 24, 2003
5723 LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is
5724 the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check
5725 the @ref{Changes} and
5726 download @uref{install/,here}.
5731 @subheading September 23, 2003
5732 LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is
5733 the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5734 the @ref{Changes} and
5735 download @uref{install/,here}.
5740 @subheading September 19, 2003
5741 LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is
5742 the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check
5743 the @ref{Changes} and
5744 download @uref{install/,here}.
5749 @subheading September 17, 2003
5750 LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond
5751 now has support for quarter tone accidentals!
5757 @subheading September 16, 2003
5758 LilyPond 1.9.6 is released.
5759 It has a lot of minor fixes and updates.
5765 @subheading September 10, 2003
5766 LilyPond 1.9.5 is released.
5767 With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature
5768 complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0
5769 will be available in a few weeks.
5775 @subheading September 9, 2003
5776 LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This
5777 release fixes a couple of minor bugs.
5783 @subheading September 7, 2003
5784 LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available
5785 for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5).
5791 @subheading August 31, 2003
5792 LilyPond 1.9.4 is released.
5793 @emph{This is an experimental release}: read the
5794 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2003-08/msg00133.html,announcement}
5800 @subheading August 31, 2003
5801 LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware
5802 available. Get them @uref{install/,here}.
5807 @subheading August 31, 2003
5808 LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This
5809 release supports tagging for music version control, and has better
5810 fingering placement flexibility. Read the
5811 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5816 @subheading August 28, 2003
5817 LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the
5818 @ref{Changes} and get it
5819 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5824 @subheading August 26, 2003
5825 LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the
5826 @ref{Changes} and get it
5827 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5832 @subheading August 25, 2003
5833 The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the
5834 @ref{Changes} and get it
5835 @uref{download#1.9,here}.
5840 @subheading August 25, 2003
5841 Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them
5842 @uref{http://rpm.nyvalls.se/sound9.1.html,here}.
5847 @subheading August 21, 2003
5848 LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it @uref{install/,here}, or
5849 read the @ref{Changes}.
5854 @subheading August 18, 2003
5855 PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9)
5856 has been updated to 1.8.
5857 Download @uref{http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html#lilypond,here.}
5862 @subheading August 7, 2003
5863 LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read
5864 @ref{Changes} and get it @uref{install/,here}.
5869 @subheading August 7, 2003
5870 New website went live!
5875 @subheading August 6, 2003
5876 Announced new website.
5881 @subheading August 1, 2003
5882 LilyPond 1.7.30 released.
5887 @subheading July 30, 2003
5888 Website: present @uref{about/automated-engraving/index.html,treatise}
5889 about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond's
5895 @subheading July 29, 2003
5896 1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for
5897 Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are @uref{install/,available}.